Harvey Cartwright and Jake Eastwood Sign

Cartwright on a seasons loan.

Eastwood on a 2 year deal, fee paid.

Don't know a lot about Cartwright other than his youth pedigree.

I thought Eastwood was decent when he was here before. Seem to remember his kicking was suspect though.

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You would have thought Cartwright starts as number 1 , Hull would surely have wanted some assurances on the amount of gametime he gets.Rochdale fans slating Eastwood , but I thought he looked half decent when here before .

Are they an upgrade on Crocombe ?
Time will tell

So, who are we expecting to start as number 1?

I hope Cartwright is decent I seem to remember Eastwood being very bang average last time he was with us

Hurst seems to hint that they'll both be competing with Cartwright possibly edging it and Eastwood still needing some time developing with Croudson

https://gtfc.co.uk/cartwright-and-eastwood-sign-for-the-mariners/

Eastwood
“I think he is a keeper that has got loads of potential and, despite being 26, he should realistically have many, many years ahead of him. I think he has matured, certainly from speaking to him, and I feel that with Steve Croudson’s help, advice and mentorship that he can go on to be a really good goalkeeper because he’s got all the attributes there. It’s just a case of putting it all together."

Cartwright
“Coming here, certainly, the plan is for him to get more gametime than what he has had in those two previous loans. There’s no guarantees, though, and he knows that but, certainly, with him and Jake joining the Club, I’ve got some real competition there and that’s what I have wanted."

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So, who are we expecting to start as number 1?

I would expect the one we paid money for.

I think Cartwright will be the number 1 but he’ll have to impress to keep hold of it. Yes we’ve paid a fee for Eastwood but it’ll be a nominal fee.

Thank god for that I was getting abit "Twitchy"
watching all the comings and goings etc ..Strikers midfielders etc ..Glad we got us a couple of "Goalies" ..Good luck to them hopefully kick like Johnny  Wilkinson and pounce like a cat ..😉 and don't suffer from New Zealand Cramp 😂
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Are they an upgrade on Crocombe ?
Time will tell

I think you have to put some faith in the manager on this one. Neither are what you’d call seasoned, experienced ‘keepers, despite Eastwood no longer being a youngster at 26, but with a month still to go until the start of the season, you’d have to assume that these are well-planned, considered signings, and not panicky “plan b” type options.

Eastwood’s had a slightly odd career, but this is the third time Hurst has signed him and he usually gets those ones more right than wrong. Hurst was happy to play him in League Two as far back ago as 2019, when at Scunny, and thought enough of him to bring him here when we were properly up shít creek 18 months later.

For what it’s worth, I thought he looked very solid at the time before he was injured. His career has stalled somewhat since then, but I think there’s sufficient evidence of his potential for us to take a punt.

As for Cartwright, who looks as though he will take the number 1 shirt, he’s played for England at both under-18 and under-20 level and that shouldn’t be sniffed at. Given the very nature of goalkeeping, to pick-up youth England caps you have to be exceptional within your age range. There will be plenty of English goalkeepers who go on to have very good careers in the game who never achieve such an accolade - there are several playing regularly in the Championship now who haven’t.

Yes, he’s young and inexperienced but the fact that he’s done so well at youth level suggests he’s no shrinking violet, as does the fact he’s already been trusted to play in the Championship by Hull. Time will tell, but I suspect we may have an exceptional talent on our hands. I very much doubt Hurst would be so seemingly relaxed for swapping the relatively safe and steady hands of Max Crocombe for an unproven youngster were that not the case.

Looking at the picture, unless  Crudson is standing in a hole, they appear to be pretty tall lads.

Harvey is a big lad, his arms are very long aswell. He's got the build of a basketball player with his wing span etc

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Don't know a lot about Cartwright other than his youth pedigree.

I thought Eastwood was decent when he was here before. Seem to remember his kicking was suspect though.

Are there any keepers whose kicking  ISN'T suspect?  

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Harvey is a big lad, his arms are very long aswell. He's got the build of a basketball player with his wing span etc

Jake Eastwood is pretty tall himself, well over 6ft and he looks small next to Cartwright.

Great signings, great video 🙂

Good move this both pushing each other on , can’t wait to see Harvey’s old man reacting if any one has a pop at his lad. Heard so many good things about Harvey looking toward to seeing him playing