Looked very decent tonight, but then the whole team did so not going to read too much into it yet. I wouldn't be dropping him after tonight though. Can't be worse than MacGillivray and looks less erratic that JoJo.
Edit, think that may have been the first time without base layer.
Thought he was excellent and looked very assured. Think it's safe to say we'd have lost that with MacGillivray in goal.
Can’t drop him on that performance,as a lot have said already,sort the kicking & distribution out,but kept us in that game throughout & that penalty save…👍
Excellent, has to be my MOM. I think the fact that he didn't go early on the opening penalties, led to their misses, because they were expecting to send the ball in the other corner.
He looks like he enjoys getting to the ball at all costs and goalkeeping as a whole. McG seems to like the pretty bits of keeping. Stay fit AMB. All I can say.
Looks a better keeper than Woolacott to me - seems more confident.
Too early for that judgment I think. There was a generous amount of (deserved) luck as well as talent in the clean sheet last night and what looks like confidence when it works out looks like poor decisions when it doesn't.
I'm not ruling him out by any means but Woolacott is one of few to still be in credit and I wouldn't count out his greater experience over a season.
Looks a better keeper than Woolacott to me - seems more confident.
Too early for that judgment I think. There was a generous amount of (deserved) luck as well as talent in the clean sheet last night and what looks like confidence when it works out looks like poor decisions when it doesn't.
I'm not ruling him out by any means but Woolacott is one of few to still be in credit and I wouldn't count out his greater experience over a season.
He obviously needs to play more but I can't say Woolacott has impressed me that much. If AMB gets a run in the team we can make a better judgement .
Under Karl Robinson we did a pre-season tour to Dublin and I was fortunate to attend alongside my father (auction prize). We got to fly and stay at the team hotel, meet a number of the players and were looked after by the wonder Mrs Leaburn.
She told us about how Ash had arrived with us. He came over, alone, from Australia and trialled for us and we really liked the look of him but he still had some growing to do. We asked him to come back in a couple of years and we would see how it went. He returned to us a few years later - impressed again and had grown - so we signed him up straight away. That takes some bollocks to move to the other side of the world as a teenager to follow your dream but I'm glad he did He was living with The Leaburns for a while and Tracey was saying he'd just cooked his first ever dinner - she was so proud of him
Any way - I was so impressed with him last night. I knew he was a talented goalkeeper but we hadn't had the opportunity to see it. Last night he definitely played his part - his handling was immaculate and his kicking was long. Not quite as comfortable with the ball at his feet as Jojo but his shotstopping and handling were excellent. For me he is definitely above CMC in the pecking order
Under Karl Robinson we did a pre-season tour to Dublin and I was fortunate to attend alongside my father (auction prize). We got to fly and stay at the team hotel, meet a number of the players and were looked after by the wonder Mrs Leaburn.
She told us about how Ash had arrived with us. He came over, alone, from Australia and trialled for us and we really liked the look of him but he still had some growing to do. We asked him to come back in a couple of years and we would see how it went. He returned to us a few years later - impressed again and had grown - so we signed him up straight away. That takes some bollocks to move to the other side of the world as a teenager to follow your dream but I'm glad he did He was living with The Leaburns for a while and Tracey was saying he'd just cooked his first ever dinner - she was so proud of him
Any way - I was so impressed with him last night. I knew he was a talented goalkeeper but we hadn't had the opportunity to see it. Last night he definitely played his part - his handling was immaculate and his kicking was long. Not quite as comfortable with the ball at his feet as Jojo but his shotstopping and handling were excellent. For me he is definitely above CMC in the pecking order
Yeah I've always admired Ashley for sacrificing everything to come halfway round the world in what is nothing more than a gamble, so great to see its paying off - Matt Dench is another one who has taken a very similar path, and was good to see him appearing in the EFL Trophy this season.
What I like in the small amount I’ve seen of him is that he has the physicality required by a modern GK. Tall, athletic and good handler of the ball and is already a very good shot stopper. I think there’s improvement needed though. Distribution is massive for a GK these days and I think there’s room there for him to improve. Actually think he’s better than Nick Pope was at the same stage.
Fantastic game and of course one swallow etc, but I think that puts to bed the AMB v McG debate for the moment. Thanks for the memories Craig but barring injuries there’s no reason for us to be seeing any more of him now that we’ve got two far superior and more confident keepers clearly in front of him. Time to go.
I was surprised that he was dropped for the cheltenham game. Even though we had been on a bad run, none of the goals were down to him. With McG’s error in that game that caused the defeat made the decision even worse.
What a game he had last night. As other have said I felt he looked more confident than he had done on previous recent games and wonder if some of that is about how the team were set up and asked to play. The no nonsense defending and clear your lines we saw was quite a contrast to Garnerball and perhaps Ashley feels more comfortable with this in terms of both his own game and knowing what defenders in front of him will do.
One of the ways that football has evolved in recent decades is in goalkeeping, stemming from when the back pass law was put in (one of the best rule changes ever in my view). We have gone from keepers needing to only kick the ball from hands and a dead ball for a goal kick, to having to play a moving ball passed back to them and now in some teams to be part of a back line that strokes the ball around. In the old days a keeper was primarily there for shot stopping and dealing with opposition balls into the box. Now we have different types of keeper suited to different styles of play. I’m not sure Dean Kiely would have been a keeper you would want in goal for Garnerball and he is probably the best keeper most of us have seen play for Charlton in our lifetime.
It will be interesting to see how things pan out for Ashley at Charlton, but I d think much might depend on the style of play we use going forward and the same would probably apply for Innes and Levelle too.
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Thought he was excellent and looked very assured. Think it's safe to say we'd have lost that with MacGillivray in goal.
Not the best at kicking but his shot stopping is excellent
no 2 at the very least
no more CMc please
But other than that he was decent tonight. Kicking needs work but dealt with everything else well.
I think the fact that he didn't go early on the opening penalties, led to their misses, because they were expecting to send the ball in the other corner.
McG should leave in January, I'd imagine he is on a decent wage too!
I'm not ruling him out by any means but Woolacott is one of few to still be in credit and I wouldn't count out his greater experience over a season.
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/view/5f97700a8cff8/ashley-maynard-brewer-signs-new-contract-to-keep-him-at-the-valley-until-at-least-2023
Under Karl Robinson we did a pre-season tour to Dublin and I was fortunate to attend alongside my father (auction prize). We got to fly and stay at the team hotel, meet a number of the players and were looked after by the wonder Mrs Leaburn.
She told us about how Ash had arrived with us. He came over, alone, from Australia and trialled for us and we really liked the look of him but he still had some growing to do. We asked him to come back in a couple of years and we would see how it went. He returned to us a few years later - impressed again and had grown - so we signed him up straight away. That takes some bollocks to move to the other side of the world as a teenager to follow your dream but I'm glad he did
He was living with The Leaburns for a while and Tracey was saying he'd just cooked his first ever dinner - she was so proud of him
Any way - I was so impressed with him last night. I knew he was a talented goalkeeper but we hadn't had the opportunity to see it. Last night he definitely played his part - his handling was immaculate and his kicking was long. Not quite as comfortable with the ball at his feet as Jojo but his shotstopping and handling were excellent. For me he is definitely above CMC in the pecking order