Final salute to Ryman's safest hands

By David Watters

Havant & Waterlooville's Ryan Young, Aveley's Lamar Joseph-Johnson and Craig Holloway at Greenwich Borough were the Ryman League's top stoppers over the final weeks of the 2016-17 season.

The trio were named on Tuesday as April's Precision Goalkeeping Golden Gloves winners after their performances helped their clubs to the title, the play-offs and a seventh-placed finish respectively.

Thanks to the awards being sponsored again this season by Nottingham-based Reydon Sports PLC, the UK's largest sports and leisure wholesale and distribution company through their Precision Goalkeeping brand, the keepers will be presented with a pair of Precision Goalkeeping gloves by ProKit UK, the nominated retailer administering the awards.

Young was beaten just twice in four wins and a draw in April as the Hawks won the Ryman Premier title and promotion. Millers stopper Joseph-Johnson conceded a single goal in three wins and a draw with Holloway posting an identical record as Greenwich Borough reached the play-offs.

Precision Goalkeeping boast an impressive list of keeping talent on their books including Kasper Schmeichel, Kieren Westwood, Tomasz Kuszczak, Darren Randolph, David Forde, Frank Fielding, Brian Jensen, Robert Olejnik, Andy Lonergan, Ian McLoughlin, Trevor Carson and Republic of Ireland goalkeeping coach and former international Alan Kelly. Established in 2005, the company also has official partnerships with the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Wales.

For further information on Precision Goalkeeping visit:www.precisiontraining.uk.com.

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