kone - wonder what made us back out last minute.

[Fulham Tup North]

Fine work Ali Mac, well done for getting us this situation.

Ye Gods, damned if he doesn't do anything, but damned if he does. Without knowing the FULL facts and story, why take a poke at AM for this?

Well I'll say well done for scouting the players and dealing with the agents in Rigg but once it comes to dealing with clubs, sorry Ali Mac you've messed this one up not just with Lyon but with French football. The clubs in France will think we can't trust Fulham when it comes to buying their players even if we sign a letter of intent to sign them. The French market is a great market to buy players (look at Newcastle, villa and Swansea), it's going to take quite a bit of time and longer negotiations to get these players to sign for us.

But as LM said, we don't know the facts. I mentioned before that clubs have loads of deals in place and they all hinge on other deals of both inward and outward players. This sort of thing happens all the time! As long as Fulham didn't sign / submit the important documents then we are in the clear.
The club know the rules so hopefully it's just bitterness from Lyon because they haven't shifted a player they didn't want for a decent sum of money.
If it is another bungle from the club then, well to be honest I wouldn't be surprised after some of our transfer dealings (not necessarily AliMac) but let's wait and see

Also, rather than looking bad on Fulham, or French teams not wanting to deal with us, it might stop teams thinking they can stitch us up with a player who is not either fully fit or not worth the money they want?

[Swiss72]

Kone is apparently included in the C1 team for Lyon. So the matter seems closed. But not sure what went wrong behind the scenes. Aulas the OL president is quite full of himself and only plays following his own rules.

[Wearethewhites]

Ever heard the expression of overkilling a joke?

[Woolly Mammoth]

Ever heard the expression of overkilling a joke?

Yes, and I am over killing it, but why not.

[Woolly Mammoth]

What is occurring and happening about this Kone fella, have we in our possession, an update.

[Woolly Mammoth]

I am happy to state that I reckon this transfer is dead in the water now, and Kone will be diverted elsewhere. As we have more than enough capable defenders, and he was not an improvement on anyone defender Fulham already have.

[love4ffc]

In all seriousness Woolly I think it's fantastic right now that we actually have some depth to our squad.  That we can actually debate and play around with squad player positions and starts.  Much better then last year for sure. 

[Woolly Mammoth]

In all seriousness Woolly I think it's fantastic right now that we actually have some depth to our squad.  That we can actually debate and play around with squad player positions and starts.  Much better then last year for sure. 

You are absolutely correct, the additions to the squad since last year are not only quality but appear to be of the right character to settle in and play within the frame work of the team. Then if you add the players already here from last season, who are a year more experienced, and have tasted diss appointment in defeat, which itself is character building, and these players who survived the cull, are the cream that was left after the players surplus to requirements have been moved on.
On paper we look a formidable outfit. With cover more or less all over the pitch.
Yes of course a little bit of surgery is needed here and there, but the jigsaw is coming together, and once the team settles down and we pick a consistent team, we will be hard to beat I would imagine. But the bonus is that in most cases, if a regular player missed a game, his replacement is of good quality.

[love4ffc]

In all seriousness Woolly I think it's fantastic right now that we actually have some depth to our squad.  That we can actually debate and play around with squad player positions and starts.  Much better then last year for sure. 

You are absolutely correct, the additions to the squad since last year are not only quality but appear to be of the right character to settle in and play within the frame work of the team. Then if you add the players already here from last season, who are a year more experienced, and have tasted diss appointment in defeat, which itself is character building, and these players who survived the cull, are the cream that was left after the players surplus to requirements have been moved on.
On paper we look a formidable outfit. With cover more or less all over the pitch.
Yes of course a little bit of surgery is needed here and there, but the jigsaw is coming together, and once the team settles down and we pick a consistent team, we will be hard to beat I would imagine. But the bonus is that in most cases, if a regular player missed a game, his replacement is of good quality.

:54: exactly