Since moving to Blackburn from Tottenham this summer, Paul Robinson is showing signs of the form that have already earned him more than 40 England caps and as far as he is concerned the best is yet to come. He told the Lancashire Telegraph: "(David)James is coming to the end of his career so even if he is number one until 2010, there will be a vacancy after that.

"There are four, five or six goalkeepers that could potentially fill that spot and it's up to us to prove who should be the next one in line.

"I don't think there's any obvious pecking order at the moment and there's a long time between now and the next tournament and there are places to be had.

"I am a better goalkeeper now than the one that signed for Spurs all those years ago. The trials and tribulations I have been through have made me a better player and a better person."