lake district canary 4,820 Posted December 21, 2020 Signed a contract extension today, been doing well with the u23s and training with the first team - so fourth in line? Has Barden been getting games anywhere? Seem to have some talented goalies in the pipeline, got to be a good thing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,797 Posted December 21, 2020 Think it's fair to say that regardless of how well our youth keepers do both Krul and Mcgovern will be safe in their number 1 and 2 spot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet 293 Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, lake district canary said: Signed a contract extension today, been doing well with the u23s and training with the first team - so fourth in line? Has Barden been getting games anywhere? Seem to have some talented goalies in the pipeline, got to be a good thing! At least he wasn't christened Phil. I used to know a guy named Richard Head and I used to date a girl called Teresa Green Edited December 21, 2020 by Mullet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,215 Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, lake district canary said: Signed a contract extension today, been doing well with the u23s and training with the first team - so fourth in line? Has Barden been getting games anywhere? Seem to have some talented goalies in the pipeline, got to be a good thing! Hard to know exactly how the club rate all our huge pipeline of goalies, but could be argued that he will be behind Oxborough when he is fit again and is also behind Archie Mair who is already out on loan playing mens football - so is sixth in line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 777 Posted December 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Mullet said: At least he wasn't christened Phil. I used to know a guy named Richard Head and I used to date a girl called Teresa Green I knew a Richard Hunt. Clearly his parents didn't think that one through. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 5,885 Posted December 22, 2020 14 hours ago, Thirsty Lizard said: Hard to know exactly how the club rate all our huge pipeline of goalies, but could be argued that he will be behind Oxborough when he is fit again and is also behind Archie Mair who is already out on loan playing mens football - so is sixth in line. And then there's Joe Rose, to whom we've just given a long contract. Oxborough is 22, is only under contract for another 18 months and has never played a game higher than Conference South level, so I have my doubts as to whether he'll make it. Of course you could say that he's been playing for our U23s to get to know 'the system', but my gut feeling is that no goalkeeper will come straight into our first team squad without at least being tested on loan at a professional team to see how they handle the pressure. Similarly, McCracken has only been given a one-year extension and will be 21 by the summer, so this seems more like a 'last-chance saloon' or an opportunity for us to recoup a nominal fee for him rather than an investment in him as one for our first-team future. I'm presuming Oxborough would have been filling Barden's role as number three had he not been injured, so Barden's had an unexpected opportunity to impress with the first-team setup. If Barden isn't perceived as being good enough, my instinct is that Archie Mair will be given 'number three' duties next season (unless we decide to go with Krul, McGovern and another experienced keeper if we get promoted). Lots of totally unsubstantiated conjecture there, but I do love keeping an eye on our conveyor belt of goalkeeping talent... 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,680 Posted December 22, 2020 Jools said he was going to be released on the Democratic Party by Trump Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repman 752 Posted December 22, 2020 Oxborough was going to join Salford on loan before his injury was he not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,215 Posted December 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, repman said: Oxborough was going to join Salford on loan before his injury was he not? Yes, he was - he was also sub for us in the Sheffield Wednesday game in the Championship two seasons ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,328 Posted December 22, 2020 On 21/12/2020 at 21:51, lake district canary said: Signed a contract extension today, been doing well with the u23s and training with the first team - so fourth in line? Has Barden been getting games anywhere? Seem to have some talented goalies in the pipeline, got to be a good thing! Don't forget Archie Mair and Aston Oxborough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
