Dave Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/soccer/viduka-heading-home-for-treatment-on-injured-achilles/2008/09/29/1222650989757.html Viduka heading home for treatment on injured Achilles Michael Lynch September 30, 2008 SOCCEROO star Mark Viduka is returning home to Melbourne for specialist treatment in a bid to cure the Achilles tendon injury that has kept him on the sidelines as his Premiership club, Newcastle United, endures a nightmare start to the new season. The 32-year-old is expected to arrive in his native city later this week to see sports specialists at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre before linking up with the Socceroo squad in Brisbane for further treatment when Pim Verbeek gathers his players together for the World Cup qualifier against Qatar on October 15. Viduka has only been able to watch as Newcastle stumble from crisis to crisis this year and has not played a game for the Magpies. He has not played for the Socceroos since captaining the team in the Asian cup quarter final against Japan in July 2007, a match 10-man Australia lost on penalties. It is understood Viduka will arrive in Melbourne for several days worth of treatment before travelling to Queensland next week to see if Australian experts working intensively on his problem can have more impact than the medical staff at his English club. The fact he is looking to link up with Verbeek and the rest of the squad, if only to join them for treatment, is a positive indicator that the big striker is still interested in having some sort of role with the national team during its qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup. Several other prominent Australian players have come back home to have extensive treatment from Australian experts when the medical staff at their English clubs have failed to help them recover quickly. The most famous of all is Harry Kewell, who had Socceroo physiotherapist Les Gelis working as his private medico at home and abroad for years. 'Possibly ready for Man Utd...' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Waste of space Shame he is our most important player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 We may as well forget that Viduka is a Newcastle player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 We may as well forget that Viduka is a Newcastle player. tbh I had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 He'll be back for the spring fixtures, the lad always takes an extended holiday this time of year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Worthless guy. It was criminal to bring him in with his fitness record and at his age. To think we could have taken a punt on someone like Santa Cruz instead. Oh well ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Yep, contract's up at the end of the season and he'll be looking for a new one either here or elsewhere, so doubtless the injuries will clear up around January and he'll go on a good run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I don't really blame him personally, he's been unfit and overweight for a while now, it's just irritating that we ended up signing him - more so because if he could keep himself fit he would be really useful for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I never understand why these injured players go abroad for treatment. Jonas to Argentina, Viduka to Australia, Martins goes to Itay, etc. Surely the UK is one of the most medically advanced countries in the world. As for Viduka, he won't be getting a new contract. Depending on which league we're in and who owns us I can see NUFC are going to have to do some major striker shopping in the next year with Viduka, Ameobi and Owen's contracts all expiring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparta Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I never understand why these injured players go abroad for treatment. Jonas to Argentina, Viduka to Australia, Martins goes to Itay, etc. Surely the UK is one of the most medically advanced countries in the world. As for Viduka, he won't be getting a new contract. Depending on which league we're in and who owns us I can see NUFC are going to have to do some major striker shopping in the next year with Viduka, Ameobi and Owen's contracts all expiring. well its quite easy to explain, the best possible care, is usually found abroad... what did you think? that all of the best doctors/physios in the world live in england? dream on m8 and its probably cheaper as well to send them abroad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I never understand why these injured players go abroad for treatment. Jonas to Argentina, Viduka to Australia, Martins goes to Itay, etc. Surely the UK is one of the most medically advanced countries in the world. As for Viduka, he won't be getting a new contract. Depending on which league we're in and who owns us I can see NUFC are going to have to do some major striker shopping in the next year with Viduka, Ameobi and Owen's contracts all expiring. well its quite easy to explain, the best possible care, is usually found abroad... what did you think? that all of the best doctors/physios in the world live in england? dream on m8 and its probably cheaper as well to send them abroad To be fair, there are far better medical systems abroad if you have the cash imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I never understand why these injured players go abroad for treatment. Jonas to Argentina, Viduka to Australia, Martins goes to Itay, etc. Surely the UK is one of the most medically advanced countries in the world. I don't think it's really so much the quality or level of the medical treatment elsewhere. The comfort level of the surroundings can have a huge psychological imact on the person which in turn can directly effect ones recuperation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I never understand why these injured players go abroad for treatment. Jonas to Argentina, Viduka to Australia, Martins goes to Itay, etc. Surely the UK is one of the most medically advanced countries in the world. As for Viduka, he won't be getting a new contract. Depending on which league we're in and who owns us I can see NUFC are going to have to do some major striker shopping in the next year with Viduka, Ameobi and Owen's contracts all expiring. well its quite easy to explain, the best possible care, is usually found abroad... what did you think? that all of the best doctors/physios in the world live in england? dream on m8 and its probably cheaper as well to send them abroad To be fair, there are far better medical systems abroad if you have the cash imo. I'm sure our players could afford to go private. Yes I know other countries will have top doctors/physios but come on, a shoulder injury requires a South American doctor? It's not like they're going for a new, experimental treatment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Aye that Xisco was a pointless buy. Viduka is a class footballer but he is also an overpaid useless fucker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I never understand why these injured players go abroad for treatment. Jonas to Argentina, Viduka to Australia, Martins goes to Itay, etc. Surely the UK is one of the most medically advanced countries in the world. As for Viduka, he won't be getting a new contract. Depending on which league we're in and who owns us I can see NUFC are going to have to do some major striker shopping in the next year with Viduka, Ameobi and Owen's contracts all expiring. well its quite easy to explain, the best possible care, is usually found abroad... what did you think? that all of the best doctors/physios in the world live in england? dream on m8 and its probably cheaper as well to send them abroad To be fair, there are far better medical systems abroad if you have the cash imo. I'm sure our players could afford to go private. Yes I know other countries will have top doctors/physios but come on, a shoulder injury requires a South American doctor? It's not like they're going for a new, experimental treatment. I agree to a degree, but for some things, some specialists mean you need to go abroad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I never understand why these injured players go abroad for treatment. Jonas to Argentina, Viduka to Australia, Martins goes to Itay, etc. Surely the UK is one of the most medically advanced countries in the world. As for Viduka, he won't be getting a new contract. Depending on which league we're in and who owns us I can see NUFC are going to have to do some major striker shopping in the next year with Viduka, Ameobi and Owen's contracts all expiring. well its quite easy to explain, the best possible care, is usually found abroad... what did you think? that all of the best doctors/physios in the world live in england? dream on m8 and its probably cheaper as well to send them abroad To be fair, there are far better medical systems abroad if you have the cash imo. I'm sure our players could afford to go private. Yes I know other countries will have top doctors/physios but come on, a shoulder injury requires a South American doctor? It's not like they're going for a new, experimental treatment. I agree to a degree, but for some things, some specialists mean you need to go abroad. I agree with what you say but isn't it funny how all these specialists happen to be in the home country of the injured player (or in Martins case, where he used to live). The likes of going to see Dr. Richard Steadman for knee injuries I can accept. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edd Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Even if we have all but given up on Viduka, wile we are paying his wages I'd still want him to be treated here where we can keep an eye on him. Can you imagine how fat the fucker will be when he comes back from an unsupervised BBQ and lager fueled holiday down under? His injury might have healed but it will be another 6 months before he can squeeze into his XXL shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Makes you wonder who is really in charge of what players can and can't do. I mean, I can't see Newcastle saying "here's an idea Mark, head over to Australia for a few weeks and get sorted". Surely we would rather have him treated here where we can keep an eye on him. Even if he's just watching training and giving Xisco a few pointers, while he's on the payroll he should be around the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hope his plane crashes, claim the insurance money from the fat greedy soulless lazy ozzie scum bag bastards death. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I never understand why these injured players go abroad for treatment. Jonas to Argentina, Viduka to Australia, Martins goes to Itay, etc. Surely the UK is one of the most medically advanced countries in the world. As for Viduka, he won't be getting a new contract. Depending on which league we're in and who owns us I can see NUFC are going to have to do some major striker shopping in the next year with Viduka, Ameobi and Owen's contracts all expiring. well its quite easy to explain, the best possible care, is usually found abroad... what did you think? that all of the best doctors/physios in the world live in england? dream on m8 and its probably cheaper as well to send them abroad To be fair, there are far better medical systems abroad if you have the cash imo. I'm sure our players could afford to go private. Yes I know other countries will have top doctors/physios but come on, a shoulder injury requires a South American doctor? It's not like they're going for a new, experimental treatment. I agree to a degree, but for some things, some specialists mean you need to go abroad. I agree with what you say but isn't it funny how all these specialists happen to be in the home country of the injured player (or in Martins case, where he used to live). The likes of going to see Dr. Richard Steadman for knee injuries I can accept. Mate, you are aware Australia is a first world nation aren't you? Fancy a chat about NHS v Medicare? Besides which, it's common sense to go to a doctor you trust, with whom you have had positive results previously. But the sad truth is that the closest epithet for Viduka came from djmattis: Hes finished. Or the real fact, he was finished when he left Boro. He was a risk signing that could have work perfectly, or not. To me he was not a waste of money, could have done wonders if he only could shake of his injuries. He is indeed finished as a top class footballer - even the Arab leagues would ask too much of the big fella these days. Was he finished when he left Boro, hmmm... maybe. He put in a few good performances, but simply not enough. It was a gamble, it failed - to all the haters, who do you hate? Viduka for accepting the contract offered to him? Roeder for making the gamble? Shepherd for backing Roeder's relatively inexpensive bet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrSundlofer Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Worthless guy. It was criminal to bring him in with his fitness record and at his age. To think we could have taken a punt on someone like Santa Cruz instead. Oh well ... Don't think Santa Cruz will have had as big impact at Newcastle as he did at Blackburn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hope his plane crashes, claim the insurance money from the fat greedy soulless lazy ozzie scum bag bastards death. I'm pretty sure you forgot to put a wink at the end of that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Worthless guy. It was criminal to bring him in with his fitness record and at his age. To think we could have taken a punt on someone like Santa Cruz instead. Oh well ... Don't think Santa Cruz will have had as big impact at Newcastle as he did at Blackburn. Granted but why not spend the cash on bringing him in now. He'd have been the perfect fodder for Martins or Owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guyb Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I'll be surprised if you see him again. And on £70k a week too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE6 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Nothing wrong with the dirty convict bastard other than he's bone idle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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