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Post by tarvinblue on Mar 1, 2020 8:26:57 GMT
Shame we didn't get to see this lad play yesterday. His background is very similar to Griffiths' in the fact he was part of the Everton youth set up and then went out to the football league without getting much game time. It needs to work as it is very difficult to see how Griffths can be brought back in now the decision has been made to drop him. This lad needs to be an upgrade so I hope he's been watched.
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Post by jb on Mar 1, 2020 12:20:11 GMT
The Curzon Ashton goalkeeper has always looked good when playing against Chester. Good shot stopper and likes to come out for crosses. Played twice at the Deva and not conceded.
Surely worth an approach in the summer.
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Post by Hannibal on Mar 1, 2020 12:42:08 GMT
The Curzon Ashton goalkeeper has always looked good when playing against Chester. Good shot stopper and likes to come out for crosses. Played twice at the Deva and not conceded. Surely worth an approach in the summer. Good shout. Tell Bern and Jonno.
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Post by Harry Lime on Mar 1, 2020 12:48:12 GMT
The Curzon Ashton goalkeeper has always looked good when playing against Chester. Good shot stopper and likes to come out for crosses. Played twice at the Deva and not conceded. Surely worth an approach in the summer. Good shout. Tell Bern and Jonno. Didn't look that great in the away game though. We only see keepers once, or maybe twice, in a season. That's not enough to make a judgement on how good they are. How bad they are, twice maybe enough.
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Post by Hannibal on Mar 1, 2020 12:55:42 GMT
Good shout. Tell Bern and Jonno. Didn't look that great in the away game though. We only see keepers once, or maybe twice, in a season. That's not enough to make a judgement on how good they are. How bad they are, twice maybe enough. I missed both Curzon games this season due to being away, so can't comment. I'm of the persuasion though that we should have an available back-up GK if just to keep the first choice on his toes..
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Post by billyw on Mar 1, 2020 14:57:46 GMT
The Curzon Ashton goalkeeper has always looked good when playing against Chester. Good shot stopper and likes to come out for crosses. Played twice at the Deva and not conceded. Surely worth an approach in the summer. Cameron Mason.
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Post by Lobster on Mar 1, 2020 15:26:28 GMT
Didn't look that great in the away game though. We only see keepers once, or maybe twice, in a season. That's not enough to make a judgement on how good they are. How bad they are, twice maybe enough. I missed both Curzon games this season due to being away, so can't comment. I'm of the persuasion though that we should have an available back-up GK if just to keep the first choice on his toes.. On a limited budget like ours I think that's a bit of a luxury myself.
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Post by chesterken on Mar 1, 2020 15:40:01 GMT
I missed both Curzon games this season due to being away, so can't comment. I'm of the persuasion though that we should have an available back-up GK if just to keep the first choice on his toes.. On a limited budget like ours I think that's a bit of a luxury myself. Understand what your saying but surely we could lose one outfield player from what is a large squad to fit in a second keeper, it’s been the only position for two seasons now that we have had only I player to cover and it’s been a big problem both seasons.
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Post by billyw on Mar 1, 2020 16:52:46 GMT
On a limited budget like ours I think that's a bit of a luxury myself. Understand what your saying but surely we could lose one outfield player from what is a large squad to fit in a second keeper, it’s been the only position for two seasons now that we have had only I player to cover and it’s been a big problem both seasons. We don’t need two keepers we just need one decent one. Can always get a loan keeper in the event of an injury.
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Post by chesterken on Mar 1, 2020 18:05:09 GMT
Understand what your saying but surely we could lose one outfield player from what is a large squad to fit in a second keeper, it’s been the only position for two seasons now that we have had only I player to cover and it’s been a big problem both seasons. We don’t need two keepers we just need one decent one. Can always get a loan keeper in the event of an injury. Billy even decent keepers have bad games and if they loose confidence could go on for several weeks , it’s a fact that football fans ours included are not very forgiving when it comes to mistakes. This then turns into vile personal attacks you would think they were a career criminals not just someone who was going through a rough patch.
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Post by Harry Lime on Mar 1, 2020 18:07:04 GMT
Didn't look that great in the away game though. We only see keepers once, or maybe twice, in a season. That's not enough to make a judgement on how good they are. How bad they are, twice maybe enough. I missed both Curzon games this season due to being away, so can't comment. I'm of the persuasion though that we should have an available back-up GK if just to keep the first choice on his toes.. Ideal situation is that the 2nd keeper is out on loan, playing, with a 24hr recall. That way he plays and improves, and the wage bill is reduced. Theo Roberts is an ideal 2nd keeper. Assuming we have the recall, and use it if required.
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Post by chesterken on Mar 1, 2020 21:50:30 GMT
I missed both Curzon games this season due to being away, so can't comment. I'm of the persuasion though that we should have an available back-up GK if just to keep the first choice on his toes.. Ideal situation is that the 2nd keeper is out on loan, playing, with a 24hr recall. That way he plays and improves, and the wage bill is reduced. Theo Roberts is an ideal 2nd keeper. Assuming we have the recall, and use it if required. I believe Roberts has a hand injury and has been missing for quite a while so he’s no use to us even if the Managers wanted to recall him.
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Post by Lobster on Mar 2, 2020 7:24:40 GMT
On a limited budget like ours I think that's a bit of a luxury myself. Understand what your saying but surely we could lose one outfield player from what is a large squad to fit in a second keeper, it’s been the only position for two seasons now that we have had only I player to cover and it’s been a big problem both seasons. Possibly, tend to agree that the current outfield squad is a bit bloated. I don't really think our goalkeeping problems have been down to complacency though. I just think maybe we haven't picked the right keepers. Shenton looked an Evo Stik keeper who was too slow and unathletic, while Griffiths has the makings of a good keeper but is making too many basic errors. I've always liked the idea of having a youngish keeper like Griffiths or Gray as first choice, with a retirement age keeper working with him as a coach and registered as a player just in case of an emergency. Not sure how feasible it is, but seems a better use of a wage than just having a reserve keeper. It's difficult because goalkeeper is the one position where you really want continuity, so it's a hard sell to tell another keeper that he's only there as backup. Probably the best thing to do all things considered is to put your faith in one keeper and, if his performances become a concern, deal with that problem when it arises.
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Post by eyeswideopen on Mar 2, 2020 7:28:34 GMT
At our level when you find a little gem of a player, its very difficult to keep hold of them. Finding these gems is difficult even more so in the goalkeeping position.With the Exception of Joe Hart i cant think of many other keepers who have gone on to have decent careers after starting in non league. So why do we need to sign a keeper at all? If we are only having one, like we have done for most of the season, why not get a keeper loaned in from a bigger club all season? Must be loads of local clubs who have a third or fourth choice keeper crying out for a loan spell.
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Post by elazuluno on Mar 2, 2020 8:07:08 GMT
At our level when you find a little gem of a player, its very difficult to keep hold of them. Finding these gems is difficult even more so in the goalkeeping position.With the Exception of Joe Hart i cant think of many other keepers who have gone on to have decent careers after starting in non league. So why do we need to sign a keeper at all? If we are only having one, like we have done for most of the season, why not get a keeper loaned in from a bigger club all season? Must be loads of local clubs who have a third or fourth choice keeper crying out for a loan spell. Did Joe Hart start in non-league? Who for? I thought he started at Shrewsbury. I see your point but I would expect it would be for availability as loan keepers can be recalled by parent clubs quite quickly but contracted players are exactly that.
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Post by Lobster on Mar 2, 2020 9:00:23 GMT
At our level when you find a little gem of a player, its very difficult to keep hold of them. Finding these gems is difficult even more so in the goalkeeping position.With the Exception of Joe Hart i cant think of many other keepers who have gone on to have decent careers after starting in non league. So why do we need to sign a keeper at all? If we are only having one, like we have done for most of the season, why not get a keeper loaned in from a bigger club all season? Must be loads of local clubs who have a third or fourth choice keeper crying out for a loan spell. Did Joe Hart start in non-league? Who for? I thought he started at Shrewsbury. I see your point but I would expect it would be for availability as loan keepers can be recalled by parent clubs quite quickly but contracted players are exactly that. He made his first Shrewsbury appearances when they were in the Conference, the season we won it and they went up via the playoffs.
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Post by Hannibal on Mar 2, 2020 10:15:21 GMT
On a limited budget like ours I think that's a bit of a luxury myself. Understand what your saying but surely we could lose one outfield player from what is a large squad to fit in a second keeper, it’s been the only position for two seasons now that we have had only I player to cover and it’s been a big problem both seasons. Spot on. This is the biggest squad we've had since the Neil Young days. Two competing GKs is a must.
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