During last year’s winter roster-building period leading up to Minnesota United’s inaugural MLS campaign, this website ran a story speculating that the team was planning on using a formation that didn’t require a goalkeeper. While the story was satirical, it underscored the fact that the front office left the goalkeeper position vacant for longer than felt comfortable in the eyes of serious fans.
The need for a goalkeeper was also the topic of many a angst-filled Reddit post during the #Panic era, and led to desperate speculation about which already-signed field player could keep goal in the event that the Loons never got around to signing a real one.