by Nameless »
31 Aug 2016 07:12
RoyalBlue So an apparently injury free (at present) professional footballer would take a full 8 weeks to get to the required fitness levels?
I think the spin doctors may have been at work on this 'announcement' and whilst it might not be the 'lies, lies, lies' Gyan claims, it may not be entirely true either.
Club before country might have been the real killer of the deal.
Why would 'spin' doctors be involved in a medical ?
There is no reason why anyone would make up a reason for a player failing a medical, and this 8 weeks comes from a journalist not anyone at the club. Perhaps his source said ' the guy is well out of condition, could see him needing a couple of months to get up to speed', but that's not a formal diagnosis.
You would certainly think a professional athlete could make huge progress in 8 weeks, IIRC pro boxers reckon they need a 10 week prep for a big fight to go from 'out of shape' to 'fighting fit'.
Whatever, it's obvious the deal was just unworkable, just don't see why the usual suspect turns it into 'it's wicked RFC telling lies' again, especially as he seems to have toned down the anti club stance recently which has been a mighty relief.