Comments on: The Goalkeeper's Anxiety at the Spirit That Stalks the Earth http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/ Attacking Football Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:34:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Marky http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-3275 Marky Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:18:57 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/#comment-3275 i live really close the asylem was great we use to go and play arcades in the loby when we were kids. they use to let some of the nutters out every now and then, there was one lady who we called the parrot lady cus she swore at kids and one man with a helmet who ran in to trees. on a darker note i was in the field with my friend and we found a horse had been stabed in the neck turned out to be an old inmate. there was a church on the ground it was on the other side of the road. this place was creepy! my girlfriends mum work in the hospital and said it was very haunted. when it closed down me and my friends entered the hospital it was horible all the paded cells and lots of old equipment and lots of dead pigeons! aparently they use to incinerate the dead and the ashes would fall in the crops in the allotments and aparently this is why most people in abbots are wierd! i live really close the asylem was great we use to go and play arcades in the loby when we were kids. they use to let some of the nutters out every now and then, there was one lady who we called the parrot lady cus she swore at kids and one man with a helmet who ran in to trees. on a darker note i was in the field with my friend and we found a horse had been stabed in the neck turned out to be an old inmate. there was a church on the ground it was on the other side of the road. this place was creepy! my girlfriends mum work in the hospital and said it was very haunted.

when it closed down me and my friends entered the hospital it was horible all the paded cells and lots of old equipment and lots of dead pigeons!

aparently they use to incinerate the dead and the ashes would fall in the crops in the allotments and aparently this is why most people in abbots are wierd!

]]> By: Brian http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Brian Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:33:27 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/#comment-738 I've found a slightly more detailed take on Ana Almunia's haunting <a href="http://www.runofplay.com/2008/03/01/an-inquiry-into-the-nature-of-ana-almunias-ghost/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I think it will be interesting even for those of you who have joined the growing consensus that having your goalkeeper haunted by a potentially malevolent spirit isn't the best development for your team. Plinth, I want to thank you for what may well be the best single comment I have ever received. And Timoteo, for what is certainly the best use of a 25-year-old Eddie Murphy routine to make a strong point about a haunted goalkeeper's house. And Spangles, it certainly does. I've found a slightly more detailed take on Ana Almunia's haunting here. I think it will be interesting even for those of you who have joined the growing consensus that having your goalkeeper haunted by a potentially malevolent spirit isn't the best development for your team.

Plinth, I want to thank you for what may well be the best single comment I have ever received. And Timoteo, for what is certainly the best use of a 25-year-old Eddie Murphy routine to make a strong point about a haunted goalkeeper's house.

And Spangles, it certainly does.

]]> By: JohnST http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-733 JohnST Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:21:20 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/#comment-733 "But isn’t that the kind of pressure you want your goalkeeper to face every day?" Well, actually, no, I prefer the goalie to have a good night's rest, especially when the race is getting tighter. Something has to give if they are constantly stressed out. "But isn’t that the kind of pressure you want your goalkeeper to face every day?"

Well, actually, no, I prefer the goalie to have a good night's rest, especially when the race is getting tighter. Something has to give if they are constantly stressed out.

]]> By: SpanglyPrincess http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-732 SpanglyPrincess Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:21:55 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/#comment-732 hahahaha what a wonderful story. The world conspires generously to fuel your blog, Brian. hahahaha what a wonderful story. The world conspires generously to fuel your blog, Brian.

]]> By: Timoteo http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Timoteo Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:24:23 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/#comment-731 From Eddie Murphy: "[normal voice] It's real scary. You know what I was wondering about movies? I was watching those movies -- I'm moving out of my house, I was watching movies like Poltergeist and Amityville Horror. Why don't the people just get the hell out of the house? ... You can't make a horror movie with black people in it 'cuz the movie'd stop, you'd see niggers runnin' down the street, the movie's over! ... That's the movie. You can't have a movie like that. See, white people, you all sit on the toilet, see blood in the toilet, and you all go get Ajax. ... Brothers won't sit on the toilet. ... Movie be just like this: [brother's voice] "Wow, baby, this is beautiful. We got chandelier hangin' up here, kids outside playin', it's a beautiful neighborhood, I really love - this is beaut--" [demonic whisper] "Get out!" [brother's voice] "Too bad we can't stay." [instantly spins, starts walking upstage] ... " A goalkeeper also has to be smart enough to play the angle, know when to attack, when to retreat. This guy obviously doesn't. From Eddie Murphy:
"[normal voice] It's real scary. You know what I was wondering about movies? I was watching those movies — I'm moving out of my house, I was watching movies like Poltergeist and Amityville Horror. Why don't the people just get the hell out of the house? … You can't make a horror movie with black people in it 'cuz the movie'd stop, you'd see niggers runnin' down the street, the movie's over! … That's the movie. You can't have a movie like that. See, white people, you all sit on the toilet, see blood in the toilet, and you all go get Ajax. … Brothers won't sit on the toilet. … Movie be just like this: [brother's voice] "Wow, baby, this is beautiful. We got chandelier hangin' up here, kids outside playin', it's a beautiful neighborhood, I really love – this is beaut–" [demonic whisper] "Get out!" [brother's voice] "Too bad we can't stay." [instantly spins, starts walking upstage] … "

A goalkeeper also has to be smart enough to play the angle, know when to attack, when to retreat. This guy obviously doesn't.

]]> By: The Plinth of Darkneth http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-730 The Plinth of Darkneth Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:08:16 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/2008/02/28/the-goalkeepers-anxiety-at-the-spirit-that-stalks-the-earth/#comment-730 It is indeed true that this gentleman's house is situated on the grounds of an old asylum, I know this as I live just around the corner. When I was a child, I recall visiting my grandmother (who lived within a mile of the old asylum) and one summer afternoon, I remember hearing what I thought was an old air raid siren from the war. This was, apparently, the siren from the asylum that warned local folk that a dangerous inmate had escaped... Whispers of a deranged and mainiacal escapee would soon spread across the close knit neighbourhood, prompting windows and doors to be locked at night despite the stifling heat of August. Naturally, this was quite sufficient a terror to fuel my nightmares throughout my stay there during those hot days in the 70's. As for the apparition of a monk holding a candle, I cannot make the connection for this spectral figure to appear at all. To my knowledge, there has never been a monastery or church situated on the site at any period in the past. Should you ever manage to take the trip up along Horseshoe Lane, you will by chance see the site of the old asylum to the right, guarded securely by cold and dark victorian cast iron railings... even to this day it still demands a certain degree of mystery and foreboding. It is indeed true that this gentleman's house is situated on the grounds of an old asylum, I know this as I live just around the corner.

When I was a child, I recall visiting my grandmother (who lived within a mile of the old asylum) and one summer afternoon, I remember hearing what I thought was an old air raid siren from the war.

This was, apparently, the siren from the asylum that warned local folk that a dangerous inmate had escaped…

Whispers of a deranged and mainiacal escapee would soon spread across the close knit neighbourhood, prompting windows and doors to be locked at night despite the stifling heat of August.

Naturally, this was quite sufficient a terror to fuel my nightmares throughout my stay there during those hot days in the 70's.

As for the apparition of a monk holding a candle, I cannot make the connection for this spectral figure to appear at all.

To my knowledge, there has never been a monastery or church situated on the site at any period in the past.

Should you ever manage to take the trip up along Horseshoe Lane, you will by chance see the site of the old asylum to the right, guarded securely by cold and dark victorian cast iron railings… even to this day it still demands a certain degree of mystery and foreboding.

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