People will still say it's a smokescreen and he just wanted to get away from RD and KM but I don't believe Diarra to be like that at all. Never looked flustered and just oozed class on the pitch.
Won't be the main reason, but no doubt one of a few!
Class player who's patience, ability and coolness just beaconed next to Jordan cousins! No doubt players have benefited from playing along side him, and having him just arround the place!
Would love to have had him doing his coaching badges and joining the club in the youth coaching but can understand his want to return to France!
I love the way the club have timed this. They clearly knew of his intentions well before the window, but by announcing it rather conveniently after the window has closed it means they are seemingly helpless in terms of getting a replacement. Great.
They probably knew he wouldn't be fit to play for months anyway
the window close just over 12 hours ago and were another man down. if a player wants to go he wants to go nothing can be done, or u get a Stephens situation at Brighton were a player is stuck somewhere he doesn't want to be for 10 months.
I am guessing he was on a decent wedge. Could this free up some funds for the salary of a free agent replacement midfielder?
Didn't come across the sort of player who only came for the money, so I'd expect him to be on roughly the same as the majority of the first XI now - he just wanted to play football
The important words are 'at the player's request' .. he has been a terrific player and has played at the highest level .. I doubt if playing third or even second tier English football had any more appeal for him, he'd been there with us, done that, experienced it, hopefully enjoyed it .. enough is enough, injuries taking their toll and taking longer to heal ... I really enjoyed watching him play for us, it was evident in all he did that he had at one time been a really top player, alas those golden days were really behind him, as good as he was for CAFC
All the very best Alou and thanks for the memories
How many World Cup finalists have we had play for us in our history. Still, no major departures.
Now where's that thread where people were believing that they would play for us again when an added year clause had been activated for him and harriott.
Real shame. A bit of a beacon in the darkness at times. Another case of injury mismanagement - rushing him back before he was ready and now he is suffering the consequences. Wishing him all the best back home.
I don't think so on this one. I had a hairline fracture of the tibia and it's very, very, very difficult to re-injure. The problem is the pain. I had a growth over the area of a bone-like material that jutted out into my leg and caused so much pain and discomfort. There isn't much the doctor can do. I did distance running on it for a while, and when I spoke to my doctor he said I could basically rest and it might heal faster, or it might not. Basically, it's pain management. The problem is it can take a long, long time to heal, I had problems with my leg for over a year.
Stand-out best player for us last season when fit, can't begrudge him the move home after the best part of a year injured, and we have cover - albeit not with quite the quality he has.
Was on his table at the POTY dinner. Top bloke, he went around with a young boy to make sure EVERYONE signed the kid's book. (Even a very drunk TW who didn't want to.) No credit to the club for showing a bit of class? Would you be happier if we had insisted that he stayed?
So since Slade said we were 4 or 5 short, how many net incomings? Diarra, THD have certainly Burnley chap has arrived...who else in either direction.
Shame to lose Diarra, excellent player and a big loss. Him and Kashi getting fit would have given us easily the best squad in this division. Another Championship quality player down should we get back up this season.
Alou has been one of my favourite players over the past decade. In some ways the complete antithesis of everything concerning the current ownership of the club. He had so much class on and off the pitch and I've been really looking forward to seeing some dominating displays in the middle of the park in League One, but it wasn't to be.
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Class player who's patience, ability and coolness just beaconed next to Jordan cousins!
No doubt players have benefited from playing along side him, and having him just arround the place!
Would love to have had him doing his coaching badges and joining the club in the youth coaching but can understand his want to return to France!
Thank you Alou!
Good luck Alou and thanks, good player, always put in a shift, will be sorely missed.
I really enjoyed watching him play for us, it was evident in all he did that he had at one time been a really top player, alas those golden days were really behind him, as good as he was for CAFC
All the very best Alou and thanks for the memories
Still, no major departures.
Now where's that thread where people were believing that they would play for us again when an added year clause had been activated for him and harriott.
I was really looking forward to seeing him play again. Total class don't get to see enough of at the Valley on either team, especially not ours.
I hope he manages to get a gig at a French club next transfer window rather than this being his retirement.
Shame to lose Diarra, excellent player and a big loss. Him and Kashi getting fit would have given us easily the best squad in this division. Another Championship quality player down should we get back up this season.
Thanks for the memories, Alou and all the best.