Current Player Thread Simon Eastwood

[Carpy]

Simon Eastwood Signed: 1st July 2010 - 24th June 2011 27th Jun 2016 - Present ​

 

[Bath Yellow]

He’s obviously not been cutting it in training, otherwise he wouldn’t have been ignored.

I certainly haven’t been convinced by what I’ve seen of him

Played well against Arsenal

 

[yellowbow]

Eastwoods furniture must be crap. There’s no way he would’ve signed a new deal if he’d managed to sell it all..

 

[Scotchegg]

So we have a new manager and a new goalkeeper coach, and both are happy to extend Eastwood's contract by a further year? Maybe he's not quite as bad as some were suggesting.

 

[Paul Cannell]

Can only assume something akin to the Henry situation from last Summer - effectively being offered an extended deal for a reduced wage (albeit Henry's change was triggered by the contract for Brannagan).

I think you'll find that Henry's wage rose as a result of the Brannagan contract.

 

[Carpy]

Sensible move from the club, will likely never be our number 1 but finding a number 2 that’s not likely to cause any issues behind the scenes is hard to find I should imagine, not to mention that he’s still a capable enough keeper at this level to fill in should it be needed

 

[Mellowyellow]

Great player for the club.
The thinking must be to give McGinty a full loan to see if he imporves, or sell at the end of the season.
He is shaky and miles away from Beadle, who we are setting our standards fora first choice keeper.

 

[Swaby39]

Oh for f*ck's sake!!

 

[Londox]

I'm really worried about Easty playing in goal for the next few weeks.

Do we need an emergency loan?

 

[Leysboy]

I'm really worried about Easty playing in goal for the next few weeks.

Do we need an emergency loan?

Im bloody petrified!!

 

[Northstandboy]

I'm really worried about Easty playing in goal for the next few weeks.

Do we need an emergency loan?

Is it confirmed they Cummings will be out?

 

[EastStandKieran]

There is no way we can start Saturday with Eastwood in goal first thing tomorrow we should be sorting an emergency goalie

 

[BTCW]

Cumming injury doesn’t sound too bad thank god.

Eastwood has been a decent servant but that’s Coventry, Wimbledon & tonight where he’s been the worst player on the pitch.

 

[foghorn]

His arms have gone.

 

[CaptainOx]

We can't sign an "emergency" loan type signing because Eastwood is available.
If he were to get crocked then we potentially could as Eddie Brearey would be the only pro keeper and he has less than 5 senior appearances. However as it sounds like there is a recall clause on McGinty, I think it would be expected that we trigger that and an emergency loan would be rejected anyway.

Any keeper signing would have to be a full loan until end of the season or a permanent deal.
Or a keeper who is a free agent on a short term deal - but can't be many of them around who have played some football recently.

 

[CaptainOx]

Having watched the Bishop goal back in slow-mo, actually think the first save is fantastic from Eastwood, point blank, takes a nick in front of him off Bishop who didn't have the original shot and he stops it.
Complete pot luck where the ball ends up going, he blocks a 2nd stab from Bishop, and it then looks like Smyth and Moore get in each others way which stops Moore putting his boot through the ball, leaving Bishop to bundle it over the line.

The defending out wide is horrendous to allow the initial cross to come in.

Eastwood's positioning for the second is all over the place (the old shot across him situation), much like the defence as well.

 

[yellowbow]

We can't sign an "emergency" loan type signing because Eastwood is available.
If he were to get crocked then we potentially could as Eddie Brearey would be the only pro keeper and he has less than 5 senior appearances. However as it sounds like there is a recall clause on McGinty, I think it would be expected that we trigger that and an emergency loan would be rejected anyway.

Any keeper signing would have to be a full loan until end of the season or a permanent deal.
Or a keeper who is a free agent on a short term deal - but can't be many of them around who have played some football recently.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

But why?

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Disagree. Why? Could have saved the cash we don't need 3 goalies

 

[Yellowmania]

Did he even get registered last season?

 

[Carpy]

But why?

Training goalie and on very little money in the grand scheme of things, not sure why folks are so confused by it.

 

[holdsteady]

All big clubs have training goalies don’t they? Can’t wait till we get a throw in coach.

 

[Whingit]

I hope we see a Long and Eastwood joint testimonial at some point.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Disagree. Why? Could have saved the cash we don't need 3 goalies

Most, if not all clubs at this level have a 3rd keeper who is more of a ‘training keeper’ who is an older, experienced player. Eastwood has 427 games under his belt and is well thought of at the club. His wage won’t be breaking the bank either.

 

[Scotchegg]

I think clubs tend to have unregistered 3rd keepers due to the emergency goalkeeper loans being so restrictive. Any keeper on your books must be used before bringing another in. So should we have an injury and suspension at the same time, we could call on someone with 400 league games under their belt rather than a youth keeper.

 

[Marked Ox]

All big clubs have training goalies don’t they? Can’t wait till we get a throw in coach.

Already got one with Lewis Price doing the set pieces alongside his GK coaching role.

I assume SE is also part of the GK coaching set up as well as being training keeper.

 

[Under The Cuckoo Lane]

No brainer, we need somebody to get the ice creams ffs.

 

[Emilio]

Only just noticed Easty made the bench at the weekend. So we've chosen to register him in the 25 man squad this season then? Does anyone have a full list?

 

[n1]

Don't think the final list is due yet. We could choose not to register him and Ingram which would enable us to use an emergency loan in the event that Cumming got injured.

Guess that would mean Knightbridge on the bench.