Ternent to mull over selection of Glennon

Oct 27 2008 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

STAN TERNENT says he has full faith in Town goalkeeper Matt Glennon – but hasn’t confirmed his selection for tomorrow’s key League I clash with Yeovil.

The former St Johnstone stopper has failed to start only two games since being signed by Peter Jackson in the close-season of 2006 – at Leeds last season when he was suspended and at Darlington in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy earlier this month when Alex Smithies was given a run-out.

But he has been beaten nine times in two games after the 5-3 setback at Hartlepool was followed by Saturday’s 4-0 loss at Peterborough.

And over the season as a whole, 19th-placed Town have conceded 26 goals in 13 league games, the same as Carlisle and with only Cheltenham (36) and Saturday’s visitors Crewe (31) having higher tallies.

Smithies and fellow teenager Simon Eastwood remain Ternent’s only other options after he failed to lure experienced former Oldham and Everton stopper Paul Gerrard to the Galpharm after a spell on trial at the start of this season.