Goalkeeper thread

[Giraffe]

Assuming all injury free and available which goalkeeper would you play for the rest of the season?

 

[Munkfish]

Stockdale

 

[spence]

Very pleased with Walton's progress but it has to be Stockdale. We are in a relegation battle and we need experienced players to get us out of the shit.

 

[DavePage]

Very pleased with Walton's progress but it has to be Stockdale. We are in a relegation battle and we need experienced players to get us out of the shit.

Didn’t he just get relegated? So the experience of telling the others players what it’s like, maybe

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Impressed with Walton so voting for him.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Stockdale will do just fine.

 

[Mowgli37]

Stockdale.

I like Walton and I'm delighted to see him progressing but gently easing him into the side over a number of seasons would be far more beneficial.

 

[OzMike]

Stocko for me.

 

[Rookie]

Stockdale and maybe Walton on loan to a league 1 side so he gets regular football.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Al habsi, obviously. A class international keeper as opposed to a youngster learning his trade and a decent keeper who doesn't fill anyone with confidence.

But assuming he will be sent back by clueless, then Walton.

 

[ali jenkins]

I wouldn't be shocked to see Walton go out on loan for the rest of the season in January. I think 6 months at a League 1/2 club would do him wonders. Not quite ready to be our number 1 just yet but it isn't that far away if he keeps progressing as he seems to be currently.

Stockdale back in for me.

 

[British Bulldog]

I wouldn't be shocked to see Walton go out on loan for the rest of the season in January.

I would seeing as he's established himself as our no.2 keeper now.

 

[ali jenkins]

I would seeing as he's established himself as our no.2 keeper now.

He will gain more from 6 months of first team football on loan than he will sitting on the bench and a few U21 games.

 

[British Bulldog]

He will gain more from 6 months of first team football on loan than he will sitting on the bench and a few U21 games.

Would a league 1 or 2 side be prepared to take a 19yr old with 3 first team appearances to his name as a first choice keeper though? I've got my doubts and a loan deal would probably see him spending time as a back up keeper which he already does here.

 

[ali jenkins]

Would a league 1 or 2 side be prepared to take a 19yr old with 3 first team appearances to his name as a first choice keeper though? I've got my doubts and a loan deal would probably see him spending time as a back up keeper which he already does here.

Depends on their current GK situation I guess. If he isn't going to play then font let him go but if they do want to play him then it's a no brainer.

 

[8ace]

Would a league 1 or 2 side be prepared to take a 19yr old with 3 first team appearances to his name as a first choice keeper though? I've got my doubts and a loan deal would probably see him spending time as a back up keeper which he already does here.

We took Wayne Henderson and Alan Blayney on loan.

 

[British Bulldog]

Depends on their current GK situation I guess. If he isn't going to play then font let him go but if they do want to play him then it's a no brainer.

Unless we are going to sign another keeper to challenge Stockdale for the first team spot then I see no advantage to the club in sending Walton out on loan as it would leave us short of cover, especially as Ankergren is obviously not rated.

 

[Marshy]

Unless we are going to sign another keeper to challenge Stockdale for the first team spot then I see no advantage to the club in sending Walton out on loan as it would leave us short of cover, especially as Ankergren is obviously not rated.

who said ankergren is not rated ?..... maybe we just rate Walton higher, and looking on his 3 displays you can see why

Stockdale is still our best keeper however.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Would a league 1 or 2 side be prepared to take a 19yr old with 3 first team appearances to his name as a first choice keeper though? I've got my doubts and a loan deal would probably see him spending time as a back up keeper which he already does here.

Jack Butland made his name by doing just that (at Cheltenham, I think it was). He'd never played a single match for Birmingham prior to that.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Think whilst Walton might make a couple mistakes and cost us say 4 points, that he's already good enough to gain us 4 points on the others and thus even out.

It would also though be developing him so that next season (and hopefully a couple more seasons there-after before he gets snapped up by a top 6 club to sit and be 4th string and ruin his England chances) he'd be even better and help us get back into the play-offs.