Alexander Büttner

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Has no-one on this whole forum actually seen him play, then? I echo the concerns regarding that Dutch left back at the Euros, but also appreciate the Carrick-related repost.

Basically, I've no idea who he is but am glad that we have another left back to cover. What's he like on FM?
 
Has no-one on this whole forum actually seen him play, then? I echo the concerns regarding that Dutch left back at the Euros, but also appreciate the Carrick-related repost.

Basically, I've no idea who he is but am glad that we have another left back to cover. What's he like on FM?

I know him from match highlights in Studio Sport (dutch MOTD), and the odd game I saw of Vitesse versus Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord,.. But I can't really say I ever really took notice of him. He's a LB who was briefly considered for the LB spot for Holland in the euros and that's all I really know about him. They decided to pick Willems for the euros and that was that. I'm pretty sure they would have picked Büttner if they had known SAF thought he was good enough. :)
 

:lol:

Dutch fullback by day...

...animated supervillan by night

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U with an umlaut is pronounced oo, so Boottner. Then again, some of the pronunciations in this country vary, so who knows? Take ough as an example:
Thought
Through
Though
Cough
Enough
Borough
Plough

But in those words the vowels are pronounced differently, 'Thought' is an 'aw' sound while 'through' is an 'ew' sound, 'plough' is an 'ow' while 'enough' is a 'uh' sound, at least that's how we'd pronounce them in the States.

As I recall Thomas Müller's name is pronounced like "Meau-ler" [like beauty], are the commentators getting that one wrong then, and it should be "Mow-ler'" or "Maw-ler"?

The first two websites i found suggested it sounds like 'ee with round lips' and 'like the y in Tyrell'. So I'm confused.
 
Baines was almost certainly a target, but in all honestly I'd be really surprised if we signed him AND a midfielder. For a team that spends feck all the past few seasons this would be next to impossible.
Van Persie, Kagawa, Powell, Henriquez, Buttner AND a midfielder? I don't think so, I'd be more than glad if we got proper cover for Carrick but I definetely don't see more than 1 signing happening.



Sky Sports are reporting it among other sites, and in all fairness Sky Sports usualy post shit that has some truth to it, I mean you don't see "Nani to Real" "Ronaldo to City" and garbage like that on the site.

feck all? where the feck have you been? Berbatov 30m, Valencia 18m, Smalling 12m, Hernandez 7m, DDG, Jones cost a fair bit.
 
I'm just happy we bought a left back instead of going into the season without another left back in the squad besides Evra.

Baines would have been better, but this way Evra's place isn't in doubt and no one is standing in the way of Fabio developing in the future.

If Buttner doesn't work out, then small loss.
 
I'm in a way quite happy with this signing.

We had evra and 2 alternatives at left back. The two being Fabio and Blackett. Both had very little first team playing time. Hence Fabio is been loaned out. Both are still very young as well.

This Buttner lad is bit older at 23 and has plenty of playing time in a top flight league. Relatively cheap and I presume wont cause too much stir if he's not picked up for every game. He'll be assesed in training and if he's indeed good enough, he'll play a few games this season. If not, sell him to Hull for 500k.
 
Yeah I don't mind this at all. Granted I've never seen him play, so he could be shit. But assuming he's not completely useless, this is exactly what we needed. Somebody who won't kick up a fuss about not starting to back up Evra. And for a low fee. He's only 23 so maybe he'll end up being a class fullback as well. All we need right now is for him to be capable of playing in the cups and against weaker opposition in the league without making a mess of things.
 
I hope he turns out to be a more Silvestre type of signing than De Laet. Our Kidneyhead was pretty good and consistent in a United shirt although dreaming at times
 
So do we pronounce it Buttner or Bootner?
byːtnɐ or beat-nah. And just imagine you're German, use your hidden German accent.

Ü - it's actually 'e' with your lips as if saying 'oo'. You know how it sounds - Thomas Müller.
 
Read some comments on the dutch websites, and the general consensus is that it's a very surprising move, a lot of people don't think he's good enough for United at all. Hope our scouting team got us a bargain mind.
 
I'd like to think that are scouting team knows more then some people on a forum, so I'm sure he's a good player.
 
Doubt he'll get that much playing time, he'll cover Evra and probs play in a few cup games.

Thing is Fabio needs games, but he's not good enough to displace Evra, so sending Fabio on loan and getting this guy in is a good stop gap.
 
No confirmation from either club yet, but he seems to be telling the media that it's a done deal.
 
Maybe I'll be proven wrong when he eventually signs, but somehow I don't like the idea of this transfer. This fella isn't even highly rated by Dutch supporters and 2 years ago he was being linked with the likes of Legia Warsaw. I do realise it's just for backup but I would imagine there must be better options available for around the price.
 
Doubt he'll get that much playing time, he'll cover Evra and probs play in a few cup games.

Thing is Fabio needs games, but he's not good enough to displace Evra, so sending Fabio on loan and getting this guy in is a good stop gap.

No sure we sign stop gap players.... except on loan maybe.

My only concern is that it doesn't restrict the chances for Blackett.I know he's young but I thought he might make the odd appearance but I suppose we need experienced cover at LB
 
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