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He also kept us in vast numbers of games when we were on the back foot, and won us easily 10-15 points per season, probably more. Being kind, you could say Stockdale has won us 1 point so far.

Yup. He made "a howler or two" over two years, agreed.

Nope. But you're saying everyone remembers the howler and not the great save, as if he's had an "alright" game overall. He hasn't.

Yup. That's life. Who'd be a keeper? At this level, a keeper who lets in a howler a game is not a good keeper. Good saves are expected. See: Marshall, Federici, Bogdan, Kuszczak.

It didn't. Pretty much everyone here is saying they aren't solely blaming Stockdale. It is as a result of the tactics that he is being left exposed at points. The buck stops at Hyppia. The system ISN'T working with the players being put out. It needs tweaking. I'm generally in the "give...

Confidence. Lack thereof. As you say, he doesn't LOOK like a keeper at the moment. He looks like a bloke who'd rather be anywhere than in goal. And I don't blame him for that at all.

I don't have anything against Stockdale. I don't believe him to be fully to blame, but I certainly think he could've done better and many keepers would've handled the situation better. He hesitated. It's understandable, his confidence must be through the floor at the moment after the multiple...

But...that's exactly what DID happen. A striker did slot into an empty net because Stockdale didn't really try to claim the ball, so it was an easy pass across. I think there is a bit of a depth perception issue with the angle from which your still is taken.

This. From the vantage point in WSU there was definitely a split second where Stockdale could've come and taken ball and man, but hesitated.

I don't blame Stockdale. It's just for SO MANY of our goals I can't help but think "he could've done a bit better with that." At no point does it feel like our penalty box is HIS box. Schmeichel was king of owning his own box. You saw it in Kuszczak and even in Kuipers at times. Stockdale...

We passed the ball a LOT slower than we did against Cardiff. We looked worryingly lethargic in possession on Saturday.

I would lay some blame at Stockdale for the first. From where I was sitting, when their left winger took that horribly heavy touch Stockdale could've definitely come and taken it. He hesitated. Kusz would've taken it. No question. With Stockdale you don't ever feel he's properly in command or...

A further bit of analysis on both goals: Stockdale wasn't strong or commanding enough.