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Published Date: 03 June 2009
By Angus Wright
DUNDEE United have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Steve Banks as player/coach.
The 37-year-old has agreed a three-year contract a day after securing his release from Hearts. Banks went from first-choice stopper at Tynecastle to youth-team goalkeeping coach earlier this season but he will be involved in the United first team. United manager Craig Levein has signed him as back-up keeper but the Englishman may find himself as a number one again if the club struggle to find a replacement for Celtic-bound Lukasz Zaluska.

Levein said: "With Lukasz Zaluska, Michael McGovern and now Scott Thomson all leaving, I wanted to find an experienced goalkeeper who could still play at the highest level and had the necessary qualifications to act as goalkeeping coach. I had to act quickly to secure the services of Stevie Banks who meets these criteria in every respect.

"Stevie will act as back-up keeper for our new first-team keeper, but has such experience and ability that I would have no hesitation in starting him in the first team, should the replacement for Lukasz take a little longer than anticipated to find."





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  • Last Updated: 02 June 2009 10:06 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Dundee United FC
 
1

Hobo Harry,

03/06/2009 01:10:42
Are there any life-rafts left on the HMS Jambo????
2

Biggie Shackleton ,

Tasmania 03/06/2009 04:32:37
Seriously, who are hearts?

It's good to see Scotland's most popular team coming out on top again this season.
3

Aitchie,

Craig Gordon Stand 03/06/2009 05:05:58
5th choice keeper signs for United shocker - help! Asset stripping at its worst! Tick tock, administration looms.

It's gloom, gloom, gloom at Tynie!
4

HellAintABadPlaceToBe,

Lockerbie 03/06/2009 06:14:32
Steve
Sorry it came to a sudden end at Tynie, thanks for the time you were with us, (even when you wore your kilt back to front!).
All the best, except when you play the JT's.
5

Bleeding Heart,

03/06/2009 08:09:19
#4 - Well said.

#2 - I suspect the only thing "big" about you is your gob. But keep up the good work and remind us all just why we all love Rankers...
6

busbyfh,

03/06/2009 08:24:36
Craig gordon said in the press - "I'll leave Tynecastle when I get the offer that I want" when Vlad tried to sell him to a Russian club.
He was of course benched by our sometimes huffy leader for six games. In came Banksie.........and lost a grand total of ONE goal in those games.Some of his stops were outstanding - I would have been quite happy if he had remained in goals once CG had gone. Very good 'keeper indeed. He was quite right about saying to Hearts over a year ago that he could and should still play, but took his "punishment" like a man.
GOOD LUCK SB (not against us of course)
7

Mikey,

03/06/2009 09:07:31
#2, it's very comforting to see that Tassie still has it's bigots! Just as I remember it tjavascript:__doPostBack('wctlAddComment1$ctl00$btnPost','')hen!
8

SOFBTRC,

Far, far from Glasgow 03/06/2009 13:51:21
A good signing for United. Welcome to Tanny, Steve.
9

SELLS GOALKEEPER PRODUCTS PHOTO,

Canada 03/06/2009 15:58:28
Im glad that Banksy go the move that he wanted for so so long. (just to get out of the situation he was in, and as he told me so many times he was never ever told why .....) I'm really pleased it's to a club that will treat him well. United is like Hearts was a good few years ago a good solid family based club, and I wish him nothing but all the very best in what ever ay his carreer goes from here. Always England's No 1............... and No 1 in our Hearts.

 

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