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 41 
 on: February 11, 2025, 08:29:41 PM 
Started by Alty Dave - Last post by Mick
Ollie Crankshaw..moments of brilliance...but probably best draw a line under this economilly disastrous signing

 42 
 on: February 11, 2025, 08:08:42 PM 
Started by AltyRobin - Last post by Wilmslow Alty
No idea how many sold, does not say.
400 according to the commentators.

 43 
 on: February 11, 2025, 08:07:37 PM 
Started by MarpleAlty - Last post by Wilmslow Alty
Well, he's passed his first test. Coming out to deal with a one on one situation with an outstretched boot on 19 minutes. Phew! ::)

Hmm - gave away possession on 23 minutes in a similar fashion to the PSV game. :-\

Bit if a heart in mouth moment on 35 minutes as he spilled the ball but quickly recovered.

Very shaky again dealing with a short pass back under pressure on 43 minutes. We do have a one goal cushion thanks to Newby now though.

HALF TIME - A reasonable performance from him so far. He did his job when called upon in the 19th minute but some of the issues he had with the ball at his feet in the PSV U21 game were also evident. That's really where he needs to gain confidence.

57 minutes and Oldham have a goal back from Norwood. It was a well placed shot but Ansen didn't seem to make much effort to save it. Still the one goal cushion thanks to Linney.

OH NO! An absolute HOWLER on 80 minutes. Letting the ball slip through his hands from a simple catch and it's a nod-in for who else but Lundstram. I'm lost for words really.

Some redemption with a great save down to his left on 86 minutes.

Surreal moment on 95 minutes as Ansen kicks the ball from his hands directly into an Oldham player a few feet away and the referee awards us a free kick for, well, no one's exactly sure.

FULL TIME - We nearly steal it at the end. 2-2 is a decent result but you have to feel it would have been all three points with a fit Ethan between the sticks. We pretty much spent the whole second half shielding Ansen who I can't see being our favoured stand-in on the basis of this performance. Grateful to him for the saves he pulled off and I'm sure he'll be cursing himself for that second Oldham goal. The saves he did make show he's certainly a propect - but far from the finished article overall.

 44 
 on: February 11, 2025, 07:15:34 PM 
Started by MarpleAlty - Last post by Wilmslow Alty
Did see that he kept a clean sheet in December against PSV's U21s. Wasn't tested too much but made some fairly routine saves when called upon:

https://www.youtube.com/live/8Iuhx6FlaG0?si=rWz_MQYzCMeR7vXL&t=2183 (36:23)
https://www.youtube.com/live/8Iuhx6FlaG0?si=VbogoM251dgXL5Q0&t=2271 (37:51)
https://www.youtube.com/live/8Iuhx6FlaG0?si=GnNxC9aim9ZB64jF&t=5627 (1:33:47)
https://www.youtube.com/live/8Iuhx6FlaG0?si=OWlXeXaISE6nzmJE&t=6506 (1:48:26)

One thing I did observe is that he didn't look too confident in his distribution. He often looked a bit unsure and at one point gave away possesion in a dangerous spot, almost leading to a goal:
https://www.youtube.com/live/8Iuhx6FlaG0?si=7dghfiX0ewUfAqYv&t=2379 (39:39)

One other thing to note is that he seems to have a perfectly adequate long kick in him but for some reason didn't take many of the goal kicks - and in this instance he didn't handle it well when a goal kick was passed short to him:
https://www.youtube.com/live/8Iuhx6FlaG0?si=PDDOQtfNSUNDYBrH&t=5747 (1:35:47)

It's hard to judge from one performance - but I wouldn't call him a like-for-like replacement for Ethan. Let's see how he does at NL level.

 45 
 on: February 11, 2025, 06:18:37 PM 
Started by MarpleAlty - Last post by Mick
To make a point - about young inexperienced players - which some will agree with and others won't.

When I started work as a 16 year in an industry that no longer exists today, I was soon thrown into the deep end and as a consequence I thought I was a man....the dogs bollox. I was wrong, I was still a boy, oblivious to the fact that I was being 'looked after' at work by men who just kept an eye on us.


When I was 18 I was then a man...but I then realised I needed help from more experienced colleagues....something my earlier arrogance and maturity prevented me from appreciating.

By 21 years of age, I genuinely felt I was good at the job I did....and almost 40 years later still think so.

So at what point does a footballer become a man ?....Norman Whiteside was 17...good enough is old enough I suppose.
Sorry for the rambling post....just got me thinking about things

 46 
 on: February 11, 2025, 05:36:22 PM 
Started by MarpleAlty - Last post by Wilmslow Alty
Seems to have his head screwed on and looks to be well backed by Norwich. Also says he likes saving penalties, which doesn't hurt...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wkXYUxj-EE

 47 
 on: February 11, 2025, 05:11:05 PM 
Started by MarpleAlty - Last post by bobmcp
Norwich City goalkeeper Caleb Ansen has joined Vanarama National League side Altrincham on a short-term loan.

Ansen has featured regularly for the Under-21s this season and was named on the substitutes bench for a number of first-team games last season.


 48 
 on: February 11, 2025, 05:08:12 PM 
Started by MarpleAlty - Last post by Alty Dave
It's no disrespect to Fallon,Parky said he need to find another keeper, if he cannot, we will all back Fallon. He would definitely do his best but is very inexperienced at this level. Now have a keeper from Norwich on loan

 49 
 on: February 11, 2025, 04:27:51 PM 
Started by Alty Dave - Last post by Alty Bri
It's got to be George Wilson, surely?

 50 
 on: February 11, 2025, 01:50:30 PM 
Started by Alty Dave - Last post by MarpleAlty
Fantastic news - hopefully this will put to bed the fears from some quarters that he'll be 'another James Berry' - the plan for him is on track, and I'm convinced he'll be a big player for us moving forwards.

Who else do we need to tie down at the moment? The only ones I'm fairly sure will be out of contract are Lewis Banks, George Wilson, Justin Amaluzor and Ollie Crankshaw - although I'm working on the assumption that Ethan Ross and Alex Newby were 2.5 year deals, and there might be some 1 year deals from this season too - I'm guessing Lucas Weaver might have been one of them.

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