25/26 January Transfer Window (127 Viewers)

[SBAndy]

I think that's due to the players in front of him. Grimes is mostly a 2 touch player, control and pass. Rudi tends to come short either left or right which makes him ineffective, Torpe and BTA drop but both don't tend not to stray outside of the edges of the penalty box unless we are forming a passing motion to attack. Teams will not double up on Grimes when those two are back or they will be overwhelmed in midfield like the start of the season. I expect a lot of narrow games for the rest of the season as especially here teams will sit in, we will possibly pick more points up on the road going forward as teams will be more likely to play for a result.

Also due to Dasilva being missing. He is Grimes’ out ball a lot of the time. Don’t think he trusts Bidwell/Brau with the ball in the same way.

 

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[Hadji's_Goatee]

Also if he's 21, im 16. Kanu

I reckon that is the real medical reason – Didn't Bolton have some dodgy birth certificate African players back in the day?

 

[viridisman]

Could he actually be the 37 year old ?

 

[skybluecam]

Tyrique George on loan with obligation for £15m should we go up with £25m buyback to Chelsea or 25% sell on

 

[Captain Dart]

Also if he's 21, im 16. Kanu

I agree, he looks 30 plus in the pictures.

 

[SomersetSB]

I reckon that is the real medical reason – Didn't Bolton have some dodgy birth certificate African players back in the day?

What’s Roger Milla up to these days?

 

[Nick]

Very concerning Blues can outgun us for a player despite us being top of the league

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

What’s Roger Milla up to these days?

 

[Nick]

I can't see if being financials stopping the Manneh deals.

Both us and Birmingham would have been offering much more than he's on now, I doubt he's then saying "Actually no, I want more".

 

[19Skybluearmy76]

Coventry City rivals see deal collapse after Sky Blues transfer link

Birmingham City's deal for Mjällby AIF winger Abdoulie Manneh has fallen through, with the 21-year-old having previously been linked with a move to Coventry City

www.coventrytelegraph.net

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

 

[Saddlebrains]

Surely has to be the age thing with Manneh

Both clubs must have done a medical on him and found hes about 10 years older than he claims

Think it was mentioned above but I swear the likes of Kanu, Jay Jay Okocha etc were all older than their stated age? Or is that some early noughties rumour?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I reckon that is the real medical reason – Didn't Bolton have some dodgy birth certificate African players back in the day?

There's been rumours in the German press for a while that Youssoufa Moukoko is 4 years older than Dortmund said he was.

 

[matesx]

wonga

 

[Tommo1993]

Trying Baggies next

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Surely has to be the age thing with Manneh

Both clubs must have done a medical on him and found hes about 10 years older than he claims

Think it was mentioned above but I swear the likes of Kanu, Jay Jay Okocha etc were all older than their stated age? Or is that some early noughties rumour?

Apparently he didnt have a medical at Blues

 

[Nick]

Surely has to be the age thing with Manneh

Both clubs must have done a medical on him and found hes about 10 years older than he claims

Think it was mentioned above but I swear the likes of Kanu, Jay Jay Okocha etc were all older than their stated age? Or is that some early noughties rumour?

Although

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Although

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He's apparently 19 in this photo.

 

[edgy]

Kendry Paez, is apparently being recalled by Chelsea for an English loan. Would imagine this will be Championship. Widely regarded as the best South American talent of a generation.....

 

[Nick]

This is what the Greek Journalist said:

 

[viridisman]

Abdoulie Manneh - Player profile

Abdoulie Manneh is a 37-year old football player aus The Gambia, (* 18/06/1988 in , ). Manneh is without a club since. He plays in the position Centre-Forward. His market value is -.

www.transfermarkt.com

 

[David O'Day]

Although

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They aren't going to say yeah they found out he's 37

LOr maybe the contract issue is the clubs won't stump up for daycare for his grandkids?

 

[viridisman]

He's apparently 19 in this photo.

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[Ccfcisparks]

Kendry Paez, is apparently being recalled by Chelsea for an English loan. Would imagine this will be Championship. Widely regarded as the best South American talent of a generation.....

Yes Please!

 

[Balli001]

Kendry Paez, is apparently being recalled by Chelsea for an English loan. Would imagine this will be Championship. Widely regarded as the best South American talent of a generation.....

Ipswich was the rumour

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Ipswich was the rumour

Would be a great signing

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

I heard he visited Birmingham and in between the bin bags and Small Heath he thought "fuck this".

Yeah he thought he was back in a third world country again.

 

[StrettoBoy]

This is what the Greek Journalist said:

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That has the ring of truth about it and would certainly explain why deals for him keep collapsing.

If there is a known medical issue then it will cause problems with getting insurance cover for him.

 

[shepardo01]

What’s Roger Milla up to these days?

Playing for Cameroon U21s

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Interesting comments from the Olympiakos forum just around when the deal fell through:

Manneh says he has no problem and the issue was financial. That is, he came to Greece without having agreed, not that he was found 35 years old instead of 20 let's say. Hey, make sense of it. Here, when he arrived at the airport, he said "the Champions League is a dream come true", while he would not play this year. Phaedon is nice, have a good time on the way back.


The salary was different from what we had agreed. I was told that I get paid every 3 months. For example, in January, February and March I would take them at the end of March. During this period I would only receive 1,000 euros until this period of three months. And this salary was not satisfactory.

So you're screaming that we didn't get him, you're glad that he's screaming at us that we didn't give money, even though you know he's a swindler, but you're glad we didn't get him because he's about 10 years older than he says.

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www.red-dna.com

 

[long way home]

This guy is upto no good he, agent or his club are trying to sell something that is easily found once a closer look is taken.

Bad clown fuck by the sound of it, stay well away.

 

[Alkhen]

My Sister was married to a Gambian guy, he never got a birth certificate and genuinely didn't know his true age/ D.O.B. just wasn't something families out in the sticks bothered about in the 70s/80s.

I went over in the mid 00s and it really was clear how it happens. I've not seen poverty like it.

Not so much an issue in normal life but you can see how it would be tempting to fudge the numbers in your favor if you have to guess anyway!

 

[Deity]

Ipswich was the rumour

Changing loan clubs because the manager didn’t like his attitude ….

 

[long way home]

My Sister was married to a Gambian guy, he never got a birth certificate and genuinely didn't know his true age/ D.O.B. just wasn't something families out in the sticks bothered about in the 70s/80s.

I went over in the mid 00s and it really was clear how it happens. I've not seen poverty like it.

Not so much an issue in normal life but you can see how it would be tempting to fudge the numbers on your favor if you have to guess anyway!

I think everyone understands if this is the case But after multiple tries you would think he or someone around him would stop trying to sell him as a young kid.

Its fraud plain and simple and all around him know it, so i don't feel sorry for the player or the person. He is out of poverty now, he needs to grow a pair and except that clubs will have ways of finding out. If this truly is the case he and his team are a wondering clown show that should be reported and stopped.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

This interview he gave with African press just after it fell through is just bizarre and the opposite of what the Greek journalist reported.

Manneh's transfer drama: fake failed medical and pressure from Olympiacos

Gambian midfielder Abdoulie Manneh has firmly denied reports claiming his highly anticipated move from Swedish side Mjällby AIF to Greek giants Olympiacos FC collapsed due to a failed medical.

footy-africa.com