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DB
May 13, 2022, 12:41pm
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I saw your comments on Facebook and, whilst I agree with your sentiments regarding his family and privacy, your comments regarding his ability are for the birds.

He happens to have been a decent player at a club at its' lowest ebb and you may not have watched Town for as long as me but I'm old enough to have seen Wainman, Turner, Batch, Sherwood, Coyne, Beasant, Davison, Crichton and Mildenhall, all of whom were better keepers than James.

That's not to say I don't respect him as a decent keeper at the level we're at but he's far from indispensible and has some serious flaws in his technique which have never improved and he's made a pretty good living for himself given the amount of time he's spent in non league football.


You missed out Alan Barnett and Charlie Wright both of whom weregood keepers.


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May 13, 2022, 1:09pm
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Crocombe's quick distribution and long raking kicks for the likes of McAtee, Souza and Fox to chase, whilst quickly turning defenders, certainly changes how the goalie position is being assessed this season.

McKeown has always been a decent shot stopper, but has tended to wander out of the area much too far, and then looks awkward when re-adjusting his position for opponent quick attacks.

I can see Hurst looking higher for a permanent 1st team replacement, with Crocombe fighting for a squad place.

Where's the next Henderson going to spring out from?

I hope that James McKeown finds either another club, or a suitable dual goalie / training role.

Still a loyal servant for ten + years, so respect to him for not shouting the odds in public !!
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Where's the next Henderson going to spring out from?


Who knows? The last two have been excellent.


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Club are pretty much in the same spot as when he joined.

He’s not in the top 3 keepers in my time supporting town and we have been sh!t basically the whole time, and he’s been number 1 half of those years.
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....... Waiting for the obligatory mention of Tommy Forecast in a thread about goalkeepers.....
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Quoted from jaygy
....... Waiting for the obligatory mention of Tommy Forecast in a thread about goalkeepers.....


Er, you’ve just done that 😬
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May 13, 2022, 8:37pm
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Quoted from jaygy
....... Waiting for the obligatory mention of Tommy Forecast in a thread about goalkeepers.....


Calling him a goalkeeper is a bit kind, closer to a really large peg than anything else. Speaking of which, still looking for any footage of his inept performance against Crewe, the highlights seem to have been deleted from existence except for my memories of it. A description of it still here though. https://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/crewe-alex-grimsby-town-0-5620419
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May 13, 2022, 9:20pm

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Calling him a goalkeeper is a bit kind, closer to a really large peg than anything else. Speaking of which, still looking for any footage of his inept performance against Crewe, the highlights seem to have been deleted from existence except for my memories of it. A description of it still here though. https://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/crewe-alex-grimsby-town-0-5620419


https://mobile.twitter.com/onthisGTFCday/status/1426780548731703296

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At least I've finally got to see Joel Grant play at BP.


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https://mobile.twitter.com/onthisGTFCday/status/1426780548731703296

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What was he doing for that first goal  
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