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Stage Punch
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Good for him. Super nice kid Matt. 

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Two kiwi keepers in League 2.  Hopefully I'll get to see them both play this season.

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Backheel wrote:

Subject to international clearance

http://www.ctfc.com/news/article/gould-joins-robin...

"Matthew is the son of form Glasgow Celtic goalkeeper Jonathan Gould and of course the grandson of former Cheltenham Town manager Bobby Gould."

Solid football pedigree.

How old is he?

Likely to play age group football for NZ?

I read Cheltenham are so impressed, they want him on the bench immediately for the first team this Saturday vs. Luton.

Life and death
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Born 7 January 1994

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Big Pete 65 wrote:

Backheel wrote:

Subject to international clearance

http://www.ctfc.com/news/article/gould-joins-robin...

"Matthew is the son of form Glasgow Celtic goalkeeper Jonathan Gould and of course the grandson of former Cheltenham Town manager Bobby Gould."

Solid football pedigree.

How old is he?

Likely to play age group football for NZ?

I read Cheltenham are so impressed, they want him on the bench immediately for the first team this Saturday vs. Luton.

I went to the Plymouth Luton game last weekend, if he gets in goal, Luton's strikers will keep him busy.

Starting XI
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Matthew is now Cheltenham's regular #2 goalie.

Debut in the squad on the bench 20 September vs. Dagenham and Redbridge

https://www.ctfc.com/fixtures-results/match-report/...

On the bench for their last two games vs. Burton Albion 27 September and vs. AFC Wimbledon last Saturday.

All fixtures and links to match reports:

https://www.ctfc.com/fixtures-results/fixtures-list...

League 2 Table:

https://www.ctfc.com/fixtures-results/league-table/...

Cheltenham sit comfortably at tenth on the 24 team table, only six points off third.

Gould is back-up to first choice goalie Trevor Carson aged 26, a Northern Ireland international ex Portsmouth, Bury, Sunderland:

 https://www.ctfc.com/team/player-profile/

Starting XI
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Good news for the future.  We've got some decent keeping stocks coming through I think.

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On the bench today.  Surely him, or Max etc would have made a better choice then Sail for a call up.

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Cheltenham Town are only League Two. Why would he be better than Sail? 

Is League Two better than the A-Leage which the Nix play in? 

Why do so many people think if boys are in the UK (regardless of what league they play in) somehow they should get a look in for the AWs? IMO, In a  EPL or Championship team - yes, but anything else, if a player is in the  A-League or 1st or 2nd Div in a strong EU league or 1st Div in a strong Asian League or MLS, then they definitely get looked at before a League Two or Conference League player.

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Totally. I think lot of people overrate English football because that's what they know most about and is what the media loves.

Marquee
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newbyone wrote:

Cheltenham Town are only League Two. Why would he be better than Sail? 

Is League Two better than the A-Leage which the Nix play in? 

Possibly, possibly not, but Sail hasn't played a huge number of A League games, has he?

First Team Squad
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almost 17 years

None - played for the under 20's and ACFC.

Marquee
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PROAK wrote:

None - played for the under 20's and ACFC.

7 appearances, all as sub.

Lawyerish
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How does a goalie make 7 appearances only as a sub? I mean that should worry everyone here

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it's a bizarre selection that's for sure

right up there with ken dugdale calling up brad scott from central's reserve team

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Frankie Mac wrote:

newbyone wrote:

Cheltenham Town are only League Two. Why would he be better than Sail? 

Is League Two better than the A-Leage which the Nix play in? 

Possibly, possibly not, but Sail hasn't played a huge number of A League games, has he?

I've been to 10 League 2 games this season and from what I've watched of the A-League thus far I'd say the A-League is very marginally stronger.

But Max and Matthew (maybe Steffan too) are in the first team squad in a professional environment  Sail is only in reserve/youth teams currently.

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Matthew has been on the bench as second choice keeper for all Cheltenham's games since September 20.

Most recently in the FA Cup demolition of Swindon 5-0 on the weekend.

http://int.soccerway.com/players/matt-gould/217228...

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Not that either made it off the pine but Max and Matthew played each other on November 29th.  Both have been ever-present as their respective clubs back up keepers.

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Matt Gould answers Cheltenham fans' questions in the local rag:

http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/VIDEO-Goalkee...

Video and text of interview.

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I bet Matthew's stoked that his 'ol man is just up the road.

WeeNix
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900
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almost 11 years

think he out on loan at some non league club

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400
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Apparently he's at the mighty Bishops Cleeve FC.

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Gone from Cheltenham - pity thought with their senior keeper on the transfer list he might have been kept on as he was on the bench nearly all season

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How is this kid a kiwi?

Early retirement
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Very good point.

WeeNix
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are we looking at a classic Article 7 breach here?

- That would be my understanding unless his mother was born in NZ?

TV
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Hes not - fudge him
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Comes more under 'persons of interest'

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'Persons of interest' sounds like he's the subject of a police investigation. New thread titles could be Kiwi Wannabees (statutes, eligibility and exemptions) or Tangental & Temporary Kiwi links (Gould et al).
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AC, After Cheating maybe?

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Now back at Livingston (Scottish Championship) after a 6 game loan spell with Stenhousemuir (Scottish League One = 3rd tier), as starting keeper.

Can only presume at Livingston, one of the other keepers is injured for him to be sent back.  

NZF applied for a FIFA exemption for Gould?   If he's legit as a Kiwi must be about 5th choice keeper behind Moss, Marinovic, Gleeson & Crocombe.

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He lived in NZ for 8 years so no reason an exemption wouldn't be granted.
WeeNix
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bit unlucky as he missed the chance to play against rangers in the cup by a couple of days because his loan spell was over and had to go back to livingston. Seemed to do ok from match reports

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Signed on loan for the rest of the season at Stourbridge FC.

Played overnight for them and helped them to a 5-1 win over Hyde Utd.

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Currently @ Stourbridge.

Signed as a Pro. They play Northampton Town in the Second Round of the FA Cup on 4th December.

He has played the last 50 games.

NZ Passport.

Lived in NZ from the age of 11 until he turned pro at Cheltenham in 2014.

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YellowMellow wrote:

Currently @ Stourbridge.

Signed as a Pro. They play Northampton Town in the Second Round of the FA Cup on 4th December.

He has played the last 50 games.

NZ Passport.

Lived in NZ from the age of 11 until he turned pro at Cheltenham in 2014.

I hope all the hard graft at this level pays off for him in the long run

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