Originally Posted by
jackal2
If the incoming player's as good as Anthony Patterson then we'll have him, although I've not got the total downer on Sam Slocombe that some people have. Sam's not bad for this level of football as long as you leave him to be a goalkeeper and don't ask him to become an outfield player, which I think was at the root of his slight loss of confidence under Burchnall, perhaps continuing under Williams. Like any 'keeper in Division 5 he's got weaknesses, and yes he is a bit dodgy on crosses at times, but perhaps we could address that by working a harder to stop so many of them coming in!