Agree on all this but got to comment on his distribution, to me it has been absolutely horrendous , similar to the early Michel Kuipers. I'm sure he can learn that though
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Stockdale is back. March back in full training.
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Agree on all this but got to comment on his distribution, to me it has been absolutely horrendous , similar to the early Michel Kuipers. I'm sure he can learn that though
Marshy
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Stockdale is a much better keeper than Walton at present in my opinion
It really is as simple as that.
It really is as simple as that.
BensGrandad
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I would agree he has improved but still not a £1m keeper, granted Al Habsi cost Wigan £4m so should have been better. It is possible that MacKay will want to keep Al Habsi.
Marshy
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Walton has done great and I am delighted we have him, but its only been 2 fairly quiet games in terms of keeping for a very young lad.
Are you saying if Hughes has a decent game at Norwich, Dunk should not come back in for him ?
BensGrandad
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No Dunk has proved the point Stockdale hasnt, his keeping has been suspect to say the least.
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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If Stockdale walks back into the team after Walton's performances I will be extremely annoyed, nothing against Stockdale but Walton does not deserve to be dropped after how he's played, young lad or not he should keep the jersey he's earnt with his performances.
March coming back is great news though, will be like a new signing and we've missed him a lot since he's been out IMO
Based on what? Not performances with us this season I assume, let me guess... Based on how he's played in the premiership 
March coming back is great news though, will be like a new signing and we've missed him a lot since he's been out IMO
Based on what? Not performances with us this season I assume, let me guess... Based on how he's played in the premiership Sollys fitness will be way off. Will have a number of U21 games+full training. The new year looks best bet.
Spurs game was QUIET?!?! They were peppering our goal with shots and he did superbly.
Walton has looked a class about Stockdale so far this season.
That's not comparing apples with apples. Dunks been probably our best player this season. Stockdale has been one of our weakest.
Peter Grummit
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Not sure Bruno is fully ready:
The Albion boss had more good news on the injury front, with no new concerns ahead of Saturday’s match and he is close to welcoming both Bruno and Solly March back into the squad.
“We don’t have any new injuries, so that’s a good thing and there are a few players coming back to training.”
“Bruno has been training all week, so he’s nearly ready to take part in the games and Solly has been back for a few days, which is very positive news."
Great news about Solly though, hopefully we can get him in the team this side of Xmas given need for match fitness etc.
I would go back to Stockdale, we need to manage Walton, maybe play him in the FACup?
PG
The Albion boss had more good news on the injury front, with no new concerns ahead of Saturday’s match and he is close to welcoming both Bruno and Solly March back into the squad.
“We don’t have any new injuries, so that’s a good thing and there are a few players coming back to training.”
“Bruno has been training all week, so he’s nearly ready to take part in the games and Solly has been back for a few days, which is very positive news."
Great news about Solly though, hopefully we can get him in the team this side of Xmas given need for match fitness etc.
I would go back to Stockdale, we need to manage Walton, maybe play him in the FACup?
PG
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6 shots on target in 90 minutes is not peppering our goal.
brightonrock
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Over the international break I've watched the number of tedious UKIP binfests multiply, the ill-informed bickering about every other subject under the sun fester, and I thought to myself - I'm really glad football is nearly back so the trolls will crawl back under their bridges. Then this good news pops up and within a dozen posts there's bitching and moaning and mudslinging about our own players, AGAIN, and I remember it's just as infuriating when football is the topic as when bushy is chatting sh!t about immigration. Careful what you wish for eh?
Guy Fawkes
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I take it you don't watch many of the Premier League highlights / matches because you will always see examples of keepers getting down sharply to stop a shot like the one you are referring to by Stockdale and the ball staying close by, just like the Stockdale one again as their reflect priority is to stop the original shot from going in. Sometimes a player is following up and hits the rebound in (like with Stockdale) but the pundits don't heavily criticise the keeper for it.
It seems that our fans expect perfection at all times from all of our players, it seems that none of them are allowed to ever mis-place a pass or miss an attempt on goal, or in keeperes cases, if they block a shot / punch clear then it's not allowed to go to an opposition player who then scores from it (heaven forbid the opponent ever gets credit for anything, it's always our players fault) etc....
Look at the criticism still Casper gets because of a single punch that fell to an opposition player outside the box who happened to get a hit and hope follow up effort to fly in to the net late in a match and cost us some points even though punching it was arguably the right move by the keeper in the circumstances and it was just unfortunate.
It seems that Stockdale is now getting singled out for a single incident and has had doubt (and therefore added pressure which can affect performances) cast upon him for stopping the original shot that was low to his left and was sneaking into the bottom corner but because he was unlucky that someone followed up and scored from a tight angle, it's now being used as a rod to beat him with (unfairly imo).
Players at any level arn't perfect and to expect that is ridiculous
BensGrandad
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I am critical because he seems to do it at least once in every game rather than just one occassion, In the last couple of seasons when a shot or cross came in there was a thought of no worry PIG is there, the same confidence is not there now and I am sure most supporters sense it.
Marshy
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I don't agree with Stockdale being weak at all, i really don't think he has done a great deal wrong, bar the howler at home to Cardiff.
Walton has done great, but the 2 home games I have seen him play in were very very quiet in terms of goal keeping performances.
I certainly cant remember an outstanding save.
I would definately bring Stockdale straight back into the side as much promise as Walton shows, thats my opinion anyway
Had Stockdale let that goal in against Blackburn I would bet my mortgage there would have been a thread on here saying he should have saved it......
Marshy
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I dont feel it, I am very confident with Stockdale in goal
rjbseagull
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Stockdale's performance against Rotherham before he got injured seems to have been forgotten, pretty much got us a point
seagullsovergrimsby
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Could be a win-win situation , we offload O'Grady and his lack of performance sees them going down to the Conference.
grubbyhands
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That'll be Solly of then I reckon.
HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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Its one person, with his built in opinion the Stockdale is a piss poor keeper and a waste of money.