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Guest neesy111

Would really like to know, how it was a pull and now it's a tear.  Seems to me more shocking analysis from our medical team.

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So from ten days to "possibly back for the derby" to "could be back for Fulham" to "another 3 weeks".

 

Call me cynical but has the club been playing this injury down as to bypass a hysterical need for a new striker? I wouldn't be surprised that the truth about the injury comes out after Monday.

 

We are very much struggling for goals and if Carroll is going to be out long term then the club wants an arse kicking for not sorting out cover. Our striking options at the moment aren't good enough and it's costing us points.

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So from ten days to "possibly back for the derby" to "could be back for Fulham" to "another 3 weeks".

 

Call me cynical but has the club been playing this injury down as to bypass a hysterical need for a new striker? I wouldn't be surprised that the truth about the injury comes out after Monday.

 

We are very much struggling for goals and if Carroll is going to be out long term then the club wants an arse kicking for not sorting out cover. Our striking options at the moment aren't good enough and it's costing us points.

 

I was facetious about it at the time but the speed with which the club denied that Sun story is looking a bit fishy IMO.

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So from ten days to "possibly back for the derby" to "could be back for Fulham" to "another 3 weeks".

 

Call me cynical but has the club been playing this injury down as to bypass a hysterical need for a new striker? I wouldn't be surprised that the truth about the injury comes out after Monday.

 

We are very much struggling for goals and if Carroll is going to be out long term then the club wants an arse kicking for not sorting out cover. Our striking options at the moment aren't good enough and it's costing us points.

 

Or they could be downplaying it for a better bargaining position if we are trying to buy someone. If we are desperate people will ask for more money.

 

However both scenarios seem unlikely as we could now have gone until Monday without changing the story, but we have indeed gone and done so.

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You can see it coming now sometime next week: "The extent of Andy's injury only came to light very late in the window and we were too short on time to get a new man in. We have every faith in Shola, Besty, Peter and don't forget young Nile."

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You can see it coming now sometime next week: "The extent of Andy's injury only came to light very late in the window and we were too short on time to get a new man in. We have every faith in Shola, Besty, Peter and don't forget young Xisco."

 

FYP ;)

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So from ten days to "possibly back for the derby" to "could be back for Fulham" to "another 3 weeks".

 

Call me cynical but has the club been playing this injury down as to bypass a hysterical need for a new striker? I wouldn't be surprised that the truth about the injury comes out after Monday.

 

We are very much struggling for goals and if Carroll is going to be out long term then the club wants an arse kicking for not sorting out cover. Our striking options at the moment aren't good enough and it's costing us points.

 

Or they could be downplaying it for a better bargaining position if we are trying to buy someone. If we are desperate people will ask for more money.

 

However both scenarios seem unlikely as we could now have gone until Monday without changing the story, but we have indeed gone and done so.

 

 

i can see it both ways as well. if they play up the injury, the injury chases the big clubs away for this transfer window. gives ashley a chance to sign him long-term. on the other hand, if he's really hurt, they'll have to overpay for a striker.

 

course, they could just be clueless. that's more likely, isn't it?

 

 

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I'm convinced that had we a decent striker available, we would have put both Spurs and the Mackems to bed. A lack of a decent striker in those two games at least has really cost us and will continue to do so as long as we have only Shola, Lovenkrands, Ranger and Best to rely on.

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Guest neesy111

So from ten days to "possibly back for the derby" to "could be back for Fulham" to "another 3 weeks".

 

Call me cynical but has the club been playing this injury down as to bypass a hysterical need for a new striker? I wouldn't be surprised that the truth about the injury comes out after Monday.

 

We are very much struggling for goals and if Carroll is going to be out long term then the club wants an arse kicking for not sorting out cover. Our striking options at the moment aren't good enough and it's costing us points.

 

Or they could be downplaying it for a better bargaining position if we are trying to buy someone. If we are desperate people will ask for more money.

 

However both scenarios seem unlikely as we could now have gone until Monday without changing the story, but we have indeed gone and done so.

 

 

i can see it both ways as well. if they play up the injury, the injury chases the big clubs away for this transfer window. gives ashley a chance to sign him long-term. on the other hand, if he's really hurt, they'll have to overpay for a striker.

 

course, they could just be clueless. that's more likely, isn't it?

 

 

 

He signed a new contract in November, so we don't need to think about signing him to a new deal.

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Guest sicko2ndbest

Injury is a tear to the thigh muscle 'just above the tendon where it joins the knee'. Sounds dodgy. :undecided:

 

That's an unusual place to have a tear in your thigh muscle. Most football related quad tears are mid-high in the muscle

 

Depends on what 'grade' the tear is. Could be anything from 2 weeks to 3 months

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Injury is a tear to the thigh muscle 'just above the tendon where it joins the knee'. Sounds dodgy. :undecided:

 

That's an unusual place to have a tear in your thigh muscle. Most football related quad tears are mid-high in the muscle

 

Depends on what 'grade' the tear is. Could be anything from 2 weeks to 3 months

 

Pardew mentions that it's not an area that gets great circulation.

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Guest icemanblue

Injury is a tear to the thigh muscle 'just above the tendon where it joins the knee'. Sounds dodgy. :undecided:

 

Where's this from, Dave?

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