Saturday, December 13, 2008

RETRO'S COLLECTOR ITEM
Liverpool FC's Goalkeeper Shirt - 1996 to 1998 (David James)
James was considered one of England's best and brightest keepers when he was establishing himself at Watford. Arriving at Liverpool he vowed to become the club's first-choice keeper and England's as well inside two years. James didn't start his LFC career very promisingly and critics were happy to write him off after failing at the first hurdle. But he was able to pick himself up and managed to remove Grobbelaar as first-choice. He was making the odd mistake but that was a fact that LFC's fans had grown quite accostumed to after watching Grobbelaar's wild antics. But unlike the past Liverpool were not winning each game despite the goalkeeper's errors and when James made a mistake it was the reason behind Liverpool's defeat that particular evening.
Contrary to people's expectations James seemed to become less confident as the years passed by at Liverpool and one high pass into the penalty area was basically what was needed because the opposition knew he would have trouble controlling it. James has since had a successful career with a number of clubs and has a healthy number of international caps to his name.
Original 'Official Merchandise'
Selling Price : BND149.90

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