Harvey Cartwright

Quoted from Bawmariner

I don't see why cartwright wouldn't want to stay here. Its not as if he's had a huge amount of game time anywhere else. If he can have a good 2nd half of the season here, he could really solidify that number 1 spot. Going somewhere else risks being frozen out of a team with not much chance to get in.

I wonder if Hurst would have been still here had he played Cartwright from the start. I can think or two or three games were Eastwood directly lost us points. Had Eastwood not made those mistakes, cartwright would likely still be on the bench with not much chance of getting in the team.

Fair point but he didn’t pick him so it’s just part of the list of things he got horribly wrong from the summer onwards

Quoted from HerveJosse

Fair point but he didn’t pick him so it’s just part of the list of things he got horribly wrong from the summer onwards

I don't think it's that fair and is quite revisionist. Cartwright was pretty poor in his EFL Trophy and League Cup appearances towards the start of the season, a period which coincided with Eastwood playing reasonably well. Eastwood kept 3 clean sheets in his first 6 league matches but then his and the rest of the team's form dropped off massively which resulted in Hurst's sacking (even if Hurst did stick Cartwright in goal against Doncaster in his last game in charge). Cartwright during his recent run in the team has inarguably done well and outperformed Eastwood during that poor run throughout September and October, but Cartwright (and the rest of the side) still haven't kept a clean sheet in any of the 9 league games he's started.

Got his first clean sheet tonight. Well done.

Quoted from Chrisblor

I don't think it's that fair and is quite revisionist. Cartwright was pretty poor in his EFL Trophy and League Cup appearances towards the start of the season, a period which coincided with Eastwood playing reasonably well. Eastwood kept 3 clean sheets in his first 6 league matches but then his and the rest of the team's form dropped off massively which resulted in Hurst's sacking (even if Hurst did stick Cartwright in goal against Doncaster in his last game in charge). Cartwright during his recent run in the team has inarguably done well and outperformed Eastwood during that poor run throughout September and October, but Cartwright (and the rest of the side) still haven't kept a clean sheet in any of the 9 league games he's started.

Another good performance from Cartwright. I completely accept he had a shocker against Mansfield but there were clear signs are change in goal were needed. I honestly think Eastwood was a large reason we went through such a poor run of form. I don't think it would have been anywhere near as bad if not. I don't usually jumpy on players backs but he was in shocking form for a long period of time. Looking back at the stats, they completely back up what I'm saying.

Wrexham 9 shots on target 3 goals
Crawley 3 shots on target 3 goals
Swindon 3 shots on target 2 goals
Barrow 8 shots on target 1 goal
Tranmere 3 shots 2 goals
Accrington 2 shots on target 2 goals
Stockport 6 shots on target 3 goals
Colchester 4 shots on target 3 goals

Obviously its not all Eastwoods fault, but a remember a few being at least partially his fault. It just goes to show that we really should have picked up more points against Crawley, Swindon, Tranmere, Accrington, Stockport, and Colchester and probably would have with a better keeper.

Just checked I missed the Bradford game off were he conceded 1 goal from 1 shot on target (I don't remember that being his fault though). Even for his 3 cleansheets he only faced 8 shots on target.

Quoted from Mariner_501

Family friend said he would be happy to stay, but he would have to take a pretty decent wage cut (Hull currently paying all his wages, much steeper than what we pay)

I can't see him being on massive wages at Hull. He's not established and down the pecking order as far as their keepers are concerned. He would get more of a chance at Town to establish himself and become our permanent number one. It will do him good and us if he does well and progresses. I don't think his wages would be out of our grasp if we really wanted him to sign and stay with us, and I hope he does.

He’s going to make a few mistakes because of his age and inexperience but in my opinion has a lot of potential.
As regards him signing permanently, he was a born and bred here. A good friend of mine knows his dad very well and although I’ve never met either of them , they are apparently both big town fans so I certainly think it’s a possibility.

Making good progress and looked even better with Waterfall talking and steering the back line further forward than the 6 yard line last night.

It gives Cartwright time to see through balls, and make moves to grab, save shots or smother threats.

Looking confident and also making some good reflex saves.

As long as Eisa doesn't send more wild back passes in his direction from just above the halfway line ???

Quoted from Captaincod

He’s going to make a few mistakes because of his age and inexperience but in my opinion has a lot of potential.
As regards him signing permanently, he was a born and bred here. A good friend of mine knows his dad very well and although I’ve never met either of them , they are apparently both big town fans so I certainly think it’s a possibility.

Harvey had a season ticket for years, huge Town fan. Think if it's going to happen, it'll be something that he pushes through himself but would probably command a fee as he's under contract until 2026.

Quoted from Bawmariner

Another good performance from Cartwright. I completely accept he had a shocker against Mansfield but there were clear signs are change in goal were needed. I honestly think Eastwood was a large reason we went through such a poor run of form. I don't think it would have been anywhere near as bad if not. I don't usually jumpy on players backs but he was in shocking form for a long period of time. Looking back at the stats, they completely back up what I'm saying.

Wrexham 9 shots on target 3 goals
Crawley 3 shots on target 3 goals
Swindon 3 shots on target 2 goals
Barrow 8 shots on target 1 goal
Tranmere 3 shots 2 goals
Accrington 2 shots on target 2 goals
Stockport 6 shots on target 3 goals
Colchester 4 shots on target 3 goals

Obviously its not all Eastwoods fault, but a remember a few being at least partially his fault. It just goes to show that we really should have picked up more points against Crawley, Swindon, Tranmere, Accrington, Stockport, and Colchester and probably would have with a better keeper.

Just checked I missed the Bradford game off were he conceded 1 goal from 1 shot on target (I don't remember that being his fault though). Even for his 3 cleansheets he only faced 8 shots on target.

Those results against Crawley, Accrington and Colchester are still haunting me - definitely made me think that relegation was more likely than not. Awful stuff.

Thank god DA is slowly turning things round for us.