Sell Onana and Altay to Saudi and Turkey and bring this guy back to back up Lammens
Radek Vítek | 2025/26 Performances | on loan to Bristol City
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Can anyone more clued up on Czech football explain to me why he has so few games for the Chech youth teams (4) compared to, say Matej Kovar who got 15 or so before he aged out.
Why?
Wouldn't it make more sense for him to get a full season in the Championship under his belt?
We are out of the Carabao cup so he wouldn't gey many (if any) minutes here.
He's already had a full year in Austria under his belt, which by all accounts he did very well in. The only reason we haven't brought him back is because we have Onana and Altay here, both of which need to be moved on.
Surely the speed and physicality of the Championship is a level above the Austrian Bundesliga (and more similar to the PL), so it'd be helpful for him to get a full year playing in England before giving him a chance as our number 2?
Completely agree, and if (and I could never advocate this as a north Bristolian) Coty get promoted, a year in the PL with a newly promoted club would be good for him.
He needs experience. This is building him up.
Absolutely.
Agreed, which would've likely been one part of Amorim's logic. But the other part would've been that he had 3 keepers on the roaster, and until that changes, there was no space for a fourth. Obviously with Onana, Altay, and Heaton's roles in question between now and next summer, it would clear the roster space for Vitek to join.
Good start.
Another clean sheet today.
I was in the stadium today, watching him and Amass.
He had nothing to do whatsoever (he made zero saves) but did claim two crosses really well. The fans absolutely love him and rightly so.
He had nothing to do whatsoever (he made zero saves) but did claim two crosses really well. The fans absolutely love him and rightly so.
How was Amass?
Have to say I do think going to the championship was the right move for him, he probably fancies his chances at United so it’s a good, logical step
He scored….
An own goal, which was very unfortunate not his fault.
Come on!
Very similar to what we saw here last season - tidy on the ball but struggled a bit with physicality. Understandable as he's so young.
Also need to account for the fact Sheffield Wednesday are a complete and utter mess and were 0-3 down after 30 mins (the first of which being a slightly unfortunate own goal).
Hi all, another brilliant performance today, 3 great saves helped us get the 3 points against norwich today,. He is head and shoulders above any of our other keepers. His kicking is getting better, there can't be any better keepers in the Championship currently.
MOTM again today apparently
Hopefully the club does the right thing and brings him back to OT instead of loaning him yet again.
Remains to be seen how Lammens performs, but would it be better for Vitek to get another season or two playing first team football before fighting it out for the number one spot?
Lammens as starter, Vitek as backup. Makes all the sense in the world.
No it doesn’t. Reserve keepers don’t get game time, it’s absolutely the wrong thing for a promising young keeper.
In an ideal world City would get promoted and he gets a season starting in the PM.
For a young goalkeeper, it is much better to loan him out than to keep as back-up if we think he’s worth anything. Back up keeper is for experienced GK who are fully developed and satisfied with being bit-part players.
Well yes, but he's already been loaned out several times already to positive reviews. At some point, the club do need to bring him back to see what he can do at United.
He's already had plenty of game time in each of his three loans. Time to bring him back to United and see what he can do, either as back up or potentially as starter.
Lammens is the starter. For the rest of the season Vitek should stay on loan and we can re assess in the summer. If Lammens does well then Vitek needs another loan next season at a higher level
I'm pleased that the club extended his contract. The lad looks a genuine prospect and if it works out with Lammens, potentially gives United great depth at the all important position that has, for the past couple of years, been an absolute nightmare.
No doubt Lammens is the starter. I wasn't suggesting bring Vitek back to replace him this year. But given that he's already had 3 loans, next year its time to bring him back.
Why should we bring him back to sit on the bench when we can get him experience at a higher level? There is nothing wrong with loan, he should continue his development
What is the point of loaning a player multiple times where he performs well, but you just continue loaning him ad infinitum such that he's never brought back to actually benefit the club that owns him. Its mindbendingly pointless.
No it’s not. The highest level he’s played at is The Championship.
Who cares ? We just bought Lammens from the Belgian league, which isn't among the big 5 and he's already starting. Vitek has played at year in the Austrian league and by all accounts been very good, so between that and a year in the Championship I'd say that's more than enough game time and development. At some point its time to sink or swim
He’s not much good as back up at his age. He’s far better off getting gametime he’s still learning
Of only you could play two goalkeeper at the same time, eh!
You clearly don’t understand the concept of a young goalkeeper needing to play rather than sit on the bench.
He's already played substantially so I guess that checks your box. How many more loans would you like him to go on before you deem him adequate to be United's back up keeper ? 3, 4, 5 ? Whats your number ?
There is not an exact number is there. It’s clearly dependent on player, situation and experience.
Furthermore if he’s good enough then hopefully he will never be our back up keeper (first team keeper or sell him for a decent fee). A reserve keeper is no place for a promising young player (that’s what you don’t seem to get).
So, he needs to prove himself at a higher level, let’s remember he’s only played a handful of Championship games.
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He should be loaned out until the point where the GK coach and the other sporting leadership think he has developped so far they think he will be better than our no 1 GK and be a likely starter for us.
There is no particular amount of loans that is the limit for a GK in development.
I think if Lammens has a good season it is a relatively bleak future for Vitek at United at least. Very hard to get a shot at being a No. 1 for a top club as it is and spending €21 million on a keeper of a similar age/profile isn't a great gesture of faith in his ability to replicate his loan form for our first team in the near future. It is one of the reasons I was surprised we didn't go for a more experienced goalkeeper than Lammens in the first place as I believed Vitek would have warranted a shot; who knows, maybe he'll still get one.
At the very least he'll command a fee if moved on as he definitely has some promise, if not we can loan again and because he has some pedigree we can at least command a decent loan fee for his services provided he continues to have a good season at Bristol. I am friends with a few Bristol City fans and they are very keen to keep Vitek around if there was any possibility of it happening, so who knows what happens.
At the very least he'll command a fee if moved on as he definitely has some promise, if not we can loan again and because he has some pedigree we can at least command a decent loan fee for his services provided he continues to have a good season at Bristol. I am friends with a few Bristol City fans and they are very keen to keep Vitek around if there was any possibility of it happening, so who knows what happens.
That's why I think its important to bring Vitek back sooner rather than later. Let them both cohabitate in training and lets see how it goes. Keepers do get injured so Vitek could very well play. Even if he doesn't, I'm sure he would be fine competing as a backup at United and playing semi-regularly in cup comps than starting at some small club elsewhere.