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John Percy @John__Percy
#mufc ARE offloading one of their goalkeepers. Anders Lindegaard is signing for West Brom on a free transfer #wba
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Rather have him for free than Marshall for £5million. Gives us some money to go towards moses/phillips
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John Percy @John__Percy
#mufc ARE offloading one of their goalkeepers. Anders Lindegaard is signing for West Brom on a free transfer #wba
I don't know anything about Lindegaard. Does anybody? A first choice signing? Back up?
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John Percy @John__Percy
#mufc ARE offloading one of their goalkeepers. Anders Lindegaard is signing for West Brom on a free transfer #wba
cant we have David de Gea instead ;)
Lindegaard a decent freebie
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This will be a good signing in my opinion, it has cost nothing in outlay compared to what has been roumoured in the past few weeks with keepers to us!
Does make me wonder if it is partly them buttering us up for a berahino bid though!?!?!?
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Article now up.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/11834753/Man-Utd-goalkeeper-Anders-Lindegaard-poised-to-join-West-Brom.html
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No idea what Lindegaard's like really - only played 20 times in 5 years... and before that Danish league standard. Having been backup at Man U, you'd think he has something about him.
Hope he's better than Myhill, who I rate as a shot-stopper, but otherwise is not the the required standard for a PL GK. (In fact, with the number of shots he's watched slowly roll into the net this season, maybe he's not even a shot-stopper any more.)
Hopefully Lindegaard can push Foster once he's fit again and displace Myhill in the short term.
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Lindegaard should be a very good signing.
31 and got 5 caps for Denmark since 2010.
United got him for 3.5m.
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Could be decent back up until Foster's fit and saves us cash on Marshall.
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Article now up.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/11834753/Man-Utd-goalkeeper-Anders-Lindegaard-poised-to-join-West-Brom.html
Again if this comes off a signing from nowhere. No mention anywhere. It just goes to show that really nobody knows (except for a few of the inner circle ITK people) who we are going for and who we will end up with. Promises to be a nervous last 18 hours or so to see who we do (if anybody ) actually sign and what positions are filled.
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Could he be another Fabianski? The Swansea keeper hardly had a look in as Arsenal's second choice, but since joining the Welsh club on a free he has been outstanding.
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Very highly rated when he was younger I think.
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Things must be moving pretty fast - and still under the radar at the Hawthorns. Earlier on Percy's article, published on the Telegraph and hour or so ago, linked us with Marshall. Now he's announcing we've signed Lindegaard.
3 positions I'd still want to target:
LB - and if we can get Enrique I'd be happy. (I think he'd take a while to get fit mind.)
Central Midfield - Someone who can help with the transition between defence and attack (this is something Pulis mentions a lot.)
Winger - McLean not up to standard, McMananman can't stay fit, Gnabry looking like an impact sub to me.
Maybe Phillips could fill both the central midfield (in an attacking sense) and winger roles?
In terms of budget... last 2 sets of published accounts £6m and £13m profits. then we have last season I would guess its somewhere between the two. There was money available for someone that Peace trusts IMO.
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where did Man U buy him from?
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Much better than blowing a large portion of the budget on Marshall.
Happy with this - good economic sense
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Norwegian club Aalesunds naughty word
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Do the maths folks. Saves us £6m and is Marshall really that much better than what we got? Let's spend that money on Phillips or a decent midfielder
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What a bonus this is! Decent keeper, free transfer. It's what we were asking for rather than blowing a chunk of our budget on a position that doesn't need serious work.
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Another recommendation from Sir Alex I wonder!
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Not impressed to be honest.
He does not command the box for a big fella and from the little I have seen of him he is prone to handling errors.
Can only see him coming in as back up for Marshall if he comes in from Cardiff, with Myhill going the other way as part of the fee.
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Not impressed to be honest.
He does not command the box for a big fella and from the little I have seen of him he is prone to handling errors.
Can only see him coming in as back up for Marshall if he comes in from Cardiff, with Myhill going the other way as part of the fee.
United fans on forum saying he's been a very reliable back up.
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This is good business. We nearly spend c£5m on Marshall. Money we can now spend on that French midfielder from Rennes.
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Pete O'Rourke â€@SportsPeteO
Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard is due to undergo a medical at West Bromwich Albion
Just a short term solution in my opinion, save the money to spend on other positions.
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he would most likely have been Utds no1 if it wasnt for the injury he had. quite possibly our long tern no 1
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I've been saying for weeks we should be looking at him as a realistic back-up/future 1st choice.
Younger than our current keepers, available for way less than we've been quoted for other keepers and TP has said he likes the character than ManU players have - at least those that SAF signed.
So we'll have Chester, Fletcher, Evans, Foster and Lindegaard if this comes off :D ;D
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United fans on forum saying he's been a very reliable back up.
I know quite a few United season ticket holders and to man they think Lindegaard is a good signing for us.
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The ever watchful Sky Sources are also just reporting our interest of Lindegaard!!!
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The ever watchful Sky Sources are also just reporting our interest of Lindegaard!!!
they are big fans of westbrom.com
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Sky Sports News HQ â€@SkySportsNewsHQ 25m25 minutes ago
BREAKING: Sky Sources: Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard to undergo medical at West Brom ahead of free transfer from Manchester United #SSNHQ
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What does this mean for Myhill in the short term? And Foster in the long term?
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Never understood why lindergard didn't get more game time when de gea did not play.
Good keeper imo.
Much better than wasting 4 or 5m on marshall.
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Excellent signing which also frees up the £6 million we would have had to spend to get Marshall. Desperate to see us get some pace and creativity in the middle.
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A great signing and on a free .... A lot better than forking out on Marshall
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Never understood why lindergard didn't get more game time when de gea did not play.
Good keeper imo.
Much better than wasting 4 or 5m on marshall.
Spending £5m would not be a waste of money. He is a top, top keeper - a position every club needs strength in. Hopefully, Lindegaard will prove a worthy alternative. The big worry is that he is not rated by Manchester United.
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he would most likely have been Utds no1 if it wasnt for the injury he had. quite possibly our long tern no 1
I seriously doubt this and reckon they'd have signed somebody else regardless.
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Only one space left now in Fletcher's daily car trip from Manchester :D
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United fans on forum saying he's been a very reliable back up.
This is a very easy thing to say when he has been called upon so infrequently.
I believe he will be signing to compete as our number one goalie, not to be considered as back up.
To expand upon my point, although I believe Myhill to be a very good stand in I do not believe he is good enough to be our number one over a period of time either.
Regards Marshall I cannot say I know too much about him beyond his one season in the Prem' and associated match reports which were very good.
I am basing my opinion of Lindegaard on what I have seen with my own eyes, which although not a lot, is most likely similar to what most Man Utd supporter's have seen.
Don't get me wrong.
If he signs then I would back him and wish him to be successful, I am just not overly enthusiastic at this moment in time.
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This is a very easy thing to say when he has been called upon so infrequently.
I believe he will be signing to compete as our number one goalie, not to be considered as back up.
To expand upon my point, although I believe Myhill to be a very good stand in I do not believe he is good enough to be our number one over a period of time either.
Regards Marshall I cannot say I know too much about him beyond his one season in the Prem' and associated match reports which were very good.
I am basing my opinion of Lindegaard on what I have seen with my own eyes, which although not a lot, is most likely similar to what most Man Utd supporter's have seen.
Don't get me wrong.
If he signs then I would back him and wish him to be successful, I am just not overly enthusiastic at this moment in time.
Did he not concede 5 against us? :o
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Did he not concede 5 against us? :o
Indeed he did sir, in a performance where he did not command the box and where his all round performance was not of a particularly high standard. Back up keeper or not.
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wasnt his last game for Utd a 4-0 win
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Indeed he did sir, in a performance where he did not command the box and where his all round performance was not of a particularly high standard. Back up keeper or not.
Hate to point out the obvious but didn't England's number one let five in that day as well?
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Hate to point out the obvious but didn't England's number one let five in that day as well?
No, Joe Hart plays for Manchester City :).
Foster though did indeed let in five during the same game.
But he let five in against a much more mobile strike force and attacking midfield combination than the one facing Lindegaard.
Thanks for reinforcing my point.
;).
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No, Joe Hart plays for Manchester City :).
Foster though did indeed let in five during the same game.
But he let five in against a much more mobile strike force and attacking midfield combination than the one facing Lindegaard.
Thanks for reinforcing my point.
;).
They had Lindegaard, we had Foster. They had Rooney, we had Romelu.
Either way, it was 5-5. Neither goalie pulled up any trees.
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Hate to point out the obvious but didn't England's number one let five in that day as well?
;D ;D You've gorra lof aye ya :D :D
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They had Lindegaard, we had Foster. They had Rooney, we had Romelu.
Either way, it was 5-5. Neither goalie pulled up any trees.
You would be wrong to blame Foster for any of those, Lindegaard did very poorly on two of the goals, Lukaku's long ranger in particular that had no pace or real accuracy and yet crept in.
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For Christ sake you lot give the bloke a chance he hasn't even signed for us yet. I am sure that we could highlight other games where he played well in.
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They had Lindegaard, we had Foster. They had Rooney, we had Romelu.
Either way, it was 5-5. Neither goalie pulled up any trees.
Lukaku played one half, Rooney was out.
Indeed neither keeper pulled up any trees, but then I didn't post anything about Foster before you brought him up.
I was discussing Lindegaard, the merits of Myhill and the possible acquisition of Marshall.
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For Christ sake you lot give the bloke a chance he hasn't even signed for us yet. I am sure that we could highlight other games where he played well in.
It's a forum for the reading and posting of opinions.
I have read the opinions of others and politely posted mine in return, others have done the same.
I have already stated that I wish him well if he signs for us.
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Spending £5m would not be a waste of money. He is a top, top keeper - a position every club needs strength in. Hopefully, Lindegaard will prove a worthy alternative. The big worry is that he is not rated by Manchester United.
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Neither was Ben foster he's still our number one and England's second choice
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5 mil on marshall or lindegaard on a free. No brainer to me.lindegaard all day long for me
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Be happy with this deal good keeper and look at the rubbish keeper man who have in goal now
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A good deal if it happens. Frees up funds to use elsewhere.
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Sky reporting United are in discussions Real about De Gea again. Can they afford to let Lindegaard go if De Gea goes as well?
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You would be wrong to blame Foster for any of those, Lindegaard did very poorly on two of the goals, Lukaku's long ranger in particular that had no pace or real accuracy and yet crept in.
Didn't say I was blaming anyone for anything.
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Lukaku played one half, Rooney was out.
Indeed neither keeper pulled up any trees, but then I didn't post anything about Foster before you brought him up.
I was discussing Lindegaard, the merits of Myhill and the possible acquisition of Marshall.
Just saying, both goalies conceded five.
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Sky reporting United are in discussions Real about De Gea again. Can they afford to let Lindegaard go if De Gea goes as well?
Van Gaal has a 21yo called Johnston on the bench so far this season, so De Gea leaving doesn't really affect it i don't think.
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Keylor Navas should be going the other way so it won't matter. He is a superb goalkeeper so they will have their 3 goalkeepers.
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Done deal.
Goalkeeper signs two year deal
ALBION have signed goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard from Manchester United.
The 31-year-old has completed the free transfer to The Hawthorns after successfully undergoing a Bank Holiday Monday medical.
The Denmark international signs a two-year deal.
Lindegaard, who has been given the No.21 shirt, said: "Since moving to England I've been impressed with how well West Brom have done in the Premier League.
"I had a good chat with Tony Pulis - I must call him the 'gaffer' now - and he convinced me it would be a good move for me and the club.
"From there things moved very quickly. I was very keen to get it done so I can just concentrate on the thing that matters most, the football.
"I am very happy to join and hope I can make a big contribution this season."
Lindegaard's arrival will boost what is arguably Albion's strongest-ever goalkeeping unit of recent times.
Goalkeeping coach Jonathan Gould said: "We are bringing an experienced goalkeeper into the mix.
"Anders has an international pedigree, he's a big guy and been part of a very good team at Manchester United.
"He knows Fletch and Jonny Evans already - I'm sure he will fit in very well."
Lindegaard is described as a vocal goalkeeper, who commands his penalty area and has been a solid, reliable presence at Old Trafford since joining the club in 2010/11.
He made 29 appearances for the Red Devils, having previously played for Danish club OB Odense and Norwegian outfit Aalesund.
Lindegaard was named 2010 Goalkeeper of the Year in both Denmark and Norway, with his performances for Aalesund convincing Sir Alex Ferguson to sign him for a reported fee of £3.5million.
*CHECK out Lindegaard's first video interview following his move on Tuesday morning. It will be posted at wba.co.uk and across our social media platforms
http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/wba-albion-lindegaard-manchester-united-2659187.aspx
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Welcome to the club!
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its a big welcome from me
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Welcome!!! Now who is being moved out in the next 12 months i wonder from our goalkeepers.
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Average 'keeper who is no better than what we have in the first 2 goalkeeper positions. Marshall would have challenged for number 1 IMO but not this guy.
Make me nervous about whether Fosters injury is worse than thought.
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Very pleased. At 31, Lindegaard will still have a few years left in him and he represents much better value than David Marshall. Good signing.
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Average 'keeper who is no better than what we have in the first 2 goalkeeper positions. Marshall would have challenged for number 1 IMO but not this guy.
Make me nervous about whether Fosters injury is worse than thought.
If this frees up 5 million to spend on a winger or an attacking CM, then i am delighted.
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Average 'keeper who is no better than what we have in the first 2 goalkeeper positions. Marshall would have challenged for number 1 IMO but not this guy.
Make me nervous about whether Fosters injury is worse than thought.
So negative give the bloke a chance,
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Strange one. Never been impressed when I've seen him play. That said, he's never had a proper run of games at Utd.
Main positive is that the £5m earmarked for Marshall can be used elsewhere.
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Happy with this signing but would have preferred Valdes!
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Hopefully he goes straight into the team.
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Welcome Anders - COYB!
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welcome to the Baggies
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Makes more sense than paying £5m+ for Marshall even though from what little I've seen of the pair I would say Marshall is the better keeper of the two. Yet another transfer this summer that has come out of nowhere too.
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Welcome Anders
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Most United fans rate him more so than their current keeper (the Argentine) so he should be decent.
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Welcome to the club.
Will be interesting to see how long before he gets a go, capital one cup is my guess for his first game, but TP may throw him in sooner... who knows.
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Reminds me of when big Ron bought David Stewart from Leeds in 1978. Just hope for Anders' sake, that he gets more games than Stewart did (none)!
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Reminds me of when big Ron bought David Stewart from Leeds in 1978. Just hope for Anders' sake, that he gets more games than Stewart did (none)!
Interesting piece on David Stewart if you've got 5 mins to spare.
Didn't get much game time during his five years at Leeds either.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-lufc-news/leeds-united-nearly-man-stewart-loved-life-at-leeds-1-2198837 (http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-lufc-news/leeds-united-nearly-man-stewart-loved-life-at-leeds-1-2198837)
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Very happy! Can see a trend developing here! Welcome Anders!
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Really pleased with this one - remember Fergie dropped De Gea for him for a while. I assume Foster or Myhill will be on their way to leave two to compete for the number one spot.
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Really pleased with this one - remember Fergie dropped De Gea for him for a while. I assume Foster or Myhill will be on their way to leave two to compete for the number one spot.
When Fozzie is fit it'll be bye bye Boaz if we can find a buyer.
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Happy with this - good signing and makes sense rather than spending big money on Marshall.
Not sure who I would start against Southampton though - does this mean Myhill will be demoted to bench warmer and then stand warmer when Foster returns?
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Personally think he'll fight for number 1 spot with foster and myhill will be freed next summer.
Regards marshall, i think he's ok but not worth 5m and fact he went down over a season ago and only we have bid for says he's not all that.
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I haven't been impressed with Lindegaard when I have seen him, but still think this is a better deal than to overpay for Marshall.
We are becoming something of an old boys club for United rejects are we not.
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I haven't been impressed with Lindegaard when I have seen him, but still think this is a better deal than to overpay for Marshall.
We are becoming something of an old boys club for United rejects are we not.
Better than being a grimsby rejects home like in the dark days.
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i dont think he or foster will tolerate being the back up. I think Foster gets sold in the mid season window.
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Im more than happy, especially if his wife turns up every week at the shrine, have a quick google Misse Beqiri....its a good way to start the day :-)
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Welcome to the Albion Anders
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Can we see him taking Myhills place straight away? I personally don't think he would of signed had there not been any guarantee's over playing time.
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i dont think he or foster will tolerate being the back up. I think Foster gets sold in the mid season window.
I'm with you on this. Myhill has done absolutely nothing wrong to deserve being dropped. For me, Myhill is still clearly our number 1. I can't see Lindegaard getting straight in the team. Foster will almost definitely go in January. For people on here saying TP doesn't rate Myhill, I think you will find he rates him above Foster! Boaz seems a much nicer bloke too which counts for a lot in and around the training ground and the dressing room on a match day.
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at the moment there is no guarantee that Foster will be fit enough to return in October, Lindegaard has not played that much football in last few seasons, Fergie used him as a tool for a few games to boot De Gea up the backside and it worked, not 100% sure about BM but he has more experience in premiership than AL, and as I recall it was not Marshalls fault Cardiff were relegated he had some tremendous games, one thing for sure we cannot leave our goalkeeping exposed to young Rose as the only option to BM so welcome Anders and good luck
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I'm with you on this. Myhill has done absolutely nothing wrong to deserve being dropped. For me, Myhill is still clearly our number 1. I can't see Lindegaard getting straight in the team. Foster will almost definitely go in January. For people on here saying TP doesn't rate Myhill, I think you will find he rates him above Foster! Boaz seems a much nicer bloke too which counts for a lot in and around the training ground and the dressing room on a match day.
Im not getting into a "he is a much nicer person then him" debate with you but Foster is a top lad easily one of the best lads in the dressing room. A good honest and down to earth family man. I can only presume if we do get rid its because Foster wont tolerate being back up or the club hold serious reservations on Fosters long term fitness.
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Im not getting into a "he is a much nicer person then him" debate with you but Foster is a top lad easily one of the best lads in the dressing room. A good honest and down to earth family man. I can only presume if we do get rid its because Foster wont tolerate being back up or the club hold serious reservations on Fosters long term fitness.
Or ability!
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Im not getting into a "he is a much nicer person then him" debate with you but Foster is a top lad easily one of the best lads in the dressing room. A good honest and down to earth family man. I can only presume if we do get rid its because Foster wont tolerate being back up or the club hold serious reservations on Fosters long term fitness.
And you know this how? I suppose you are one of the supposed ITK people on here.
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Talked to a few *proper* united fans at work, one laughed, one said he will do ok for us and the last one believed if Lindegaard had been given as much support as De Gea was then Lindegaard was actually the best keeper. may I add the last guy is someone who goes regularly and isn't stuck just watching Sky.
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Loan move to Leeds?
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Is Foster fit yet ? No chance of any loan if he's not.
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Is Foster fit yet ? No chance of any loan if he's not.
Could happen I suppose if we have a 24hour recall on him!
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Even with some kind of recall clause I can't see anything happening with any keeper until Foster returns and even then it could well be him that has to go out for a while to get some games after injury. I don't think Lindegaard can have any complaints to be honest, as much as I'm not fully convinced by Myhill as number 1 long term he has done a very good job this season.
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Can he go on loan to another club anyway? Isn't there rules that stop it
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Can he go on loan to another club anyway? Isn't there rules that stop it
He can go to a football league club on an 'emergency' loan as that window is still open (using the term emergency loosely as its really just an extended transfer window). He can also potentially join a Premier League club if the league allow a club to get experienced cover in because other goalkeepers are unavailable. Newcastle are down to one professional keeper after today so may well be allowed to sign cover, although I can't see that being Lindegaard.
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Id say more than likely the loan move will be Foster as he will need games.
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Loan move to Leeds?
Steve Evans said the keeper they were after wasn't quite fit or has just got injured so I think that rules Lindegaard out.
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ANDERS LINDGAARD: A 90 MINUTE ALBION CAREER
I was not among the small band of Baggies fans that made the long trek to Norwich City to witness the rather dismal 3-0 defeat in the League Cup last autumn so I missed Anders Lindegaard’s debut. In fact, it looks like I missed his entire Albion career!
Lindegaard was brought in from Manchester United on a “free transfer†as cover for the injured Ben Foster and at the time, it was an entirely sensible move. During the first half of the season, he failed to dislodge the excellent Boaz Myhill and was shipped out to Championship side Preston North End on loan when a fit again Foster was restored to the first team fold.
Obviously the player can see that his first team chances at the Hawthorns are limited and is now looking to make his move to Preston a permanent one, as reported by the Express & Star..
The move has been heavily trailed in the media and I took it for granted that it would happen. It now appears to be another thorny issue in Nicky Hammond’s in tray as the deal has stalled because the three parties can’t find a solution to the second year of the player’s contract.
In short, Lindegaard was given a two-year contract on a wage said to be in the region of £20,000 a week. Unfortunately, this is considerably more than Preston are able to pay and understandably the player reluctant to lose money on the deal. As the selling club, it falls to West Brom to grease the wheels so a player we want to move on can move and depending on what deal is done this will nibble away at the player budget.
Very few fans are going to be overly excited about a third choice keeper, however, the Lindegaard deal should give everyone pause for thought. A simple deal for a backup keeper who was only ever going to be required for six months might require the club to spend £100,000′ s just to get him off the books.
During the summer, fans will be impatient to get new players signed and often use the phrase “no brainer†even to describe deals with very obvious downside risks.
All Premier League football clubs are seen as being awash with money which is true to an extent but Albion are still among the relative paupers and need to manage those funds carefully. The Lindegaard deal wasn’t overly smart.
I do not blame the player, his agent struck the deal in his best interests and nobody put a gun to the club’s head but a little bit more nous on the part of the club would have added a few more pounds to our budget and given us one less issue to resolve this summer.
http://readwestbrom.com/2016/06/06/andres-lindgaard-90-minute-albion-career/? (http://readwestbrom.com/2016/06/06/andres-lindgaard-90-minute-albion-career/?)
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£20k per week on a two year deal! :o
Did JP really sanction this?
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To be fair when he signed I expected him to challenge for the first team, it didn't work out that way.
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£20k per week on a two year deal! :o
Did JP really sanction this?
That is absolutely bloody ridiculous!! Why not just have a kid on the bench whilst Foster was injured?
Anyone who thinks this club is still one of the most well run in the country is sadly mistaken. We are an accident waiting to happen.
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That is absolutely bloody ridiculous!! Why not just have a kid on the bench whilst Foster was injured?
Anyone who thinks this club is still one of the most well run in the country is sadly mistaken. We are an accident waiting to happen.
I believe this is why Hammond has been appointed, and could therefore be the reason why Garlick appears to be taking more of a back seat.
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That is absolutely bloody ridiculous!! Why not just have a kid on the bench whilst Foster was injured?
Anyone who thinks this club is still one of the most well run in the country is sadly mistaken. We are an accident waiting to happen.
Maybe because if Myhill had got injured we'd have had a kid in goal?
I wasn't that impressed when we brought Lingaard in to be honest. I remember how poor he was for united against us in the 5-5 game, from memory at least 2 of the goals that day seemed to go through him.
I remember feeling very underwhelmed by him at Norwich too.
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Maybe because if Myhill had got injured we'd have had a kid in goal?
I wasn't that impressed when we brought Lingaard in to be honest. I remember how poor he was for united against us in the 5-5 game, from memory at least 2 of the goals that day seemed to go through him.
I remember feeling very underwhelmed by him at Norwich too.
I think that was the sticking point with me too, don't think he saved anything - having a 'kid' in goal could surely be no worse.
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Maybe because if Myhill had got injured we'd have had a kid in goal?
I wasn't that impressed when we brought Lingaard in to be honest. I remember how poor he was for united against us in the 5-5 game, from memory at least 2 of the goals that day seemed to go through him.
I remember feeling very underwhelmed by him at Norwich too.
We could have always have one of those 30 day emergency loans which are permitted for keepers.
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Maybe because if Myhill had got injured we'd have had a kid in goal?
What's the point in the academy then?
The kid Leko hasn't done too badly has he?
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What's the point in the academy then?
The kid Leko hasn't done too badly has he?
Leko has done very well, however he's not a goalkeeper so any mistake he makes is unlikely to lead to a goal being conceded.
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Leko has done very well, however he's not a goalkeeper so any mistake he makes is unlikely to lead to a goal being conceded.
At what age is a keeper less prone to making mistakes then? Foster and Myhill are veterans yet still make errors.
When are young goalkeepers supposed to "graduate" from the academy and be ready for the first team? 27, 28 years old?!
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We could have always have one of those 30 day emergency loans which are permitted for keepers.
Who would have been available that was any good?
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Who would have been available that was any good?
I would have rather taken the following on emergency loans for 30 days than pay £20k per week for 2 years.
Richard Wright
Victor 'frozen out' Valdes
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That is absolutely bloody ridiculous!! Why not just have a kid on the bench whilst Foster was injured?
Anyone who thinks this club is still one of the most well run in the country is sadly mistaken. We are an accident waiting to happen.
The worrying thing is Foster is still not 100% and needs to manage his injury and I think there were genuine concerns about whether he would ever be able to come back as strong as he did so I think it was important to get some experienced cover in. Maybe we could have got someone on loan but I'm not sure who would have been available at the time.
I agree about the way the club is being run, its been a few years now since other clubs will have looked at anything we do and use us as an example.
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I would have rather taken the following on emergency loans for 30 days than pay £20k per week for 2 years.
Richard Wright
Victor 'frozen out' Valdes
Would either of them have been allowed out to us regardless of whether they had been frozen out or not? To be honest I can't remember the last time an emergency loan was allowed for a keeper.
As I mentioned in my previous post I think there were genuine concerns about Foster and his future so we wanted someone in permanently just in case he couldn't make a full come back.
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We could have ended up with David Marshall. £5m plus wages.
Paul Robinson was available on a free last summer. Surely a more cost effective back up for a season.
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At what age is a keeper less prone to making mistakes then? Foster and Myhill are veterans yet still make errors.
When are young goalkeepers supposed to "graduate" from the academy and be ready for the first team? 27, 28 years old?!
Nothing to do with age more to do with experience. Lindegaard would have been seen as a more experienced option, which is why I assume we got him in. As I said in my first post I wasn't impressed with Lindegaard anyway.
I'm not saying I agree with it just how I think it may have happened. I think we should be promoting players from the academy, after all how are they supposed to get experience if we don't give them game time....or loan them out.
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We could have ended up with David Marshall. £5m plus wages.
Paul Robinson was available on a free last summer. Surely a more cost effective back up for a season.
Forgot about the Marshall debacle. £5m on the one position we didn't need any long term cover with Foster returning from injury.
This is one of a number of examples why I do not want Pulis anywhere near transfers.
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I think we had to sign an experienced back up. Going into the season knowing Foster was injured would have meant that had Myhill got injured we wouldn't have been given the option of an emergency loan. Lindegaard was a better option than Marshall unless the plan was to unload either Myhill or Foster either in January or this summer.
Who to blame? Well on the one hand Garlick agreed the deal but to what extent did Pulis insist that we signed the player? I don't know but I hope Hammond can have a beneficial impact if not on who we sign but at least some of the terms the players are signed on the mistakes are racking up and so are the costs.
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I highly doubt he was on a 2 year deal at 20k per week.
He was this seasons Lee Camp. Everyone knew the situation; he was cover for Myhill whilst Foster was injured and it was always going to be short-term. When Foster returned, he was of no use to the Albion.
I imagine it may have been 20k per week but was probably a deal until the end of the season more than anything, our club isn't stupid.
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I highly doubt he was on a 2 year deal at 20k per week.
He was this seasons Lee Camp. Everyone knew the situation; he was cover for Myhill whilst Foster was injured and it was always going to be short-term. When Foster returned, he was of no use to the Albion.
I imagine it may have been 20k per week but was probably a deal until the end of the season more than anything, our club isn't stupid.
Well he did sign a two year deal and it wouldn't surprise me if it was £20k-a-week, mere peanuts in this day and age for an experienced keeper coming from a club like Man United whether we like it or not. Quite frankly our club hasn't been run that well for a few years when it comes to transfers.
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I do think that at the time he was bought, the club were a bit doubtful about Fosters recovery and timescale. Therefore it made sense to buy a senior goalkeeper.
The only thing that surprised me is that it was a two year deal where one would have made more sense.
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Haven't seen this posted anywhere else:
http://www.wba.co.uk//news/article/2016-17/anders-lindegaard-west-brom-albion-mutual-consent-free-agent-3163971.aspx
Goalkeeper now a free agent
ANDERS Lindegaard has had his Albion contract cancelled by mutual consent and is now a free agent.
After joining the club from Manchester United in August 2015, goalkeeper Lindegaard made one appearance for the Baggies - starting September's League Cup defeat against Norwich City.
Following the return to fitness of Albion No.1 Ben Foster, the 32-year-old stopper joined Championship outfit Preston North End for the second half of last season, where he played 14 games.
The club would like to thank Anders for his efforts over the past 10 months and wish him well in his future career.
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Anders has joined Preston.
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Presume we have paid off much of the remainder of his contract. Another woeful TP signing.
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Presume we have paid off much of the remainder of his contract. Another woeful TP signing.
Really don't know why you say that. We had Foster injured with a severe knee injury and we needed an experienced number 2 until he returned. We didn't know if Ben would be able to recover fully enough to play again, so how you can call it a 'woeful' signing is beyond me
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Presume we have paid off much of the remainder of his contract. Another woeful TP signing.
he was a cover signing, much like Lee Camp was.
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Presume we have paid off much of the remainder of his contract. Another woeful TP signing.
Yet more Pulis bashing for the sake of it he was only ever a back up goalkeeper to Myhill while Foster was injured but no doubt the fact he was an experienced keeper would have meant Myhill knew he had to perform well otherwise he would have been dropped.
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A cover signing who we had at the club for a couple of months, loaned out for the rest of his time whilst we continued to pay his wage and then paid up his contract to terminate early and it is not a bad signing?
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As ever people we are all allowed our own views but that doesn't mean happy clapper / doom and gloom remarks are wanted or needed aimed at other members.
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A cover signing who we had at the club for a couple of months, loaned out for the rest of his time whilst we continued to pay his wage and then paid up his contract to terminate early and it is not a bad signing?
Don't see the issue with it, he was signed purely as a back up to Myhill at a time when Foster seemed to not be coming along as he shoud with his injury leaving Myhill and a youngster. Better to get someone in rather than have issues if Myhill got injured leaving a youngster and scrambling round to get a bit of experience in.
I'm sure there would have been plenty of abuse heading to the club if that had happened.
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He did the job we brought him in to do, so it's a thanks Anders & good luck at your next club from me.
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Did we need to sign experienced cover for Myhill last year? Yes.
Have we spent too much money doing it taking into account we paid a proportion of his contract off? Probably.
Was it the worst signing of recent years? No.
Do I blame Pulis? Not really
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Never had a problem with his signing. I think the only thing we could question was that he was given a 2 year deal, think a better option might have been a 1 + 1 in the clubs favour
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Never had a problem with his signing. I think the only thing we could question was that he was given a 2 year deal, think a better option might have been a 1 + 1 in the clubs favour
That may have been down to Anders's agent saying... 2 years or nothing.
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Let's be thankful that we didn't spend £5m on David Marshall instead.