General "Injury prone", "sicknote", "risky signing"

[Marked Ox]

Well yes - occasionally it works. That's what keeps managers signing 'crocks'!

Sadly, in the long term it didn't work for Dave Langan.

 

[Marked Ox]

Derrik Osei Yaw - ( who isnt in the squad for league games)?

Way too early to say either way.

 

[Jackinthebox]

Derrik Osei Yaw - ( who isnt in the squad for league games)?

Unfortunately our Manager doesn't think so. I hope Tiger has a word about this.

 

[Oufcrealist]

After MKD he made his Sheffield Utd debut in January 2017 and had to be taken off injured after 15 minutes.
He was able to make only 14 appearances for them in a season and ahalf.

Yes good old CW letting us have him and Holmes. He knew what he was doing giving them season long loans here. He was aware he wouldn't get much game time out of them. KR then took gambles on them both. Neither came off and you would think he'd learned his lesson by now!! Although loans are not quite so bad as perm contracts.

 

[Shropshire U]

Good job a lot on here weren't around in the 80s, you'd have had a fit when we signed that crock Langan.

If you're talking 1880s you're talking my language. I remember how, on our way to becoming Headington United, we signed Harry "Cruciate" Liggerment from Botley Wanderers.
No substitutes in them days so we were always playing with 10 men. That Arthur Turner made some right silly signings.

 

[BigCrompy]

Good job a lot on here weren't around in the 80s, you'd have had a fit when we signed that crock Langan.

...or when our miserly chairman Robert Maxwell swatted the moths away from his wallet when parting with a paltry £40K for cheap option John Aldridge.

 

[Belgium Yellow]

Most tragic of all was Mitchell Cole of course. Shouldn't forget that poor guy.

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

...or when our miserly chairman Robert Maxwell swatted the moths away from his wallet when parting with a paltry £40K for cheap option John Aldridge.

£78 k rather

 

[arthurturner]

Where's Gary Briggs when you need him.

 

[arthurturner]

Latest signing seen arriving at Grenoble Road. . . . . . .


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Isn't that the team coach?

 

[RyanioBirdio]

A big one to add to this list is Samir Carruthers.
He was meant to be KR's marquee signing in his first season as manager. He had been part of KR's successful period at MK Dons. Again, a capable player but one with a very bad injury record.
He managed a mere 10 appearances for us and is currently on Cambridge Utd's books but injured.

Carruthers is a free agent after Cambridge let him go in the summer. Believe he was on trial with Eastleigh a while back and got injured after about 15 minutes. Textbook.

 

[Manorlounger]

Isn't that the team coach?

Do you mean this one?

 

[m]

Do you mean this one?

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Heh!

It looks like it's humping the bus!

 

[SteMerritt]

Heh!

It looks like it's humping the bus!

That's where baby chinooks come from.

 

[unification]

Heh!

It looks like it's humping the bus!

The positive bus hit the booze and drugs and now look what it’s resorted to. Prostituting itself to Sir Les’s chopper.

 

[Osleroad]

Even Browne is out for a fortnight with hamstring injury.

 

[Carpy]

Employing the tactic of signing a technically gifted player, who you suspect may have fitness issues should have been on a non-starter for teams in League One and Two this season with the new squad size cap being introduced

You can’t carry injury prone players unless you’re content with filling quite a number of your positions with U21s

Problem for us is that Robinson has form for doing it and can’t seem to help himself