If the club really wants to sign a 3rd choice keeper who is "experienced" and will come in for cheap then they can just sign me :-)
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Good move, would allow us to send our young goalkeepers out on loan so that they can get experience.
If De Gea will be out for 4 months in September and Kovar/Fojticek will be on the bench then people will blame Mourinho
Sssh, you’re not meant to talk sense in this forum! Mourinho is suppose to be the bad guy. How dare he not let the youth go out and gain experience by playing football. They’re meant to sit on the bench for the rest of their career!
I have zero issues with this. I prefer the likes of Pereira, Henderson and O'hara playing as first choice on loan to aid development.
Good signing. Did a job for Stoke a few years ago and actually impressed when Butland was out. Makes sense for the future of the young keepers.
Never realised there was a Lee Grant Tank
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he perform miracles against us once?
Or an America actress called Lee Grant
Yep, sensible move I think. Especially as the u23s got relegated, so the level of football that the 3rd or 4th choice would be playing in is even worse than last season (and it was bad enough then). Probably better to use an u19 in the u23s (who can also then get extra games at u19 level if required).
feck sake. We should be looking to sign a RW and instead they are messing about bringing in another goal keeper when we already had two? Mou is ruining this team.
Loan, he needs to play regularly now
You see, a lot of our fan base have this blind hatred towards Jose that means he cannot do anything right. We could sign Messi on a free and people would complain about his salary being too high and that he’s keeping Martial out of the team. If you look at everything through the Jose = bad lens, it’s easy to argue against literally everything he does.
Maybe Romero's injury is worse than we have been led to believe. This is a just in case signing.
It makes more sense to loan out the young goalkeepers and to have an experienced GK sitting for his 2 games if even that.
Eric Steele went to Derby after Moyes got rid of him, and he raved about Lee Grant when he was there, this coming from the same man who scouted De Gea. I'll take that.
He was a solid deputy for Butland when he was injured, won their Player of the Year award - just to diffuse the cries of "game raising cnut" as he was lambasted after the game at OT, as he was very good for them over the course of that season, and not just that one game that everyone saw.
Grant was excellent at Sheffield Wednesday too, and played for England at every youth level. He was tipped for a PL move back then, Aston Villa IIRC, but instead, Brian Laws took him to Burnley as a backup to Jensen. He ousted Jensen as the #1, who was an excellent keeper himself and a fan favourite.
If he's coming as 3rd choice and we send the young keepers out on loan, then I don't see an issue. He'll be cheap, and if he's happy to be a backup to the backup, then what's the problem? De Gea, Romero and Grant is a pretty solid squad of keepers.
He was a solid deputy for Butland when he was injured, won their Player of the Year award - just to diffuse the cries of "game raising cnut" as he was lambasted after the game at OT, as he was very good for them over the course of that season, and not just that one game that everyone saw.
Grant was excellent at Sheffield Wednesday too, and played for England at every youth level. He was tipped for a PL move back then, Aston Villa IIRC, but instead, Brian Laws took him to Burnley as a backup to Jensen. He ousted Jensen as the #1, who was an excellent keeper himself and a fan favourite.
If he's coming as 3rd choice and we send the young keepers out on loan, then I don't see an issue. He'll be cheap, and if he's happy to be a backup to the backup, then what's the problem? De Gea, Romero and Grant is a pretty solid squad of keepers.
I always did that on FM :P It actually makes sense. So far I like what Jose had done with them: Last year 6 months each loan, and 6 months training with the first squad. Now send them a year to farm.
No issue with this, we always need a 3rd keeper in case disaster strikes. Grant will be happy to be 3rd choice and our young 'uns can go on loan.
Ideal situation, Pereira has a belting season on loan.
Ideal situation, Pereira has a belting season on loan.
A good deal could be a free transfer with Pereira or Henderson sent to Stoke on loan to cover their goalkeeping siutuation if/when butland leaves
I can't remember us ever needing them (besides to sit on the bench), but there have been a handful of times where teams have been down to their third choice. If either De Gea or Romero were to suffer a significant injury, we'd be entirely reliant on the other to never pick up a knock or a suspension (while playing every single game). We may well need that extra bit of cover if all three of our young upcoming keepers are going out on loan.
98% chance that he'd never end up playing a single game, but it's better to be prepared for that 2% chance just in case it happens.
I was not aware of us loaning out practically all our good young goalkeepers.
But it makes sense now when i know that.
Talk about a boner killer. MEN should have led with 'Huge United Transfer Update' headline and watched the muppets boil once they'd seen the story.
However:
This makes sense. It's so hard to know what to do with young keepers who have almost no chance of regular senior football but on balance you'd rather they got senior minutes under their belt just about anywhere.
However:
This makes sense. It's so hard to know what to do with young keepers who have almost no chance of regular senior football but on balance you'd rather they got senior minutes under their belt just about anywhere.
Fred and Grant signed in 1 window. Players with the most exotic and exciting names possible! 
Someone shut the fecking transfer window!!!
this thread is so weird. i can't differentiate between who is serious and who is joking.
good signing that will allow us to send our young keepers out on loan
good signing that will allow us to send our young keepers out on loan
He’s a decent enough keeper, especially since he’ll likely never need to play anyway.
Happy with this.
Happy with this.
Fred and Grant signed in 1 window. Players with the most exotic and exciting names possible!
All we need now is to sign Son
Fred Grant Dalot and Son - sounds like a dodgy backstreet builder
Conspiracy theory, De Gea leaving, Romero 1st choice we need an experienced back up/Cup goalie.....
What a rubbish summer this is turning to be.
I'm 100% sure that will not happen.....otherwise i will wear a Liverpool shirt.
Someone shut the fecking transfer window!!!
United will now have three goalkeepers all better and more reliable than Calamity Karius!
I agree. I'd rather have Fellaini in goal than Karius too.
Joking aside are you in for any new GK?
Gone quiet. Could have a surprise like Fabinho or end up with Karius starting the new season. I'm praying for the surprise obviously.
So called reliable Twitter sources don't usually know shit (see Fabinho)
Always wanted him here. Chuffed.
I've been a fan of his ever since I knew the deal was happening.
Lee Grant? Oscar winning actress. Brilliant in Shampoo.
92 seems a bit old though
92 seems a bit old though
An older keeper on a free to let the talented young keepers go on loan sounds fine.
When that keeper had one of the best goalkeeping displays at Old Trafford in recent memory it's surely a good thing?
When that keeper had one of the best goalkeeping displays at Old Trafford in recent memory it's surely a good thing?
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