Man Utd have finally found a use for Lee Grant and he didn't even parry it

Dived over to it with one hand instead of simply picking it up.

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:24 pm

Man Utd have finally found a use for Lee Grant and he didn't even parry it

Why is he not masked up

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:39 pm

Why is he not masked up

After watching him in training the chances of Grant managing to catch anything was deemed negligible at best

Ooo hes tall...

Thought this was the job of the 4th Official, but then Duncan Ferguson was doing it for a Everton sub yesterday

Sure I’ve seen Billy Mercer doing it for us.

durhamclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:13 pm

Sure I’ve seen Billy Mercer doing it for us.

He does Dc

I really thought that nobody else noticed how many goals we conceded from Lee Grant's parrying, he was untouchable on here (claretsmad)

He was cack in the nets. Parry after parry leading to goal after goal.

Are these boards property of the clubs? if so are the 4ths etc not handling them as part of the covid restrictions. That's just a thought, it's just my own take on it.

Supporters’ player of the season (2012-13) if I remember correctly.

Grant was a far better keeper than Jensen

Our keepers for a number of years were all much of a muchness.

The difference when we actually signed a good one in Heaton was staggering.

It wasn’t so much the ones he parried for me (of which there were plenty) it was the amount that burst through his wrist. He seemed to get a glove on loads of goals but not keep them out

morpheus2 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:31 pm

I really thought that nobody else noticed how many goals we conceded from Lee Grant's parrying, he was untouchable on here (claretsmad)

Certainly not. I think you're mis-remembering.

Maybe we never saw the best of him but the best spell he ever had was the half season he had under Dyche.

Can never forgive him for a truly pathetic one-handed flap at a Hitzelsperger shot at West Ham in a cup tie I went to. Loved a parry back into the danger area with all his heart.

Top Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:01 am

Grant was a far better keeper than Jensen

Now there's a debate !

RalphCoatesComb wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:44 am

Now there's a debate !

Not really..

I always remember him spilling a shot at Leeds to gift them all 3 points in the last minute after we’d done so well with 10 men for an hour.

Also, the time he parried a free kick at Reading when Ben Mee had to then stick his head into someone’s boot to save a goal.

Also, a game against Birmingham at home when he parried a weak effort... I could go on, but you get the idea.

Wokingclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:08 pm

Thought this was the job of the 4th Official, but then Duncan Ferguson was doing it for a Everton sub yesterday

No longer. Each club has to have its own board. Micky Phelan often does it for Man U, it's usually Billy Mercer for us.

Top Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:01 am

Grant was a far better keeper than Jensen

He'd just won all the player of the year awards when he left, he'd had an exceptional season. We've improved since, undoubtedly with Tom Heaton and Nick Pope but there shouldn't be any debate between Grant and Jensen, Grant was by far the better keeper.

Top Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:01 am

Grant was a far better keeper than Jensen

If your talking consistency then maybe but the back end of the promotion season under Coyle and the first season back in the prem he actually did a great job for us. People forget that as his time with us was littered with inconsistencies, mistakes and transfer requests but I think for that spell of around a year and a half Jensen was better than Grant.

Grumps wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:04 am

Not really..

Oh yes there is !

Conroy92 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:22 am

I think for that spell of around a year and a half Jensen was better than Grant.

The save v Manure and the Reading game (Home) will always make him a legend in my mind

Conroy92 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:22 am

If your talking consistency then maybe but the back end of the promotion season under Coyle and the first season back in the prem he actually did a great job for us. People forget that as his time with us was littered with inconsistencies, mistakes and transfer requests but I think for that spell of around a year and a half Jensen was better than Grant.

I can only remember Jensen actually having one good season and that was the promotion one under Coyle. The rest of the time he was a comedy of errors, the 2009/10 being the stand out with embarrassing displays away at Ewood and home to Wigan.

It amazes me he played at the level he did, he couldn't read the game and his frame was far to bulky for the modern game

ksrclaret wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:14 am

I always remember him spilling a shot at Leeds to gift them all 3 points in the last minute after we’d done so well with 10 men for an hour.

Also, the time he parried a free kick at Reading when Ben Mee had to then stick his head into someone’s boot to save a goal.

Also, a game against Birmingham at home when he parried a weak effort... I could go on, but you get the idea.

The leeds one hurt. I think he did it twice in the last few minutes. Seem to recall we were winning. Might be wrong - it was a good sup that day - Whalley clarets were about 20 strong( including one *******)

Goalkeepers really have a long fruitful career if they can stay reasonably fit

Grant is now 38 and made his debut over 20 years ago, and will have been at Utd for 3 years this summer

According to Spotrac he is currently on £30k per week or £1.5m per year

20 years of putting a bit of money into the piggy bank will have accumulated into a decent pension pot

Remember listening to Alan Brazil a few years back on his breakfast show when, in talks with an agent, it was suggested that a Premier League player (on average wages) only needs to be with a club for 5 years to set up a pension that you or I could only dream of

Top Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:01 am

Grant was a far better keeper than Jensen

Don’t know whether you mean Lee or Tony. You’re correct either way.

Top Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:49 am

I can only remember Jensen actually having one good season and that was the promotion one under Coyle. The rest of the time he was a comedy of errors, the 2009/10 being the stand out with embarrassing displays away at Ewood and home to Wigan.

It amazes me he played at the level he did, he couldn't read the game and his frame was far to bulky for the modern game

The home game against Wigan did it for me... Even his own players didn't believe he was injured...

Foulthrow wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:46 pm

Don’t know whether you mean Lee or Tony. You’re correct either way.

Of course Lee Grant was a better goalkeeper than Jensen but considering Jensen was 35 and on the decline and Grant was about 28 and was the goalkeeper we spent some of our Premier League money on to replace Jensen I would have been shocked if he wasn't.

If we spend a few million on a right back this summer then i'll be bloody disappointed if the following season he doesn't look that much better than Bardsley and struggles to displace him in the team.

For two years Grant barely looked any better then Jensen and only really looked a good Championship keeper in his final season with us and then he sodded off to get more cash

Compare that to Jensen who was brought in when we were struggling at the bottom of the Championship to replace Marlon Beresford. Jensen was a big improvement and he went on to make 200 appearance in the following 6 season culmination of promotion to the Premier League for which his performances was key.

For where we were and what we could afford Jensen was a brilliant signing and servant for us whilst Grant was one of several poor signings Laws made when he had a decent kitty of money to bolster a decent squad to have a really good go at getting back up to the Premier League

Its been done to death. But was Grant a better keeper than Jensen? Arguably.

Was he a better signing of better for Burnley? Far from it. As DA points out above. All things considered Jensen was far better, cost less and had way more highs than Grant did.

I don't think Grant was a bad keeper. But what did he do that lives in the memory?

He is much like Danny Coyne. Decent keeper who we had high hopes for but didn't really achieve much here.

Even if the only thing Jensen did was have that good promotion season (which isnt only what he did) he still did more than 90% of our keepers ever did!

morpheus2 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:31 pm

I really thought that nobody else noticed how many goals we conceded from Lee Grant's parrying, he was untouchable on here (claretsmad)

Not according to my posts, at the time.

One good game against Villa in League Cup.

CT loved him, so it was a given.

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:28 pm

Not according to my posts, at the time.

One good game against Villa in League Cup.

CT loved him, so it was a given.

I can vaguely remember that game. But other than that nothing to write home about either way.

In terms of impact. He’s not in our top five keepers of the last thirty years.

Sometimes it's possible just to not like how a goalkeeper keeps goal. I was like that with Grant, it doesn't mean I thought he was rubbish, just not one of my favourites.

Top Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:49 am

I can only remember Jensen actually having one good season and that was the promotion one under Coyle. The rest of the time he was a comedy of errors, the 2009/10 being the stand out with embarrassing displays away at Ewood and home to Wigan.

It amazes me he played at the level he did, he couldn't read the game and his frame was far to bulky for the modern game

I'd agree to an extent, like I say for the first part of the prem season I thought he was ok and he even won us some points against United and Everton with penalty saves and the promotion season he was excellent, so I'd say he was good for a season and a half. I agree that considering he spent 10 years with us that only a season and a half good patch is not a good record and I know too well that he had a mistake him in. (I remember him coming out and rugby tackling Kevin Doyle I think?)

I think for the job Jensen did playing in the promotion season and the cup run he should be remembered fondly.

Back to OP, There are lots of moments I will remember Jensen for, many mistakes but amongst them some top saves and great moments (penalty saves, 1-1's) . When I think back to Grant I have hardly any memories.

Surprised it's taken so long........


BEEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSTTT

RalphCoatesComb wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:44 am

Now there's a debate !

that’s never been had!

His favourite trick was to make an unnecessary spectacular dive for a tame shot and still let it in!

His favourite trick was to make an unnecessary spectacular dive for a tame shot and still let it in!

The Beast was outstanding v Chelsea in the league cup giving us a great night out
I recall Lee giving us nightmare with his attempt at being a solid keeper
Fair play to him 3rd choice at Manure and getting paid for it