Confirmed Signing Robin Olsen

[Brisan123]

Exactly and that's why it feels short term desperation to me.

Maybe they have a big money target in mind for next summer, or Donnarumma on a free
Maybe that's why we let Kean go to PSG to keep Raoila sweet
Midfield was obviously the priority this year and its sorted

 

[Lanolin]

I can only go by the fact we've gone and got him in mate, and that must mean we think he's better than Lossl, or there had been no point.

Possibly. There's always the possibility that Lossl has 'done a Romero' and said look if you're not going to pick me when he's playing this like then I want out, meaning we've decided to just shuffle the pack a bit and swap like for like. Alternatively they may think he's a slightly better option than Lossl, but still not really competition for Pickford. Just a safe pair of hands if push comes to shove. Obviously i'm just thinking out loud really, I'm just not sure personally that this is really going to change things that much.

 

[Toffeelover]

What sites have you been watching him on, do tell

I have looked Mate but cannot find them now, they did cover his time not just at Roma but other clubs.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

There is no way on earth that Lossl is on 50k a week!

£30K.

EDIT: £28k a week.

 

[Brisan123]

I think we might go for a big keeper next Summer BUT I'd think even Romero for this season and then do that would be good thinking. This is possibly our last season with Richarlison and Pickford is 100% going to mess it up at some point.

With the pandemic there will not be many clubs with 100m to spend next summer

 

[Toffeelover]

Possibly. There's always the possibility that Lossl has 'done a Romero' and said look if you're not going to pick me when he's playing this like then I want out, meaning we've decided to just shuffle the pack a bit and swap like for like. Alternatively they may think he's a slightly better option than Lossl, but still not really competition for Pickford. Just a safe pair of hands if push comes to shove. Obviously i'm just thinking out loud really, I'm just not sure personally that this is really going to change things that much.

Lossi will be out of the squad reported to the FA IMO.

 

[Papa Shango]

Where's your proof?

Oh I'm ITK mate...

Seriously though my scenario makes a whole lot more sense doesn't it?

 

[catcherintherye]

Possibly. There's always the possibility that Lossl has 'done a Romero' and said look if you're not going to pick me when he's playing this like then I want out, meaning we've decided to just shuffle the pack a bit and swap like for like. Alternatively they may think he's a slightly better option than Lossl, but still not really competition for Pickford. Just a safe pair of hands if push comes to shove. Obviously i'm just thinking out loud really, I'm just not sure personally that this is really going to change things that much.

I'll play devils advocate here a bit though, why would you want to bring in competition for Pickford at the same level? You either want better than him, or you want a more effective number 2. I don't think anyone an make the case that Olsen, at this point is a credible better goalkeeper but there is lots of evidence to state he will be a stronger number 2 than Lossl.

I'll be honest, I never really understood the Lossl signing. He was poor and ultimately dropped for the 20th placed team in the country. He was average in the championship too.

 

[BlueToff]

Possibly. There's always the possibility that Lossl has 'done a Romero' and said look if you're not going to pick me when he's playing this like then I want out, meaning we've decided to just shuffle the pack a bit and swap like for like. Alternatively they may think he's a slightly better option than Lossl, but still not really competition for Pickford. Just a safe pair of hands if push comes to shove. Obviously i'm just thinking out loud really, I'm just not sure personally that this is really going to change things that much.

Maybe mate, but we shipped him off on loan in January with no other option either!

Yeah, like you, I'm pretty unsure on it. Romero would have been my choice but not on the deal United wanted. Not for a 33-year-old stop-gap who primarily is coming in as competition.

We'll see I suppose. The pressure is at least on in some regard for Pickford to improve. Think they've had enough of him and I think he knew the other day that he has nowhere to hide now.

 

[Lanolin]

Lossi will be out of the squad reported to the FA IMO.

Well yeah, I'd be amazed if he's in it. The point was more that we're all assuming the club instigated that, but there's a distinct possibility that a bloke who's in his national team squad with a Euros on the horizon has said he came here believing he was in with a chance of playing and seeing as he's evidently not he'd rather move on. I've said before, regardless of how good Lossl is/isn't, he isn't a career number 2. He's been a number one in the top flight in 3 of the big leagues, he's unlikely to be content to never get game time.

 

[catcherintherye]

Maybe they have a big money target in mind for next summer, or Donnarumma on a free
Maybe that's why we let Kean go to PSG to keep Raoila sweet
Midfield was obviously the priority this year and its sorted

Thats exactly what this feels like to me. Even if it's not Donnarumma Brands will be focussed on getting a first choice starter in that area. Its the glaring area now.

Plan A was clearly Pickford just sees out the season. However he keeps fluffing his lines. We seem to have got a reliable backup, who at least from his stats is better than Lossl/Virginnia (who may move on loan again).

The criticism of this could be, that goalkeeper should have been a bigger priority earlier in the summer.

 

[brian labone]

I did what I nearly always do when we are interested in a new player, I try and find out what his current fans think of him and believe me some of them are not very complimentary, some are glad to see the back of him, not someone who inspires me much, lets hope they are wrong and he proves good for us.

 

[Brisan123]

I don't watch Cagliari but I'd guess we're better than them even last year.

We said the same about Atalanta before they tonked us

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

We said the same about Atalanta before they tonked us

What a footy lesson they gave us.

 

[joebocop]

Some journalist is not proof. He doesn't even have a blue tick!

Man Utd wanted a transfer for Romero, if we were interested it sounds like we wanted a loan (which makes sense as we will be getting our next full time keeper in the summer)

Pickford doesn't need competition, he just needs to stop being crap. He is not being crap due to lack of competition.

There is no way on earth that Lossl is on 50k a week!

For us to have got Romero (who isn't even that good) we would have needed to buy him, then come summer we would be stuck with another goalkeeper who we would need to shift on on a long deal and high wages.

It's not just some journalist, it's Joyce. Over the last few years he has very rarely got anything wrong in regards to our transfer activity. He is often the first person to break big news.

And also Romero's wife sulking on twitter strongly suggest we went for Romero.

But either way I think you are right Olsen has been brought in the to achieve the same outcome that Romero would have. Which is to give Pickford a kick up the arse. I'm not confident it will work, but we now have a safer pair of hands if Pickford's form continues to be disastrous.