Is Ryan on Twitter? How long before he gives it up like David did?
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11545322.Albion_keeper_reacts_to_negative_comments/
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Ryan should be dropped for his poor performances.
Performance. Singular.
For the one spill against Leicester, and he deserves to be dropped for that ?
He was decent against City, I dont think he could have done much really with the Dunk own goal.
I recall Stockdale's lapses in his first season with us and the "he's not good enough brigade". Yet he turned himself around and gave us two amazing seasons between the sticks. Part of the reason was forging an understanding with his centre backs. Leave Ryan with Ben Roberts and give him at least another six games.
Really can't decide with limited viewing if somehow we have managed to spunk £5 million on a lemon or Ryan is in fact a top keeper
Niki Maenpaa who iv'e seen play on many occasions has done all that can be required to get a shot as 1st choice , for me he is a much better all round goalkeeper in all areas
Either Michel Kuipers or Nicky Rust. Can't decide which.
Or Ryan, obviously.
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Sorry, but shipping him out to the U23's after just two first class games is going to do much more to destroy his confidence than another bad game, IMHO.
I would start him and show the lad we have faith in him. A good game could be the confidence boost he needs.
I still don't understand the reasoning for letting Stockdale go when we have just been promoted. Logic would say that when you make the step up, especially to the Prem, it would be essential to keep the back five continuity as much as possible. We had a proven and meanest defense record in all the leagues and now the back five have to forge new relationships and a different style of playing. Against big strikers Ryan doesn't stand a chance coming out and collecting the ball so Duffy and Dunk have to adjust and compensate for this.
Even if Stockdale had to go, to me it would have made sense to have given the job to Maenpaa, because he clearly fits in with the team, and brought Ryan in as the No 2 if we rated Ryan as we seem to do. I am sure Ryan will be fine with a good run of games but it seems like a gamble the way we have played it on a couple of levels; Letting Stockdale go and not giving the jersey to Maenpaa.
I am not blaming Ryan for the defeats, and losing 0-4 to two of the best teams in the Prem is probably about right, but we are lacking confidence because it's all new, and there is a desire for the team to not let Ryan down, thus a cautious style of playing comes to the surface.
A club like ours doesn't pay 5 mill. for a no.2 goalkeeper
Moseley every time. Played at the highest level against the best strikers at that level. Legend. This doesn't really answer the question, though, does it ?