[Football] Stockdale let go..

madinthehead · May 25, 2020

https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/18473566.albion-promotion-star-david-stockdale-let-go-birmingham/
It seems a real shame, I am not sure what happened to him. I liked him and his interviews were always entertaining.
I always wondered whether there was more behind us letting him go to Birmingham..
I hope he finds another club.

blockhseagull · May 25, 2020

madinthehead said:
https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/18473566.albion-promotion-star-david-stockdale-let-go-birmingham/
It seems a real shame, I am not sure what happened to him. I liked him and his interviews were always entertaining.
I always wondered whether there was more behind us letting him go to Birmingham..
I hope he finds another club.

More than being told he was being replaced and to lose weight ?

Springal · May 25, 2020

Not sure why this is even news.

Stockdale did a fairly good interview with The Athletic and basically said the club only wanted to offer him 2 years + he knew they were singing Maty Ryan. His daughters GCSEs were coming up and Birmingham offered him a 3 year deal which offered some certainty so he took that.

dazzer6666 · May 25, 2020

Springal said:
Not sure why this is even news.

Stockdale did a fairly good interview with The Athletic and basically said the club only wanted to offer him 2 years + he knew they were singing Maty Ryan. His daughters GCSEs were coming up and Birmingham offered him a 3 year deal which offered some certainty so he took that.

This (again !)

Weststander · May 25, 2020

madinthehead said:
https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/18473566.albion-promotion-star-david-stockdale-let-go-birmingham/
It seems a real shame, I am not sure what happened to him. I liked him and his interviews were always entertaining.
I always wondered whether there was more behind us letting him go to Birmingham..
I hope he finds another club.

There was. Each closed season, he let his fitness completely go, despite all the help in the world from the club.

Weststander · May 25, 2020

Springal said:
Not sure why this is even news.

Stockdale did a fairly good interview with The Athletic and basically said the club only wanted to offer him 2 years + he knew they were singing Maty Ryan. His daughters GCSEs were coming up and Birmingham offered him a 3 year deal which offered some certainty so he took that.

It wasn’t that, the club wanted to let him go in summer 17.

Cowfold Seagull · May 25, 2020

A long way from the best goalkeeper in the league, (or even in the Championship), but a good influence in the dressing room, and seemingly a nice guy. An integral part of our 2016/17 promotion squad too.

I hope he finds another club, in what are very difficult times.

LamieRobertson · May 25, 2020

Springal said:
Not sure why this is even news.

Stockdale did a fairly good interview with The Athletic and basically said the club only wanted to offer him 2 years + he knew they were singing Maty Ryan. His daughters GCSEs were coming up and Birmingham offered him a 3 year deal which offered some certainty so he took that.

Oh and the lure of playing for Harold I’m a celebrity

LamieRobertson · May 25, 2020

Cowfold Seagull said:
A long way from the best goalkeeper in the league, (or even in the Championship), but a good influence in the dressing room, and seemingly a nice guy. An integral part of our 2016/17 promotion squad too.

I hope he finds another club, in what are very difficult times.

Always remembered by me for the way he helped others in the aftermath of the Shoreham plane crash and that double penalty save against massive ..that was a cracking night

Uh_huh_him · May 25, 2020

Yeah a hero of the promotion season.
Will be fondly remembered by me.

Hope he got a good deal from Harry and doesn't need to worry about money.
It will be difficult for him to pick up a decent deal now.

Cowfold Seagull · May 25, 2020

LamieRobertson said:
Always remembered by me for the way he helped others in the aftermath of the Shoreham plane crash and that double penalty save against massive ..that was a cracking night

That game against Massive was my best ever game at the Amex l think, double penalty save, two great goals, three sendings off, it had everything really, true Roy of the Rovers stuff. It saw Knocky at his absolute best too.

Biscuit Barrel · May 25, 2020

Uh_huh_him said:
Yeah a hero of the promotion season.
Will be fondly remembered by me.

Hope he got a good deal from Harry and doesn't need to worry about money.
It will be difficult for him to pick up a decent deal now.

I remember reading that he got 40K per week. If true, he would have earned about £6M in the three years since he left us.

Biscuit · May 25, 2020

I'll always remember him for two things,

1. The incredible double penalty save against Wednesday,
2. Letting Grealish's tame effort in and costing us the title.

He could be both brilliant and infuriating, but I liked him.

Super Steve Earle · May 25, 2020

He helped get Albion to the promised land. He made a family decision that set him up for life financially, probably in the knowledge that he suffers from Neville Southall's appetite. I hope he does what he wants with his life, be that football or something else. After all, we often forget that whilst football might be our dream job, for some it's just a job. He was part of the Albion dream and I wish him health and happiness.

Saunders · May 25, 2020

Cowfold Seagull said:
That game against Massive was my best ever game at the Amex l think, double penalty save, two great goals, three sendings off, it had everything really, true Roy of the Rovers stuff. It saw Knocky at his absolute best too.

Will never forget that, the double save was the turning point I really didnt think we were going to lose after that. Knocky with his dander up and the Amex making up for one less man.

drew · May 25, 2020

Top man and top player for us. Also, don't blame him for us not winning the title, I put that down to Baldock missing an open goal.

SeagullinExile · May 25, 2020

Biscuit said:
I'll always remember him for two things,

1. The incredible double penalty save against Wednesday,
2. Letting Grealish's tame effort in and costing us the title.

He could be both brilliant and infuriating, but I liked him.

I will always remember him coming into my pub after his beloved Leeds were turned over by Sutton in the Cup. An absolute gent.

I wish him all the best.

dazzer6666 · May 25, 2020

drew said:
Top man and top player for us. Also, don't blame him for us not winning the title, I put that down to Baldock missing an open goal.

....and most of the squad playing 3 games with a colossal hangover.

giveusfalmerplease · May 25, 2020

What do footballers do with all their money? if it was drink or drugs they would be dead so assume most of them gamble, otherwise he should have earned enough already to retire

Razzoo · May 25, 2020

I wish him well. Great player on his day.

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