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6 Goalkeepers We'd Love to See Play Up Front in Honour of David James' Historic Showing OTD

OTD in 2005 - May 15th, to be precise - Stuart Pearce did the unimaginable. The unthinkable. The otherworldly. The insane. The inspired.

With two minutes left of normal time, and his Manchester City side stuck in a 1-1 stalemate against Middlesbrough with a UEFA Cup place on the line, Pearce chose to ignore his confounded £5m striker (back when that wasn't loose change) Jon Macken on the bench, and thrusted goalkeeper David James up front.

David James playing up front is an epic #PL memory ud83dude05

But how does the man himself remember it?