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If Jan lied about his symptoms then its not the Club's fault at all.
Unsurprising considering the disdain Jose seemed to hold the medical department in 'All or Nothing'.
It's STILL the responsibility of the Club/Doctors. You've also got to question the ability of those that carried out the tests on him, clearly they weren't good enough. If you felt unwell, saw a doctor, who then examined you and missed that you had cancer of the brain, but sent you away with some Nurofen for the headaches who's to blame?
Also, it sounded to me like Jan was under quite a bit of stress. His contract was coming to an end, so he felt pressured enough not to mention anything, that too in itself is an environment that's not healthy for a player with a probable concussion to be in. This is also on us, he should have not felt that he had to hide his symptoms. The Club should have created an environment around him that he should be comfortable to report his symptoms, that this was the right thing for him to do, that it was important for his health and long term future health. He clearly didn't feel he could do this.
When someone takes a bang to the head I would assume they are monitored closely for a number of weeks (and should be months given what is known about concussion to date). If they aren't monitored, why the fuck aren't they? If they are, why the fuck did they not see anything wrong with him?
The Club was concerned enough for him to be seen by an independent neurologist, who Jan managed to fool by keeping his symptoms from him!!!
Maybe you can explain how such symptoms ought to be visible and by what means..... I'm not gonna pretend to have specialist knowledge at my disposal.
How are pain and dizziness diagnosed?
Perhaps that's standard proceedure? Again, I won't pretend to know, but surely that is a diligent act by the club in itself?
Ultimately though, you pointing that out underlines that the club docs were far from exclusively culpable..... i.e. If you go to hospital and a major ilness got missed; who would you blame the triage nurse or the specialist doctor?
I'm not a neurologist so I can't explain a thing about what it is they do but one would have thought that having been examined by one following a knock to the head that meant he wasn't able to stand on his feet without the help of those around him, that said neurologist should have discovered that a patient referred to them was suffering from symptoms of concussion.
My main criticism with the Club is largely around the environment that the player is placed in. He should feel supported and comfortable in reporting a potentially serious health issue. He should also be made to understand that concussion is serious and must report symtoms. His performance was miles off following the knock, why did no one at the Club see this as an issue that might be connected to the knock?
Do you think that the Club feel comfortable following Jan's interview right now? Would the medical team, the neurologist be shrugging their shoulders content with what they did while Jan was showing the signs of concussion for 9 months?
Directly after the incident, of course... They then sent him to said neurologist; so it's not been ignored, has it?
Concussion protocols were also different back then (I'm not citing this as a catagoric excuse btw.)
At which point, logically, culpability shifts towards the neurologist in terms of diagnosis.
Correction: Hiding the signs of concussion for 9 months.
I'd like to think the club would be feeling concern right now (not to mention seeking to improve their handling of these things regardless), but bearing in mind Jan's expressed outlook; wagging the finger as you are seems out of synch with the little that we (as in you and I) actually know.
I am aware that there are many things not known about concussion, BUT there are also many things that are known and how serious it actually is, like how long it can take to recover and that some people don't have any symptoms until weeks after the knock. These facts alone should mean that a) a player should be monitored for a significant period following the incident b) dialogue with the player must also be constant for a significant period of time, ensuring his environment is comfortable for him to communicate how he's feeling.
They failed to spot his symptoms for NINE months! They failed to attribute his drop in form following the incident might be a symptom!
Culpability isn't passed over following one visit, it's a potential concussion, it may weeks for symptoms to show, so it should be as above constant monitoring of the player following a knock to the head, this means it's our staff (The Club) that are responsible for him every day.
All I have to go on is a) what I saw of the incident b) the clubs' response and their public statement c) Jan's interview. If a player comes out and says they had symptoms of a concussion for 9 months following a knock to the head and the Club were totally oblivious to it, then unequivocally I'd say we fucked up.
Personally I'd want a lot more 'meat on the bones' of this scenario; especially more of an actual understanding of the processes, paths of diagnosis etc. than we currently have before I felt cock-shure in pointing the finger so intently.... Evidently, you don't see such a necessity.
We won't be agreeing on the matter any time soon.
This comment translates a bit more of his interview, thought it was interesting. Says that the Mourinho you see in the documentary is only 2% of him
"he doesnt blame anyone for it."
The club should keep the contact and bring him back at some point, he has too much knowledge to just let him walk.
There's some interesting stuff in that article but there's no escaping the fact that Jonathan Liew is a collosal tit who doesn't seem to have a lot of time for Spurs.
It's not a piece about Spurs though.
I actually thought he was a Spur - albeit a very critical one..
Get well soon Super Jan!
Jan could.....
Super super Jan super super Jan!!!