Goalkeeper Talk

David James England career in jeopardy

Frustration isn’t a strong enough word for how Portsmouth’s David James must be feeling about the proposed loan move to Stoke City falling through. The 2 clubs could not reach an agreement regarding the England keeper’s wages.

With a possible bench position for James whilst still at Portsmouth, this may affect Capello’s choice of England number one, who may seek a more ‘match fit’ goalkeeper.

Stoke City will also see this as a headache. Their keeper Thomas Sorensen is well known for his reluctance to work with managers, spiting his old manager Martin O’Neil, and this hasn’t stopped since. In my opinion, if you keep losing your first team position club after club, sometimes you have to ask yourself, is it me?

Good luck to James. I hope it works out well for him.