With the registration not showing up on the player transfers (obviously because it's not an intra-EHL transfer) section of the England Hockey website, I had forgotten about the ITK notice of David Forrester joining the East Conference in the men's national league. Forrester joins from Inverness, having played at Edinburgh during his time at university, impressing as a young goalkeeper and cementing his position through strong performances. Having starred for the Scottish national team in recently friendlies and with GB Super League experience in addition and scouting for the future, there is a chance for him to show his qualities at this level and give his new team the push to recover their league placing we have come to know. With Scotand seemingly open to changing around their goalies and giving them new opportunities, this will also give management more confidence in his aims and developmental ambitions.
Only 23, there is strong upside for the Essex based club as he could be there for quite some time as he gets used to the standard of play and expectations, just like national compatriot and competitor James Cachia has done with Sheffield Hallam. Forrester should theoretically slot straight into the squad ahead of Chris Naven (also 23) after joining, and gives them a stronger level of depth in their goalie ranks. With Stuart Hendy out of the picture (having disappeared from the hockey scene), Old Loughts were in need of a strong replacement in order to push for table successes having dropped off the mark in recent seasons; I had assumed that after Canterbury were promoted a couple of seasons back, OL's would be the ones to take advantage and secure promotion. But this hasn't been the case and with David bringing with him experience from the Scottish national leagues as well as BUCS representations, which has helped him mature and development as a player and goalkeeper, there are good signs for his success this season as he settles in to new surroundings.
Only 23, there is strong upside for the Essex based club as he could be there for quite some time as he gets used to the standard of play and expectations, just like national compatriot and competitor James Cachia has done with Sheffield Hallam. Forrester should theoretically slot straight into the squad ahead of Chris Naven (also 23) after joining, and gives them a stronger level of depth in their goalie ranks. With Stuart Hendy out of the picture (having disappeared from the hockey scene), Old Loughts were in need of a strong replacement in order to push for table successes having dropped off the mark in recent seasons; I had assumed that after Canterbury were promoted a couple of seasons back, OL's would be the ones to take advantage and secure promotion. But this hasn't been the case and with David bringing with him experience from the Scottish national leagues as well as BUCS representations, which has helped him mature and development as a player and goalkeeper, there are good signs for his success this season as he settles in to new surroundings.
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