We always get the lunch with injuries though.

He must be faking it by now. This is where footballers should consider themselves lucky to be so protected by their contracts. He’d have long since been cut in the NFL.

12-15 m plus his wages lost in a month, though we was selling him ffs

Be gone for free next summer then

He appears addicted to long term injury.

What is it about English players and really bad injury records, particularly at Arsenal and Liverpool?

I fear the worst for TAA.

Defo need cover at right back, now

comment by Thank God for Clippity Klopp (U12976)
posted 40 minutes ago
Defo need cover at right back, now
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Gomez and Milner.

comment by Arouna Jagielka oooh I wanna take ya, Heitinga Nikica come on pretty mama (U1308)
posted 45 minutes ago
He appears addicted to long term injury.
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I see what you did there....

comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
12-15 m plus his wages lost in a month, though we was selling him ffs
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In hindsight other clubs never play a guy who they are about to sell in meaningless games. We cost ourselves 10mil.

In hindsight other clubs never play a guy who they are about to sell in meaningless games. We cost ourselves 10mil.
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How do you know?

How else can you market a previously injured player who you don't want if you don't play him to prove fitness and skill?

comment by Thörgen Kloppinson, First of mine own nameth, h'rald of demise, songbird of Asgard, defend'r/ protecteth'r of the weak and innocent, mast'r of disast'r, king of stingeth, dancing destroyeth'r and counteth of monte fisto (U1282)
posted 26 minutes ago
In hindsight other clubs never play a guy who they are about to sell in meaningless games. We cost ourselves 10mil.
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How do you know?

How else can you market a previously injured player who you don't want if you don't play him to prove fitness and skill?
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in Clynes case people already know what theyre getting, and anyway he came back from a massive absence and put in a great performance vs Utd last season then got loaned out?

comment by Thörgen Kloppinson, First of mine own nameth, h'rald of demise, songbird of Asgard, defend'r/ protecteth'r of the weak and innocent, mast'r of disast'r, king of stingeth, dancing destroyeth'r and counteth of monte fisto (U1282)
posted 5 hours, 25 minutes ago
In hindsight other clubs never play a guy who they are about to sell in meaningless games. We cost ourselves 10mil.
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How do you know?

How else can you market a previously injured player who you don't want if you don't play him to prove fitness and skill?
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by the time he is back his contact will be up.

he will be free agent next summer.

no sale now.
no sale January

ergo we just lost 10mil from palace for him.

Yes we lost out on a possible sale but I disagree it was a mistake to play him. There's no guarantee he would have found a suitor.

Yeah, people know what they're getting but the window's almost closing now and no one had yet taken him from us.

The club must prepare for all scenarios and if he were to stay, he needs to be match fit and contribute to our season.

IMO, playing him was the correct decision both for putting him in the shop window and in case that failed in readiness for the season.