New Gillingham goalkeeper Lance Cronin delighted to be given second Football League chance
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By Luke Cawdell
Lance Cronin has expressed his delight
at returning to the Football League following a four-year
exile.
The 24-year-old goalkeeper,
pictured, signed a one-year deal with Gillingham on Monday,
with the club holding an option of a second season, and he’s hoping
to challenge Alan Julian for the No.1 spot.
Cronin said: "I’m delighted to earn a
contract, that was the main thing first, and now secondly it’s
about proving myself and trying to get into the team.
"It’s been a long time (out of the
league) and it’s good to be back involved. Now I just want a chance
to prove myself and show what I can do."
Cronin started out with hometown club
Brighton in their centre of excellence before
progressing through to Crystal Palace’s first team. He was
restricted to a place on the bench with the Eagles and joined
Wycombe on loan.
It was there that he made his only
league appearance in a 1-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers on the final
day of the 2004/05 season.
He was released by Palace at the
end of the season and joined Oldham on non-contract terms. He was
restricted to just one FA Cup appearance as a substitute before
moving to Shrewsbury as understudy to current Manchester City and
England keeper Joe Hart.
He dropped out of the league in 2006
and moved to Gravesend.
Thursday, July 29 2010
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