Wonder if clubs will ask players to sign a waiver to ensure liability is limited.
Medicine is not an exact science, and never will be. Unless there is a clear indication of neglect, it seems unfair to hold the club responsible. Moreover, there are players who are unwilling to accept a certain medical verdict, such as a promising Irish youngster (sorry I've forgotten his name) we had in our book, but went to West Ham after our medical team told him he could not make it as a pro because of injury concern.As much this is a sad story, I find it hard to see how proceedings will move against the club specifically. Now I'm not saying I'm party to the operations of the club but I'd like to think that in all cases we do what it takes to cover ourselves legally and financially.
If there was a case of negligence then surely it can only be on the part of the doctor who ran the tests in the first place no? I mean as far as the club's responsibility goes, it's to make sure that a potential player passes all the necessary tests to play for us. Actually administering those tests is beyond the club's control even if we assume that the club did in fact source the most capable people available for the job.
Again tragic story, but I really don't think there's much the club is responsible for.
So presumably the doctor's medical malpractice insurance will pay.