Not
for the first time in the last few years, we (and Damian Batt in
particular!) owe Ryan Clarke a huge debt of gratitude for his
penalty-saving brilliance, without which the Barnet match would
probably have ended in another frustrating home draw. More impressive
is that he played at all, given that he had been up all night with
illness.
Subsequently,
there have been plenty of figures flying around; some say it's 11
saves from 14, others say 10 from 15. Having scoured the archives
today, I make it that Clarke has faced 17 penalties in competitive
matches, saving 7 of them. Not as sensational as some thought but
pretty impressive nonetheless. Interestingly, of the 9 penalties
Clarke has faced in the Football League, he has saved 6.