Who is he?
A 25-year-old goalkeeper, capped at U-19 and U-21 level by
the Republic of Ireland.
Where’s he come from?
Gilmartin arrives at Home Park after being released by
Watford at the end of last season. The 6ft 5in Dubliner made seven league and
cup appearances in his two years at Vicarage Road.
And before that?
Rene signed for Walsall in 2005 and made his debut as a
17-year-old, eventually racking up 38 appearances for the Saddlers. He rejected the offer of a new contract to
make the switch to the Hornets in 2010.
Watford, eh? Isn’t that Scott Loach fairly handy?
Indeed he is. With
the England U-21 ‘keeper firmly established as the first choice between the
sticks, Gilmartin found his opportunities at Vicarage Road to be few and far
between. A handful of cup appearances for Watford during 2010-11 were followed
by two loan spells last season, at Yeovil and Crawley.
And now he’s joined
Argyle?
Yep. Fletch and Ro
had already had Gilmartin scouted, with the writing on the wall for the big Irishman
at Watford. After receiving a glowing
reference from former Yeovil teammate Paul Wotton, they snapped him up at the
start of July.
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