THE LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP-goalkeepers and the rest.

MY APOLOGIES FOR LOSS OF PHOTOS IN THE EARLIER EDITION. MY GOOD FRIEND WDR PUT ME STRAIGHT ON EDITING...I HOPE THIS IS BETTER.
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is trying hard to stay on air and to entertain us. The producers are gathering together well informed sports' presenters to fill in the hours on air. Lineker, Shearer, Wright, and guests are sitting in Lineker's kitchen, chatting about the "Best of...."

They can string it out for a few hours. Thought I might have a go, stringing out this Tube Map! It's a tough time......

You won't see this map very well, it's too large a picture, which shrunk down loses any common sense. But you will get the drift, that it's the London Underground Map, cleverly adapted to cover all the various historic "lines" of the Football Association's 150 years.

I bought it from a Charity warehouse at Dodworth, Jct 37 M1 South Yorkshire. Pure coincidence; went there to drop off some odds and ends, ended up with this for a tenner! It's great. Goes nicely in the spare bedroom near Ogilby's Map of Central London (17th C).

Each tube station along the various regionalised tube lines is given a footballing name. So the Northern Line (see above) is obvious, its black and runs from middle bottom diagonally right toward the "centre of the map" through central London and out to the north-Edgware and High Barnet! Obvious, innit.

Well, if you could see the "key" it says "goalkeepers" and in the south is Joe Hart and instead of Edgware in the north, the creators have given us Frank Swift and for High Barnet, Gordon Banks. Mill Hill East (the little branch line to the left at the north of the line.... is Jim Leighton, who has his own line! Enjoying this?

Get the drift? Where lines cross, the design has used creative freedom! eg Brad Friedel! is on the overground, so is Edwin van der Sar! Within walking distance from the tube! What's Oscar doing?

On the Docklands Line "Loop" (London's newest) are vintage pre-war players, for example that most famous, Old Carthusian footballer, GO Smith and Old Etonian, Arthur Dunn, true amateurs.
They are mixing with the pros, Steve Bloomer of  Derby C, Middlesbrough and England (1891-1914), Vivian Woodward (Spurs, Chelsea and England 1900-15), Dixie Dean (Everton and England 1923-39) and David Jack (Bolton, Arsenal and England 1919-34) -illustrious company.
Hope you can read it!