Ryan Bennett

Quoted from diehardmariner

But then you wouldn't get drunk off, so where's the fun?

A Hole

Quoted from Manchester Mariner

Yeah I remember one of the first games after Beasant returned to Chelsea, an away loss to Wolves and Wilmotts flapping at a corner costing us a goal.

It's brilliant what you can find on YouTube.  

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Quoted from arryarryarry

Wilmot was always flapping about.

He wasn't very good but at least his poor form lead to the loan of Dave Beasant.

And he wasn't as bad as Tommy Forecast.

Quoted from Manchester Mariner

He wasn't very good but at least his poor form lead to the loan of Dave Beasant.

And he wasn't as bad as Tommy Forecast.

What a season that was for keepers, Colgan and Forecast!

Quoted from Les Brechin

It was Rhys Wilmott who was in goal after Beasant had gone back.

Sorry, it should have read 'even that run of defeats ended with Steve Sherwood back in goal'.

Wilmott was back in goal (fit again after injury) when Beasant went back for 3 games, lost them all. Sherwood came in for the defeat away at Derby before the aforementioned  Boxing Day win over Barnsley at BP.

Quoted from kamakazebear

What a season that was for keepers, Colgan and Forecast!

Let’s not forget this guy…

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Quoted from Poojah

Let’s not forget this guy…

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To be fair to Oxley, he wasn't that bad at all.  But very much a reflection of what was going on at the club at the time.  Toxic environment with equally toxic senior 'professionals' at the club who needed to be shifted out.  

Shifting them out costs money which meant limited funds to bring in experienced professionals.  Oxley, who has gone onto have a fairly decent career since at the lower levels, has only just turned 32.  The other loan 'keeper that year, Josh Lillis, was 22 when he signed.  So 3 goalkeepers signed on loan during the season, with ages of 20, 22 and 22 when they signed.

Other signings (loan or permanent) that season under Woods:

Wes Fletcher (19)
Michael Coulson (21)
Ben Wright (yeah, me neither) (21)
Mark Hudson (29 and fresh from ripping it up in the Conf. North with Gainsborough Trinity)
Nicky Featherstone (21)
Damien McCrory (19)
Olly Lancashire (19)
Paris Cowan-Hall (19)
Tommy Wright (25)
Lee Peacock (33)
Ashley Chambers (19)
Dean Sinclair (25)
Jude Stirling (27)
Jamie Devitt (19)

Important to not forget that when Woods took over the side included Jamal Shahin, a lad we had decided against offering professional terms to following his time in the youth spell two years previous but was rescued from Sunday League.  In fact there was a point where he looked one of our better players!

Just can't think why we went down that year...

Quoted from 123614

A Hole

Yes and you are digging a hole.

Quoted from diehardmariner

To be fair to Oxley, he wasn't that bad at all.  But very much a reflection of what was going on at the club at the time.  Toxic environment with equally toxic senior 'professionals' at the club who needed to be shifted out.  

Shifting them out costs money which meant limited funds to bring in experienced professionals.  Oxley, who has gone onto have a fairly decent career since at the lower levels, has only just turned 32.  The other loan 'keeper that year, Josh Lillis, was 22 when he signed.  So 3 goalkeepers signed on loan during the season, with ages of 20, 22 and 22 when they signed.

Other signings (loan or permanent) that season under Woods:

Wes Fletcher (19)
Michael Coulson (21)
Ben Wright (yeah, me neither) (21)
Mark Hudson (29 and fresh from ripping it up in the Conf. North with Gainsborough Trinity)
Nicky Featherstone (21)
Damien McCrory (19)
Olly Lancashire (19)
Paris Cowan-Hall (19)
Tommy Wright (25)
Lee Peacock (33)
Ashley Chambers (19)
Dean Sinclair (25)
Jude Stirling (27)
Jamie Devitt (19)

Important to not forget that when Woods took over the side included Jamal Shahin, a lad we had decided against offering professional terms to following his time in the youth spell two years previous but was rescued from Sunday League.  In fact there was a point where he looked one of our better players!

Just can't think why we went down that year...

Re the keepers: the 3 loanees played 11 games, which resulted in a surprisingly decent 4 wins. Leaving Colgan with an incredible record of 5 wins in 35!

Quoted from rancido

Yes and you are digging a hole.

Dug quite a lot in my time mate, 6 x 3.