[Football] Raphael Dwamena RIP

[Megazone]

Always the danger, being very late shoppers (for a striker).

They'll be no relaxed and methodical working down the Winstanley spreadsheet list of striker targets now, of onto target no.3, then 4.

17th April to 31st August = there were 136 days to get on with it, with an unprecedented war chest to finance the signing.

Now there're just 6 days left to get that top flight quality striker, to give the club a fighting chance of staying up.

Enjoy the journey.

Isn't that now 2 signings this summer which failed at the medical?

I wonder what the record is?

 

[Weststander]

We've already found one. Just the other that may be tricky.
And it's six days.

Which PL class striker have we signed this summer?

 

[HantsSeagull]

We've already found one. Just the other that may be tricky.
And it's six days.

what have i missed?

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

We could ask Watford if we could borrow Andre Gray Saturday as he is only on the bench for them.

 

[TSB]

Lucas Perez still available ?

Loan or buy.

Back to Depor.

 

[Mancgull]

It's a strange one this. FC Zurich are almost intimating that we are being too fussy with our medical criteria. Paraphrasing but saying that the 'variance' (assume to do with heart function of some type) was within reasonable limits and that they thought it was acceptable. We don't. Could be that we just use a harsher criteria but it's certainly not us finding an issue that they hadn't identified.
Unlikely I know, but is it that we have applied our harsher criteria as we have another striker option which we are now prioritising? Would be unethical but football is a murky old world. Before you completely dismiss note a number of players that have 'failed' medicals in the past but are still happily playing today.

 

[Megazone]

what have i missed?

They managed to resuscitate Dwanema from his heart failure and luckily, he was able to get straight back up and sign the contract.

PHEW!

 

[TSB]

what have i missed?

A lot of very unsubtle hints by a wide variety of people and a 22-page thread, seemingly.

Which PL class striker have we signed this summer?

We haven't. But (at least in the club's eyes) we already have one in our lazerbeems.

 

[HantsSeagull]

A lot of very unsubtle hints by a wide variety of people and a 22-page thread, seemingly.



We haven't. But (at least in the club's eyes) we already have one in our lazerbeems.

so no one then - and as this episode clearly demonstrates, there is a very long way between some 'unsubtle hints' on here to actually holding up the shirt as a confirmed signing. so still two strikers to sign in SIX days then.

 

[Weststander]

It's a strange one this. FC Zurich are almost intimating that we are being too fussy with our medical criteria. Paraphrasing but saying that the 'variance' (assume to do with heart function of some type) was within reasonable limits and that they thought it was acceptable. We don't. Could be that we just use a harsher criteria but it's certainly not us finding an issue that they hadn't identified.
Unlikely I know, but is it that we have applied our harsher criteria as we have another striker option which we are now prioritising? Would be unethical but football is a murky old world. Before you completely dismiss note a number of players that have 'failed' medicals in the past but are still happily playing today.

FC Zurich thought they'd banked mega money of circa £9m on an unproven wild card. The failed medical means that Christmas hasn't come early to Switzerland this year, leaving the Zurich management feeling "so near, so yet far".

 

[TSB]

so no one then - and as this episode clearly demonstrates, there is a very long way between some 'unsubtle hints' on here to actually holding up the shirt as a confirmed signing. so still two strikers to sign in SIX days then.

Sign: yes!
Find: no.

 

[dwayne]

It's a strange one this. FC Zurich are almost intimating that we are being too fussy with our medical criteria. Paraphrasing but saying that the 'variance' (assume to do with heart function of some type) was within reasonable limits and that they thought it was acceptable. We don't. Could be that we just use a harsher criteria but it's certainly not us finding an issue that they hadn't identified.
Unlikely I know, but is it that we have applied our harsher criteria as we have another striker option which we are now prioritising? Would be unethical but football is a murky old world. Before you completely dismiss note a number of players that have 'failed' medicals in the past but are still happily playing today.

I suspect you might be right. Or the club have looked at this guy again in the cold light of day and worked out the risk is just too great.

 

[Weststander]

A lot of very unsubtle hints by a wide variety of people and a 22-page thread, seemingly.



We haven't. But (at least in the club's eyes) we already have one in our lazerbeems.

They shouldn't have let COG go so early in the window.

 

[Megazone]

It's times like this when you realise you need the Fans United back in full swing.

Instead of turning up to our next match with fellow fans from other clubs, how about we all get on youtube and hunt our arses off for the next Albion speed merchant?

We can do this!

 

[whitelion]

Dull as dishwater, but I guess beggars can't be choosers.

Reluctantly I'm in -

Think you mean ditchwater.

 

[whitelion]

Well, you'd think, wouldn't you? Given that we were due to have a work permit meeting today!!!

Too many people jump in too quickly.

 

[Megazone]

Think you mean ditchwater.

It's debatable.

 

[TSB]

Too many people jump in too quickly.

Well, it was a fairly outlandish statement without any evidence.
Those of us with a touch of class did apologise for any rash remarks

 

[Mancgull]

I suspect you might be right. Or the club have looked at this guy again in the cold light of day and worked out the risk is just too great.

Yes, and so worked a way to say no.

 

[Stat Brother]

It's debatable.

But probably not the time or place.