madras Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Knew it was a bad one. No need at all for de Jong to go in the way he did. Feel for the lad! no problem with going in harder than you need to, it's the way it's done though, that was meant to cause injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I suppose this means we can't sign him now. He's not going to manage all the games now Doesn't mean we can't. Just means we don't have to. We'll be able to monitor his fitness, send a cheap bid to Marseille, and watch how no-one else is interested because of fitness question marks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I'm glad we've got a couple of weeks off for the internationals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I suppose this means we can't sign him now. He's not going to manage all the games now Doesn't mean we can't. Just means we don't have to. We'll be able to monitor his fitness, send a cheap bid to Marseille, and watch how no-one else is interested because of fitness question marks. Assuming we stay up, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I'm glad we've got a couple of weeks off for the internationals. aye, came at a good time for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I'm glad we've got a couple of weeks off for the internationals. Same. Fucking hate football atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 That tackles just horrible, gets worse every time you see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 aye, came at a good time for us. I was looking forward to the Wigan game and I'm not sure I would be now if it was next week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 So much for 25 games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Whatever you feel about De Jong and the tackle it was just an example of a wider problem in the Premier League - holding midfielders that can't tackle. Ever since that particular position became essential for every top flight team we've had an influx of players who think sliding in on your arse and getting a toe on the ball is fine, regardless of what you do to the man. Just look at Henry, Cattermole, Smith etc. There's very little skill involved in being a good tackler nowadays. It's sad to see any player get such a serious injury but obviously it really sticks in your throat when it's one of your own. One of your best. I just hope we stick by him while he recovers because at best he'll be back before the end of the season and help us in the last four or five games, at worst he'll feel wanted and we can push through a deal in the summer. The break looked bad but his leg wasn't flopping around, the bones seemed to line back up which should help along any recovery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Whatever you feel about De Jong and the tackle it was just an example of a wider problem in the Premier League - holding midfielders that can't tackle. Ever since that particular position became essential for every top flight team we've had an influx of players who think sliding in on your arse and getting a toe on the ball is fine, regardless of what you do to the man. Just look at Henry, Cattermole, Smith etc. There's very little skill involved in being a good tackler nowadays. It's sad to see any player get such a serious injury but obviously it really sticks in your throat when it's one of your own. One of your best. I just hope we stick by him while he recovers because at best he'll be back before the end of the season and help us in the last four or five games, at worst he'll feel wanted and we can push through a deal in the summer. The break looked bad but his leg wasn't flopping around, the bones seemed to line back up which should help along any recovery. massivly wrong, the thing being de jong isn't a good tackler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Think he meant 'good tackler'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Curls Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Just a horrible horrible day of football for us, I feel demoralised so I shudder to think how the players and chris is feeling. We could have scored 10 goals today and they would have got 11 penalties. I also think colo was going to go on to have an amazing game but heaven forbid that happening Thanks for your relatively small input this season barfa! What a cunt of a day! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Just a horrible horrible day of football for us, I feel demoralised so I shudder to think how the players and chris is feeling. We could have scored 10 goals today and they would have got 11 penalties. I also think colo was going to go on to have an amazing game but heaven forbid that happening Thanks for your relatively small input this season barfa! What a c*** of a day! Aye, worst day for a long time- Played very well against Man City, only to suffer a serious injury to one of our brightest players, see them get a penalty for a non existant foul, and us not get a penalty for a blatent foul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 This was his chance to get his career going again and it was our chance to get the club on the right tracks once again. Now there's a doubt over his future here and our future in this league, hopefully he'll be back this season for us but I can definitely see us sending him back if it's more than 3 months out, which is likely. Shite afternoon but I'm proud in the way the players made a game of it despite the referees bias and the shocking incident right at the start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 How are we going to send him back? Marseille wouldn't take him back while he's injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 How are we going to send him back? Marseille wouldn't take him back while he's injured. Isn't it up to us ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 How are we going to send him back? Marseille wouldn't take him back while he's injured. We probably could send him back but I wouldn't worry, I don't think we will. I mean we didn't send Nacho back and he was out all year. There's a fair chance we'll see Ben Arfa again this season providing his ligaments aren't fucked too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 No doubt we have paid a loan fee, we can send him back at any time during the loan whether he's injured or not. There's no obligation to us to keep him for the duration of the loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LukeT Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 How are we going to send him back? Marseille wouldn't take him back while he's injured. He's their asset. They might recall him so they can, in their opinion, give him the best care and rehab. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 How are we going to send him back? Marseille wouldn't take him back while he's injured. He's their asset. They might recall him so they can, in their opinion, give him the best care and rehab. I think that because we paid for the loan we have rights on this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 How are we going to send him back? Marseille wouldn't take him back while he's injured. He's their asset. They might recall him so they can, in their opinion, give him the best care and rehab. Because of the loan fee though, we can hang onto him, it isn't upto them to terminate the loan. See what happens in the next few days, would be gutted if that was all we'll see of the lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Well in FM you can "terminate loan" but the parent club can't terminate it can they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 How are we going to send him back? Marseille wouldn't take him back while he's injured. He's their asset. They might recall him so they can, in their opinion, give him the best care and rehab. Considering there's a fee involved he'll be contracted to us for the duration of the loan, we'd be incredibly stupid to pay a loan fee for a player who can be recalled at any time. Also even if we wanted to let him go back I doubt Marseille would want to pay his wages for the next however long it takes to get him fit also knowing he never wants to play for them again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 How are we going to send him back? Marseille wouldn't take him back while he's injured. Isn't it up to us ? I don't know, but I'd have thought that most clubs would protect themselves against this kind of thing. Probably why we never sent Gonzales back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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