Stephen Ward

[cricketfieldclarets]

In more positive news, is this lad ever anything less than 8 out of 10?

What a signing he has been.

Unassuming, disciplined, far from flashy although I liked his megs on Trippier and just an all round hard working defender.

Stood out today. Never lets us down.

[Spiral]

Best left back we've had since Ben Mee.

[Sidney1st]

I think I preferred it when we had crap left backs, there were less threads complaining about other players back then because they were all busy aiming for the left back regardless of who was playing there

[Wile E Coyote]

yes, for all the hype about jack the lad barton, the bad boy we are all told to adore, and the love ins with Barnes and defour, ward constantly outperforms all of them.
He did today, never put a foot wrong whilst all about him were booting ten yard passes about 40 yards to far, or passing stright to spurs players.
Ward attempts runs at midfielders to gain ground, those that are well paid to do this job look for the back pass. Ward is THE claret player this season.

[Spiral]

I think I preferred it when we had crap left backs, there were less threads complaining about other players back then because they were all busy aiming for the left back regardless of who was playing there

there were less threads complaining about other players

there were less threads

less

[Bin Ont Turf]

Irish Cafu

[Vegas Claret]

been superb for us

[KRBFC]

I don't know how he lost his place when he came back from being injured in the PL last time. The Stoke away game we won he was incredible best left back since Kalvenes.

[Tribesmen]

Played really well today

[Roosterbooster]

My player of the season without question. Best left back in Claret and blue that I can think of. I wonder if he had played against Lincoln....

[scouseclaret]

"...best left back since Kalvenes."

Is that a joke???

[Terrier]

A step up from les thompson do you think?

[Sidney1st]

"...best left back since Kalvenes."

Is that a joke???

Yeah, they clearly haven't remembered how good Easton was.

[colne-claret]

"...best left back since Kalvenes."

Is that a joke???

Kalvenes was a pretty decent left back for us.

[Devils_Advocate]

Was superb yesterday but there are a lot of games where he struggles to get in the last third. Lowton rightly gets hammered for his poor delivery into the box but to be fair apart from yesterday and both Sunderland games when Ward had Janazi giving him a free pass Ward very rarely gets himself in the positions Lowton does

Excellent yesterday and always solid defensively but if we are to progress as a team ward needs to offer more in the final third

[Rileybobs]

Superb again yesterday. Rarely ever puts a foot wrong.

[Roosterbooster]

Was superb yesterday but there are a lot of games where he struggles to get in the last third. Lowton rightly gets hammered for his poor delivery into the box but to be fair apart from yesterday and both Sunderland games when Ward had Janazi giving him a free pass Ward very rarely gets himself in the positions Lowton does

Excellent yesterday and always solid defensively but if we are to progress as a team ward needs to offer more in the final third

Disagree. Ward is often our best attacking threat. He takes the ball from defending third to attacking third more than any other player by a country mile. He might not find himself in the space Lowton does, but he is often found in the attacking third working the ball.

I can only assume you picked your username carefully...

[Devils_Advocate]

Will be interested to see how he does if he gets Brady to play with going forward but whilst he's a better fullback than Lowton he nowhere near even gets in the positions Lowton does to put balls in the box.

Yesterday he was absolute quality but I think the reason he stood out is because the attacking play we saw is not the norm