Hartlepool United confirm signing of Leeds United goalkeeper Darryl Ombang

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Robbie Stelling and Rich Mennear discuss Hartlepool United's signing of Leeds United goalkeeper Darryl Ombang on the latest episode of the Poolie Podcast.

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00:00Poole's completed the signing of young goalkeeper Daryl Ombang on loan from Leeds until the end of

00:04the season. Obviously they've been up for a bit of goalkeeper cover since Owen Foster's loan from

00:09Hull expired earlier this, sorry I think it was last week wasn't it, so yeah the Leeds teenager

00:14arrives on a short-term loan until the end of the season which as we know has got about four or five

00:20weeks left to go. I would imagine Robbie that he's unlikely to see any first-team action at the club

00:26but a position that Poole's needed to fill anyway with a bit of cover on the back of Foster's exit.

00:35Yeah exactly that Rich. I think young goalkeeper Harry Conyard obviously was on the bench

00:41at the weekend only 18 years old and has no experience of senior football so I think it

00:46would be a lot to ask of him were anything to happen to Adam Smith. Smith has obviously had

00:53a slightly difficult few weeks, made a handful of mistakes lately but has generally been pretty

00:59good since being restored to the side and is certainly a safe pair of hands experience.

01:04Goalkeeper obviously commands his area really well which I think is something that Poole's

01:08have been lacking a bit over the last couple of seasons and kicks really well as well. Another

01:13thing they've probably been lacking so I think Poole's will be more than happy to stick with

01:17Smith. He's obviously one of a few players already contracted for next season as well and a great

01:22character around the dressing room as well, a really good man so I think that that's significant

01:26but they probably did need a backup goalkeeper. Obviously had Owen Foster for a month. It's a

01:31really difficult balancing act isn't it because these young goalkeepers obviously they're looking

01:35to gain experience perhaps of just going into a different dressing room. That's significant when

01:41you're a young man as well but obviously they do want to play as well. Owen Foster hasn't yet

01:46made a senior appearance for Hull as the season comes to an end. He's probably thinking

01:52about what his future might have in store so I suppose it makes sense that he maybe wants

01:57to go somewhere else where he thinks he has a better chance of breaking into the side. He's

02:01just signed for Torquay who are obviously involved in that really closely contested

02:05National League South title race. They do also have a very well established number one goalkeeper

02:10though so it's going to be interesting but makes sense for Poole to bring someone else in just as

02:14a bit of cover and competition. Obviously another young goalkeeper capped by England at under 17

02:21level. A little bit of senior experience as well through loan spells at Offset United

02:25and Farsley Celtics. So definitely a sensible move and probably a win-win for everyone.

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