I read a newspaper article today about how unpopular a leader Gordon Brown is. For those who don't know, Gordon Brown is the UK Prime Minister but is widely expected to be dethroned at the next general election.
The article was saying that it was felt that there weren't really any other viable options within the Labour party, no-one who would be considered (by the populace) to be a safe pair of hands.
If we want a safe pair of hands, though, I pondered, perhaps we should opt for a goalkeeper? I mean, they couldn't really be much worse than some of the goons that we've had (Blair and Thatcher spring to mind).
However, following through on this idea reveals some problems. Looking at some of the options we've got Scott Carson, Paul Robinson and David 'Calamity' James, three English goalkeepers who are renowned for big-time errors and gaffes.
An alternative would be the reliable Craig Gordon but he's Scottish and i get the feeling that the English wouldn't want another Scot after Brown. Northern Irish keeper Maik Taylor was born in Germany so he'd fit in well with the Royal family but it probably wouldn't be a vote winner.
With the absence of capable safe hands from the current generation of goalkeepers, I think we would need to go back to a previous generation. Gordon Banks for PM it is then. He might have a few difficulties winning votes in Scotland, but the man who made 'that' save against Pele would surely provide the safe hands that seemingly we're in need of?!
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