Danny Ward

[bovril]

12 minutes ago, bovril said:

It will be a disgrace if he ever starts a competitive game for us. Or even a friendly. 

Although it is quite amusing that when we won the FA Cup for the first time in our entire history, he started as many games as Kasper Schmeichel and conceded the same number of goals. 

[nnfox]

So basically, he's probably the best paid assistant goalkeeper coach in the world.

[Weller Wing]

If the goalkeeping coach is called Jelle , you'd think he'd teach Ward how to set himself 

[The Horse's Mouth]

59 minutes ago, bovril said:

Although it is quite amusing that when we won the FA Cup for the first time in our entire history, he started as many games as Kasper Schmeichel and conceded the same number of goals. 

It’s funny cause he was decent in cup games to begin with, but wasn’t it slightly after the fa cup he was seen in random Welsh boozers fat as a ****. Feels like he almost got to the stage where he’s like I’m probably on the best contract of my life and don’t give a shit anymore 

[bovril]

7 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

It’s funny cause he was decent in cup games to begin with, but wasn’t it slightly after the fa cup he was seen in random Welsh boozers fat as a ****. Feels like he almost got to the stage where he’s like I’m probably on the best contract of my life and don’t give a shit anymore 

He was pretty solid in the freezing cold Brighton game. Made a couple of saves in the previous round but looked dodgy from corners. So yes there wasn't much before the 2022 Forest game that suggested the absolute horror show that was in store for us. 

[Vestan Pance]

Oh yes, it's all on the supporters Ruud.

 

Nothing to do with utter incompetence of the club at all.

[Vardyshardy]

3 hours ago, TheLittleBigMan said:

I left early from the Wolves game not because of the performance but because of the vile section of fans booing and hurling abuse. What happened definitely made the team play worse and made it an awful environment for the rest of us. Make your feelings heard at the end of the game for sure but destroying the atmosphere and the teams confidence game time is a level of stupidity I simply can't stand.  Let's not forget the amount of abuse that then leaks out to players family's etc. Leicester fans seem to turn on the players/manager at the drop of a hat these days. We used to get louder when were losing not that long ago and we turned the game around so many times because of it.

What makes someone “vile” for booing someone who is costing us points and games?
get a grip of yourself. 
 

“be nice to the millionaire stealing a living. Don’t make him sad because he’s shit” 

[TamworthFoxes]

3 hours ago, TheLittleBigMan said:

I left early from the Wolves game not because of the performance but because of the vile section of fans booing and hurling abuse. What happened definitely made the team play worse and made it an awful environment for the rest of us. Make your feelings heard at the end of the game for sure but destroying the atmosphere and the teams confidence game time is a level of stupidity I simply can't stand.  Let's not forget the amount of abuse that then leaks out to players family's etc. Leicester fans seem to turn on the players/manager at the drop of a hat these days. We used to get louder when were losing not that long ago and we turned the game around so many times because of it.

You definitely applauded them off after relegation didn’t you!!??

Admit it.

Will you applaud them off after this years aswell?

[Dahnsouff]

2 hours ago, Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot said:

Not sure I agree with this. If the fan base hadn’t of reacted the way it did Ward might have started the next game and then the one after that. Results since then are irrelevant if Ward was in goal we’d have been an absolute joke . I totally get he needs to be protected and the best way that could have happened is with what happened, being hounded out at the first opportunity, otherwise he’d have kept falling over himself and things would have got more toxic, that isn’t good for anyone, least of all Ward.

Doubt Ruud needed the fans to realise Ward needing taking out the side tbh.

[Ian Nacho]

On 09/01/2025 at 14:44, Happy Fox said:

Van Nistelrooy said: “The conversation with Wardy was impressive, I have to share with you. The way he was thinking of the team and the club and the performance of his team-mates, I was impressed with that. I insisted on the conversation. It’s a private conversation but what I want to share is the person and professional that he is.

 

“It was really tough on him, what happened to him. We’re professionals but we’re human beings as well. When frustration is being directed to one person in particular, that’s tough on someone. That’s what we spoke about.

“The way he’s been helping Jakub and the team, I have to emphasise the team player he is. That’s a big compliment to him. It helps Jakub to perform. The goalkeeper group is a tight bunch. They work well together. Danny was in a very difficult situation but he’s handling it in a great way, sharing his experience with Jakub and it shows in his performances.

“That reaction I was very happy with. It could have gone in another way but I think the conversation me and Jelle (ten Rouwelaar, goalkeeping coach) had with him was very important.

“Onwards from that, he’s been acting like a fantastic colleague for the goalkeepers. (The supporters) need to know that. It’s good that everyone knows he’s here to help the club to be better.”

The bloke can't help being crap. At least he offers something I suppose.

[splinterdream]

32 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

The bloke can't help being crap. At least he offers something I suppose.

Absolutely, think.its Rodgers that ruined him, should have pulled him earlier and moved him on

[HankMarvin]

Starting 

 

 

 

his weekend curry and beers 

[sylofox]

51 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

Absolutely, think.its Rodgers that ruined him, should have pulled him earlier and moved him on

Ain't Rodgers son his agent?

[Dan]

On 09/01/2025 at 19:24, The Horse's Mouth said:

It’s funny cause he was decent in cup games to begin with, but wasn’t it slightly after the fa cup he was seen in random Welsh boozers fat as a ****. Feels like he almost got to the stage where he’s like I’m probably on the best contract of my life and don’t give a shit anymore 

Life under Aiyawatt & Rudkin. The standard fare.

[tinpot_fox]

On 09/01/2025 at 20:03, TamworthFoxes said:

You definitely applauded them off after relegation didn’t you!!??

Admit it.

Will you applaud them off after this years aswell?

I’m of the leaning that a football match should exist in a bubble and you enjoy things for they are. Chanting and having a good time, a buzzing atmosphere that leaks onto the pitch. These things can make players perform better and also make it a good time for supporters. But also how then do you let players/managers know that actually they are but shit and there better players on the bench

On 09/01/2025 at 19:39, Vardyshardy said:

What makes someone “vile” for booing someone who is costing us points and games?
get a grip of yourself. 
 

“be nice to the millionaire stealing a living. Don’t make him sad because he’s shit” 

If the whole ground was chanting something amusing then it might pick up the atmosphere and the players performance. I remember a Leicester game (Chelsea in the cup last season?), where a Chelsea player messed up and the crowd booed him so much we got back into the game when Chelsea should have been comfortable. It is hard to for a crowd to create good atmosphere but also show there disapproval in such a way that anything changes. Obligatory mention of Frank Sinclair.

On 09/01/2025 at 19:36, Vestan Pance said:

Oh yes, it's all on the supporters Ruud.

 

Nothing to do with utter incompetence of the club at all.

You’d think he’d be aware of the supporter - player relationship, having been a player for so long.

On 09/01/2025 at 18:24, nnfox said:

So basically, he's probably the best paid assistant goalkeeper coach in the world.

Yes, but I’d wager there are better paid goalkeeper coaches in the world

On 29/12/2024 at 20:12, Paninistickers said:

This board was literally pleading with the club not to play Ward after the Newcastle game.

 

We knew, not suspected or feared, but knew he'd cost us the game.

 

The financial damage his selection (for 27.5 games) has done is surely without precedent. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, but the financial damage was probably done with the contract he signed when he joined the club. I don’t want to besmirch people earning a decent wage but what I’m led to believe is he was offered a very good deal for being reserve keeper. As he was a reserve keeper we could have possibly got home for a better deal and then moved him on for a bit of a profit after he started performing well in cup games. We are not one of the Manchester Uniteds of this world who can afford to have expensive players on inflated wages fighting each other for places …. Oh wait, that worked out well for Manchester United this season didn’t it.

On 30/12/2024 at 02:27, FoxTimmy2 said:

In 22/23, we got relegated by 2 points, finishing with a goal difference 6 better than 17th-placed Everton.

 

Can anyone who witnessed this whole season honestly say that Ward cost us less than 3 points - everything else being equal? He made it near impossible for us to stay competitive by constantly letting in soft early goals, forcing us to chase many games. Absolutely decimating for team morale, evident from all his bust-ups with his defenders.

 

Fast forward to this Wolves game and our defence looked like they had given up. Put Mads, Stolarczyk, or Iversen between the sticks and it's 0-0. No exaggeration, those three goals were basic saves for any professional standard goalkeeper.

 

If we end up going down by fine margins again, we'll all know exactly when it happened: playing Ward against Wolves.

 

Credit to those who booed Ward and made their voices heard, with hundreds of millions quid at stake and a us staring down at a potential lost decade in the Championship (or worse), we simply cannot afford it. If we'd found our voice in 22/23, we might not be living this nightmare now.

I agree and this can never be said enough. Although there were bizarrely plenty of others factors on the pitch that could have save us if changed (penalty misses for example), so we could have potentially stayed up despite giving teams a few goals every game.

 

 

On 30/12/2024 at 06:00, fox_favourite said:

That wolves game was brutal from a human level. It was so toxic in the ground which transferred to the players. Looking back, I think that had something to do with the performance.

 

He's not good enough and he needs to leave, but it must have affected him personally no matter if you're a strong person or not. 

 

RvN has to take part blame for putting someone in that position, but if he didn't do his research, then someone else should have said something, like, I don't know, the DoF! When Mads was injured, there should have been a conversation, someone at the club should have read the room. 

 

Booing is a double edge sword. Yes it got the point across on how we feel about Ward, and we'll be better for it but it can be damaging. It's a way fans show frustration towards managers as well. There isn't many other ways a point can get across in a loud way. 

 

I never agree with booing your own players during a game. Soumare is a prime example. People round me used to boo him when he came on. Now look at him. Ward isn't capable of a redemption like that, I know and I was angry at each of the goal. But that was at the team. So many clangers from too many people.

 

Like I say, I think he's useless at this level, but there is a human there as well. It maybe a case that he never recovers. Who would take him now? 

 

 

I completely agree that booing is a double edged sword. I’m no psychologist but players can definitely be motivated by the opposition booing them. Not sure I’d perform better if my own fans booed me every time I got the ball.

On 09/01/2025 at 16:18, TheLittleBigMan said:

I left early from the Wolves game not because of the performance but because of the vile section of fans booing and hurling abuse. What happened definitely made the team play worse and made it an awful environment for the rest of us. Make your feelings heard at the end of the game for sure but destroying the atmosphere and the teams confidence game time is a level of stupidity I simply can't stand.  Let's not forget the amount of abuse that then leaks out to players family's etc. Leicester fans seem to turn on the players/manager at the drop of a hat these days. We used to get louder when were losing not that long ago and we turned the game around so many times because of it.

I agree that having a louder positive atmosphere could be good for a losing home teams performance. It could also make losing a game an actually enjoyable experience. A players or manager making the same mistake is a frustrating experience though (late subs FFS).

On 09/01/2025 at 17:46, Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot said:

Not sure I agree with this. If the fan base hadn’t of reacted the way it did Ward might have started the next game and then the one after that. Results since then are irrelevant if Ward was in goal we’d have been an absolute joke . I totally get he needs to be protected and the best way that could have happened is with what happened, being hounded out at the first opportunity, otherwise he’d have kept falling over himself and things would have got more toxic, that isn’t good for anyone, least of all Ward.

I agree, not that I dislike Ward as a person or disagree that he got a deal here but after being played so many times when he’s played badly in the past, it’s evident that his confidence won’t improve by continually playing him when he isn’t doing well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think chants can be great and good for morale, but home fans booing whenever a certain home player gets the ball is a rut that doesn’t improve things.

 

 

 

Jakub makes mistakes and will make more mistakes but he’s our keeper, so I hope he doesn’t get booed into oblivion in the future.

On 09/01/2025 at 18:10, bovril said:

There was nothing personal in the chants as far as I know. Just telling him he's shit, which he is. It's happened forever in football and is not really a big deal. Do you leave when the opposition fans sing about Vardy's wife.

[splinterdream]

7 hours ago, sylofox said:

Ain't Rodgers son his agent?

Ah really, well he's a wealthy man and will probably get a move to another club and still earn more money than most of us can dream of, so don't feel too sorry for him

[AjcW]

Alves is on the matchday poster 👍
 

 

 

 

 

*I just didn’t want to talk about ward…

Edited 11 January by AjcW

[Tomo260]

I hope Ward isn't playing today, I'm rather hoping for Iverson tbh

[UniFox21]

On 09/01/2025 at 14:44, Happy Fox said:

Van Nistelrooy said: “The conversation with Wardy was impressive, I have to share with you. The way he was thinking of the team and the club and the performance of his team-mates, I was impressed with that. I insisted on the conversation. It’s a private conversation but what I want to share is the person and professional that he is.

 

“It was really tough on him, what happened to him. We’re professionals but we’re human beings as well. When frustration is being directed to one person in particular, that’s tough on someone. That’s what we spoke about.

“The way he’s been helping Jakub and the team, I have to emphasise the team player he is. That’s a big compliment to him. It helps Jakub to perform. The goalkeeper group is a tight bunch. They work well together. Danny was in a very difficult situation but he’s handling it in a great way, sharing his experience with Jakub and it shows in his performances.

“That reaction I was very happy with. It could have gone in another way but I think the conversation me and Jelle (ten Rouwelaar, goalkeeping coach) had with him was very important.

“Onwards from that, he’s been acting like a fantastic colleague for the goalkeepers. (The supporters) need to know that. It’s good that everyone knows he’s here to help the club to be better.”

From the sounds of it, he'd make a good coach rather than a good keeper 

[murphy]

12 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

From the sounds of it, he'd make a good coach rather than a good keeper 

Make a good coach driver.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

On 09/01/2025 at 19:17, Weller Wing said:

If the goalkeeping coach is called Jelle , you'd think he'd teach Ward how to set himself 

Or maybe it explains why Ward has a wobble whenever he plays!

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

17 minutes ago, Tomo260 said:

I hope Ward isn't playing today, I'm rather hoping for Iverson tbh

Surely get more game time and experience for Stolarcyk? But also Iversen would make sense 

[funkyrobot]

18 minutes ago, Tomo260 said:

I hope Ward isn't playing today, I'm rather hoping for Iverson tbh

Should stick with Stolarcyck, he needs games. 

[Tomo260]

5 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

Should stick with Stolarcyck, he needs games. 

True, but I fear he would get injured and then with Mads out for a few weeks we're stuck with Iverson and Ward for prem games which are far more important 

[Dahnsouff]

Ended up on  (yet another social media cesspit) Reddit looking for info about Woyo,  but a topic to the side about caught my eye. It was titled Deporting Danny Ward