| Freddie Woodman (not a link) 18:46 - Jul 23 with 2938 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Freddie Wooddman is 29 years old and earns £25k a week (£1.3 m per year) as 3rd choice keeper for Liverpool. Aside from 3 years at Swansea (88) and 3 at PNE (127) hes never played more than 14 games in a season.
He turns up, trains knowing he'll almost never play and pockets 25k pw. What a life that is. |  |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 18:50 - Jul 23 with 2661 views | Zx1988 |
I suppose it depends on your motivations.
It'd be my idea of hell - all the discipline and commitment, but with little or no chance of actually playing competitive football in return. |  |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 18:51 - Jul 23 with 2653 views | E_I_E_I_E_I_O |
Sounds like a unfulfilled life to me. I'd much rather turn up, train and then also play on a Saturday. |  | | |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:00 - Jul 23 with 2524 views | J2BLUE |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 18:50 - Jul 23 by Zx1988 |
I suppose it depends on your motivations.
It'd be my idea of hell - all the discipline and commitment, but with little or no chance of actually playing competitive football in return. |
Hell? £25k a week to train with access to the best medical facilities and keeping yourself in top shape? Can go on until he's in his late 30s earning a great wage.
Everyone would rather play but sounds far from hell to me. |  | | |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:11 - Jul 23 with 2452 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 18:50 - Jul 23 by Zx1988 |
I suppose it depends on your motivations.
It'd be my idea of hell - all the discipline and commitment, but with little or no chance of actually playing competitive football in return. |
I can see both sides, at 29 he should be comming into his peak years as a GK but does his ability warrant 25k a week at a championship club which is where he'd need to be to play? | |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:11 - Jul 23 with 2436 views | Libero |
He's fulfilling a role that was originally popularised at Manchester City, by our very own Richard Wright and subsequently Scott Carson- we even had our own version of it here last season with David Button. |  | | |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:30 - Jul 23 with 2292 views | chicoazul |
McK said the role of third goalie at any club is one of the most important and influential positions. They’re basically a coach cheerleader player mascot and example to everyone else. |  |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:37 - Jul 23 with 2208 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:11 - Jul 23 by Libero |
He's fulfilling a role that was originally popularised at Manchester City, by our very own Richard Wright and subsequently Scott Carson- we even had our own version of it here last season with David Button. |
Absolutely but they both took on the role towards the end of their careers.
At 29 to say I'm happy to be 3rd choice somewhere is somw mindset when your best years are ahead of you but agsin 25k a week is a lot of money | |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:44 - Jul 23 with 2155 views | pingu67 |
Richard wright had a similar career didnt he after leaving us for Arsenal?
Aside from 1 yr at Everton and 1yr as our no.1 again he was largely back up and must've picked up a decent wage | | | |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:47 - Jul 23 with 2121 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:00 - Jul 23 by J2BLUE |
Hell? £25k a week to train with access to the best medical facilities and keeping yourself in top shape? Can go on until he's in his late 30s earning a great wage.
Everyone would rather play but sounds far from hell to me. |
No doubt gets to travel the world aswell, both as part of pre season tours etc but also to be rolled out at events in the Middle East where a player is required
I reckon being 3rd choice keeper at a top club is one of the best jobs on the planet - similar theory to the backup Qb in Blue Mountain State (now there’s a niche reference!) |  |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:57 - Jul 23 with 2022 views | NedPlimpton |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:30 - Jul 23 by chicoazul |
McK said the role of third goalie at any club is one of the most important and influential positions. They’re basically a coach cheerleader player mascot and example to everyone else. |
I'd do that for 25k a week |  | | |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 20:12 - Jul 23 with 1893 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:44 - Jul 23 by pingu67 |
Richard wright had a similar career didnt he after leaving us for Arsenal?
Aside from 1 yr at Everton and 1yr as our no.1 again he was largely back up and must've picked up a decent wage |
He played i think 50 odd games for everton in years and I think 50 odd when he came back here but before Man C was always at least competing for the jersey.
I think Arsenal was really tough on him, thought Seaman was retiring only to do a U turn and Wright finds himself back up to an Arsenal legend | |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 20:13 - Jul 23 with 1880 views | urbanpenguin |
I could do that for a few months, and then I'm covered for life. But ultimately I would rather earn a lot less but feel like I'm making meaningful difference and actually doing something with my life. Which is exactly the case, I earn eff all, but enough to just about pay bills, and the work I do I think is valuable and meaningful, and it is to me. |  |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 20:15 - Jul 23 with 1859 views | pingu67 |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 20:12 - Jul 23 by BlueandTruesince82 |
He played i think 50 odd games for everton in years and I think 50 odd when he came back here but before Man C was always at least competing for the jersey.
I think Arsenal was really tough on him, thought Seaman was retiring only to do a U turn and Wright finds himself back up to an Arsenal legend |
Looks like 60 games for Everton over 5 years of which 33 were in 1 season so 27 games over 4 seasons so average just under 7 a season [Post edited 23 Jul 20:17]
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 20:57 - Jul 23 with 1635 views | Libero |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:37 - Jul 23 by BlueandTruesince82 |
Absolutely but they both took on the role towards the end of their careers.
At 29 to say I'm happy to be 3rd choice somewhere is somw mindset when your best years are ahead of you but agsin 25k a week is a lot of money |
I hear that, but don’t under estimate the pull of working at an elite club! | | | |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 21:00 - Jul 23 with 1628 views | itfcjoe |
"Aside from 3 years at Swansea....and 3 at PNE"
6 seasons of football is a fairly decent effort for a keepers, some will never get a full season under their belt! |  |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 21:11 - Jul 23 with 1551 views | Bigalhunter |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 19:30 - Jul 23 by chicoazul |
McK said the role of third goalie at any club is one of the most important and influential positions. They’re basically a coach cheerleader player mascot and example to everyone else. |
Bluey and Crazee must have been coining it in then
Who’d have thunk.. |  |
| It used to great on here when people let me say whatever I wanted and giggled along - (Rough translation of post from un-named TWTD contributor, 2026) | | Poll: | September 2025. Which one? |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 21:16 - Jul 23 with 1527 views | Poultman |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 20:13 - Jul 23 by urbanpenguin |
I could do that for a few months, and then I'm covered for life. But ultimately I would rather earn a lot less but feel like I'm making meaningful difference and actually doing something with my life. Which is exactly the case, I earn eff all, but enough to just about pay bills, and the work I do I think is valuable and meaningful, and it is to me. |
That’s real and I thank you for that 👍 | | | |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 21:17 - Jul 23 with 1530 views | Metal_Hacker |
I was fortunate enough a couple of months ago to have a few hours in a hotel bar with Razor Ruddock and Dean Windass. Quite a surreal night chatting about football and stuff
Anyway I got asking about their funniest things in football and Razor started to refer to someone called “Bonus”.
Long story short after about 5 minutes hearing stories about “Bonus “ I had to ask who they were on about.
Turns out an old Liverpool keeper never used to play but always picked up his season bonus
Tony Warner played zero games in 5 season bit made a fortune in “Bonuses”
For the record as a side note both Razor and Deano were amazing company - most random night of my life to be fair |  |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 21:39 - Jul 23 with 1349 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 20:15 - Jul 23 by pingu67 |
Looks like 60 games for Everton over 5 years of which 33 were in 1 season so 27 games over 4 seasons so average just under 7 a season [Post edited 23 Jul 20:17]
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I wasnt suggesting he played a lot at Everton just that at least he was competing for the jersey.
3rd choice is a different and something that most gks do right at the end of their career. RW | |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 21:43 - Jul 23 with 1316 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 21:00 - Jul 23 by itfcjoe |
"Aside from 3 years at Swansea....and 3 at PNE"
6 seasons of football is a fairly decent effort for a keepers, some will never get a full season under their belt! |
Absolutely dont dispute that. Just making the point that Freddie is (and I think this true even if one's personal view is you wouldn't be happy as 3rd choice) a very lucky chap, its almost the perfect job, stay fit, travel, earn amazing money. Fantastic. | |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 21:51 - Jul 23 with 1241 views | Swansea_Blue |
I thought he was going to kick on and establish himself as a possible England contender, but he never quite could. He was well liked over here, but Championship seems his level. (Or PL backup to the backup, obviously!) |  |
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| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 22:05 - Jul 23 with 1149 views | ronnyd |
He managed a couple of starts late last season when both Becker and Marmadashvilli were injured | | | |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 23:17 - Jul 23 with 953 views | have_a_word_with_him |
Look up Chase Daniel, NFL quarterback. $41.8 million career earnings for 9 touchdowns and 7 interceptions 😂 |  | | |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 23:29 - Jul 23 with 923 views | Sharkey |
Well he played 6 times last season, including in the Merseyside derby and at least one other league game. I bet his dad, who had a very long career as a keeper in the lower leagues would have loved a season like that, even without the money. |  | | |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 09:08 - Jul 24 with 493 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Freddie Woodman (not a link) on 21:17 - Jul 23 by Metal_Hacker |
I was fortunate enough a couple of months ago to have a few hours in a hotel bar with Razor Ruddock and Dean Windass. Quite a surreal night chatting about football and stuff
Anyway I got asking about their funniest things in football and Razor started to refer to someone called “Bonus”.
Long story short after about 5 minutes hearing stories about “Bonus “ I had to ask who they were on about.
Turns out an old Liverpool keeper never used to play but always picked up his season bonus
Tony Warner played zero games in 5 season bit made a fortune in “Bonuses”
For the record as a side note both Razor and Deano were amazing company - most random night of my life to be fair |
Is Razor still off the booze?
He did an after dinner speech thing at Wally FC a few years back and was hammered and it was a car crash.
He started drinking at lunchtime and spent the evening just insulting everyone!
Apparently a different guy though when sober. |  |
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