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So we've got three games in Europa(in mostly weakened teams) and 8 mins in the Prem League.
But we don't have to sign him. He's already here for free. That's the whole point of youth development.
No, don't put words in other peoples mouths. I answered a question.
I didn't say you were judging him based on United appearances. I said "we" as in the discussion me and others were having about said appearances. Which to be fair you joined in.
I have watched plenty of younger players impose themselves or get more involved in the game. He is passive by nature in the way he plays and he's been that way for a long time.
He's 21. He hasn't done anything for a long time. Not convinced you've watched much of him for U23's if that's really your opinion.
I have. And you did tell me what to do, or at least what I should not do
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Yes and in the same post I said I thought he was good for Forest and deserved more chances before being sold. You're willfully leaving out context, even after having it pointed out to you.
I don't think anything about his time in a United shirt.
We don't necessarily need midfielders that aren't a rare breed though. For the now we've got the likes of McT, Fred and Donny for that. And for the future I'd hope that we can find some rare breeds in the likes of Hannibal, Iqbal, Mainoo, Gore, maybe even Shoretire or Hansen. I think they're all more talented than Garner but just not as advanced in their development.
Probably our smartest sale overall in years! Actually selling a player after an impressive loan spell for a decent fee.
I hope you're right and its not a matter of the Glazers cashing in to balance the books.
So you don't judge individual performances of players?
I mean you literally said his performances in a United shirt were shite in a discussion about him being too good to sell or not.So you don't judge individual performances of players?
You've never submitted player ratings or commented on performances threads then?
and before you use a straw man, no I don't use his shite (albeit limited) performances to draw conclusion about Garner's overall quality, in fact it's the opposite.
But to pretend he never played or wasn't shite is a fantasy that's best confined to the Donny thread.
Again for the 3rd fecking time:
I doubt that, it would make more sense to renew his contract, play him then sell him for £50m in a season or two if that was the end game. There was this reaction when Gomes left also, not every player that comes through can play for United at the top level, and if they can we buy them back.
I retracted my complaint the moment I learnt that a buy back clause had been inserted in the deal
Eh, he was one of the 3 exciting young players who helped make Forest the best team in the Champo. Johnson obviously has more potential (attitude not so sure about, he reacts to missed passes or not getting the ball real dickishly) and Spence probably too, but signing any of them for 15M would have been a fairly standard move.
Agreed, not sure if i have watched the same games as some on here. I thought he looked good whenever i saw him play last season. Good vision, good long range passing, really good set piece delivery, looks rather composed out there for a young player. Still lots of room for improvement of course but could easily see him develop into a really good player. Hopefully Romano is correct about the buy back clause.
Christ, the club did a good bit of business for a sale. 15 million for a player only proven at championship level isn’t bad, buy back too. He was good for Forest but he never wowed. His stock is high at the minute so you cash in. I’ll be very surprised if we’re buying him back in a few years mind. Doesn’t look special to me.
I think it's important to be decisive in the decision making process when it comes to evaluating the youth players at the club. Garner at 21 years should either be part of the first team or be sold imo. And it seems the decision was made to move him on and that can only be a good thing for the development of the player, and our own approach to pushing through the next batch of youngsters. Chelsea are about to sell Billy Gilmour to Brighton for £9m according to the telegraph, and he's someone that was seen to be a more established midfielder in comparison to Garner, as well as being a Scottish international.
Agreed. Absurd that we're keeping McTominay, who's had four seasons to develop into something, and we get rid of a younger player who has shown more potential than McTominay at the same age and is already better on the ball than the Scot who doesn't even play in midfield for his national team.
