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AJ failed his medical
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I have just been told by a player who I know well that AJ has failed his medical. Fulham now won't pay anywhere near our asking price. Don't know what this means to the Moutinho bid? Said it was his knee... Everton trying to hush it up at the moment
Ian Alderton, Posted 30/07/2008 at 21:06:49
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Michael Kenrick
Arrrrghh!!!
Do you think God hates us?
If this is true its a big blow for us.
Could affect our transfer budget.
Could affect our transfer budget.
Doubt its true considering he was all smiles at Selhurst Park yesterday; but I?d be happy to see AJ stay... so would his team mates I?m sure.
I reported this late afternoon today and got slaughted for it. But it is true it is his knee that's the problem and now they want him for £7 mil.
Tried to get the question of whether no news could be bad news on Toffeeweb earlier today but Michale must have blocked the mail.
Well that could be bye bye to Moutinho !
Well that could be bye bye to Moutinho !
Well why would we be suprised if it is true!! if it is true....then it can be placed in the big book of everton fc transfer bungles, what a lovely way for the board to now blame this as the reason for no transfers...small squad blamed for our top 4 failure last season an what do we do?? get rid of another 4 players and bring how many in??? NOWT!! no wonder are CEO has resigned...i think he has just took the drive thru position in the McDonalds by my house...
He hasn’t "failed" his medical, but apparently they’re taking their time over examining past injuries and such.
It’s what you would expect given the amount of money and the fact it’s Fulham paying it!
The transfer will be wrapped up in the next few days. There’s a delay, though - the OP is telling the truth but stretching it a bit ;)
It’s what you would expect given the amount of money and the fact it’s Fulham paying it!
The transfer will be wrapped up in the next few days. There’s a delay, though - the OP is telling the truth but stretching it a bit ;)
If I’m not mistaken, does Johnson have no history of serious injury? I can’t see how he would fail a medical.
Just been on the Fulham website, quite a few Fulham fans reckon deal is off due to wages
Re: Scott
Yes, I seem to remember he had a bit of a problem with his knee a few years back, and his hamstrings - but what fast player doesn’t!
Yes, I seem to remember he had a bit of a problem with his knee a few years back, and his hamstrings - but what fast player doesn’t!
What a load of rubbish. Either he’s failed his medical or he hasn’t. Why would Fulham negotiate his price down? Either he’s crocked or he isn’t. £7 million is a lot to waste on a crocked player. They wouldn’t want him at all if he was crocked. It’s either Fulham playing games or he is just undergoing as stringent a medical as he would get if he was signing for Everton. I expect there are some doubts raised over his previous knee injury and Fulham are just waiting on a specialist opinion or a scan report before giving it the all clear.
Has an incoming or outgoing transfer ever been straight forward where Everton are concerned? I cant remember one!
It would appear something is up as he has been at Fulham since last week and for the last two days its gone very quiet!!!
Having said that he has never been a sicknote whilst at Everton so his knee cant be that bad?
It would appear something is up as he has been at Fulham since last week and for the last two days its gone very quiet!!!
Having said that he has never been a sicknote whilst at Everton so his knee cant be that bad?
Well the announcement on Monday expected the medical to be complete by yesterday so we’re over a full day past when expected to be announced and.....nothing!
And there’s been a lot of "all done in a day" deals done lately. I think there may unfortunately be some truth in this rumour.
And there’s been a lot of "all done in a day" deals done lately. I think there may unfortunately be some truth in this rumour.
He missed quite a few games for us during his time here. Not serious injuries admittedly but he seems to have been blighted by groin & ankle problems.
I bet Fulham have spotted us as a club in a state of crisis after KW did one. They know now as im sure we all do that we need whatever money we can get, to buy a decent player and a number of squad players - showing Moyes we have enough for him to work with meaning he will sign a new contract.
The last 24hrs has opened the state of our club up to the footballing world, so Al Fayed is probably trying to pull a fast one knowing we are not really in any position to say no.
The next week or so could be huge for the future of Everton FC and I cant begin to guess what state the club will be in come the Blackburn game.
The last 24hrs has opened the state of our club up to the footballing world, so Al Fayed is probably trying to pull a fast one knowing we are not really in any position to say no.
The next week or so could be huge for the future of Everton FC and I cant begin to guess what state the club will be in come the Blackburn game.
Matt Sheff.....just read your post and got a horrible feeling after it dawned on me that we could be throwing away all the hard work from the last 6 years ere!!!
The fact that we even need the johnson deal to go through to sign Moutinho as the roumer has it means to me that were skint and theres nothing down for us......prove me wrong eh Everton coz me season ticket wasnt cheap this year!!! (still avnt recieved it yet by the way)
The fact that we even need the johnson deal to go through to sign Moutinho as the roumer has it means to me that were skint and theres nothing down for us......prove me wrong eh Everton coz me season ticket wasnt cheap this year!!! (still avnt recieved it yet by the way)
As I posted in the other thread, why would Fulham want him for any price if his "knee is done in"?
According to the Independent today, the test results could take up to 48 hours from Monday which makes tomorrow the likely day for an announcement either way.
The same paper said there was some "distance" between the two parties over personal terms but it begs the question why he was paraded at Selhurst Park last night if terms hadn’t been agreed.
According to the Independent today, the test results could take up to 48 hours from Monday which makes tomorrow the likely day for an announcement either way.
The same paper said there was some "distance" between the two parties over personal terms but it begs the question why he was paraded at Selhurst Park last night if terms hadn’t been agreed.
Official... this will break tomorrow..
Medical threw a few questions up, so Fulham want to re structure the deal..£7m up front with £5m based on appearances...
Its not just Everton who like to pay on the never never....
Medical threw a few questions up, so Fulham want to re structure the deal..£7m up front with £5m based on appearances...
Its not just Everton who like to pay on the never never....
Maybe he?s being called in.
He was at Fulham last night; for Dougie Freeman?s testimonial.
I?d say it?s pretty definite he?ll be there next season. I think if anything is holding the deal up, I?d guess personal terms.
But who knows - long and protracted mysteries, the Everton Way!
I?d say it?s pretty definite he?ll be there next season. I think if anything is holding the deal up, I?d guess personal terms.
But who knows - long and protracted mysteries, the Everton Way!
Perhaps those in charge of Fullham have been reading all the letters / comments here on TW and other Everton sites.
Maybe we shouldn’t have been crowing about all the great " business" we’ve done till we ACTUALLY done something !
Don’t you love the "Everton Way" ?
Maybe we shouldn’t have been crowing about all the great " business" we’ve done till we ACTUALLY done something !
Don’t you love the "Everton Way" ?
This does appear to have become a protracted affair however I do believe the word yesterday was that he had passed the medical and the issues remaining related to the player needing to agree terms. Infact, the news today was that he had finally reached agreement. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
I know someone who works for Fulham, and asked him earlier this evening what's happening with Johnson? He said as far as he knows its going to be concluded in the morning, apparently it was something to do with the Chief Exec not being around or being able to get to the club in time. He said he certainly hasn't heard anything about it falling through and would've done if it had.
Lyndon - while I subscribe to more conspiracy theories than Oliver Stone could dream of, Dougie Freedman?s testimonial against FFC was booked ages ago. AJ?s a justifiable hero at Selhurst. He?d have turned up whoever the Eagles were playing. If he does have a knee injury, maybe it?s all that running to the fucking corner flag. Get someone who can pass the ball through the middle...
At £7m we should NOT sell. As Lyndon said, if he’s crocked who would want him anyway. If it’s Al-Fayed looking at our situation and trying to play hard ball, we call his bluff. If he doesn’t go I’m happy so can you all stop slagging him off as he just might read this website!!! Maybe if we played a bit more to his strengths and were a bit clever with switching tactics during games to employ him he’d rattle the back of the net a few more times. AJ is a major part of one of the happiest days of my 42 years so far - stuffing the RS 3-0 - biggest derby victory in my lifetime.
It’s a load of rubbish. It’s just people being impatient and panicking. I’m sure the deal will be announced soon.
Typical, Typical, Typical..........
Real cause for celebration.....not just a headless chicken but a headless chicken with a gammy knee!
This post is daft! Have searched the web and this rumour is just going round in circles... "someone on toffeeweb says he’s failed a medical." Oh good its true then!!!
this is just the kind of post/article that sends people into a tizz!!! Lets get a grip and wait for the morning’s news.
this is just the kind of post/article that sends people into a tizz!!! Lets get a grip and wait for the morning’s news.
There is no way he has failed his medical. If he had he would have been straight back up to Finch Farm to get checked over, not at some testimonial instead. Rumour mongering...that?s all it is.
this is just the kind of post/article that sends people into a tizz
You mean like yesterday’s "Wyness Resigns!" story?
You mean like yesterday’s "Wyness Resigns!" story?
Tell them to pay the money or they can go and do one! They either accept our terms or he stays with us. What a horrible cockney club trying to mess us about. They tried to do the same with Radzinski when they made some ridiculous 1 million pound offer for him.
Fair point...well made...
we will see tomorrow!
we will see tomorrow!
@Lyndon--I always love your one liners mate!
AJ is definitely signing tomorrow. Calm down--NO it’s not official etc though all I was told is that their CEO was not their to ratify the deal.
Cheers.
xxx
AJ is definitely signing tomorrow. Calm down--NO it’s not official etc though all I was told is that their CEO was not their to ratify the deal.
Cheers.
xxx
Interesting that someone on a Fulham site claims to have inside knowledge that the deal is being held up at Johnson’s end due to a possible late intervention by West Ham and that Johnson’s agent is using this as leverage to drive a hard bargain. It would seem that the inordinate delay is becoming a feeding ground for all sorts of conjecture
Even if this rumour is true, I can?t see it affecting our transfer dealings. DM has said all along he wants him to stay but it was his decision to leave. He?s also said that we have money to spend. As much as I would never believe Ross or Wyness if they?d made this statement, I do believe David Motes is a man of honesty and integrity so I?ll take his word as gospel. There are too many doom and gloom merchants in here!
It was definitely Bully Beef on the grassy knoll - there was hidden evidence - they found a pie crust :)
I’d put money on the deal going through. If R.Keane’s worth what the RS paid then AJ’s worth 10-14M.
Remember Van Nostrilface’s PSV to Manure deal. They got him after a very public injury. If you were in Fulham’s shoes though (obviously a multimillion pound player being top of the list whenever popping to the supermarket !) wouldn’t you try your luck?
Remember Van Nostrilface’s PSV to Manure deal. They got him after a very public injury. If you were in Fulham’s shoes though (obviously a multimillion pound player being top of the list whenever popping to the supermarket !) wouldn’t you try your luck?
Whatever the real story behind the AJ transfer saga is, it has been handled very ineptly by the club. On another note, assuming that the Russian mob isn?t interested in us has anybody approached the Burmese junta about investing? Those guys just stole all that UN aid cash and have very close ties to the filthy-rich Chinese govt.. I bet that they would relish the chance to go wallet to wallet with the despot who runs Man City. They may be human rights violators on a mammoth scale but who fucking cares? This is Everton we?re talking about!
As a Fulham fan this doesn’t surprise me. If we’re paying over 5 million for a player then expect us to say there is this or that wrong with him and we should get a discount because of it. We tried it with Zamora just a few weeks ago and we lost Marlon King last year because of it.
I personally think this is nonsense as there are a number of more logical reasons outlined above as to why the deal hasn't gone through yet. However, didn't we strike a similar deal over Lescott? He had had that serious injury previously and so Moyes knocked his price down and put quite a substantial chunk of the transfer based on appearances?
My friend's second cousin's wife knows the brother of an ex-work collegaue who knows someone that has also heard this rumour. Every week we get this posts who state with such authority these "facts". Everyone is whipped into a frenzy and panic and we never hear anything more of the rumour. Until is see for myself I wont be worrying about the AJ transfer or any other of these my friend rumours.
So delaying a transfer, stalling on the price, having inconclusive statements after a medical is now not just the Everton Way!! It seems that Fulham (apart from taking some of our players over the years) are also copying our methods :0)
Not sure why a Malta website would have the scoop but this site...
http://footylatest.com/news/news.php?extend.1378
...seems to think that AJ’s medical is the only thing stopping us confirming that we have had a bid accepted for Moutinho.
http://footylatest.com/news/news.php?extend.1378
...seems to think that AJ’s medical is the only thing stopping us confirming that we have had a bid accepted for Moutinho.
Moyes quote in the Echo....
"?We can?t hide the fact that we need new players. Everybody knows it. We have to get five or six players in before the season starts.?
When asked if he could see any imminent movement in the transfer market - Sporting Lisbon?s Joao Moutinho tops the wanted list - Moyes replied:
?Not at the moment, no. We are in a poor, poor situation regarding going forward.?
Oh dear - this does not look good.
"?We can?t hide the fact that we need new players. Everybody knows it. We have to get five or six players in before the season starts.?
When asked if he could see any imminent movement in the transfer market - Sporting Lisbon?s Joao Moutinho tops the wanted list - Moyes replied:
?Not at the moment, no. We are in a poor, poor situation regarding going forward.?
Oh dear - this does not look good.
Moyes odds have been slashed from 66-1, to 33-1 to be the next manager to quit.
NSNO is rife with quit rumours.
And according to Ian Ross?s blackberry reply concerning moye?s quotes in the Echo.
"He does have substantial funds at his disposal"
Ian
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This aint like me at all but i?m starting to feel slightly uneasy , all in the space of 24hrs.
NSNO is rife with quit rumours.
And according to Ian Ross?s blackberry reply concerning moye?s quotes in the Echo.
"He does have substantial funds at his disposal"
Ian
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This aint like me at all but i?m starting to feel slightly uneasy , all in the space of 24hrs.
Isn’t it possible that Moyes wants to delay the transfer until we have a replacement? Maybe hard to believe these days, but would make a lot of sense if true.
I haven’t seen David Moyes’ interview, but it seems as if his words have been distorted by the Echo...hopefully Moutinho is still a major possibility.
http://www.nsno.co.uk/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?518879
http://www.nsno.co.uk/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?518879
I dont think we’re getting as much as we thought for AJ anyway because apparently Palace get 15% of any sell on fee.
......So that’ll be 7 million less 15% plus 3million for appearances spread over 4 years.
......Oh let’s keep him.
......Oh hang on he wants to go.
The only thing that’s certain is "THAT NOTHING IS CERTAIN".
......So that’ll be 7 million less 15% plus 3million for appearances spread over 4 years.
......Oh let’s keep him.
......Oh hang on he wants to go.
The only thing that’s certain is "THAT NOTHING IS CERTAIN".
Load of bollocks. Everyone know that AJ has a glass ankle.
His knees are fine.
Still negotiating his own terms.
To be wrapped up by end of tomorrow.
His knees are fine.
Still negotiating his own terms.
To be wrapped up by end of tomorrow.
Steve Taylor....you got it wrong...Bully Beef was the grassy knoll.
Oh dear... I don't post crap if it's not true.
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