Leeds United fans want David Stockdale, but they should be cautious.
Stockdale was born in Leeds and has affinity for the club, and he has a big reputation after helping Brighton win promotion a year earlier.
His spell at Birmingham was not so successful, with the Blues narrowly avoiding relegation.
Stockdale struggled for form, making three mistakes directly leading to goals, just two fewer than Leeds goalkeeper Felix Wiedwald.
In fact over the past four seasons, no goalkeeper in the Championship has made more goal costing errors than Stockdale.
| Position | Team | Errors Leading To Goal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Stockdale | GK | Birmingham / Brighton | 13 |
| David Button | GK | Fulham / Brentford | 12 |
| John Ruddy | GK | Wolves / Norwich | 12 |
| Tomasz Kuszczak | GK | Birmingham / Wolves | 11 |
| Alex Smithies | GK | QPR / Huddersfield | 10 |
As Wiedwald will attest, the pressure of playing at Elland Road for Leeds United is great, and Stockdale will not find a forgiving crowd.
This is because the Whites have promising young talent Bailey Peacock-Farrell breaking through, and one mistake from Stockdale would see fans calling for him to be replaced by the youngster.
Bringing the veteran in could turn out to be a big error, a needless move. All goalkeepers make mistakes, but the consistency at the rate Stockdale has made them through the years suggests he is not right for the Whites.
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