Tom Newey

Quoted from jamesgtfc

At the time we had been spoilt for a few years at a higher level and second tier football was in the recent past. I think if we signed a player like him today, he would probably be viewed differently.

When you look at other players we released in that period, he is one of very few that managed to keep playing league football for a number of years.

Good point.

A lot of Town fans probably still have the same mindset now, but the reality is we're now the opposite and find ourselves in LG2 after being in the division below. When we first went to League 2 we were a big club in the division...now we're not. A lot of players were in nappies the last time we were in the Championship!

Explains why we've struggled to attract decent players since coming up..

Quoted from jamesgtfc

At the time we had been spoilt for a few years at a higher level and second tier football was in the recent past. I think if we signed a player like him today, he would probably be viewed differently.

When you look at other players we released in that period, he is one of very few that managed to keep playing league football for a number of years.

Good point,well made

Quoted from Abdul19

Gary Montgomery I think. Basically sacked them with about 6 weeks of the season left (leaving us without a contracted senior keeper - good job Henderson wasn't recalled!)

That was it!  I was thinking Montgomery but then I thought surely we didn't outcast both our contracted 'keepers at the same time.

But then this was the era of Newell.  The era where we had a long-term trialist sleeping on the floor at a local hotel by all accounts!

Quoted from GollyGTFC

Barnes was probably a better goalkeeper than Mildenhall. Mildenhall had the advantage of following Anthony Williams which made him seem better than he actual was.

I liked Barnes.  I thought he was an outstanding shot-stopper, if not great on commanding his area.  But Mildenhall was an exceptional stopper, regardless of who he followed.  Granted I think Barnes had a rough time in following Mildenhall, a bit like how Danny Coyne did at first when following Aidan Davison.  I think Barnes struggled at first too, much like Coyne.

Mildenhall though is probably the best Town goalkeeper (who was ours) that I've seen since Coyne left.

I remember at Gainsborough in the pre-season before 10/11, Barnes* amusingly joined in with a 'If you all hate Newell clap your hands' chant  




* he was in goal for Gainsborough at the time, to clarify.

One of the most underrated players in my time following Town. Did a lot better job than people give him credit for. Big part of 05/06 season.

Decent pace, good technically but as a full back he was woeful as he literally allowed wingers to get their crosses in at will. Hands behind his back when jockying wingers must have affected his balance.

Newey was average at everything. Not a single outstanding area.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

Newey was average at everything. Not a single outstanding area.

He was left footed.

Newey was very hit and miss for me. He had good technical ability and I seem to remember Buckley being quite happy to play him week in, week out. Obviously at fourth division level you're not going to get a world beater.

I remember an FA Cup game at Huddersfield where their right winger, Malvin Kamara, absolutely tore Newey to shreads. Turned him inside out; it was difficult to watch.

A season or two later, Buckley had gone, Newell had come (and gone) and Stuart Watkiss signs Malvin Kamara and I'm thinking 'wow, we've got a player there!'

Kamara, along with Tomi Ameobi, were awful!