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.
