Can you blame her? Romero was a proven keeper and international who was solid for us throughout his career here. At one point he came close of winning his 1st team place. Then Henderson returned and Romero was dropped like a bag of cement simply because he lack 'United DNA'. When he wanted out, Cardiff blocked the moveWasn't his wife/girlfriend super pissed at us for not playing or selling him?
No, absolutely not, but what changed? He's even less likely to take the starting position than he was back thenCan you blame her? Romero was a proven keeper and international who was solid for us throughout his career here. At one point he came close of winning his 1st team place. Then Henderson returned and Romero was dropped like a bag of cement simply because he lack 'United DNA'. When he wanted out Cardiff blocked the move
Don’t think so. He was fine with being second choice but following Henderson’s emergence he didn’t want to be third.Would take him back as 2nd/3rd choice but didn’t he leave in the 1st place due to wanting to be 1st choice?
Im just pointing out that certain portions of our fanbase probably massively overreacted to him being ‘mistreated’ and nobody actually knew what was going onSo what? Different people in charge now
Why? Henderson is a goner, we are in the Europa league and DDG is older Eth is a real manager who probably respect talent more then dnaNo, absolutely not, but what changed? He's even less likely to take the starting position than he was back then
So is Romero, and apparently got some dodgy knees in the meantime as wellWhy? Henderson is a goner, we are in the Europa league and DDG is older
Maybe. We let others move on (Smalling, Young) when it became apparent to them that they’d fallen down the pecking order and wanted to be playing.Im just pointing out that certain portions of our fanbase probably massively overreacted to him being ‘mistreated’ and nobody actually knew what was going on
Oh, I agree. I have nothing against Romero and would welcome him back as a #2. But the reaction from a section of our fanbase to us not letting a player go to a same league team because they weren’t paying what we wanted was ridiculousMaybe. We let others move on (Smalling, Young) when it became apparent to them that they’d fallen down the pecking order and wanted to be playing.
I think Romero was in a similar position; Everton wanted him as backup but the deal collapsed as Woodward was hanging on for a slightly better fee.
We were still paying him handsomely, so he was hardly mistreated. But I have a lot more respect for players who want to move on when their time’s up than those who are happy to sit on the bench awaiting their next contract extension.
Should have granted him a move to Everton then he was obviously too good to be a third choice keeper, keeping him in that spot is just ridiculous.He served the role of third choice keeper because he was our third best keeper.
How many clubs use GK from their youth team as #2?Nobody puts as much effort in their #2 goalkeepers as United does. One of the most pointless positions in football to actually spend money on and not just use a youth guy.
Maybe we should have, that’s on Woodward. Regardless, he had a contract. And he was never good enough to be anything other than back up for any club near the top of one of the biggest leagues. He’d have been sitting on the bench at Everton too. With no Europa League for him to play in.Should have granted him a move to Everton then he was obviously too good to be a third choice keeper, keeping him in that spot is just ridiculous.
Yep, he can do one. Wasn't nearly as good as he thought, didn't have many offers when he left. Ended up at the worst team in Italy.So he can throw a strop again and refuse to show up for training? No thanks.
Most overrated player I’ve ever seen, relegation crap is where he belongs.
He didn't Solskjaer let him leave because he wasn't going to play ahead of DeGea or Henderson but he threw a hissy fit when we wouldn't sell him to Everton so he just ran his contract down instead of going somewhere else. Typical Mino Raiola client.I don’t understand why Ole pushed him out to begin with, he was a solid backup keeper.
How many give them wages of 100k+ and sign new ones every year with even the 3rd choice being 30+ years old??How many clubs use GK from their youth team as #2?
100K+ wages happened once, most clubs have old players as 2nd and 3rd choice, not the one from youth team.How many give them wages of 100k+ and sign new ones every year with even the 3rd choice being 30+ years old??
Romero had to high points in his career.So is Romero, and apparently got some dodgy knees in the meantime as well
United DNA and Ole's mate. We also signed McShane as well. Both players weren't anywhere near to United's level in their prime let alone now.feck else did we buy Tom Heaton for last season?
I'm not against signing him, I'm just confused why he wants to come back after how things ended the first timeRomero had to high points in his career.
A- At AZ when he won the league title under LVG
B- At Manchester especially during LVG (who brought him here) and Mou time
At Sampdoria he was entangled into a De Jong 'like' mess. Sampdoria gave him crazy money to sign for them only to later notice that they couldn't afford him. At that point they expected him to accept a pay cut which he refused and then they did their very best to get rid of him by giving him the cold shoulder and loaning him. At United he did very well up until the 'United' DNA mantra kick started. So Romero is a goalkeeper whose best periods of his career came with a Dutch club (AZ) and an English club (Man United) whom in turn were both managed by a Dutch manager at the time. We are/have both.
Regarding playing time its a well known secret that Henderson is leaving and there are strong rumours that Heaton will join Middlesbrough. Thus Romero would be DDG's backup. Considering that DDG is 31 and that we will be playing more games now because of the Europa league then Romero will get his share of games. I believe that at his age a backup role with a top club he knows inside out and whose known for paying high salaries is the best he can achieve.
We've been so weird about back up keepers over the past few years. Its a position that is unlikely to be used and I think Heaton would be more than good enough if it ever came to it. I get that Henderson is leaving because he wants a shot at the England squad but Heaton and Bishop are surely sufficient cover for an unlikely situation.What's the point of this when we have Heaton? Like Romero but Heaton is a good keeper