NICK LOUGH on how a loan spell with Crawley Town has turned Freddie Woodman from a boy into a man

THEY say you have to be a little bit crazy to be a goalkeeper. The pressure of knowing that you are the last line of defence and the fact that one tiny mistake can result in hefty criticism and condemnation.
When 3pm on a Saturday comes around, most 18-year-old keepers are expected to be taking to the field for their clubs’ youth teams, or, if they’re very lucky, warming the bench for the senior side.
Yet Newcastle United shot-stopper Freddie Woodman was playing week in, week o...