A goalkeeper transfer in-season, rather than one made in the offseason, sees Tom Pinnegar make the switch down the road to Cannock. The same club he was at for a small while before his time at the University of Birmingham (he was third choice then; stuck behind the duo of James Fair and Patrick Smith), he is going to be keen to make the starting position his own. Back from a stint playing for Altona over in Australia, both he and his new club will be hoping that this extra season stint hasn't worn him out too much and that his form will carry over into the 'big leagues' of the Prem. This is a good move by Cannock to bolster their goalkeeping department (with quite a few clubs struggling actually at the moment in that area), and only time will tell whether Cannock will choose to stick with Forrester or see a fight from Pinnegar to keep the starts.
Showing posts with label Tom Pinnegar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tom Pinnegar. Show all posts
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Sunday, 1 December 2013
Pinnegar using Mazon elbows
There aren't exactly too many English goalkeepers using them throughout the leagues and national league, so it's a little interesting (kit nerd, goalie obsessive wise anyhoo!) to see Tom Pinnegar wearing Mazon elbow pads. The England U21's goalkeeper, who is backing up Harry Gibson at the upcoming Junior World Cup, with Stubbings having fallen out of favour, has been using elbow pads for quite a while, although was in Obo ones before that. With Monarch not currently making their own elbow pads yet, it's a bespoke scenario a lot like when Brothers was sponsored by Mercian in his playing days. Popular in Australia and in Belgium as mentioned previously, it'll be interesting to see how much they catch on (or not as the case may be!) given the options for movement and flexibility that they give us goalkeepers.
Anyways, you can see him in action wearing them here, noticable from the padding around the arm and none on the inside of the elbow:
Anyways, you can see him in action wearing them here, noticable from the padding around the arm and none on the inside of the elbow:
Monday, 25 November 2013
Pinnegar giving Birmingham a fighting chance
Being a university side (as the name suggests!) the first eleven University of Birmingham team will have to go through changes as they see in and out new and old faces, so having a regular and consistent goalkeeper to turn to is going to be of great use for a squad in transition each year, as they push on from being able to establish a strong foothold in the league, into being table toppers. And Birmingham are lucky to have GBU21's reserve goalkeeper Pinnegar as their starting goalkeeper for the past few seasons, offering a level of consistency in spite of his age.
Having blogged previously about his playing opportunities, Pinnegar was at Cannock for a short while, but with Patrick Smith now establishing himself for the Staffordshire side after deputisying for London's GB starter Fair, Pinnegar would have struggled to break into the squad, simply because of Smith's own level of experience and Fair's, so signing with Birmingham was a good move considering the need for game time and experience for young goalies to develop and achieve their best as they look to bloom. Birmingham have been doing well the past few seasons and are currently challenging beyond mid-table as they battle it out with other university side Exeter for points, these tough games helping Pinnegar establish himself as a national league starter and for participating in GBU21 action this season.
Having blogged previously about his playing opportunities, Pinnegar was at Cannock for a short while, but with Patrick Smith now establishing himself for the Staffordshire side after deputisying for London's GB starter Fair, Pinnegar would have struggled to break into the squad, simply because of Smith's own level of experience and Fair's, so signing with Birmingham was a good move considering the need for game time and experience for young goalies to develop and achieve their best as they look to bloom. Birmingham have been doing well the past few seasons and are currently challenging beyond mid-table as they battle it out with other university side Exeter for points, these tough games helping Pinnegar establish himself as a national league starter and for participating in GBU21 action this season.
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