I struggle to understand that, as no team would intentially put a ball inside the 6 yard box, its just far to easy to defend. I cant say I have ever seen Stockdale fail to clear his lines from 6 yards, I could agree he certainly does have a weakness making the right call coming for the ball a little further out, but so to did Koosh, but Stockdale is certainly not weak in his 6 yard box.
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Stockdale OFF ***to Birmingham - Official***
- Thread starter Iggle Piggle
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I struggle to understand that, as no team would intentially put a ball inside the 6 yard box, its just far to easy to defend. I cant say I have ever seen Stockdale fail to clear his lines from 6 yards, I could agree he certainly does have a weakness making the right call coming for the ball a little further out, but so to did Koosh, but Stockdale is certainly not weak in his 6 yard box.
Birmingham are being linked with John Terry today.
Maybe they are doing a Championship "really going for it" this season...
Maybe they are doing a Championship "really going for it" this season...
I assume Brum are going for it Large this season with putting Harry in charge, He has never been one for doing it on the cheap. Brum will be paying big wages for sure.
Papa Lazarou
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They will be relying on the 33M over 3 year loss rule in FFP, but they will need to get up before year 3!
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
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Are you suggesting that he is incapable of finding any other gainful employment in the next 30-35 years? Sensible footballers make plans for the future whilst still playing. e.g Chris O'Grady, who already has another business up and running. Granted, DS is on a lot more money than COG but the principle is still the same.
People are brainwashed into thinking that most footballers working lives end somewhere between 30-35 and immediately spring to their defence re earnings...." Its a short career " etc. Well a lot of careers outside football are relatively short as well but it doesn't stop people re-inventing themselves.
They have excellent pensions that kick in at 35 years old I believe.
Indeed.
Brainless not to, really (apart from the TOP earners, who actually could very comfortably do NOTHING for the rest of their lives).
Adam Chicksen, as an example, set up a property development company with his brother by the time he was 20, ploughing most of his football wages into it. Level-headed young man.
Similarly Dale Stephens dabbles in property development with his Dad, as evidenced in Homes under the Hammer!
This is a Harry Redknapp managed team we are talking about, he will lob as much money as possible at the cause.
Captain Sensible
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Terry wants 100k a week!
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?
London Irish
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Can all the "Stockers" fans then please give me a rational explanation of why the club were only willing to offer him one season if he was so amazing.
Seriously, I'm all ears -
?Can all the "Stockers" fans then please give me a rational explanation of why the club were only willing to offer him one season if he was so amazing.
Seriously, I'm all ears -
Do we actually know the offer that was put to him? I'm assuming not, or what was offered to him by Brum?
The club obviously rated him enough to offer him a contract full stop.
Wardy's twin
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- Oct 21, 2014
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Difficult to understand this move at the level of information presented. It should be simple , premiership football with Brighton (or possibly another) or championship football which you have spent the last x years trying to leave to get to the promised land and worse still with a club that is going nowhere. Whilst I appreciate footballers have 'short careers etc' the money they make doing what they love is massive. I think he can kiss any England chance goodbye.
Lower West Stander
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You forgot:
"My squad is down to the bare bones at the moment"
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McTavish
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- Nov 5, 2014
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Not a problem now he has the generously covered Stockdale in the team...
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Can all the "Stockers" fans then please give me a rational explanation of why the club were only willing to offer him one season if he was so amazing.
Seriously, I'm all ears -
They must have someone more amazinger lined up. Like when they lined up CMS to replace Murray.
London Irish
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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
London Irish
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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
Uncle C
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My feeling is that Stockdale was told he was going to be number 2 goalie, so he walked. Nothing else makes sense.
wakeytom
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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. Also someone mentioned about why not have 2 years a Brighton then 1 last year earning £6k for example - I put that down to injuries which are a higher risk the older you are, if you have a 3 year contract your insurance will pay out more surely than if you only have 2 and then cannot play again to earn more