HE MAY be old enough to be most of their dads, but Glyn Ridley is certainly doing his bit of saving Bels’ double dreams.

Most 44-year-olds might rather have been at home, wrapped up in front of their fire in their slippers on a bitterly cold January night, but on Monday evening Ridley found himself in goal for Bels at St Martin’s for their crucial Clydesdale International Guernsey FA Cup quarter-final.

The veteran shot-stopper (pictured) had been called in as cover for the injured Rhys Gower.

And from a distance he looked a player half his age as he athletically pulled off a number of top notch saves that helped ensure Bels won 2-1.

Ridley played in their previous league match with Saints on the Saturday before Christmas, which they lost by one goal. He felt Bels played better that day.

‘It was a good game [on Monday], but I don’t think we played as well as when we got beat 4-3,’ he said.

‘St Martin’s had a few chances. I don’t think we played particularly well, but at the end of the day we got the result and that’s what matters.’

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