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

[Thunder Bolt]

If that's the case what was the zipped mouth emoji reference to? Probably obvious but us old uns aren't clued up on this emoji malarkey

Not to complain when his wife does what she wants on holiday? It's her time now?

Who knows?

 

[Everest]

http://the72.co.uk/81481/brighton-fans-respond-tweet-david-stockdales-wife/

 

[BN9 BHA]

I've read an awful lot of people saying we wouldn't be going up this year if it wasn't for Stockdale, I'm sure if he wasn't playing last season we would have still had someone in goal.

And maybe not won so many games.

 

[GT49er]

Perhaps a clause banning posting on Twatter and other social media is the sticking point on his new contract?

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Fing twatter, causes so many problems.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Not to complain when his wife does what she wants on holiday? It's her time now?

Who knows?

Perhaps she nagged him coz he buggered off fishing for the week on his own

 

[Dick Swiveller]

http://the72.co.uk/81481/brighton-fans-respond-tweet-david-stockdales-wife/

WTF is that? Some kind of pretentious psychobabble? Every club has tits following them. Twitter allows them to spew bile. Has he only just realised this? Probably no coincidence he is a Leeds fan. Seems like a literate Timmy.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

The meaning of heartbreaking seems to have taken a dive.

 

[Nixonator]

Embarrassing from both sides, hardly a surprise that social media is the medium.

 

[symyjym]

Players certainly need to be educated in using social media. This has spiraled right out of control with him reacting to people trolling him. This NSC thread "Stockdale OFF" doesn’t help tbh, in fact it probably stokes up the furnace. It is the type of thread that should be deleted because it's a little bit embarrassing now with other fans tapping into it and laughing at the childishness of some of our own fans.

I don’t use twitter and I have only heard about this on here. I don’t wish him anything other than a good career with us or somewhere else because there is no room for sentiment in football. Just seems daft to turn from a great season into a David Stockdale soap opera.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Players certainly need to be educated in using social media. This has spiraled right out of control with him reacting to people trolling him. This NSC thread "Stockdale OFF" doesn’t help tbh, in fact it probably stokes up the furnace. It is the type of thread that should be deleted because it's a little bit embarrassing now with other fans tapping into it and laughing at the childishness of some of our own fans.

I don’t use twitter and I have only heard about this on here. I don’t wish him anything other than a good career with us or somewhere else because there is no room for sentiment in football. Just seems daft to turn from a great season into a David Stockdale soap opera.

There should be a set of guidelines from the FA/Clubs regarding social media.

All it does is cause issues, I can't see why you would want it if you are a professional.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

He hasn't.

By responding to comments about his career/finances made by strangers on the internet he has become involved in the online discussion. It's easy to avoid.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

By responding to comments about his career/finances made by strangers on the internet he has become involved in the online discussion. It's easy to avoid.

His only responses. There's nothing in these about his career or finances.

[tweet]865656871054692352[/tweet]

[tweet]865658249206390785[/tweet]

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

His only responses. There's nothing in these about his career or finances.

[tweet]865656871054692352[/tweet]

[tweet]865658249206390785[/tweet]

I don't think he has done anything wrong with these, but you can see why some would be wound up.

Was it worth him tweeting that?

 

[symyjym]

His only responses. There's nothing in these about his career or finances.

Is this what it is all over?

 

[peterward]

I don't think he has done anything wrong with these, but you can see why some would be wound up.

Was it worth him tweeting that?

There's to many people getting far to emotional about the situation. Yes, he's a good keeper and a thoroughly decent man, but he's not the only decent keeper in the world. And they'd be no shortage wanting to come to a PL side.

Stockdale has a fixed contract with his present employer, about to expire. Present employer have offered Stockdale a new contract and no doubt other potential employers have to. Employee needs to do what he sees as best for his family/career (as everyone one of us would), and weigh up all the offers. No party is obligated to the other. Give the guy a deadline of a few days/weeks etc to mull it over with his family, then withdraw the offer (if not signed) and move on to find replacement employee.

Its really that simple, no need for histrionics or snide comments on any side, he was a great servant whilst under contract, shortly he wont be under contract unless he signs. If he doesn't, Good luck Dave, nobody is bigger than the club, we'll find a good new number 1 and the club moves on without you.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

His only responses. There's nothing in these about his career or finances.
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Is this what it is all over?

Just before that, he'd tweeted he'd just got home from his fishing trip. Obviously, because his kids are at school, the family wasn't with him.
He then tweeted Family first, but that came just after Sky Sports news had reported him refusing to sign a contract. There's no source for the SSN report and you can see Stockdale has poo pooed it. The club announced a contract offer later in the evening.
Some fans jumped to conclusions thinking that Family first was relating to his career, when he obviously meant the family holiday. He confirmed it in a later tweet.

Storm in a teacup.

 

[Nixonator]

Loving this 'Gotta do what's best for his family' euphemism that's cropping up everywhere in football nowadays.

Think him and his family were already more than secure and set up for life quite a while ago.

 

[BensGrandad]

Hopefully if, as it seems, he is going on holiday with his family we shall have no tweets or other news good or bad from anybody other than his agent as he will be pre occupied with his family.

 

[Albumen]

We're his family.