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Where is this news from about him wanting to double his contract?
I'm just annoyed that it took this long to figure out that he needed surgery. I have no idea whether this delay was unavoidable, but either way, it means his recovery is pushed back.
The mirror. Or he may have read it in his tea leaves this morning. It would have been a more reliable source.
Not a good day for the tin foil hat brigade.........when he comes back full strength next season and regains his best form, I hope certain people dont get all pissy when I bump this thread.
"He'll never play for us again"
"He's not suited to the PL"
"He's mentally weak"
"He's in rehab"
Yeah you know who you are. I expect half a season of wiggling and wangling your way out of all the crap you spouted, but dont worry the BUMP never forgets
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Maybe he didnt want surgery.
Have you ever considered that he may have put his physical wellbeing before the needs of some childish fans.
Not everyone runs to the scalpel as their first option. He said himself he wanted to try everything else first. Thats it, its his frikkin body, not our's.
Perhaps he has developed mental health problems that need treating but that, unfortunately, might compound his ability to play. Perhaps he has developed a situation that he never previous faced. Perhaps he's aching for a sex change. Perhaps he has a major Class A drug habit, or maybe he's devastated by the loss of a pet over six months ago. Perhaps he's accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal saviour and has gone to a silent retreat in Tuscany or maybe he was abducted by space aliens who removed his hip and have taken it back to their planet for further study. We just don't know.
Or maybe he was injured
I'm apparently childish for wishing that they had been able to solve the problem sooner. I sincerely apologize for my immaturity.
It's perfectly understandable that Lamela and the team would want to do everything they could to avoid surgery; I have no problem with that. I'm just saying that it's a shame that it didn't become clear sooner that surgery was the best option. Then he could be back on the pitch sooner.
I wasnt calling you childish mate.....just generally speaking about the nonsense flying around
That's jockmur for you. Always had it in for lamela. Haterz gonna hate.
The way I saw it was that Lamela probably didn't want an operation and the club were trying to do right by him - sent him back to Roma to receover at his wishes etc. then gave him some compassionate leave for his brother etc and it's now last resort to get the operation.
I did ages ago. I only mentioned it once.Then shut the fuck up about the "stretch" which I made.
It's you going on about it jock.
No need to throw your toys out the pram.
How long til you deny that you thought he had mental issues/weaknesses and isnt suited to the PL
You don't know who poch would sign or if he would be better.
Negative jockmur, thinking we can't sign better than lamela.
The Lamela and Rose story last season where Lamela looked Rose in the eyes and said "We're going to win the league" is one of my absolute favorites.
He has his faults, but he is EXACTLY the type of player we need.
It's offensive that people question his heart and desire to help this club win.
He has his faults, but he is EXACTLY the type of player we need.
It's offensive that people question his heart and desire to help this club win.
I do think he is suited abroad more & is weak mentally.
I don't see how a hip operation proves he is more suited to the premiership
How long before you dare admit schmood attacking any spurs doubters is predictable??
He won't bite you sammy, unless you want him to.
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Nope.
Charlie Austin - Wikipedia
“On 16 January 2016, Austin returned to the Premier League, joining Southampton on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £4 million.[42] He made his debut for the club a week later against Manchester United, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sadio Mané, and scored a late winner, turning in a free-kick from James Ward-Prowse.”
Bullet dodged or should a club find themselves in such a 'firing line' to begin with....?
Rhetorical (or not) as the original question was, arguing that signing injured players is sound strategy and thus a common scenario is a bit of a stretch.... Anyone club dumb enough to do this are either delusional or (in City's case) too rich to care... Either way, this represents a minority upon which we, in turn, shouldn't base OUR transfer strategy either.
Lamela is injured as we approach the final year of his contract.... It's just bad luck and we play the hand we've been dealt, which yes, does mean risk losing him for free (albeit vs a nominal fee should we hypothetically opt to shift him before he's proven in-game to be fully recovered.)...
Considering the player SOME of us know him to be and the pitiful amount of money we'd get for him with a hasty sale, keeping him for the upcoming season is too small of a gamble NOT to take.