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This form temporary or permanent? Even his detractors surely can’t deny how good that reflex save at his near post at the end was. Shot stopping’s never rarely been questionable though (save Brum howler).
 
Certainly been massively improved since Davies and Storey have paired up but after that run of fuck ups it's going to take a while before I am comfortable with him. I'm constantly expecting a howler now.
 
Pumba said:
This form temporary or permanent? Even his detractors surely can’t deny how good that reflex save at his near post at the end was. Shot stopping’s never rarely been questionable though (save Brum howler).
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Hopefully his current form will last, he has shown far more decisiveness and inner confidence over recent months and this is all credit to him.
This has also spread to the back 4/5 in front of him, who also now seem to have confidence in him.
He has made himself the no1 for sure, and long may it continue if he carries on.
However having said this it does not mean that the previous criticism of his performances wasn't warranted, it was as (for whatever reason) he was very poor for a fair period.
He has responded positively to the critics. Well done!
Keep it up!
 
Well done on your recent form Declan. It's strange that his form has improved now he has no competition rather than have Maxwell pushing him for the shirt? Maybe it's due the confidence of knowing that the shirt is his?
 
Terrific form and long may it continue, its the one part of the pitch we really can’t afford an injury of any kind either, I shudder at the thought of getting so close to the top 6 then having to use Crowe for the run in
 
PNE Chris said:
Certainly been massively improved since Davies and Storey have paired up but after that run of fuck ups it's going to take a while before I am comfortable with him. I'm constantly expecting a howler now.
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I'm not. His performance against Norwich is the best keeping performance I've seen since Pickford v Birmingham.
His penalty save v Stoke
His great save v Bristol
His saves yesterday
His save last minute v Bolton
His save v Grabban v Forest.

If that doesn't mean you are now comfortable with Rudd then I doubt you'll ever will be. The bad apple (Maxwell) has now left. Rudd's performances have been brilliant since then.
 
Pennyhome said:
Terrific form and long may it continue, its the one part of the pitch we really can’t afford an injury of any kind either, I shudder at the thought of getting so close to the top 6 then having to use Crowe for the run in
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We won't. If Rudd gets injured we are allowed to bring in an emergency loan.
 
White123 said:
We won't. If Rudd gets injured we are allowed to bring in an emergency loan.
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Untrue, the regualtions state only if you have no senior keeper available. As Crowe has already featured in a senior game we would fall foul of that regulation.

As for rudd, I remember saying at the time of his howler that it needed the manager to be braveand choose him for the next game. He did and the rest is history.

He will make another cock up, all keepers do, its about the response after that that is important.
 
Then we just stick Gally in goal...back on point however, just goes to show what can happen when you allow a player some time to build up some consistency etc.
 
I have to say when it was all kicking off about Rudd v Maxi, I was in Maxi's corner and felt he was the best keeper, as in all honesty Rudd wasn't showing his true colours at that time. But I have to say Declan Rudd has come good, very good and shown us his worth. Great stuff again yesterday. Well done Dec.
 
raefil said:
Untrue, the regualtions state only if you have no senior keeper available. As Crowe has already featured in a senior game we would fall foul of that regulation.

As for rudd, I remember saying at the time of his howler that it needed the manager to be braveand choose him for the next game. He did and the rest is history.

He will make another cock up, all keepers do, its about the response after that that is important.
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Actually, someone posted recently that if your only available keepers have played less than 5 games, then you CAN bring in an emergency keeper.

Hudson 1 game.
Crowe 1 game
 
If you watch the video highlights you can see that after he has palmed away that header in the first half yesterday Rudd gives a right ticking off to the defence for letting the cross come in in the first place. Yes his howler at Birmingham probably cost us a point and maybe all three. But he has more than made up for that since.
 
Excellent man management from AN following his Birmingham howler. Like many I didn't want Rudd to play for us again but after that to be given such backing from his boss speaks volumes.
 
He said he went Vegan at the start of the season, maybe it was only after Xmas that the benefits of his new diet have kicked in.
Players of his age don't often show so much improvement and if it is down to his new diet then its one hell of an advert for becoming Vegan.
 
he has been one of teh reasons why we are where we are in the league, I criticised the relesed of maxwell and said that he was a better keeper than Declan, hold my hand up I was wrong and Declans confidence has oozed back, he's been class.

Hope the Blackbvurn who was shamwfully beaten up before the game is okay, those mindless scum need identifying and inprisoning
 
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