Did Martin Taylor miss the last chunk of his time at Wycombe injured? My first game was Feb 2003 and I only remember Flymo Frank - looks like Taylor was #1 until around Christmas, then he vanishes from the team sheet.
Max has been consistently better than Stockdale in my opinion, Stocky had some erratic performance that led to Allsop keeping him out of the team for lengthy periods.
Stockdale's distribution was fantastic and he was a golden glove winner between the sticks too, but I still feel Max is better than him, even if it is close.
Taylor, Stockdale and Max undoubtedly the best 3 we've ever had. For me Martin Taylor undisputed number 1, loved Stockdale but he did make mistakes that we haven't seen from Max. Excellent work to pick Max up from obscurity in Scotland
I NEVER once felt 100% comfortable with Stockdale. It's no coincidence that Allsop kept him out the team for so long and now Darren Moore thinks the same as I do. Just my opinion before I get shot down. He is defo in our top 3 all time.
Quality on his day, but concentration and eccentricity cost him at times.
We all loved Hydey and the original league promotion gang, but levels have gone up immeasurably from then surely?
Taylor was arguably unlucky not to be playing against Man Utd in the premier league the week before we got him, and was ridiculously too good for our division.
Max above Stocko is a big call still purely based on length of service, he's been great but Stocko was too, if he plays like he has for years without bad spells or errors he will overtake him but not sure there's any point in doing that comparison yet.
Stockdale was brilliant, and should have been out first choice keeper long before he was.
He's been picked for the full England squad in his career, and his penultimate game for Wycombe saw one of the greatest performances I've ever seen from a Wycombe player.
He has already made 35% of the appearances Stocko did (26 compared to 73), which will be around 58% by the end of the season, so not so ridiculous to start making comparisons.
If I remember, we were all comparing Stocko to Rocky when Stocko had barely played for us at all.
Didn’t re-read before posting. Freeman is obviously better currently in wide positions than Mellor. I just see Freeman coming on centrally for Wheeler or Wing. Perhaps playing as a wing back when we play three at the back.
Therefore, it might be Mellor and TJ who replace McCleary, Mehmeti and Hanlan because Freeman has already come on centrally.
Appreciate that freeman is a better option than Mellor out wide. Hope that makes more sense!
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GA rates TJ above Kaikai.
Kaikai describing MK as "a new chapter" would suggest that it's more permanent a deal than we think perhaps.
Very good player but just no way into our team.
Taylor's consistent heroic performances for Wanderers over a number of years, far exceeded what Stockdale did in a Wanderers shirt.
Never miss an opportunity to remind us of our place do you?
Also, you're wrong
Did Martin Taylor miss the last chunk of his time at Wycombe injured? My first game was Feb 2003 and I only remember Flymo Frank - looks like Taylor was #1 until around Christmas, then he vanishes from the team sheet.
I don't quite buy the Freeman hype like others, but yes that does seem utterly ridiculous.
How on earth did you read my post as querying Taylor's position as our all time number 1?
It was Max being above Stockdale I was querying.
Max has been consistently better than Stockdale in my opinion, Stocky had some erratic performance that led to Allsop keeping him out of the team for lengthy periods.
Stockdale's distribution was fantastic and he was a golden glove winner between the sticks too, but I still feel Max is better than him, even if it is close.
All about opinions. Sometimes people like to rate the current as better, but I'd need to see a much longer spell from Max to bypass Stockdale myself.
Taylor, Stockdale and Max undoubtedly the best 3 we've ever had. For me Martin Taylor undisputed number 1, loved Stockdale but he did make mistakes that we haven't seen from Max. Excellent work to pick Max up from obscurity in Scotland
I NEVER once felt 100% comfortable with Stockdale. It's no coincidence that Allsop kept him out the team for so long and now Darren Moore thinks the same as I do. Just my opinion before I get shot down. He is defo in our top 3 all time.
Quality on his day, but concentration and eccentricity cost him at times.
Got to agree Stocko was erratic whereas Max hit the ground running however overall I’ve always been a Hyde man myself.
We all loved Hydey and the original league promotion gang, but levels have gone up immeasurably from then surely?
Taylor was arguably unlucky not to be playing against Man Utd in the premier league the week before we got him, and was ridiculously too good for our division.
Max above Stocko is a big call still purely based on length of service, he's been great but Stocko was too, if he plays like he has for years without bad spells or errors he will overtake him but not sure there's any point in doing that comparison yet.
Max over stocko for me. My opinion.
I just feel 100% confidence in him. Stocko was amazing, but he also has too many lapses in concentration and had some embarrassing howlers.
Taylor is still the man to beat though in my books, but if max carries on as he is, he will be the next cult hero
Stockdale was brilliant, and should have been out first choice keeper long before he was.
He's been picked for the full England squad in his career, and his penultimate game for Wycombe saw one of the greatest performances I've ever seen from a Wycombe player.
"Put some respect on his name", as the kids say
Bottom line is - if Stocko came back now, he wouldn't get in the team. End of.
Agreed
Max is class ....just hope he is not injured
Anyway, this conversation should be for the "Max appreciation thread" - first post by @Alexo doesn't even require a response. Sums it up perfectly. https://gasroom.org/discussion/7931/max-appreciation-thread#latest
If we were unable get Josh Scowen or Max to extend there contracts beyond this summer, it would be a huge kick in the gut.
Scowen is 30 in March, I think we're pretty safe
Kaikai - "I can't wait to play infront of these fans".
Someone should tell him......
Thank you!
That's a totally different debate.
It's not to disrespect Stocko to prefer Max. For me, it's basically saying that for L1 level, Max is a 95 and Stockdale is a 90.
Max is great, but he’s only been here five minutes!
It might be. From your response I am sensing that you agree....?
He has already made 35% of the appearances Stocko did (26 compared to 73), which will be around 58% by the end of the season, so not so ridiculous to start making comparisons.
If I remember, we were all comparing Stocko to Rocky when Stocko had barely played for us at all.
Didn’t re-read before posting. Freeman is obviously better currently in wide positions than Mellor. I just see Freeman coming on centrally for Wheeler or Wing. Perhaps playing as a wing back when we play three at the back.
Therefore, it might be Mellor and TJ who replace McCleary, Mehmeti and Hanlan because Freeman has already come on centrally.
Appreciate that freeman is a better option than Mellor out wide. Hope that makes more sense!