Rio passes medical

[Kirill]

Your comment of "And as his memory failed him so cruelly, what else could be failing in his body now" is ridiculous.

Are you saying that his memory did not fail him and he in fact deliberately missed the drugs test? That makes him even worse.

[brightonr]

We are considering offering free wristbands to those contributing to this thread.

[Rangersw12]

Its not more acceptable at all W12 and you have just nailed it its about fitting into a structure and the same must apply to older players. It so frustrating listening to some say injury prone steer clear their old etc when there are just as many young players with equally bad and worse injury records (I named three earlier) then 30 year olds

You can get injury just as easily as an 18 year old as you can as a 38 year old. Your argument appears to be its ok to pay a young player 60k a week if their injured but not a 35 year old. If you injured and not playing regardless of your age your costing the club money simples

Any player can get injured at any time but there is more chance of a young player improving their injury record and them as a footballer than a 35 year old also younger players recover quicker from injuries

We're not going to agree on this signing but if he does well as Nelson and Dunne as you mention then great but lets hope its not at the expense of a player like Onuora who deserves to be 1st choice Centre back next season

[West Acton]

Offering a deal to Faurlin is about showing loyalty to a player who has given us excellent service over the years no problem with that at all

Your tying yourself in all sorts of knots as your totally contradicting what you have said previous. Your argument is that we should not be investing in injury prone players well Faurlin if were being honest is a nailed on injury prone player who has missed the best part of two seasons in two years. Yes the club have been loyal but this argument is not about the club being loyal its about your view of not signing crocks so I ask the question again should he have given a new contract???

Now I like and do rate Faurlin and am glad he got a renewal but if were splitting hairs this excellent service you refer was one season in the championship as he has been injured more or less non stop since then, does one season warrant the phrase 'Excellent Service'

[West Acton]

Do you know what you are right westie. Even I am guilty of wanting the forest boy to sign when I can't remember seeing him play either. But because we have bid 4m I automatically assume he is the bees knees

that's the point Dave If I am honest without googling him I could not tell you anything about him and would have to guess if he was white, black or indifferent I have no idea.

Before he came up as a possible signing I had never heard of him

[bakes8]

We could sign Messi tomo for £1 and he could do a Richard Ord on us. Every signing u make there is gonna be risk.

Rio on a free and a (reported) £2m a year in wages is an absolute bargain and well worth a couple of years in my book.

....... When u think of all the money we spunked away the last few years.......

[West Acton]

Any player can get injured at any time but there is more chance of a young player improving their injury record and them as a footballer than a 35 year old also younger players recover quicker from injuries

We're not going to agree on this signing but if he does well as Nelson and Dunne as you mention then great but lets hope its not at the expense of a player like Onuora who deserves to be 1st choice Centre back next season

My hope would be he is another Dunne or Nelson but there is no assurance of that just as there is not Wilshires record will get any better who is young

I would argue there is evidence injuries do clear up with age if you use Giggs and Gerrard as example could not get a run of games out of them when they were teens and in their early 20s but then after their bodies finished developing more or less ever presents for their clubs

[Del]

Are you saying that his memory did not fail him and he in fact deliberately missed the drugs test? That makes him even worse.

Your comment about what else could be failing in his body now was what i was referring to.

[QPR Richard]

People who are slating this signing do not have a clue about football

I've got an FA coaching badge. I've got a bit of a clue

By the way, how many other prem clubs came in for Rio? Only seen Villa.

[QPR Richard]

So all those medals and trophies his won count for nothing and he should be seen as a bad professional cos his made a couple of mistakes.

Why do you think Harry is saying Caulker would love to play with Rio? Because he knows that young english centre backs will look up to a player like Rio

On this basis you'd sign John Terry too?

[brightonr]

I've got an FA coaching badge. I've got a bit of a clue

By the way, how many other prem clubs came in for Rio? Only seen Villa.

I expect Mark Hughes has an FA coaching badge, Richard. I'd use another analogy, if I were you.

[bakes8]

On this basis you'd sign John Terry too?

Football wise, a club like ours would be idiotic to turn down a player of John Terrys quality. Especially if on a free and low wages as Rio is reportedly.

Bloke wouldn't get through the door without being killed mind......

[QPR Richard]

Richard you appear to have a huge vendetta against Rio you cannot or refuse to see any of the benefits of his presence around the squad interested to know why you are so entrenched in your position as although you have argued against his signing you have in my view failed to offer a up a conclusive case against it

Whats your real problem with him????

IMO, he's way past his best, has a significant injury record, a convicted drink driver, and a drugs test dodger.

Several issues which have been conveniently been forgotten in the stampede to sign a name.

[West Acton]

On this basis you'd sign John Terry too?

You asked this questions yesterday and your trying to be emotive an playing games. For footballing reasons only if offered and affordable and better then we had then yes but football is tribal and many will say no because he is a c ock and Chelsea

You have still not said if you would sign injury prone players like Walcott and Wilshire who would be very expensive if given the opportunity???

[West Acton]

Football wise, a club like ours would be idiotic to turn down a player of John Terrys quality. Especially if on a free and low wages as Rio is reportedly.

Bloke wouldn't get through the door without being killed mind......