There have been a number of goalkeepers over the years who were touted at a young age to be 'the next big thing' but many of them sank without a trace.

My thinking of this subject was prompted by one Championship football blog which traced the slide of Richard Wright, once the future for Arsenal and England and now struggling at the bottom end of the division with Ipswich.

So what other keepers can fit into such bracket, I can think of:
Roy Carroll
Steven Bywater
Paul Gerrard

Can anybody think of any others? I am waiting to see if we are able to add Ben Foster or Scott Carson to this list.