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Tek wrote:

japanarab wrote:

Who is United’s most capped player ever? (Any country).

Kawashima?
 

Pretty sure he has 90+ caps for Japan.

What a terrifying fact.

Yep, Kawashima with 91. I think Mixu is second and Siggi third. 

Kawashima is still a mystery to me. He should have been one of the best keepers ever seen at Tannadice given his career before and after Tannadice, but wasn't. Did the eight week hold up before being allowed to sign affect his form?

As I recall, it was reported that there was a hold up at the Home Office stopping him being able to play: anyone have any more information on that?

japanarab wrote:

PatReilly wrote:

Kawashima is still a mystery to me. He should have been one of the best keepers ever seen at Tannadice given his career before and after Tannadice, but wasn't. Did the eight week hold up before being allowed to sign affect his form?

As I recall, it was reported that there was a hold up at the Home Office stopping him being able to play: anyone have any more information on that?

The people at United didn’t have a clue what they were doing, simple as that. 

True and probably fucked over by agent chat and promises.

Although unsure of Tony Asghar and wary at his start I hoped he brings us a good insight to protect us from that type of being played by agents having been in that game.

We were wide open to fucking up by cunts after money whilst badly run.

Some agents probably had it in for us too.


 

CCX2 2010 wrote:

Russel Latapy played a good few times for his country.

You’re right. 81 caps. So he would be second highest. 
On the Kawashima thing I don’t think his agent could be blamed much. United did next to no research (IMO) about the  visa he needed. It was all set to go through then they found out he had to take an English test—nobody knew that?