Penney: Stephens is still on the rise

Stephens, 22, had a spell on loan at Rochdale earlier in the season but has returned to play a key role at Boundary Park."Dale is a young boy who hasn't had many starts, though he has been here a long time," Penney said."People forget he is only 22. He has been out to Rochdale on loan and didn't play as many games as we would have liked."Everybody knows he can pass it. He has to learn to do the ugly side of it - the heading and tackling - and he is getting that now."

Source: Team_Talk