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In which case he would have failed the medical. My recollection is that he was injured during our 2011/12 pre-season tour in Spain.
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Steve Cook
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In which case he would have failed the medical. My recollection is that he was injured during our 2011/12 pre-season tour in Spain.
symyjym
Banned
Maybe, still depressing though.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
innit.
Tony Le Mesmer
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That was a 'unique' season for him. Ask Rovers, Watford and Rotherham fans. He was always injured.
Braggfan
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The players were not guilty of sexual assault, that's fine. However what wasn't disputed in the trial even by them was that they acted like collosall w*****s. You can be not guilty and still be a scum bag. They dragged the name of the club through the mud and gave us a reason to dislike players of BHA. I don't want individuals like that playing for the club, I don't care what Cook goes on to do now we are best rid of him.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
So you want Dunk out too?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
No he wasn't. He scored the third goal at Cardiff on August 17th when we won 3-1 away.
supaseagull
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Indeed- I always thought that a verdict in a court of law was the final say in these things. As he was cleared of any wrong doing by saying what you have in the post suggests that anyone involved needs to be held accountable for something they haven't done for the rest of their playing careers?
Braggfan
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The club made the decision at the time and granted it would be farcical to get rid of Dunk now because of that incident. But I thought at the time they should have looked to offload him (not sack).
In regards to being involved in something he didn't do that's another point. You are completely right they were found not guilty of sexual assault, but they all admitted during their testimonies that they'd been foolish and had regarded it as larking about. Like I said before you can be not guilty and still be a scum bag. For example John Terry allegedly shagged Wayne Bridges wife. No John Terry shouldn't go to prison, but John Terry is a nasty bit of work and his behaviour makes people hate Chelsea. Same with those players they still acted disgracefully and if we'd turned round and said "maybe you should continue your career elsewhere", that wouldn't have been a bad thing.
In regards to being involved in something he didn't do that's another point. You are completely right they were found not guilty of sexual assault, but they all admitted during their testimonies that they'd been foolish and had regarded it as larking about. Like I said before you can be not guilty and still be a scum bag. For example John Terry allegedly shagged Wayne Bridges wife. No John Terry shouldn't go to prison, but John Terry is a nasty bit of work and his behaviour makes people hate Chelsea. Same with those players they still acted disgracefully and if we'd turned round and said "maybe you should continue your career elsewhere", that wouldn't have been a bad thing.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
If being foolish when you're young makes you a scumbag then we're all 'guilty'.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
How do you know what they did? Were you in court to hear all the evidence?
12 complete strangers cleared every defendant of the charges.
Braggfan
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I'm not trying to pick a fight on this, but lets not forget that fact that they didn't deny taking pictures of that girl and posing with her, now imagine that was your daughter, are you happy to regard that as foolish behaviour or would you rather describe that as scumbabg behaviour.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
My daughter wouldn't have been so foolish as to go to a hotel room with 4 blokes in the first place. Women can be foolish too.
Braggfan
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Well obviously we differ on what's acceptable. But personally I'm fed up of people making excuses for people because they're a footballer or because they're young. We all take responsibility for our actions, you make your bed you lie in it. My view on what's right or wrong isn't going to be swayed by someone wearing an Albion shirt, no one is above the club and if you can't represent the club properly then you shouldn't be here. That applies to Steve Cook who may have done well elsewhere, but I'm not going to shed a tear over him. Dunk's lucky still to be here in my opinion, but it's up to him to make amends now.
London Irish
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Looks like we've actually got close to breaking even on transfer costs during Amex era? Not many people would have thought that when we signed CMS.
jamie the seagull
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- Jul 27, 2011
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"Bournemouth open talks with Steve Cook over new contract"
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/9350734
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/9350734
B.W.
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Really can't understand why we let him go.