Sheffield Wednesday stalwart Liam Palmer has described new Owls goalkeeper David Stockdale as 'impressive' after working with him during pre-season.
Stockdale Wednesday following the expiration of his contract at fellow League One side Wycombe Wanderers in June. The 36-year-old finished the regular season with the joint-most clean sheets (18) in the third-tier, as the Chairboys reached the League One play-off final.
The veteran goalkeeper has featured twice for the Owls across pre-season - playing 76 minutes in Wednesday's and 65 minutes in their Palmer, who has played an astonishing 364 times for the Owls, has been impressed by Stockdale's immediate impact at the club. “Going off last season and before that, he’s been a good goalkeeper but having worked with him for a few weeks now as well, he’s impressive,” Palmer reveals.
Palmer continued: “He’s made some great saves and he has a calmness about him on the ball as well. He’s really in control of his work and that runs throughout the defence and gives them a calmness. “He’s been great in terms of what he brings as a player and a person.” Stockdale has enjoyed a nomadic yet decorated career with the likes of Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wycombe.