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Tope Obadeyi Gone For Good?

You may have read that Tope has signed for one more month, which means he will remain a Robin until October 13, 2009. So far Tope has participated in 7 matches so far and scored twice.

However, the official Swindon Town website no longer states that he is on loan from Bolton and gives Bolton as his ‘previous club’. Furthermore, while his profile page still exists on BWFC’s official website there is not a link nor any mention of Temitope on the list of squad members.

Gone but not soon forgotten

It is customary for official football club websites to state which players are on loan (from or to). Bolton’s website still states that Paul Robinson is ‘on loan from WBA’, and you can guess what it says on West Bromwich Albion’s website. This is a bad example as Paul will become a full–time Wanderer and the loan deal is just a tax dodging tactic.

The lack of information about Tope on the Bolton Wanderers website could be a sign that he has made his move permenent, but surely that is not the case. I would not be surprised if the loan agreement is extended again and again, finances permitting.

Just another website error?

For Tope to be removed from the Bolton website in error would not surprise me as Heidar Helguson made a brief return not so long ago. However, for both of the club websites to indicate a permanent move seems too much of a coincidence. Ben Hutchinson is clearly marked as ‘on loan from Celtic’ but not Tope (see right).

Obviously The Trotters would not let a player go without a fee being paid and of course he could not be sold outside the transfer window. The only other possibility would be if Obadeyi’s contract had expired but the powers that be would not be so lackadaisical about something as important as contract renewal. Would they?

Temitope Obadeyi’s profile on the Swindon Town website
Player profiles on the official BWFC website