It has been the case with goalkeepers for decades; when one domino falls, plenty more fall with it.
Over the weekend, this was most certainly the case around the leagues, with at least four goalkeepers switching shirts, with more likely to come.
The night kicked off with promising Ajax goalie Jasper Cillessen making the move south to Barcelona, with their incumbent Claudio Bravo moving north to Manchester City.
Shortly after Chelsea brought in another โkeeper, 33 year old Eduardo from Dinamo Zagreb, whilst Ajax captured Newcastle net minder Tim Krul on loan, who returns to his home country.
Whilst reading this, it will likely not be lost on you that Joe Hart's Man City career now is 99.9% over, which is up from about 90% after being surprisingly benched for Willy Caballero.
But until that house of cards topples also, let's have a look at who won and lost in this constantly revolving door that can be dubbed the goalkeeper industry.
Jasper Cillessen to Barcelona
With Marc-Andre ter Stegen out with a knee injury and Bravo moving to the City of Manchester Stadium, Barcelona quickly solved their goalie crisis by putting pen to paper with young Netherlands international Jasper Cillessen.
Cillessen will be obvious number one until ter Stegen comes back, at which point he will likely either be benched or split time with the young German. Either way, it will be an intriguing battle to watch.
Worth noting also is that Barca have included a 51 million pound release clause for their new signing, showing the kind of future they hope Cillessen will have at the club.
Claudio Bravo to Manchester City
This move was notable not only for the talent Claudio Bravo brings to the north west, but also that the writing that is now well and truly spray painted on the wall for long time club servant Joe Hart.
After a decade at his boyhood club, Hart has now been seemingly relegated to third โkeeper, which is not where the 29 year old will plan to stay at this stage in his career.
City have confirmed that they are committed to helping Hart find a new club, and new manager Pep Guardiola has also confirmed that Bravo is exactly the mould of โsweeper keeperโ that he wants at the Citizens. At 33 though, one wonders for how long.
Eduardo to Chelsea
Far from the night's biggest penny to drop, Eduardo will arrive from Croatia at Chelsea battling for time with not only Asmir Begovic, but also young super freak Thibaut Courtois.
Most keeping score at home will have the 33 year old penciled in as third string met minder at Stamford Bridge, but after a long career at some of Europe's smaller clubs, that seems to not bother the Portuguese.
โAt the same time I am happy and sad,โ he said. โThis was a beautiful story, but I got a chance to go to a big club. It is the opportunity of a lifetime and I think I deserve itโ.
Tim Krul to Ajax
Not long after signing on the dotted line for newly relegated Newcastle, Tim Krul has gone out on loan back to his home country of the Netherlands to serve as stopgap in the net for Ajax.
Coming off an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in October, Krul was no doubt just thrilled to be signing a new contract with the Magpies, and will imaginably be fine with a loan deal back to Holland.
Krul is now signed in Tyne and Wear through to the end of 2018.
Bonus: Hope Solo's six-month ban
It would be impossible to write an article about goalkeepers this week without talking about US women's national team goalie Hope Solo. After dealing with her off field antics for some time, Solo's latest transgression was finally acted upon by the USSF.
Solo described the Swedish women's national team as โcowardsโ following the US' exit to them at the quarterfinals stage of the Olympics. She was swiftly hit with a six-month ban.
It's no surprise that the bigger stars of a sport generally command longer rope than most, but it's good to see a governing body coming down on a superstar like a tonne of bricks.
Young admirers of Solo (and she has plenty, myself included) need to learn that actions have consequences, and no one is bigger than the team or the rules of said team. Well, eventually, anyway.
