We have extended Anthony Patterson's loan deal until 9 January.
The Sunderland goalkeeper has impressed head coach Ian Burchnall after joining us last month to cover for the injured Sam Slocombe. And, despite our number-one nearing a return to action, the head coach wants to keep Patterson in his plans.
"We'd like to say a big thank you to Sunderland for agreeing to let Anthony stay with us," said Burchnall. "He gives us very strong competition and both he and Sam will benefit from being pushed hard by each other every day. "Our involvement in the cup competitions, which Anthony will be eligible for, makes the autumn/winter period a busy one for us so this move ensures we have excellent cover to see us through."
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Last edited by SwalePie; 14-10-2021 at 03:21 PM.
Let's hope his goals/games conceded/aggregate is better than Sloco's.
Following a short-term injury to Sam Slocombe, we have completed the loan signing of Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson.
Our number-one could be out for up to three weeks after taking a knock in training and, following Ciaran Brennan’s arrival on Wednesday, we have once again moved swiftly into the loan market to source cover.
Patterson, 21, is highly regarded at Sunderland and has already made four first-team appearances for them this season – two in League One and two in the EFL Cup, emerging victorious on each occasion.
And Ian Burchnall is confident we have made another strong addition at short notice.
“As disappointed as we are to have lost Sam, we’re delighted to have been able to add another quality loan player in Anthony,” said the head coach.
“I know people at Sunderland and they rate him really highly, as evidenced by his involvement in their first-team environment not only this season but over the past few years.
“He trained with the boys today and we’ll do everything we can to fully prepare him for Altrincham.
“Contact injuries like Sam’s and Connell Rawlinson’s are inevitable over the course of a long season but to lose them both at the same time as Kyle Cameron is very unfortunate.
“These are the challenges football poses, though, and the important thing is to be prepared to deal with them, which I feel we have been.”
Tiernan Brooks, meanwhile, will continue his loan spell with Worksop Town.
“He’s doing really well there and we don’t want to disrupt that,” said Burchnall.
“As much as we rate Tiernan and feel he has a bright future with us, he still has a lot of development ahead of him before he’s ready for first-team football with us.
“He understands that and is applying himself brilliantly at Worksop, which will do him the world of good.”
Patterson, who will wear squad number 25, will remain with us until 26 October.
I watched some videos earlier of Patterson and he’s definitely one who likes to command his box, also has a high percentage of reflex saves. Fingers crossed his does a job for us.
It's noticeable that there was no public mention of Slocombe being injured until the situation had been remedied. Very professional.