[Albion] Who will be in goal for the Albion on the opening day of the season?

[North Stand Polls]

Good prospect as Christian Walton is, David Stockdale has some worthy senior competition for the 'keeper's shirt this season.

Who will be in goal for the Albion against Forest?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Dave The Save

 

[Postman Pat]

Whoever is better in training and pre-season games.

Without seeing any of the new keeper it is impossible to make any judgement.

 

[8ace]

NM might get the No1 jersey but I think DS will be between the sticks against NOTTS Forest.

 

[Withdean11]

We've been chasing Maenpaa for sometime. I doubt we have bought him in to sit on the bench. Well hopefully not anyway, I have no confidence in Stockdale

 

[BensGrandad]

NM might get the No1 jersey but I think DS will be between the sticks against NOTTS Forest.

pedant says no such team it is Notts County and Nottingham Forest.

 

[NooBHA]

Maenpaa..... he isn't here to be 2nd choice keeper and wouldn't have signed if he thought he might be

 

[LamieRobertson]

Casper

 

[Thunder Bolt]

pedant says no such team it is Notts County and Nottingham Forest.

Whoosh

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

You don't sign an international goalkeeper and keep him on the bench. Maenpaa probably won't start the season as number one, but Stockdale can't afford to make many mistakes this time round.

 

[Bra]

Maenpaa..... he isn't here to be 2nd choice keeper and wouldn't have signed if he thought he might be

My thoughts as well.

 

[Withdean11]

You don't sign an international goalkeeper and keep him on the bench. Maenpaa probably won't start the season as number one, but Stockdale can't afford to make many mistakes this time round.

He should not have been allowed to last season either. When Walton came in and was faultless he should of kept his place.

 

[Marshy]

my understanding is that he has only signed a 1 yr deal efectively though.... ?

With the option for a 2nd if he gets enough game time... dosent sound like a starting 11 player to me... healthy competition yes, Stockdale cannot afford in major errors for sure.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

He should not have been allowed to last season either. When Walton came in and was faultless he should of kept his place.

Walton wasn't faultless. He needs experience of a full season on loan before coming our number one.

 

[GT49er]

I'd be very surprised if it's not Stockdale. But hey - what do we know?

 

[Dick Head]

my understanding is that he has only signed a 1 yr deal efectively though.... ?

With the option for a 2nd if he gets enough game time... dosent sound like a starting 11 player to me... healthy competition yes, Stockdale cannot afford in major errors for sure.

Walton will have had a season's experience out on loan by then.

 

[TSB]

Stocko.

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

Geoff Sidebottom

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

If Maenpaa has only signed a one year deal then it suggests he's been given no guarantees as to being the no. 1 keeper. It's his job to replace the current incumbent, so with that in mind I'm going to go Stockdale to start the season.

 

[dazzer6666]

If Maenpaa has only signed a one year deal then it suggests he's been given no guarantees as to being the no. 1 keeper. It's his job to replace the current incumbent, so with that in mind I'm going to go Stockdale to start the season.

Yup