A thoroughly nice bloke and one of the most underrated Premier League goalkeepers. Rarely talked about but a fantastic shot stopper and very consistent wherever he was.
Definitely Underrated! I’d also say he’s better than Seaman as Seaman always had a better defence and Nige’s stats are similar to Seaman’s. Also if you add the clean sheets when Martyn was playing in the first division before it was the Premier League, he’d be second in clean sheets ever in the PL only behind Cech and he never had Chelsea’s Mourinho defence to help him.
@@rickymurray Seaman kept on playing way past his prime when he didn't need to because there was Nigel Martyn. And I'll never forget when Ian Walker played ahead of him!
As a Leeds fan I still can’t believe two managers put Nigel on the bench and didn’t play him, for me he’s the best keeper Leeds have ever had, plus one of the nicest guys I’ve met
I met nigle in white rose shopping centre in Leeds when I was 8 years old . He was an amazing person had lots of time for everyone my favourite keeper ever
Love this. Newcastle fan, but always loved Nigel Martyn. Great interview from the lads just letting him speak and asking the right questions at the right time. Class lads 🫡💪
Only at Everton for a few years but our fans rate him as our best keeper since Neville Southall and for his age as well, just an all around world class goalkeeper...
Was a top keeper. Southall was the best IMO. I'm a United fan and when we played Everton when I started going to the match regular mid-late 80's we always used to say we'd need 5 clear cut chances v Nev to score one. And he took the abuse about his missus like a champion, his reactions were hilarious. But Martyn was a top class keeper. better than all we had post Schmeichel and pre VDS. Doesnt get the respect he deserves as he was a mint keeper.
I watch Nigel in his early years when he broke into the Bristol Rovers team and replaced Tim Carter. He was magnificent for Rovers and you could see them he was goingto have a great career. Then Crystal palace came calling and he never looked back. A proper goalkeeper like they all were back in the day. He was a special talent and without David Seaman in goal for England he'd have been England's no1 for many years. One of the best. 🙌
Big Nige' aka "Blazey" is probably the nicest guy I've met following Palace in my 40 odd years of supporting them. England were well stocked with decent keepers in the early/mid 90's, and he should have secured many more caps than he did. Looking forward to the listen.
United fan here, whenever the convo of a underrrated eleven comes up over a beer I always say Nigel Martyn, the memory plays tricks but i swear he did those clawed saves (like seaman did against sheff Utd) quite regularly, i always associated him with those anyway, great keeper and seems like an absolutely lovely bloke here. Thats a great guest to him on, glad go see my patreon money going into the pot for it.
He was before my time watching Rovers play, but I watched him a lot after at different clubs. Seems like a really nice, genuine guy. Bloody good keeper too.
As a Leeds fan since the late 70's Nigel is the best keeper we have had in that time IMO . What I would give for him to be their now as a 25 year old .
What a keeper. Martyn was unbelievable for Leeds. Used to love seeing him catching crosses with his knees up - used to clear players out. Quality quality keeper.
Great show Chaps - Nigel a legend at the Gas, used to chant Englands No 1 at every match 1988/1989. Thanks to the Tea lady for keeping on at Gerry Francis !
What a great interview with a great guy. Big Nige was my goalkeeping hero. I still have a couple of his Everton and England shirts and Nike boots in my collection.
this podcast really showcases how Parky is as a person; kind, but sentiments of bitterness and volatility after 20 years of a roller-coaster life. Nigel, same wife, good career, a pint and a bit of food. No dramas. they're so different.
Great show lads. Nige is footballing royalty to me, such an understated man for such a brilliant player. Best Goalie Leeds have ever had and will have some time.
Really enjoyed that one 👏 he’s rated in the best ever Leeds 11, 10 of which were from the Revie era which gives you an indication of how well thought of he was at Leeds top professional 👏
When you find out his story and when you talk to fans who watched him, clearly he’s very underrated. Broke the record twice as the most expensive transfer for a GK in England. In Leeds and Crystal Palace’s fans all time XI. Multiple PFA team of the year appearances. Semi finals of champions league, fa cups and league cups finals.
As a supporter of English football since the 1960s, i didn't ever think in my lifetime our top leagues would ever lack really good english goalkeepers! Nigel is probably the last of the greats. Shocking how its come to this.
As a leeds fan I think Nigel Martyn was absolutely fantastic keeper gutted when leeds sold him leeds loss Everton gain for me he was a much better keeper than Paul Robinson even though I'm irish I think he should have taken over from David seaman years before seaman finished with England unreal shot stopper braver than seaman he was so underrated a true world class keeper
Southampton was the other team Oldham beat alongside Villa and Liverpool. All within a week. 'The Great Escape'. Probably the most spectacular survival when looking done
I am a Man Utd fan and as much as I hate Leeds. I am fully behind Nigel in not playing the match. That section of European teams literally get away with murder. Uefa never ban these teams it's always the English teams that get banned.
90s prem keepers were all iconic, srnicek(?) , Schmeicel, Miklosko, Flowers, Seaman, Martyn, Lukic. Pressman, Southall! Maybe just because thats when I got into football but i loved nearly all the keepers 😂
:) They did. Some amazing keeper kits in the 90s. As a Wednesday fan, I always loved Pressman and some our our keeper kits, but also loved the Newcastle keeper kit with Newcastle Brown Ale sponsor. What a time.
Loved Nigel Martyn at Leeds. Best keeper weve ever had imo. I know older fans saw Gary Sprake week in week out but hes most famous for some infamous mistakes. Spot on Galatasaray should never played that night disgraceful
A thoroughly nice bloke and one of the most underrated Premier League goalkeepers. Rarely talked about but a fantastic shot stopper and very consistent wherever he was.
I thought Nigel and Tim Flowers were better than seaman
Definitely Underrated! I’d also say he’s better than Seaman as Seaman always had a better defence and Nige’s stats are similar to Seaman’s. Also if you add the clean sheets when Martyn was playing in the first division before it was the Premier League, he’d be second in clean sheets ever in the PL only behind Cech and he never had Chelsea’s Mourinho defence to help him.
@@rickymurray Seaman kept on playing way past his prime when he didn't need to because there was Nigel Martyn. And I'll never forget when Ian Walker played ahead of him!
And he is gay
@@clivet3252 walker was in his class Everton should have got him sooner
As a Leeds fan I still can’t believe two managers put Nigel on the bench and didn’t play him, for me he’s the best keeper Leeds have ever had, plus one of the nicest guys I’ve met
Nige is my favourite ever Leeds keeper, what an absolute gentleman. Leeds United and Premier League legend. Superb episode.
I met nigle in white rose shopping centre in Leeds when I was 8 years old . He was an amazing person had lots of time for everyone my favourite keeper ever
Love this. Newcastle fan, but always loved Nigel Martyn. Great interview from the lads just letting him speak and asking the right questions at the right time. Class lads 🫡💪
Only at Everton for a few years but our fans rate him as our best keeper since Neville Southall and for his age as well, just an all around world class goalkeeper...
totally agree. better than Pickford or the others who have been there
Was a top keeper. Southall was the best IMO. I'm a United fan and when we played Everton when I started going to the match regular mid-late 80's we always used to say we'd need 5 clear cut chances v Nev to score one. And he took the abuse about his missus like a champion, his reactions were hilarious. But Martyn was a top class keeper. better than all we had post Schmeichel and pre VDS. Doesnt get the respect he deserves as he was a mint keeper.
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@@thesatisfiedcustomer4869 imagine if we signed Nigel all of those years ago when we had a deal done for him!!!
@@thesatisfiedcustomer4869 Peter Schmeichel what a keeper, he scored past us once as well for Aston Villa haha
Nigel looks better now than he did when he played! Loved him at Leeds, great bloke and great keeper.
We’d never have gone down in 2004 if he was still in goal. As good as Robinson was - Martyn was the best Leeds keeper I ever saw.
Yeah. I think he would have made the difference.
Robinson had a nightmare that season. We wouldn't have got beat 6-1 at Portsmouth games like that with Nige in goal
Nigel was fantastic for us at Everton, we still rate him very highly, what a gent, glad to see he's doing well in retirement
Excited to see Nigel Martyn. Great guest guys. Thanks again for another great episode.
I watch Nigel in his early years when he broke into the Bristol Rovers team and replaced Tim Carter. He was magnificent for Rovers and you could see them he was goingto have a great career. Then Crystal palace came calling and he never looked back. A proper goalkeeper like they all were back in the day. He was a special talent and without David Seaman in goal for England he'd have been England's no1 for many years.
One of the best. 🙌
Best Leeds keeper ever - top bloke. MoT
Big Nige' aka "Blazey" is probably the nicest guy I've met following Palace in my 40 odd years of supporting them. England were well stocked with decent keepers in the early/mid 90's, and he should have secured many more caps than he did. Looking forward to the listen.
United fan here, whenever the convo of a underrrated eleven comes up over a beer I always say Nigel Martyn, the memory plays tricks but i swear he did those clawed saves (like seaman did against sheff Utd) quite regularly, i always associated him with those anyway, great keeper and seems like an absolutely lovely bloke here. Thats a great guest to him on, glad go see my patreon money going into the pot for it.
He was before my time watching Rovers play, but I watched him a lot after at different clubs. Seems like a really nice, genuine guy. Bloody good keeper too.
As a Leeds fan since the late 70's Nigel is the best keeper we have had in that time IMO . What I would give for him to be their now as a 25 year old .
Saw him play for Bristol Rovers at Twerton Park, Bath back in the day. What a keeper!
One of the best pods . NM -What a very uncomplicated and very likeable bloke 😄
Best keeper we had at Everton behind the great Southall, was only at Everton for a few years towards the end of his career but what a keeper he was.
What a bloke, loved him at Leeds ❤
What a keeper. Martyn was unbelievable for Leeds. Used to love seeing him catching crosses with his knees up - used to clear players out. Quality quality keeper.
Havnt started yet but nigel was my idol as a child. Leeds fan from birth always played in net
Great show Chaps - Nigel a legend at the Gas, used to chant Englands No 1 at every match 1988/1989. Thanks to the Tea lady for keeping on at Gerry Francis !
Brilliant episode and great to see and hear from Nigel. Loved him at Palace and certainly my favourite ever keeper.
My favourite keeper in the Premier League and an absolute gentleman. Great episode
an absolute legend my all time favourite Leeds keeper, and a genuinely nice fella
That was brilliant! What a nice down to earth bloke he seems 👌
great goal keeper for Everton,, They miss him even today class act
What a great interview with a great guy. Big Nige was my goalkeeping hero. I still have a couple of his Everton and England shirts and Nike boots in my collection.
Met him at Headingley Cricket ground. Fantastic man. Very generous with his time. MOT
Fantastic goalkeeper for us at everton.....will always be thought of very highly here
Legitimately one of, if not the best keeper ever to play in the English leagues. That Leeds keeper top sends me back. ❤ looking forward to this
What a top bloke and imo the most underrated england goalkeeper ever!! All the best nigel. MOT
this podcast really showcases how Parky is as a person; kind, but sentiments of bitterness and volatility after 20 years of a roller-coaster life.
Nigel, same wife, good career, a pint and a bit of food. No dramas.
they're so different.
Palace legend. That palace team of the late 80s/90s was great. So many players I love from that time. Nigel was such a huge part.
Looks fucking incredible for 58! What a keeper, those Leeds days were peak childhood for me 🧤
That was really enjoyable and how refreshing to hear his thoughts, a true legend of the game.
Comes across as a top bloke.Always rated him highly.Up the Villa!
Fantastic episode, what an absolute gent Nigel Martyn is
Great show lads. Nige is footballing royalty to me, such an understated man for such a brilliant player. Best Goalie Leeds have ever had and will have some time.
Absolute Leeds United legend 💛
Really enjoyed that one 👏 he’s rated in the best ever Leeds 11, 10 of which were from the Revie era which gives you an indication of how well thought of he was at Leeds top professional 👏
Great keeper. My favourite. Tops Lukic
What a great guy. Leeds United legend, voted our best keeper ever.
18 minutes in and he hasn’t swore once. What a polite man.
1hr13m in and he still hasn't.
1hr 22 51 secs is his first swear word
Literally says “what the fuck are you doing “ at 20 mins looool
Posh lad, he doesn’t like it. 👍🏼
Best keeper I've ever seen at Palace. Love Big Nige
They dont make them like Nigel these days.
Class act.
What a fella, still loved by all Gasheads.
When you find out his story and when you talk to fans who watched him, clearly he’s very underrated. Broke the record twice as the most expensive transfer for a GK in England. In Leeds and Crystal Palace’s fans all time XI. Multiple PFA team of the year appearances. Semi finals of champions league, fa cups and league cups finals.
lovely man, well done Nigel. Great keeper
quality episode, always liked Nigel Martyn from the 1990 cuo final. wish he was around now he would walk into the England team.
Great Everton goalie,,never let us down,2 years on the run our player of the year
I another quality interview - Nigel is so down to Earth
What a bloke, amazing keeper and an allround good egg.
Live Large Nige much love bruv
Brilliant that lads, what a guy Nigel Martyn!
What a top bloke. Really enjoyed that episode.
What diamond man, massively underrated GK 👂👂
Such a nice fella, great podcast yet again lads 🎉
As a Sunderland fan he was always one of my favourite opposition (or top flight) keepers. Felt he was better than Seaman late 90s and early 00's.
Nice one, looking forward to this episode!
Loved that everyone.thanks
Great episode lads...thoroughly enjoyed listening to Big Nige...Top keeper that should have more than doubled his England caps imo...👏🏻👏🏻⚽️👏🏻👏🏻
I like it when little chris starts talking about billy whitehurst and getting all excited then talking how hard he was. 😆
Really enjoyed that episode,what a cracking guy and very interesting insight into his carear
Loved him at Leeds, great keeper and having met him a few times, I know he is a true gentleman
As a supporter of English football since the 1960s, i didn't ever think in my lifetime our top leagues would ever lack really good english goalkeepers! Nigel is probably the last of the greats. Shocking how its come to this.
Top top goalkeeper from a long gone era when football was enjoyable.
As a leeds fan I think Nigel Martyn was absolutely fantastic keeper gutted when leeds sold him leeds loss Everton gain for me he was a much better keeper than Paul Robinson even though I'm irish I think he should have taken over from David seaman years before seaman finished with England unreal shot stopper braver than seaman he was so underrated a true world class keeper
First kit with a name on the back. Martyn 1. Great episode lads
Great watch again fellas 💯👍 boss
Another brilliant interview! So funny. Nice guy. Would love to of heard his thoughts on euro 2000.
Nigel Martyn. Top man.
Really enjoyed this one.
Big Nige, what a player, would have been Englands No.1 but he was around at the same time as Chris Woods and David Seaman.
He comes over a such a nice bloke. I always remember him as a proper goalkeeper, excellent technique a lot like Ray Clemence.
Southampton was the other team Oldham beat alongside Villa and Liverpool. All within a week. 'The Great Escape'. Probably the most spectacular survival when looking done
I am a Man Utd fan and as much as I hate Leeds. I am fully behind Nigel in not playing the match. That section of European teams literally get away with murder. Uefa never ban these teams it's always the English teams that get banned.
Excellent keeper.......
90s prem keepers were all iconic, srnicek(?) , Schmeicel, Miklosko, Flowers, Seaman, Martyn, Lukic. Pressman, Southall! Maybe just because thats when I got into football but i loved nearly all the keepers 😂
Same here
Always loved Bosnich and Kharine too, for some reason
Loved the 90s era of football.
@@mdg1867 ah Kharine I couldn't think of Chelsea's keeper.they all looked like they were from a cartoon haha. The jerseys especially
:) They did. Some amazing keeper kits in the 90s. As a Wednesday fan, I always loved Pressman and some our our keeper kits, but also loved the Newcastle keeper kit with Newcastle Brown Ale sponsor. What a time.
This guy is almost 60! He looks incredible
Seems a really nice bloke, and a great goalkeeper for Palace, Leeds & Everton
Actually really enjoyed this one!!
Excellent keeper and seems really nice, decent man
Good video 👍
A top goalkeeper. He was consistently one of the best keepers in the league even when he was well into his 30's at Everton
Brilliant goalkeeper and criminally underrated.
I used to be a goalkeeper as a kid because of him . Top man . Englands number one Englands England’s number one
Brilliant thought he'd be boring but was gripped 😂
Brilliant pod. Really nice bloke
Fantastic keeper.... His shot stopping ability one of the best in premier league
He was brilliant for Everton 💙
Utter legend
My favourite leeds united keeper and the best
Enjoyed listening to Nigel martyn nice guy to listen to.
Neil Sullivan could be good one to get on as a guest
Loved Nigel Martyn at Leeds. Best keeper weve ever had imo. I know older fans saw Gary Sprake week in week out but hes most famous for some infamous mistakes. Spot on Galatasaray should never played that night disgraceful
Best ever goalkeeper in a Leeds shirt 🟡⚪️🔵
Leeds legend was my favourite as a boy
Really nice guy, top interview
Fave ever Leeds keeper
I'll always remember him for Don Goodmans little dink. Top keeper NM 💪
What surprised me was that he was already 30 when he joined Leeds..great keeper
Loved him at Leeds, fantastic keeper and should have played more for England