Ngog goes AWOL

David N’Gog has not been seen since last weekend leaving his club Stade de Reims in a state of confusion about his whereabouts.

The former Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers and Swansea City player only returned to his home country in the summer.

He pulled out of the squad ahead of last weekend’s trip to Lorient because of illness and now L’Equipe are reporting that nobody is sure where he is.

The club’s team doctor initially went to his hotel to confirm his illness but when staff went to check up on him earlier this week they found a completely deserted room and he has not answered phone calls.

Until yesterday they thought he was just ill but now staff at the club are not sure. Manager Jean-Luc Vasseur insists he is bed ridden but according to the well-respected French football publication, nobody knows which bed he is in.

N’Gog has only played 63 minutes so far this season.

Interesting that Ngog hasn't done anything since leaving us, Eagles is on trial at Millwall and who knows where Mears is (Everton?) Zat Knight going to Colorado?  Goes to show that players on top wages can become anonymous when they're fired. Dougie did well to get shut of them as soon as he could. The current lot are possibly worse but at least they're relatively cheap.

wanderlust wrote:Dougie did well to get shut of them as soon as he could.

Yes, it takes a genius to get rid of a player at the end of his contract.

he does have form for this, he was AWOL for the entire length of his Bolton contract

The poor lad could be in trouble and you lot don't give a shite

He's gone to join ISIS...

you're right Boggers i dont care, he probably thinks that he's played 63 minutes already so his seasons over and gone on his holidays.

karlypants wrote:He's gone to join ISIS...

ISIS = It's Seldom I Score

Natasha Whittam wrote:

wanderlust wrote:Dougie did well to get shut of them as soon as he could.

Yes, it takes a genius to get rid of a player at the end of his contract.

As opposed to resigning them like every previous manager seems to have done.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

wanderlust wrote:Dougie did well to get shut of them as soon as he could.

Yes, it takes a genius to get rid of a player at the end of his contract.

As opposed to Coyle who resigned Zat Knight!

Norpig wrote:he does have form for this, he was AWOL for the entire length of his Bolton contract

Not true...  he showed up for payday!

I heard it from a reliable source that he tried escaping from his hotel room and injured himself in the process:

Has he been found yet?

He might actually be in trouble and you lot are making jokes.

He played 1 game for Stade de Reims and scored 1 goal so I reckon he has done one due to his goal to game ratio being the best...

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of the former Liverpool striker David N’Gog amid newspaper claims that the 25-year-old has vanished from his current club, Reims.

N’Gog joined the Ligue 1 side this summer, after stints at Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers and most recently Swansea City, and two weeks ago he suggested that his career might be entering a more successful spell as he marked his first appearance for Reims with a goal in the 2-0 victory.

However, he has not played since then, with Reims explaining he has been suffering from a stomach illness. The situation became murky on Friday as L’Equipe reported that the club do not know where their new striker is and were surprised to discover, when the club doctor went to see him this week, that Ngog has checked out of the hotel in which he had been living since his transfer.

As websites claimed the player was in Paris, Reims issued a statement that did not directly address L’Equipe’s report but did insist that his absence is down to illness. “As explained at the end of last week, David N’Gog is the victim of a virus that prevent him from training and, therefore, from plying his trade,” Reims said in a statement released on Friday following L’Equipe’s report.

“We remind everyone that respect for people’s private life and medical confidentiality applies to professional football as it does in every other occupation. Stade de Reims wishes him a good convalescence and speedy recovery.”

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/26/david-ngog-reims-missing-liverpool

Did he ever turn up?

I would like to know this as well.

Does anyone have any news on this mystery?

He scored for Reims yesterday.

Breadman wrote:He scored for Reims yesterday.

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