MANU sign another goalkeeper (Re: Howard)

Motterman · Jul 20, 2005

UxSxAxfooty said:

And signing with Man Utd automatically gets this kid time in the Championship now, despite never getting any prior?
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Umm... yes.

Ismitje · Jul 20, 2005

PaulGascoigne said:

No idea if this has been posted, but it's good reading. The more I know about Timmy the more he is, aside from the (at this point, aside from the fact that he's injured most of the time) incomparable JOB, my favorite YA is TH. His attitude is so stellar. I don't know if he'll hold onto the MUFC #1 shirt for the better part of a decade or not, but his attitude could not under any circumstances be one smidgeon better.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=sto...9/sp_usatoday/manushowardexpectsmuchofhimself
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The article also reinforces to me why Beau Dure is one of the best sports writers around (being the best at soccer writing is a given).

billyireland · Jul 22, 2005

El Steve said:

Here's what worries me about this deal:

It has potential to be worth 2.75 million pounds... 1 million pounds for sure... that's over double the fee they paid for Howard.... and part of the 1.75 million pounds in incentives has to deal with him PLAYING FOR THE ENGLAND FIRST TEAM.

It sounds outrageous... but, obviously, it shows that Stoke thought well enough about his abilities to put this clause in.

They laid down more capital on him than they did on Howard, he's hometown, and the expect him to be starting for England at some point in time.

This isn't even an anti-American thing... not in the least... but having a chance to start an England #1 at Old Trafford has got to be pretty damn enticing... and they must have alot of faith in him... especially to lay down the amount that they did for him without him getting a first team minute above League One

Timmy better get his ******** together, or we might as well start calling him Ricardo.
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You are aware of English tax? Or somehting MLS obviously weren't... Man United tax.

Just thought I hsould also add in that in the Tim Howard thread that was going around here a few months back, I told you we would sign a top-drawer keeper to take the #1 spot, and to not be surprised if we signed another keeper on top of that; that it was our biggest need just after a Keane replacement () and moreso than a winger, while people here seemed definite we needed a striker. Hate to say I told you so, but...

Beau Dure · Jul 23, 2005

Does anyone else think the person who should be most worried by this signing isn't Tim Howard but rather Luke Steele?

DoctorD · Jul 28, 2005

Not worth starting another thread, but ManU had a less than successful game with Howard in the net, losing to the Kashima Antlers 2-1.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4724625.stm

After keeping four clean sheets on the tour to date, it took Antlers just five minutes to breach United's defence.
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Howard had the busiest night of any United keeper on the tour and he produced two sharp saves to deny Motoyama his hat-trick.
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Despite the second-half introduction of Wayne Rooney, Alan Smith and Ruud van Nistelrooy United failed to find a cutting edge in front of goal.
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Yeah, I know, another meaningless friendly. But its a long way from shutting down Barcelona two years ago in another meaningless preseason friendly. And again, ManU can't score when TH is in goal.