RS Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 18 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: We can't always have someone willing to sit on their arse for 20 years picking up a nice wage because he doesn't want to leave home. Steve Harper says hello Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, RS said: Steve Harper says hello That's who I was referring to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 (edited) On 01/01/2023 at 20:48, Optimistic Nut said: That's who I was referring to. Bit harsh like. Really not much between him and Given, in the early days. He may well have had a more prominent career if he had moved on at that point. The club would have worked hard, contractually and persuasion wise, to keep him. I wouldn’t equate a lack of ego/it’s all about me-ism and loyalty, with greed. Edited January 2, 2023 by Coffee_Johnny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Bit harsh like. Really not much between him and Given, in the early days. He may well have had a more prominent career if he had moved on at that point. The club would have worked hard, contractually and persuasion wise, to keep him. I wouldn’t equate a lack of ego/it’s all about me-ish and loyalty, with greed. I remember Bobby saying they paid him well above the going rate for a sub keeper, when he signed a new contract when Given was a clear number 1 just to do that. It was clear from fairly early in the 01/02 season that he was number 2 and was always going to be that. He was happy to sit on the bench living at home picking up a big wage rather than having any ambition to be a number 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, STM said: I'd be more than happy with Dubravka and Pope next season, allowing Dubravka some European games. European games - you mean send him out on loan ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Yeah I hope he fucks off ASAP tbh. The way he was twerking for Man U when it was just a loan move was embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 5 hours ago, Disco said: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4KqCUNeT4/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Wasnt expecting that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 So are we thinking he's back because Karius' loan has ended? Or he's back so we can move him on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Ok. I don't have any grudges with him and seeing we're going to have cup games and going to need a backup keeper that is reliable, then Dubs can be that. As much as I wanted Karius to be here and probably prove that he is better than before, there was a risk with him. I'd prefer Karius over Darlow though but Dubs over both of them should we need cover for Pope. Play Dubs for the FA Cup match and Pope for the Quarter final a few days later? Though if Pope plays both, that'd be fine by me too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: Wasnt expecting that Why the fuck’s he got over a million followers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Inferior Acuña said: Why the fuck’s he got over a million followers? Most likely for being a Champ Manager legend. Mad how angry some people are with Dubs in here. A good servant who I'd guess figured there'd be more Cup chances at Man U than here. He probably got told the right things by them re those Cup chances too, whereas it was plain as day Pope would be slotting straight in. Just went and looked at his IG posts and they're pretty bog standard in the circumstances. He clearly figured that was it for him at the club and let's be fair, we all did. Purely from a practical perspective, I'm not too enamoured with him being No 2. It sounds like most of his appearances weren't too convincing for Man U and he always needed to work back up to his best after the evermore frequent injuries so I could picture some shaky appearances if we have to rely on him at any point. Granted he'll still be a step up on Darlow, and the only reason I'd be happier with Karius is that he's an unknown quantity which isn't much of an argument. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I don't hate the guy, I'm not sure many do, but sometimes decisions are taken in life and should be stuck to. I imagine him coming back would send a weird message to the other players who've developed a real siege mentality while Dubravka was trying and failing to skulk off on another baggage train. I hope he's a makeweight in this transfer window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Pretty gutted it turned out the way it has, loved Dubz until he went on like a huffy bairn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Billy Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 One of the most pointless signings of all time for us. He only played twice and was rubbish. Glad to get him off the books. Heaton is better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Send him off to live out the rest of his days with the Stone Men. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Better yet, clap him in chains and hoy him in the Tyne as a lesson to anyone who dares to disrespect the Toon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 The dark, petty side of me - and tbf I’m basically a waxing crescent- wants to demote him to the reserves for being a diva. I imagine he’s better than Karius though, so if he’s happy to shut up and take in the odd cup game then I’ll begrudgingly welcome him back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweMag Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Froggy said: One of the most pointless signings of all time for us. He only played twice and was rubbish. Glad to get him off the books. Heaton is better. https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/uk-premier-league/2021/05/bebe-falcao-man-utds-10-worst-transfers-all-time/amp £6m loan fee for Falcao and splashed £89m on Pogba Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Billy Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Just now, SweMag said: https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/uk-premier-league/2021/05/bebe-falcao-man-utds-10-worst-transfers-all-time/amp £6m loan fee for Falcao and splashed £89m on Pogba I didn't say it was one of the worst, I said it was one of the most pointless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweMag Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, Froggy said: I didn't say it was one of the worst, I said it was one of the most pointless. Paying £6m in loan fee for Falcao is pretty pointless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Billy Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, SweMag said: Paying £6m in loan fee for Falcao is pretty pointless. Not really. He was a top striker in Europe at the time. We signed him and we played him, but it didn't work out. Dubravka was signed and the assumption was that he'd play the cup games (EL, FA, LC), but he only played a couple of league cup games. Properly pointless signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Of all the money Man Utd have spunked the last 10 years, I don't think a back up keeper for 4 months can rank as pointless or rubbish like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 For what it's worth, I think nice guy Eddie has been pretty fucking ruthless here like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-Cheshire-Toon Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I think Eddie has seen that utd are improving so why leave them with a decent keeper, why not give them another headache if de gea get injured etc, to think about. I mean there can't be that many keepers that can fit the bill ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Billy Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 18 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: Of all the money Man Utd have spunked the last 10 years, I don't think a back up keeper for 4 months can rank as pointless or rubbish like. All the money spunked in the last 10 years is completely irrelevant. Dubravka was a pointless signing, according to pretty much everyone. It made sense that we signed a decent keeper to play in the cups. If we were only going to play him in league cup games why pay a loan fee and wages at all instead of using Heaton and Bishop? Romero averaged 10-20 games a season for us as a backup keeper. I think that was expected when we signed a backup with the ability of Dubravka. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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