The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Mackay tips young goalkeeper to be star in English leagues
Mackay said: “I’m disappointed for him and for us that it has had to end for Ash.
“I’m hoping he’s going to come up for the last game of the season.”
Maynard-Brewer arrived in Dingwall last summer, fresh from having been part of the Australian Under-23s squad which competed at the Olympics in Tokyo.
Mackay believes Maynard-Brewer is well on his way towards a bright future in the English game.
The Staggies boss added: “I’ve got to thank him, and Charlton, for having a little bit of foresight to see what is possible.
“He was playing in front of 50,000 people, and pulling off saves live on television in Britain, so I think it’s been good for him, Charlton and ourselves.
“Ash is young, and on the fringe of the Australian national squad. He has played for the Olympic squad.
“Knowing English football the way I do, and having seen him up close and personal, he’s going to be a goalkeeper that plays in that league. I have got no doubts.
“If he wants to stay in England he will be in that league for the next 15 years.”
Another player who will not feature for the remainder of the campaign is striker Alex Samuel, who recently underwent surgery on a cruciate ligament injury.
Welshman Samuel has made just four starts and two substitute appearances since making the switch from Wycombe Wanderers last summer.
Mackay says Samuel is facing a long period on the sidelines, but insists the Dingwall club will provide him with all the assistance he needs to make a full recovery.
He added: “We have also got Alex Samuel who is on his long road to recovery, which is going to be an awful long time.
“The balance with him will be giving him time at home, and giving him five or six weeks up here to work hard and get his recovery and rehabilitation ready.
“We will then give him time back at home again, so there is a holistic arm around him for the next period of time. We’ve got to be very conscious of that as a football club.”