Southend sign keeper James Montgomery on loan

[Napster]

Just loaned a GK from Gateshead!

 

[Napster]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1366788020842729475

 

[Jay_SUFC]

Surely we are not going to play a Gateshead keeper ahead of Seadon!

 

[Napster]

Lets hope he's as good as his Grandad!

 

[Bromley Blue]

Does signing a non-league keeper enable us to play Seaden and have Montgomery on the bench? Or have we really signed a non-league keeper to start?!

 

[OrangeyBrown]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1366789104634122251

https://twitter.com/x/status/1366790016660353033

Well I'm sold...

Good luck to the lad

 

[Danshrimper]

Surely we are not going to play a Gateshead keeper ahead of Seadon!

Well we’ve signed him on an emergency loan so we have to. The alternative was taking the risk of no keeper on the bench.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

See post #129.

Now for the lotto numbers.

 

[Clarky176]

Wonder if he's one to look for next season, if Oxley is too expensive or wants to go.

 

[Jcd]

Just to be a pedant and add another question into the fray... Does the emergency loan provision that keepers signed on emergency loan have to start apply to loans from EFL clubs only?

 

[Jay_SUFC]

Well we’ve signed him on an emergency loan so we have to. The alternative was taking the risk of no keeper on the bench.

I would be extremely hacked off if I was Seadon, and we have a keeper we can put on the bench (albeit a youngster)

 

[londonblue]

Why's he wearing a FGR shirt?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Why's he wearing a FGR shirt?

Because he use to play for them?

 

[Danshrimper]

I would be extremely hacked off if I was Seadon, and we have a keeper we can put on the bench (albeit a youngster)

And most people would be extremely hacked off if Seadon got injured and we had to put a 16 year old in goal against one of the best teams in the division in the middle of a relegation battle.

It’s harsh on Seadon, especially when he did well on Saturday and it’s a Non-League keeper coming in but it’s not the clubs fault how the rules work, and we aren’t in a position to be taking risks.

 

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United have signed goalkeeper James Montgomery on an emergency seven day loan from Gateshead.

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[Derbyshire Blue]

Hope he has a great game, looks the real deal and we get first option on signing him up for when/if Oxley goes.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

And most people would be extremely hacked off if Seadon got injured and we had to put a 16 year old in goal against one of the best teams in the division in the middle of a relegation battle.

It’s harsh on Seadon, especially when he did well on Saturday and it’s a Non-League keeper coming in but it’s not the clubs fault how the rules work, and we aren’t in a position to be taking risks.

But what are the chances of Seadon getting injured during a game; I would expect they are extremely low

 

[Napster]

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

And most people would be extremely hacked off if Seadon got injured and we had to put a 16 year old in goal against one of the best teams in the division in the middle of a relegation battle.

It’s harsh on Seadon, especially when he did well on Saturday and it’s a Non-League keeper coming in but it’s not the clubs fault how the rules work, and we aren’t in a position to be taking risks.

Before he signed, we had no viable alternative.
In my mind's eye, Seadon got injured, and the likes of Dieng and Hobson played between the sticks second half.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

I saw this and thought OMG! However, it could be with a view to next season, and from those couple of tweets he sounds highly rated.

I think in terms of positions, GK is the easiest one to step up from Non-League.