duo Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Just now, gdm said: We have 4 keepers we aren’t short in numbers. In fact we have one too many and Howe’s opinion of a back up keeper may differ from others. Personally I’d rather have Dúbravka but just looking at it from how the club might view it. If Dubravka goes there isn’t a chance another keeper comes in If we sell Dubs then we're short in quality. Darlow isn't a good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Just now, gdm said: We have 4 keepers we aren’t short in numbers. In fact we have one too many and Howe’s opinion of a back up keeper may differ from others. Personally I’d rather have Dúbravka but just looking at it from how the club might view it. If Dubravka goes there isn’t a chance another keeper comes in I agree. I can see the sense in letting Dubravka go, although I'm not sure what the big attraction is of being a second choice at Man U. Can only assume he thinks he might displace de Gea who has had one or two howlers already this season. The only niggle seems to be the price which seems to be around £5m. Problem is, he's 34, not sure we will be gettting much more than that from anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Just now, duo said: If we sell Dubs then we're short in quality. Darlow isn't a good enough. I just explained that. Howe might disagree. Howe might see the harmony of the squad as more important than having an upgrade in a back up keeper, if Dúbravka is unhappy he might want to let him go. Ill be amazed if another keeper comes in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 minute ago, TRon said: Can only assume he thinks he might displace de Gea who has had one or two howlers already this season. Well this is it isn’t it? He probably thinks it’ll be easier to displace the guy who’s had a rocky start than the guy that’s just been bought to replace him that’s had a solid start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I would hope for his own sanity that he doesn't believe that. It's like getting turned down for a quid then asking for a fiver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo_11 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I wonder if he was 'ill' for the cup game to avoid being cup tied for those fixtures? Realistically hard to shift De Gea so may get 5-10 cup games if he does make the move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 It’s Europe he’s after, doubt he expects to displace De Gea in the league. He’d likely get games in Europe though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 If it's an 'option' to buy for £5m, there's no way they're taking that up for someone of his age in a year's time, so it's worthless. Unless there's a hefty loan fee. If not and if he has to go, must be plenty of Championship teams in need of a keeper, send him there with an actual fee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Abacus said: If it's an 'option' to buy for £5m, there's no way they're taking that up for someone of his age in a year's time, so it's worthless. Unless there's a hefty loan fee. If not and if he has to go, must be plenty of Championship teams in need of a keeper, send him there with an actual fee. ‘Send him’ I think he might have quite a big say in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 19 minutes ago, gdm said: ‘Send him’ I think he might have quite a big say in it ? I know, I was being a bit tongue in cheek, really. But I don't think it can do much harm to say sorry - I know you want to be Man United's reserve keeper, but you're under contract with us. So, here are your options, on terms that we would accept. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Keep him, unhappy or not. I can't deal with Darlow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Shite deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Why are we agreeing to that? I think that’s really poor on our end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Sounds like we’ve caved there because of wanting to do right by Dubravka. Why else would we agree to those terms? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Butcher said: Shite deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Fuckin stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 No one knows what the loan fee is and it gets his wages off the books which could open up a little more for a new midfielder. That being said I’d rather keep him but love how together this squad is we don’t want any unhappy players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Makes no sense unless he's got some sort of contractual agreement or he's kicked off and Eddie doesn't want the disruption. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiesteve710 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 As long as we've got a clause in place that means we can recall him the minute Pope gets a bad injury. Actually, you probably can't these days with having to name a 25-man squad in advance. So yeah, not a good deal for us imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE27 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Cheers for the service, thought he was class during our shitty years. If he wants out then fair enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, sempuki said: Makes no sense unless he's got some sort of contractual agreement or he's kicked off and Eddie doesn't want the disruption. Could be anything. Could be the fact we need to drop a keeper from squad and Dúbravka is only one that has offers, could be Dubravka Is unhappy and the loan fee plus possible £5m buy option represents a good deal for a 33 year old keeper, could be Howe doesn’t trust his injury record or it could actually be Howe rates Darlow. Could well be a combination of all these things. Who knows? The club/Howe haven’t made many bad decisions so far Edited August 29, 2022 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 We aren't a charity. Really disappointed by us here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: We aren't a charity. Really disappointed by us here. Out of interest how much would you realistically expect to sell him for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Good luck to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 This is a strange one, but good luck to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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