Macca

Quoted from nightrider

Surprised he's not improved sides of his game but either way one of the best keepers we've had in 30 years surely? He's not playing at championship level granted but he's as good as the likes of Crichton?
We could have somebody like Anthony Williams back.....

Wouldn’t put him in the same breath as batch coyne beasant ..  showed his character when hendo appeared and sulked rather than head down , in a era of shite one of the better ones admittedly but just still to many basic mistakes

I just can't understand all these comments against Macca. Must be boredom-you can tell  "The Bodyguard " has finished on the telly.

Quoted from golfer

I just can't understand all these comments against Macca. Must be boredom-you can tell  "The Bodyguard " has finished on the telly.

Or perhaps it’s just that some on here have a understanding of the game and are prepared to tell it how it is .. just a thought like
PB below is spot on

Macca does seem to divide opinion, but I'd make the wider point that because he main weaknesses are not controlling and commanding situations close to goal, his lack of authority and decisiveness affects others in front of him. The knock-on effect is low confidence and a panic prone group.    

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showed his character when hendo appeared and sulked rather than head down

He also said, I believe, that he didn't need a goal keeping coach as he was good enough without Steve Croudson.

Quoted from Meza

I'd like to see Russell make the kind of save Macca made towards the end of last season... I think not.  

Have you ever seen Russell play? Clearly not.

Quoted from golfer

I just can't understand all these comments against Macca. Must be boredom-you can tell  "The Bodyguard " has finished on the telly.

They are no way comments against Macca they are pretty unanimous stating he is a decent league 2 goalkeeper BUT he has flaws (which is why he is a league 2 goalkeeper) and we are questioning could we do better ala Henderson in on loan.To reiterate Macca does not let you down he is a dependable 7/10 most weeks BUT an 8/10 goalkeeper would make a huge difference to our points total.It`s such fine margins these days and this is a clear example.

What you are saying is that it is best to have 8/10 instead of 7/10-that's pretty obvious and must apply to any position so goodbye rest of team then as not many even get a seven.In this last couple of weeks we have had a go at the fullbacks, centre halves,Walsh,central midfield ,wingers ,strikers,Jolly,J.S.F. and now after our first win in yonks we are now saying we want a better goalkeeper. Far more important problems need sorting before demoting Macca just after signing a 3 year contract. I bet everyone in the team is now brimming with confidence after that win unless they read the Fishy.

Quoted from golfer

What you are saying is that it is best to have 8/10 instead of 7/10-that's pretty obvious and must apply to any position so goodbye rest of team then as not many even get a seven.In this last couple of weeks we have had a go at the fullbacks, centre halves,Walsh,central midfield ,wingers ,strikers,Jolly,J.S.F. and now after our first win in yonks we are now saying we want a better goalkeeper. Far more important problems need sorting before demoting Macca just after signing a 3 year contract. I bet everyone in the team is now brimming with confidence after that win unless they read the Fishy.

Anyone in a team 3rd bottom of League 2 should be striving to play far better than they have so far fella.That`s not just a GTFC fan`s viewpoint is it,I mean who the fcuk expects to lose at home to sh1t like Morecambe? Anyway as you point out we won Tuesday it`s a new slate unbeaten in October so let`s just carry than on .Any Town player`s reading this you remind me so much of Barca at their best just keep it going lad`s and the goals will flow I will settle for 5-6 tomorrow and you can half that - goals column.UTM

Bear in mind that in our most recent relegation season Nick Colgan was our first choice keeper with Tommy Forecast and one or two loanees also appearing as we dropped out of the League.

McKeown may have flaws to his game, but there are plenty or worse keepers out there.

Russell always struck me as a good keeper and had more blinders playing against us than he did stinkers. However, he's signed up as a back up keeper so I wouldn't expect to see him playing barring a catastrophic loss or form or injury for McKeown.

N.B. 'Macca' should only be the nickname for players called McDermott if you're a GTFC fan.