"He's a good young keeper and that's what we want - two keepers ready for the fight, " McMahon told his club's website.
At the other end, the imposing figure of James Constable forced a good save from keeper Saul Deeney.
Heavy rain was the crucial factor in the first half, and though top scorer Eifion Williams forced a good early save from York keeper Alan Fettis, it was a rare opportunity in a dire opening half-hour.
The Blackpool fans were given renewed hope and so were the players as Ormerod attacked again and minutes later he was involved in a one-on-one with Gerken, with the keeper making a good save.
It was a poor spot kick from Saha, whose effort lacked power and was struck at a good height for the keeper.
Villa had 40% of the possession but only once forced a good save from City keeper Joe Hart, who did well to push away Emile Heskey's low shot in the first half.
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Andrey Arshavin missed a good chance to equalise and Chelsea keeper Cech saved well from Cesc Fabregas in the second half, but once again Arsenal looked too lightweight and flimsy when faced with one of the Premier League's powerhouses.
Darren Murphy then went very close for the visiting side as they enjoyed a good spell of their own, with keeper Alex Cisak requiring two efforts to prevent his effort from crossing the line.
Reds keeper John Connolly made a series of good first-half saves while Colin Coates cleared off the Crues line.
Shilton also said he thought there was a good chance Beckham could go on to break the former keeper's overall record but did raise questions about some of the Los Angeles Galaxy player's appearances.
Jong was causing the usually unflappable Lucio all kinds of problems with his movement and pace and he turned sharply before firing straight at the Brazilian keeper, before Ri Kwang-chon dragged wide from a good position on the edge of the Brazil box after they had failed to clear a corner.
But if the American international keeper thought that was an indicator he was about to have a good day, he was to be entirely mistaken.
Visiting keeper Chris Day stopped a McConville header, while Stevenage midfielder Stacy Long shot wide from a good position in the opening half.
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