Barry Richardson shows us age ain't nothing but a number
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wycombe Wanderers' goalkeeping coach Barry Richardson warms up ahead of the FA Cup third-round football match between Wycombe Wanderers and Aston Villa at the Adams Park stadium in High Wycombe, west of London on January 9, 2016. AFP PHOTO / IAN KINGTON RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / AFP / IAN KINGTON (Photo credit should read IAN KINGTON/AFP/Getty Images)
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But who is to say an old dog with the right tricks can't hang with the young dogs?
During the English League 2 match between Plymouth Argyle and Wycombe Wanderers at Home Park Stadium, an early injury to the Wanderers' only healthy goalkeeper, Alexander Lynch, forced a bizarre substitution. Barry Richardson, a 46-year-old goalkeeping coach, had to replace Lynch and defend the net for approximately seventy-five minutes of play.
You would think this would end in a disaster for the Chairboys, but much to everyone's surprise, Richardson showed everyone that there's still some fight in him, by keeping a clean sheet and helping his team edge Plymouth 1-0.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pretty impressive, old sport. And Twitter agreed:
Richardson, we salute you.
H/T Sky Sports