Rule No 1 - You Don't Pay Good Money For A Scottish Goalkeeper!

Yes we all know the story, England winning 9-3 at Wembley in 1961 and the goalkeeper having a nighmare. And Scottish 'keepers have never really lived it down.

Francis Haffey was the guy. A 22 year old with hands like teflon - 'none stick'. And when some gentleman called Bobby Robson (remember him) stuck the ball past him after just nine minutes, the floodgates opened.

Talking of ex-Toon managers, Kenny Dalglish confirms the sad history of Scottish goalkeepers. He said he was at the twilight of his career and sat on the bench for a Scotland game, next to some guy called Kennedy.

Dalglish: "He had his goalkeeper's bag, which I thought was for his gloves. But he opened it up and took out his sandwiches! There he was ... eating sandwiches during a vital qualifier!"

So where is this story leading us? Well the Mackems have just paid an amazing £9m for Craig Gordon ... sandwiches and all.