Yaya/Kolo not available against the rags - BBC {merged}

[lancs blue]

What's the significance in the cancellation of the Paris meeting?

None at all on the face of it, it doesn't say that the players can arrive in Paris any later, just that there won't be a meeting.

 

[city diehard]

http://can.starafrica.com/en/can2012/article/view/2012-afcon-ivory-coast-cancel-paris-me-211906.html

2012 Afcon: Ivory Coast cancel Paris meeting

Ivory Coast coach Francois Zahoui has cancelled his team’s scheduled gathering in Paris amid foggy arrangements for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.


The Elephants were to regroup on Saturday January 7 in the French capital before heading for Abu Dhabi where a pre-tournament camping will hold for a week, to be topped off with two friendly matches against Lebanon and Tunisia.
However, the new arrangement enjoins the players to travel individually to the United Arab Emirate without a stopover in France. No reasons were given by the coach, but a source at the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF), who refused to be named for not being authorized to speak for the body, told Supersport.com that the decision was not from coach Zahoui but from the FA itself.
Ivory Coast will kick off their campaign against Sudan in Group B on January 22 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, before meeting familiar neighbours Burkina Faso and Angola.

Well that sounds promising!

 

[salfordblues]

http://can.starafrica.com/en/can2012/article/view/2012-afcon-ivory-coast-cancel-paris-me-211906.html

2012 Afcon: Ivory Coast cancel Paris meeting

Ivory Coast coach Francois Zahoui has cancelled his team’s scheduled gathering in Paris amid foggy arrangements for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.


The Elephants were to regroup on Saturday January 7 in the French capital before heading for Abu Dhabi where a pre-tournament camping will hold for a week, to be topped off with two friendly matches against Lebanon and Tunisia.
However, the new arrangement enjoins the players to travel individually to the United Arab Emirate without a stopover in France. No reasons were given by the coach, but a source at the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF), who refused to be named for not being authorized to speak for the body, told Supersport.com that the decision was not from coach Zahoui but from the FA itself.
Ivory Coast will kick off their campaign against Sudan in Group B on January 22 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, before meeting familiar neighbours Burkina Faso and Angola.

Well that sounds promising!

Clutching at straws and all but..... if they can make their own arrangements to travel then Yaya arriving a day later than planned can't cause too much disruption.

 

[skillman]

StuBrennanMEN

Reports from Ivory Coast that today's meeting cancelled and Toure bros don't have to report until Monday. Derby intruige deepens ...#mcfc

Here's hoping...

 

[Wolfy]

If... IF this is true and Yaya can play... Well, I'll be miles more confident. Yaya is a juggernaut in midfield and if there's any game that I want him to play in, it's tomorrow's.

 

[mike channon´s windmill]

http://can.starafrica.com/en/can2012/article/view/2012-afcon-ivory-coast-cancel-paris-me-211906.html

2012 Afcon: Ivory Coast cancel Paris meeting

Ivory Coast coach Francois Zahoui has cancelled his team’s scheduled gathering in Paris amid foggy arrangements for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.


The Elephants were to regroup on Saturday January 7 in the French capital before heading for Abu Dhabi where a pre-tournament camping will hold for a week, to be topped off with two friendly matches against Lebanon and Tunisia.
However, the new arrangement enjoins the players to travel individually to the United Arab Emirate without a stopover in France. No reasons were given by the coach, but a source at the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF), who refused to be named for not being authorized to speak for the body, told Supersport.com that the decision was not from coach Zahoui but from the FA itself.
Ivory Coast will kick off their campaign against Sudan in Group B on January 22 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, before meeting familiar neighbours Burkina Faso and Angola.

Well that sounds promising!

Clutching at straws and all but..... if they can make their own arrangements to travel then Yaya arriving a day later than planned can't cause too much disruption.

IF they can make their own arrangements?
Think Sheikhy can do better than that
Hows about this waiting on the apron at M/c Int?

 

[Markie07]

Didn't we fly robineo elano and jo back in a private jet from the copa one time? to get them back early?

 

[Ntini77]

Shit just got real.

 

[Markie07]

No sign of them both at training today :(

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[salfordblues]

No sign of them both at training today :(

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Are they in the UK atm?