Aidan Stone Has Left Notts.

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

Aidan Stone’s contract has been mutually terminated to allow him to pursue opportunities closer to his family home in the south-west

 

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

Pity that it didn't work out for Aiden at Notts. Hope it works out for him & he does find a suitable  Club nearer his family home in the south west.

[Fan of Big Tone 𝕏 @mainstandpie]

Good luck to Aiden I hope he finds a club near his family etc., family is more important than football and it wasn’t really working out for him here.

[liampie]

i think we have treated him a bit unfairly, but its what it is and i wish him well. with his contract now being closer to expiring i assume it makes it cheaper and easier to mutually agree terms. i hope he manages to prove himself, hes not the worst keeper we have had.

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

I agree @liampie about him being treated unfairly. 

I wonder how he would have performed with our present defence and central midfield in front of him?

I'm sure that he may have performed better. Some players do perform better when they are surrounded by good players.

[Sophie d]

Imo he wasn't the best goalie. His reaction were slow and he just wasn't great

 

[Piethagoram 𝕏 @piethagoram]

Personally, I always preferred Stone to Slocombe

[heraldmagpie]

Aiden Stone looked promising when he arrived, but there were warnings about his ability from Port Vale and Mansfield fans.

That said, I thought he was pretty promising and decent with his hands. The ball at his feet being a plus, because he could actually pass it around unlike Sam Slocombe who struggles with this. I think Stone being pushed out of the team and being given a chance to redeem himself is a shame.
 

[menzinho]

He did get off to the worst possible start by getting sent off 10 minutes into his debut. That can't have been good for his confidence. I do remember some howlers in his first season as well but I agree the defensive in front of him was hardly rock solid. Unless Bass got injured he had pretty much 0% chance of playing, it's probably for the best.

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

1 hour ago, Sophie d said:

Imo he wasn't the best goalie. His reaction were slow and he just wasn't great

 

With a crap defence in front of him it was hardly surprising.

[Fozzy]

Wish him all the best wherever he end up.

Not a great keeper to be honest. As @Sophie dsays, he had slow reactions and was also poor under the high ball, choosing to stay on his line rather than coming for any crosses. His kicking wasn’t that great either, yes the defence was terrible in front of him granted but he did nothing to inspire any confidence.

[thommo]

It's all confidence with Aidan Stone. I am sure if he could find it and form, he would do a lot better. I wish him well. I don't particularly blame him because we were still competitive with him in our squad.

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

I'm pleased that Aidan has found another club so quickly. Yeovil Town should be a good move for him. Will keep an eye on his progress.

[True Magpie]

I can't see @Robbie's post, but I assumed Aidan Stone had signed for someone, and he has. He's joined Yeovil Town, which is a good move for him, I feel.

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

8 hours ago, True Magpie said:

I can't see @Robbie's post, but I assumed Aidan Stone had signed for someone, and he has. He's joined Yeovil Town, which is a good move for him, I feel.

Sorry you couldn't see my post. Opened ok for me. I edited the post anyway just in case.

[JIMBO]

The way Carlisle United have been signing players, I thought Aidan Stone might join Cedwyn Scott up north with them, despite wanting to be closer to his family. I wish Stone all the best. I don't mind him and always felt he acted professionally. No fuss, just tried to impress, and when out of favour, he kept trying. That has to be respected because most would cause trouble or complain.

[NiftyNick]

Yeovil? That could be a good chance for him to establish himself as a number one and move on. I wish Aiden Stone the best with the move.

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Watching Aidan Stone in the pre-season, I felt very encouraged because what I witnessed seemed very promising. He looked like he was ready to take the opportunity, but in hindsight I wonder if he was pushing himself too much and demanding what he needed time to deliver. I know, some will say that playing against the standard of teams which we did doesn't compare to League Two, and it doesn't. Yet, you can see a player's natural ability nonetheless.

What encouraged me was his ability to command the area; he was very vocal. He would come for crosses and catch them, while I like Sam Slocombe (I think a lot of fans are harsh towards him), did feel Stone was a big step forward.

Despite comments that he was the worst keeper we have had (directed at him early on), I always thought he tried and I do feel he would be much better in the squad we have now. Whenever I interacted with him, I always tried to put across that those vocals weren't the main voice of the fanbase. I mean, he signed quite a lot of A4 and A3 prints, while a fan was being pathetic towards him, and this was like the third home game of the season.

I think the poor defending, abuse from certain fans, the fact Stone was pushing himself too fast, and blaming himself took away any chance of building confidence. He's not a bad keeper, he just deflates when teams score, and that is 100% a confidence thing.

I would have him happily as our backup, to which I hope Sam Slocombe retires with us, but I do think Stone could have been a good backup to Alex Bass. Slocombe has been a good servant of the club, but again we are far too critical of our keepers and considering a fan near me shouted he would **** him after conceding, only for David McGoldrick to score during the fan's petty rant. I would hate to be the world's best keeper, and playing for Notts, putting up with that.

Good luck to Stone at Yeovil, we have massively upgraded with Bass but I would like to see someone with half of Stone's professionalism come in as our backup keeper in time.