RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:55 am  

Hi all, so many years have passed regarding this subject, clubs used to ask for copies of a players medical record when wanting to sign a player, problems sometimes arose when the record was not up to date or not detailed enough or ommisions - a player signed & something allegedly was missing ? I must stress clubs have great respect now & are up front on this issue demonstrating good faith !
I think some times there has been a medical but my question of interest is as the title of the posting, what is the protocol now ? Do clubs observe this protocol to protect their investment value, would the insurance cover if something was amiss as no players have gone back to a club under " contract null & void " ?
Do ALL players now have a full medical as in FA football, is signing subject to a medical as in football ?

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Re: RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:35 am  

Fair question but I doubt any chairman/coach would take a player without some kind of medical.
It would be like buying a house on the word of the seller without surveys.

Re: RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:35 am  

I would hope they are subject to a medical, back in the seventies I remember the transfer of Asa Hartford to Leeds Utd failing for a hole in the heart which lead to it not happening, he still continue playing to retirement to 91 even though in 71 it was found

Re: RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Wed Jul 03, 2019 4:46 pm  

Interesting thread, if you think about the mid-season signings that come from Oz its never "subject to medical" they just come over when the Visa is sorted.

I doubt we (or any team) have a dedicated person over there who conducts these tests for us.

I could be completely wrong!

Re: RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:55 pm  

charlie wrote:

Interesting thread, if you think about the mid-season signings that come from Oz its never "subject to medical" they just come over when the Visa is sorted.

I doubt we (or any team) have a dedicated person over there who conducts these tests for us.

I could be completely wrong!

Would think medical is done in down under around the time someone flies out to sort the contracts

Re: RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:16 pm  

Still not clear though is it ?

Re: RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:23 am  

Remember many moons ago when Ellis signed for Leeds but didn’t play for months through an injury many thought he had before he signed . Players get injuries all the time look at hall snapping his ACL before going over to AUS a big gamble for any club as who’s to say he would return to his former self, could they have cancelled his contract who knows but I bet they had a few sleepless nights as I don’t suppose he will have come cheap . Clubs must be geared up for these types of scenarios as they could easily be out of pocket and end up with a player that never fulfils his potential

Re: RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:44 am  

I can't believe no one in the professional world of RL has ever thought of this before - well done to the OP - I'm certain that there'll be some urgent conversations in RL boardrooms across the country, to thrash out ways to ensure that they haven't just spunked half a million quid on a player who has two broken legs and a heavy cold.

Re: RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:31 am  

^^ Grow up. It's a fair point raised, everyone knows in football that a full medical is undertaken prior to a transfer. Doubt many know the actual procedure in RL

Re: RL & clubs protocol when signing players. : Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:37 am  

RWB wrote:

^^ Grow up. It's a fair point raised, everyone knows in football that a full medical is undertaken prior to a transfer. Doubt many know the actual procedure in RL

I can advise that the protocol in RL for assessing a potential transfer targets medical status, is the tried and tested method of "Asking Lee Radford."