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All footy clubs sweep things like that under the rug when they can ... It's not pleasant but sadly it is part of the culture of footy... Hell part of the culture of business... Screwed up modern life....But it was OK to keep under wraps all the shit Barba did & got away with.
Allow Barba to go to 'rehab' (it was said at the time it could take months) it was about 3 rounds, but when you needed him, he made a miraculous recovery.
It's not really an apt comparison in any way. Barba was already contracted to the club and while he was rushed back to help us try to win games in 2013, he was also allowed to move on very quickly. Completely different scenario to chasing a non contracted player who comes with so many serious questions and so much baggage hanging over his head.