Bamba set for medical

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/08/07/sportstory11765433t0.asp

"Meanwhile, the completion of Sol Bamba’s £100,000 transfer to Watford has been delayed while the Hornets fly members of their backroom staff out to Beijing, where the player is representing the Ivory Coast at the Olympic Games, to carry out a medical."

 

Couldn't they have done that while he was here?

 

They're obviously panicking now in case he plays a blinder against Messi and Aguero

 

Is the game on TV?!

I've noticed it's live here, although he doesn't seem to be starting.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7534964.stm

 

You can watch it on the bbc website

 

I assume Bamba isn't starting though?

 

Yes, I'm watching on BBCi.

 

No he's on the touchline having his boll ocks cupped by a bloke in a Watford tracksuit and being asked to cough

 

Good to see the Ivory Coast losing, if they got knocked out in the first round (they also have to play Serbia and Australia) then they Bamba can be back in time for Saturday week.

 

Flying our backroom staff out to China - Surely the cost of another player on our shoestring.

 

Isnt this a warm up tournament for the olympics?

 

Nope, it's the first day of the real thing. The warm up tournament (ING Cup) was last week, Ivory Coast drew 1-1 with Netherlands and lost on penalties in the final.

 

Oh, fair enough. I must have read an out of date article. Did Bamba play last week?

 

He didn't at all in the final, I couldn't find the line-ups anywhere for the two games before but I dount it, which is rather irritating considering he might as well not be there.

 

To be fair, they probably started swimming about 6 months ago... no wonder poor old Francis is taking so long to come back from injury. He's probably lying on a treatment table as we speak wondering when someones going to come in and see him.

 

Really hope you guys sign him. His first season with the Pars wasn't too bad, but last season he was flippin' awful. Easy £100K for us

 

Could this also be part of the reason why we didn't sign anyone else today- no one was about to give them a medical?!

 

Pah, it's a week's wages to Lloyd Doyley

 

I imagine any signings would be made after the WO has gone to press with the current hissy fits

 

You would've thought so but I'm guessing they didn't want to rush into a medical etc unless the money for the fee/wages was available?

 

I don't know why as I haven't even seen him play, but I really hope this bloke signs. I guess it's because I see him as a direct replacement for Shittu, he's tall (which neither DeMerit or Bromby really are), apparently very physically strong and good in the air, and has the added bonus of supposedly being fairly technically good too (that's one thing he's got over Shittu!).