Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Damo70]

It could be his dad?

Only a father could show such blind faith. He is just a shit David Hunt and that is as big a insult as I could possibly come up with.

[olaftab]

It could be his dad?

On that theme I heard about an Icelandic player who made his professional debut by coming on as a sub for his dad.

[olaftab]

It could be his dad?

On that theme I heard about an Icelandic player who made his professional debut by coming on as a sub for his dad.

OK wiki helped:In a friendly against Estonia on 24 April 1996 in Tallinn, Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen entered as a substitute for his father Arnór. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match.

[Dave]

It could be his dad?

On that theme I heard about an Icelandic player who made his professional debut by coming on as a sub for his dad.

OK wiki helped:In a friendly against Estonia on 24 April 1996 in Tallinn, Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen entered as a substitute for his father Arnór. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match.

And I think Eidur's son came on for him in an international match a year or so back.

[Pete3206]

Burnley poised to offer 6 mil for Westwood. I can hear the sound of hands snapping.

[olaftab]

This was an interesting headline in the Mail:

Aston Villa flop Charles N'Zogbia trying to earn a deal at Premier League club.

Apparently training at Sunderland. Wish them all teh best if they sign him.

[kieron]

"earn"?

He's fucked, then.

[preston28]

If Petrov plays for us next season we will struggle like fuck in Midfield again. Lovely bloke, great story, courage in bucket loads but he's finished as a pro footballer.

You may well be right, but you simply don't have enough information to be that dismissive.  Why don't we let Di Matteo make that call after watching him through a full pre-season eh?

Close down the website and let's just wait until the first few games and what Di Matteo says then.

He's 37 and off the back of a terrible illness. Common sense tells me he's not going to be able to do something no one else has ever done. He's not super human. We need to buy proper midfielders, he's a good role model, keep him around, whatever, keep him off the pitch though.

Chemotherapy which he had will have affected his heart. He was fit before his illness, but I doubt due to the adverse effects of chemotherpay he will ever get back his fitness to be a top professional (and he is 4 years older).  Saying that he could be a huge influence on the training pitch or on the subs bench?

Sorry but this is absolute horseshit.
Having had cancer and chemo, I ran marathons for years afterwards and was arguably fitter.
Chemo causes fast growing cells to die. Those cells can arguably come back fresher and stronger.

Please don't post based on some half assed theory or personal belief.

Stan might not get near the team at all but his fitness at 36 is gonna be at least similar if not better than his peers of similar age.

Is correct

It depends of the chemotherapy you had. If you have chemotherapy for a haematological malignancy like Petrov the regimen it will be different to post op chemotherapy. Duanorubicin is often used in acute leukaemias and causes heart muscle damage. Heamatologists now get echocardiograms pre and post chemotherapy to assess the extent of damage. If recognised early it can be reversed in the first 6 months with an ACE- inhibitor.

This is not a half arsed theory but fact. I'm sorry if it offended you.

[paul_e]

The error there, and you've repeated it, is that you're stating it as 100% fact which isn't true.  It's a chance that some chemo treatments can have an effect on the heart (and lots of other organs) but it's not a sure thing.

[SirSteveUK]

I saw something last week about Bunn and Leeds. ?

[footyskillz]

If Petrov plays for us next season we will struggle like fuck in Midfield again. Lovely bloke, great story, courage in bucket loads but he's finished as a pro footballer.

You may well be right, but you simply don't have enough information to be that dismissive.  Why don't we let Di Matteo make that call after watching him through a full pre-season eh?

Close down the website and let's just wait until the first few games and what Di Matteo says then.

He's 37 and off the back of a terrible illness. Common sense tells me he's not going to be able to do something no one else has ever done. He's not super human. We need to buy proper midfielders, he's a good role model, keep him around, whatever, keep him off the pitch though.

Chemotherapy which he had will have affected his heart. He was fit before his illness, but I doubt due to the adverse effects of chemotherpay he will ever get back his fitness to be a top professional (and he is 4 years older).  Saying that he could be a huge influence on the training pitch or on the subs bench?

Sorry but this is absolute horseshit.
Having had cancer and chemo, I ran marathons for years afterwards and was arguably fitter.
Chemo causes fast growing cells to die. Those cells can arguably come back fresher and stronger.

Please don't post based on some half assed theory or personal belief.

Stan might not get near the team at all but his fitness at 36 is gonna be at least similar if not better than his peers of similar age.

Is correct

It depends of the chemotherapy you had. If you have chemotherapy for a haematological malignancy like Petrov the regimen it will be different to post op chemotherapy. Duanorubicin is often used in acute leukaemias and causes heart muscle damage. Heamatologists now get echocardiograms pre and post chemotherapy to assess the extent of damage. If recognised early it can be reversed in the first 6 months with an ACE- inhibitor.

This is not a half arsed theory but fact. I'm sorry if it offended you.

Ross Hutchins came back playing tennis after battling back from cancer

[aj2k77]

Was he 37?

[footyskillz]

No.  Sorry.

[mr underhill]

does any of this matter? Can't we just celebrate the fact that Stan has come through an awful illness?

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Someone on Twitter threatening to cut up his season ticket if Westwood leaves....

...puts those Tshibola opinions into perspective.

what the season ticket that hasnt arrived yet

bit like one of point boys corners