Summer Transfer Rumours - Deadline Day p446

TeeC said:

Reams saying an unnamed striker will be in by Saturday 

Eden Hazard is still available on a free... Would fit in nicely with his injury record 

Maybe we've spent 5 weeks converting him into a striker. 

thenewbie said:

MarcusH26 said:

Assuming whatever this issue is that caused the deal to fall apart first time is fixed then I'd be perfectly happy with Dabo 

The positive interpretation: He's sorted out whatever issue scuppered things first time around.

Negative interpretation: he's still crocked but we've totally failed to identify/attain a suitable plan B so we are yet again gambling on an old injury not biting our collective arses.

He was highly thought of apparently, but no-one else seems to have made strong overtures which doesn't necessarily bode well.

I think the negative one is more likely, but it’s probably being balanced by him being offered a lower wage and shorter contract.

We’re being patient and waited for perceived better players. Pompey have a different approach, they singed a lot of players early but not so well known or as obviously highly rated.

We may look strong if we get the players we need, Pompey have benefitted from the bulk of their squad having a preseason together.

We need several signings to make the sort of impact Yann, JRS, Cullen and Bielik made after signing later on in the window. It’s a lot to ask but not impossible.

shirty5 said:

LargeAddick said:

shirty5 said:

TeeC said:

A rumour! https://x.com/richcawleyslp/status/1691840808251437193?s=46&t=inhOTIxAr2PbRadWeYGHgQ

So five weeks after he allegedly failed a medical with us, he’s now going to sign on the dotted line. 

rumours are he's been training with us all that time so maybe he's proved his fitness and can now pass our stringent medical of proving you have two legs. 

That rules out Douglas Bader then

He also fails by not having a pulse

Braziliance said:

Callumcafc said:

https://twitter.com/richcawleyslp/status/1691840808251437193?s=46&t=ynww82GMl7VKBjthBflU0g

If we are signing him because he is now fit and proved it, happy days as he is quality for this level. 

If he's still unfit and we are getting desperate then the club can do one. That's exactly what the last 3 sets of owners would do

I’m guessing its a bit of both. Might be ok. 

TeeC said:

Braziliance said:

Callumcafc said:

https://twitter.com/richcawleyslp/status/1691840808251437193?s=46&t=ynww82GMl7VKBjthBflU0g

If we are signing him because he is now fit and proved it, happy days as he is quality for this level. 

If he's still unfit and we are getting desperate then the club can do one. That's exactly what the last 3 sets of owners would do

I’m guessing its a bit of both. Might be ok. 

If he IS fit and stays that way, Dabo and Edun as fullbacks is probably as good a pairing as any in the league. But its a very big "if."

Dabo might have proved his fitness, but hasn't played a single game in preseason (other than behind closed doors perhaps) so how ready will he be?

Surely they could have played him as a triallist if he had been training with us?

iaitch said:

bolloxbolder said:

I heard Dabo has been training with us all summer. Surely a contract heavily loaded with a pay as you play emphasis is worth it.  Him and Edun would be quality full backs imo. 

Dabo, Edun, Ness and Jones must be the shortest names we've had for a back four?

Alas Ness & Jones. 

killerandflash said:

Dabo might have proved his fitness, but hasn't played a single game in preseason (other than behind closed doors perhaps) so how ready will he be?

Surely they could have played him as a triallist if he had been training with us?

think it would have been pretty obvious who he was though which then increases risk of being poached. With the emergence of NA he can be eased in to the first team with the odd u21 game too

A reminder that medicals aren’t a pass/fail test to see if a player is injured or has injury issues. It’s an assessment of those things which the club then use to make a decision on whether the player is worth that risk. You could technically still pass a medical with a broken leg 

Is this the unnamed player, Reams is talking about?

NabySarr said:

A reminder that medicals aren’t a pass/fail test to see if a player is injured or has injury issues. It’s an assessment of those things which the club then use to make a decision on whether the player is worth that risk. You could technically still pass a medical with a broken leg 

I think it’s highly likely that Dabo was asking for too much last time round so the medical risk meant we decided against it. He’s probably tried to find himself a club on those terms and failed, come back to us asking for less so we might now assess it differently. I think it’s more likely to be that than his injury circumstances changing in such a short space of time 

Just thought I’d clear that up as seems to be a lot of misconceptions about medicals in football

That's a good point. And as I said before, a fit and fully functional Dabo is more than okay for League One, he was apparently getting interest from Championship teams - which is good.

The issue is that he's not actually apparently all that sought after by anyone else which is a bit worrying. Either his terms were WAY out or no-one seems inclined to risking it. Either way makes it seem something of a gamble honestly.

RonnieMoore said:

Croydon said:

Does any other club sign players that fail their own medicals? Or is it just us, the club consistently plagued by injuries

his problem is not muscle or anything like that and is a situation that can be managed hence the new offer at reduced rates 

Board member, scout, coach and now super physio, is there any end to your talents?  Or your ability to regurgitate what others have given as opinion as cold hard fact? 

thenewbie said:

NabySarr said:

A reminder that medicals aren’t a pass/fail test to see if a player is injured or has injury issues. It’s an assessment of those things which the club then use to make a decision on whether the player is worth that risk. You could technically still pass a medical with a broken leg 

I think it’s highly likely that Dabo was asking for too much last time round so the medical risk meant we decided against it. He’s probably tried to find himself a club on those terms and failed, come back to us asking for less so we might now assess it differently. I think it’s more likely to be that than his injury circumstances changing in such a short space of time 

Just thought I’d clear that up as seems to be a lot of misconceptions about medicals in football

That's a good point. And as I said before, a fit and fully functional Dabo is more than okay for League One, he was apparently getting interest from Championship teams - which is good.

The issue is that he's not actually apparently all that sought after by anyone else which is a bit worrying. Either his terms were WAY out or no-one seems inclined to risking it. Either way makes it seem something of a gamble honestly.

It is an upgrade on Egbo though, who was also an injury risk. Might have been the plan to have Egbo as number 2, so they wanted number 1 to be someone that they know will stay fit and therefore rejected Dabo. Now we have Asiimwe coming through and Egbo moved on, perhaps they are now happy to go for Dabo as they’re confident Asiimwe will stay fit 

NabySarr said:

thenewbie said:

NabySarr said:

A reminder that medicals aren’t a pass/fail test to see if a player is injured or has injury issues. It’s an assessment of those things which the club then use to make a decision on whether the player is worth that risk. You could technically still pass a medical with a broken leg 

I think it’s highly likely that Dabo was asking for too much last time round so the medical risk meant we decided against it. He’s probably tried to find himself a club on those terms and failed, come back to us asking for less so we might now assess it differently. I think it’s more likely to be that than his injury circumstances changing in such a short space of time 

Just thought I’d clear that up as seems to be a lot of misconceptions about medicals in football

That's a good point. And as I said before, a fit and fully functional Dabo is more than okay for League One, he was apparently getting interest from Championship teams - which is good.

The issue is that he's not actually apparently all that sought after by anyone else which is a bit worrying. Either his terms were WAY out or no-one seems inclined to risking it. Either way makes it seem something of a gamble honestly.

It is an upgrade on Egbo though, who was also an injury risk. Might have been the plan to have Egbo as number 2, so they wanted number 1 to be someone that they know will stay fit and therefore rejected Dabo. Now we have Asiimwe coming through and Egbo moved on, perhaps they are now happy to go for Dabo as they’re confident Asiimwe will stay fit 

I was thinking similar, I think Asiimwe has impressed more than they expected and they are happy with him playing a lot of games this season. With serious interest for Egbo meaning a space opened up I'd guess that they're comfortable bringing Dabo in as first choice knowing an injury could recur because they're happy with Asiimwe being there too. Feels like Dabo and Egbo was an unacceptable risk but Dabo and Asiimwe is fine