Max Crocombe

Maybe I am in the minority but I think Carwright has a far higher ceiling than Crocombe .

That's not dissing Max , as he did a decent enough job and he has done better than most probably thought he would at Burton.


But I think after the last 5 performances from Cartwright its hard to say 100% it was a mistake letting Crocombe go , would he have done any better ?

I doubt it myself ,  I suppose it's down to whether Cartwright can keep this up for 25-30 games to judge one way or another .

Opportunity is a fine thing isn't it, because Crocombe is the master of it. He took the chance when Macca was out the side here and Macca never found his way in.. He only found his way into the Burton side due to Blackman getting injured and now he's there number 1. The ultimate opportunist? I agree Mappers, I think Cartwright has a higher ceiling, you don't play for England in a generation of golden talent for our youth that are winning world cups and european championships if you aren't special.  I think we're starting to see a bit of arrogance coming out of Cartwright which is what every top keeper has, you saw it from Deano straight away. He believed he was better than everyone so he'd come and collect everything and had the swagger of a top talent. Harvey is coming off the back of 2 loan spells where things hadn't gone his way and then come here and found himself behind Eastwood, probably very low on match confidence. Starting to see the signs of a very very good keeper.

Quoted from Madeleymariner

I get a feeling Eastwood was lined up already

That was a poor decision by Hurst has to be said. I wouldn't be surprised if Eastwood doesn't even see out his contract here.

One thing about Crocombe is that when he came for crosses, he managed to catch them or get a decent punch in pretty much all the time. Very important at this level when you have a lot of balls slung into the box, often hopefully.

Cartwright looks to have potential but, when all is said and done, he is still a pretty skinny kid and not nearly as dominant under the high ball or from crosses as Crocombe was. Something which he can work on in future years and he'll hopefully improve in this regard if he keeps his place in the team with us this season.

Needs to be doing some bench presses with big Steve.

Should have been kept a fantastic keeper at this level  & proving himself at league above in an average side , was amazed when we let him go

Quoted from Simon

Has he had cramp yet

That comes on when they get a 1 goal lead.

The club knew Max was away weeks before the end of the season and we weren’t going to be able keep him with a big increase in his wages, a move to a league higher and nearer to his girlfriends desired location.

Quoted from Grim up north

The club knew Max was away weeks before the end of the season and we weren’t going to be able keep him with a big increase in his wages, a move to a league higher and nearer to his girlfriends desired location.

His Girlfriend not like Habrough then ?. 😉

Quoted from Grim up north

The club knew Max was away weeks before the end of the season and we weren’t going to be able keep him with a big increase in his wages, a move to a league higher and nearer to his girlfriends desired location.

Nothing to do with only being offered a one year deal, being told he wouldn't be number 1 then?
Crocombe thought he was worth more, and fair play to the bloke, took a risk turning us down as he had nothing lined up at the time.
He did an interview just after rejecting us, abd he openly says he was open to staying, just the deal was crap.