I completely agree with what everybody has said on here regarding the situation and I think Ecky hit the nail on the head, especially regarding the fact that Sinnott and Griffiths have known each other so long. To be able to do something like that to a man that has trusted you and given you a chance for so long is unthinkable. How he could look anybody in the face after that is beyond me.
I'm surprised that we don't have some kind of clause in our contracts that say something along the lines of, if you have an ongoing medical condition that you don't disclose prior to being signed that is then found out about later on, the contract can be ripped up with no monetary obligation by the club to the player. However, I don't know the entire legality of this or whether players would sign a contract with such a wording, because for example, previous knee ligament damage or such could be used against them. It's certainly something I'll be asking our Chairman about on Saturday, and I urge anybody who has any questions or anything constructive to say on the matter to talk to him. He's a very approachable man, and more than happy to discuss things with you.
As an aside, my memory might be playing tricks on me here, but weren't we unable to sign Stevie Connors on a permanent basis due to ongoing legal problems with his then club (Cambridge Utd?) over the fact he had, allegedly, not disclosed information about a long-term knee injury? I would have thought that this may have stuck in the clubs mind in signings after that with it not being in the too distant past?
It's a f**king awful thing for a player to do and it leaves us more in the sh*t, especially with our current injury record, but whats been done has been done and as Mr Rowley says, the club can just hold their hands up and admit they got this one wrong, so onwards and upwards. The last thing we need at a time like this is fractions within the club (we have enough of those because of people not liking the manager, his family, etc) and we'll just have to pull together and support the boys on the field.
Come on alty!