Macca

Quoted from rancido

Regardless of what division we are in next season I am sure Crocombe will be 1st choice goalkeeper. However I do believe that Battersby will be developed to eventually become No 1. Crocombe is an improvement on Macca but I think he is really only good enough for League 2 football. If Battersby develops then he could, eventually, be our 1st choice 'keeper for many seasons to come.

Not sure Crocombe is the answer. He’s better in the air than Macca, his kicking is awful though and his shot stopping only what you’d expect.

For me, the day Macca threw his toys out the pram was the end of his career at Grimsby.  At a guess I would say every player has been dropped at some time in their career, and not gone straight to the Managers office and asked for a transfer.

Thanks for the last 10 years Macca, but now it's time to move on!

Quoted from 123614

For me, the day Macca threw his toys out the pram was the end of his career at Grimsby.  At a guess I would say every player has been dropped at some time in their career, and not gone straight to the Managers office and asked for a transfer.

Thanks for the last 10 years Macca, but now it's time to move on!

That happened under the ‘management’ of Marcus Bignot, who was an absolute fruit loop. I can’t imagine many people would be happy in their line of work if their boss was acting like a douche bag towards them.

I don’t see anywhere in the narrative that this did for him, anyway. He signed a lucrative 3 year deal and became team captain, rightly or wrongly, after the event. What’s cost him is a distinct loss of form and an increase in error making. That’s why he’s found himself replaced twice in two seasons, not because of his conduct off the pitch.

You don’t always need to read between the lines. Not everything is a conspiracy.  

I think Macca has been a phenomenal servant to the club but Crocombe is better. It's really as simple as that. Macca might be a better shot stopper. But Crocombe is better with his feet, makes less howlers, controls his box better an fundamentally is the all-round better package.

Macca isn't getting better either. Since we got promoted he has frankly being going backwards. I think the Henderson debacle/ill health (was it meningitis?) knocked him. But he isn't the goalkeeper he was the season before we went up when he was brilliant, probably the best goalkeeper in the league.

It might be in the final game of the season if nothing is riding on it he could come on. I suspect he'll get another National League club, but it will depend on whether he wants to uproot his family.

Quoted from horsforthmariner

I think Macca has been a phenomenal servant to the club but Crocombe is better. It's really as simple as that. Macca might be a better shot stopper. But Crocombe is better with his feet, makes less howlers, controls his box better an fundamentally is the all-round better package.

Macca isn't getting better either. Since we got promoted he has frankly being going backwards. I think the Henderson debacle/ill health (was it meningitis?) knocked him. But he isn't the goalkeeper he was the season before we went up when he was brilliant, probably the best goalkeeper in the league.

It might be in the final game of the season if nothing is riding on it he could come on. I suspect he'll get another National League club, but it will depend on whether he wants to uproot his family.

Generally agree apart from Crocombe being better with his feet. He’s awful. Watch the amount of times he kicks it straight down the middle to be meat and drink for NL centre halves or shanks it out of play.

Whether there’s a wider issue or not, the fact nobody is even asking PH the question, especially considering it’s his testimonial season and all that hardly helps quash any rumours.

I like Macca and he’s been decent for us, won us games and kept us in games throughout his time here but to be honest, if you didn’t know Macca existed you’d have thought Crocombe had been our keeper for a while. I don’t think we miss Macca but equally, Crocombe is hardly a Henderson or Coyne…

Fact is he’s been a loyal servant to the club, settled in the area when many others haven’t and been a great ambassador for the club. If, as it seems, that his time here is done - then that is what should be remembered imho.

Wish him all the best for the future, wherever that may be.

Kicking is one of the strongest aspects of Crocombe's game. OK, he's only a bit more accurate than McKeown was, but he's a 5th division goalkeeper, so what can you really expect? The fact is that he generally keeps his goal kicks and clearances in and kicks them 20 yards further than McKeown was capable of. Pushing the opposition further back when they retain or challenge for possession is very important at this level.

Can I just say Macca has been with us 10 years, he's into a testimonial year,how many players in our recent history can say they've given the club that kind of service?..
Yes, we all know he threw a wobbler over the Henderson/Bignot love affair but how do you expect him to react when a manager tells him he won't be playing whilst said manager is in charge!.
The man deserves so much kudos from the town faithful and the local community, so to see him almost fading into the shadows is a little disheartening tbh
We've all seen and known his weaknesses as a keeper, that's never changed in 10 years and I do believe Crocombe is a better all round keeper, do we need/want better still?, I'd say yes.

Quoted from Poojah

That happened under the ‘management’ of Marcus Bignot, who was an absolute fruit loop. I can’t imagine many people would be happy in their line of work if their boss was acting like a douche bag towards them.

I don’t see anywhere in the narrative that this did for him, anyway. He signed a lucrative 3 year deal and became team captain, rightly or wrongly, after the event. What’s cost him is a distinct loss of form and an increase in error making. That’s why he’s found himself replaced twice in two seasons, not because of his conduct off the pitch.

You don’t always need to read between the lines. Not everything is a conspiracy.  

Exactly. The transfer request was more than 5 years ago! (he's signed 2 deals since then) Classic 2+2=73.