Kasper Schmeichel

De Gea will be 35 by then so we can get him after big Fraser.

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He is safe hands and a character but t does seem to show a lack of imagination by the club, it will be interesting to see what wages he is on. Then it is back to square one next May.

 

GK with bags of experience signed for nothing, good business and allows Lawwell to spend loads on outfield players(no laughing down the back)

 

We signed a guy from spurs who was no where near the first team and had hardly played for several seasons who then went on to become a club icon

If this is true we’re signing an international no 1 who ain’t coming here for a final payday

I think this is a really good sensible choice

 

Yeah, this guy wants to be number 1 and go out winning trophies and playing Champions league. If he wanted an easy pay day he'd be taken as a back up at a PL Club or go to Saudi.

 

Charismatic, cloakroom leader, experienced, class on penalties, still performing at a good level. Big yes for me. Signing a young (26yo) international GK 4 years ago turned out to be a complete fiasco so at this point I don't mind if it's short term

 

Maybe he can influence Matt to stay f

 

Danish friends

 

Taken in isolation, I’m happy with this.

Huge personality and still a good goalie who will do well for us.

Keepers can play until they are 40 as long as they avoid injuries.

The problem will come if he picks up knocks. The current back ups don’t bear thinking about in big games.

Also just proves a lot of people right when it’s argued we have no real structure or process to our recruitment.

 

Schmeichel currently is a much better keeper than Joe….and some of his passes out his hands at the euros were incredible. He’ll suit our fast attack from the keeper perfectly. Get him in Brendan

 

Or maybe conspiracy theorists are just that?

Rumours for months we was signing a Danish keeper but ignored.

I said the keeper hasn't been signed because of the Euros. Turns out he's been palying up till the other week. Include holidays and suddenly the signings close. This one's been in the works for months not just yesterday. Will be the same for other signings. They'll start happening now.

Big buffon was the best keeper in the world into his 40s. Retired finally at 45 and still better than most. Keepers last.

 

Part of me is thinking (perhaps naïvely) that if Jensen and Livakovic were our top 2 targets and we failed to get them in, then perhaps Schmeichel is a short term option that we've resorted to.

If the rumours are true we had bids knocked back for those two so do we then get a young keeper who's our third or fourth choice or get a guy in who is proven at top level that can do a job for a season or two until we identify another target of the standard of those two.

Thats me playing devil's advocate slightly as I'm more inclined to think it's as you described unplanned chaos rather than a strategic approach.

 

It's obviously a short term move but he's a very good keeper. Not every signing has to be a project or an expensive signing (We wish). I would be happy with him signing.

 

Thats good news, cause we are * at taking penalties.

 

Monday announcement...Tuesday out wi the squad to America??

 

On the face of it, it's a decent move.

Delve a little deeper, it's a * disgrace. The club have known about the impending retirement of Hart for MONTHS, in fact, a proper club would've had a contingency in place going into Harts LAST YEAR of contract, preparing and scouting for a long term replacement.
We've sprung for a freebie, released by his last two clubs, and who we obviously has previous links to staff.

Same old *.... Different day. "Do we know him? Sign him up".

We are absolute * MESS in terms of player acquisition. Not surprising, when our head European scout got the job because of his daddy, and had all the attributes required honed by managing a * golf shop.

Here we are again, relying on a manager to do our player recruitment, only this managers previous track record is far from stellar.

We should be * LIVID about this signing, not the player himself, but the circumstances, as it indicates the complete * show of a window we're in for.
The biggest and richest team in the country, and the ONLY team in the country who has not signed a player, about to break it's duck with a 37 year old free transfer.

 

In fairness Bernardo looks done and Idah will be signed, two players that don't need bedding in..

I agree out recruitment is a shambles but KS is a proven GK that's just performed well at the Euros, it's not a total disaster... YET

 

Bit uninspiring, can see why folk would be unhappy and does look like lazy recruitment, or lack of, and kicking the can down the road but similarities to Hart and he worked out well for us. Time will tell I guess.

 

Is this another one for The Republican scrapbook?