Stockdale OFF ***to Birmingham - Official***

London Irish said:

Yep that the club thought they could do better sounds a plausible reason. Going back a few years to that mistake is a bit of a red herring really given the transfer work we've done improving the squad recently like Duffy over Goldson etc

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wakeytom said:

I think also in calculations there must be some decent bonuses for him getting promoted which he obviously cannot get at Brighton for at least 1 season which people will be missing

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Uncle C said:

My feeling is that Stockdale was told he was going to be number 2 goalie, so he walked. Nothing else makes sense.

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hans kraay fan club said:

I don't think they are missing anything in that particular respect.

Clubs give bonuses for STAYING up in the Prem, as well as for GOING up. As a Sunderland fan, you of all people ought to know that?

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The Wookiee said:

It does make you wonder why, the best keeper in the championship last season, who was out of contract, wasn't snapped up by at least another prem club ??

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Bold Seagull said:

Yes, I agree Hughton does deserve our confidence that he knows what he is doing if it wasn't simply a case of giving Stockdale a better offer. I am worried though because someone else has to bed into the squad. I really would have been quite happy to have been starting the season with Stockdale in goal and Duffy / Dunk in front. That isn't going to be, so we have to hope the position is strengthened and we don't score an own goal before the season has even started.

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London Irish said:

This is the widely reported reason for the contract problems, is it not? Have we suddenly heard something different?

I guess this is going to be the same hard work as talking about one of his goalkeeping errors on here

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chaileyjem said:

but we did want to keep him. He was offered a contract but presumably a shorter contract than he was hoping for (Brum have given him 3 years) and with kicker that he's no longer the guaranteed #1.

Virgo just tweeted and confirmed the #1 GK issue (but deleted it) and said it was "from the horses mouth" - presumably DS himself.

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Bigtomfu said:

I'm with you hence why the club didn't give in to his demands.

We move on having wished him well.


Sometimes right, sometimes wrong but ALWAYS certain

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wallyback said:

May be his agent was just pushing too hard. So we started looking elsewhere. Then Chelsea pulled out, we found the Aussie, and it was all too late. Brum came up with and offer, with no one else interested. Maybe...

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Thunder Bolt said:

He's 32 this year, got a 3 year contract, so will have security for the rest of his career, although keepers do play at an older age than outfield players. If, we only offered one year, as has been posted by several on Nsc, I can understand his decision.

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Springal said:

Not really... Just a longer contract.

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The Wookiee said:

It does make you wonder why, the best keeper in the championship last season, who was out of contract, wasn't snapped up by another prem club ??

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hans kraay fan club said:

I can imagine the discussions that 'Arry has had with the clueless Chinese owners.

'A; So what kind of budgit are we talkin?
CCO: Thirty three million pounds is the limit for losses. So with income we can spend fifty three million total.
'A; Fifty free million? Triffic. Get me Pini Zahavi on the blower.
CCO; that's for three years remember, Harry.
'A; Sorry mate, I'm on the blower. Pini! Long time no speak mate. I've got fifty million quid to spend. What av you got for me?

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worthingseagull123 said:

Because maybe just maybe, other clubs wouldn't consider him the best. Sigh

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