probably because the blue Mancs wouldn't sell to us.
And Gomes last season was poor, just as FREEdel was, but Gomes was carrying an injury that he never really shook off.
Gomes the season before was one of the primary reasons we made 4th, don't forget.
And the best way to destroy a keepers confidence, and Gomes thrives on confidence, is to pick an aging keeper on a free and basically say 'well he's better than you!'
I think thats what we've done by getting FREEdel, got a keeper who will last at best a season with us (we're injury prone don't forget) and probably destroyed the keeper we've got.
So in a years time we'll be shelling out top dollar for a new keeper, and EVERONE will know we need to, just like EVERYONE knows we need a striker now.