James Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 told ya it was going to be for longer. ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Two words Bar Stool! Just the first word, apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 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." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmoregeordie Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 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? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Injury is a tear to the thigh muscle 'just above the tendon where it joins the knee'. Sounds dodgy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Injury is a tear to the thigh muscle 'just above the tendon where it joins the knee'. Sounds dodgy. 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Injury is a tear to the thigh muscle 'just above the tendon where it joins the knee'. Sounds dodgy. 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Injury is a tear to the thigh muscle 'just above the tendon where it joins the knee'. Sounds dodgy. Where's this from, Dave? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I find it strange that the diagnosis wasn't conclusive 4 weeks ago? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Injury is a tear to the thigh muscle 'just above the tendon where it joins the knee'. Sounds dodgy. Where's this from, Dave? http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,72878.msg2765950.html#msg2765950 Most interesting bits in the subsequent posts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Ah, good man. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Don't like the sound of that injury. If he's rushed back then it's the type of thing that'll keep happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Onus fully on Nolan now to provide goals, unless we get a striker in on loan to cover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Did Pardew say where in Sweden Carroll was going to get his injury checked out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest koye Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Did Pardew say where in Sweden Carroll was going to get his injury checked out? Strømstad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I find it strange that the diagnosis wasn't conclusive 4 weeks ago? Indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I find it strange that the diagnosis wasn't conclusive 4 weeks ago? Indeed. Thats the problem with MRI scans etc tho, when it initially happened the main detectable signal; change may have been mid thigh, now the swelling has reduced. Remember MRI are all passive scans too so not all scans are conclusive. Found this out to my own cost recently thanks to a football related MCL and cartiledge problem, which has had me laid up for the past 4 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Did Pardew say where in Sweden Carroll was going to get his injury checked out? Strømstad Strömstad I heard Svinesund. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Did Pardew say where in Sweden Carroll was going to get his injury checked out? Strømstad Strömstad I heard Svinesund. Sound like its in the north. Pardew did say this: This guy is in the arctic end of Sweden and he’ll be flying out on Friday and we’re hoping he’ll be able to turn him around quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Did Pardew say where in Sweden Carroll was going to get his injury checked out? Strømstad Strömstad I heard Svinesund. Sound like its in the north. Pardew did say this: This guy is in the arctic end of Sweden and he’ll be flying out on Friday and we’re hoping he’ll be able to turn him around quickly. Probably Umeå and their sport medical institute where both Zlatan and Vermaalen for exampel been to. it´s a shame that I reasonally moved away from there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 As long as he fully recovers, i don't mind how long it takes. We've coped pretty well since his injury. It's important that these things are done properly. It would be nice for us to sign a bit of cover for him in this window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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