Sven Botman

[ExiledGeordie]

3 hours ago, alexf said:

Hope he comes back close to the 22/23 version we saw and not the 23/24 post injury version.

 

Because he was a shadow of himself during that spell, so I hope he was just playing injured, although all the sound bites coming from him at the time was that he was 100% healthy and the knee wasn't effecting him.

 

So I hope he was lying because we need the old Botman back. I think it will be next season before he's back to form from previous other player examples. 

I would imagine there was a high degree of lacking trust/confidence in the knee. Ironically there is often a greater risk in rupturing the opposite knee after surgery and rehab so he should be fine once he’s back. 

[black_n_white]

7 hours ago, SUPERTOON said:

I’d still be amazed if he plays in January, it would be an incredibly quick recovery from the type of injury he sustained.

Agree, reckon it’ll be more like February / March myself.

[Turnbull2000]

8 minutes ago, black_n_white said:

Agree, reckon it’ll be more like February / March myself.

 

He'll likely be eased in around that time, but shouldn't be a regular starter until 24/25 season.

[Joe1984]

1 hour ago, Turnbull2000 said:

 

He'll likely be eased in around that time, but shouldn't be a regular starter until 24/25 season.

This season IS 24/25! 🤣

[Turnbull2000]

27 minutes ago, Joe1984 said:

This season IS 24/25! 🤣

 

FFS. The years pass so fast at my age. Obviously meant 25/26.

[WilliamPS]

If his surgeon and physios have said he’s ready to play be mental to randomly decide not to play him regularly until next season.

 

The club always said 9 months, and December/January is ~9months post surgery. So far his recovery is all going to plan - course he may pick up niggles which delay him.

 

Hes now back in training but my guess is he won’t be doing the full contact sessions yet, hence it’s another 2 months

 

 

Edited November 9, 2024 by WilliamPS

[relámpago blanco]

1 minute ago, WilliamPS said:

If his surgeon and physios have said he’s ready to play be mental to randomly decide not to play him regularly until next season.

 

The club always said 9 months, and December/January is ~9months post surgery. So far his recovery is all going to plan - course he may pick up niggles which delay him.

 

Hes now back in training but my guess is he won’t be doing the full contact sessions yet, hence it’s another 2 months

 

 

 

I think the 9 months is a realistic timeframe, he's been training for a while.   He also doesn't strike me as someone who would struggle mentally after an injury but he is young and he is a big asset so we shouldn't rush him back.   I do think he will be back around that time though and I hope it goes well for him as he is such a key player for us and we have missed him a lot. There is an insane drop off from him to Burn at Cb in terms of the confidence and structure of the back 4.  Especially with Schar ageing a little.

[PauloGeordio]

6 hours ago, relámpago blanco said:

I think the 9 months is a realistic timeframe, he's been training for a while.   He also doesn't strike me as someone who would struggle mentally after an injury but he is young and he is a big asset so we shouldn't rush him back.   I do think he will be back around that time though and I hope it goes well for him as he is such a key player for us and we have missed him a lot. There is an insane drop off from him to Burn at Cb in terms of the confidence and structure of the back 4.  Especially with Schar ageing a little.

Misssed his passing out from the back too.

[Rich]

https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/sven-botman-i-cannot-wait-for-that-moment

 

Soon™️

[duo]

Can't wait for this dude to be back

[rebelrouser]

Hall.....Botman.....Guehi.....Livramento

[Heron]

3 hours ago, duo said:

Can't wait for this dude to be back

He's my biggest fan too.

[Myleftboot]

3 hours ago, rebelrouser said:

Hall.....Botman.....Guehi.....Livramento

 

[Boey_Jarton]

Is Guehi happy playing RCB?

 

 

 

 

[Newcastle Fan]

If he's back in full training we can expect him earlier than Jan?

[PauloGeordio]

Will be great to have him back.

[Colos Short and Curlies]

Potential Vice Captain next season if his fitness comes back this year?

 

Well it's probably going to be Burn but if Trips and Big Jam leave there is a gap with no obvious candidates

[Dr.Spaceman]

His return could be the biggest thing to happen this season. I'm not a big fan of Lloyd Kelly (early days, I know) and I reckon the step up from him or BDB to Botman is massive.

[Lush Vlad]

3 hours ago, Newcastle Fan said:

If he's back in full training we can expect him earlier than Jan?

Not been in any of the videos or pics of them training yet, has he? Perhaps it is more the drills and ball work with the team? Not actually joining in with the games. 
 

From personal experience. Contact stuff, change of direction, jumping etc. That all takes time. Getting back to fitness, straight lines, controlled sessions in the gym or for sport seemed to come quite quickly. But that final hurdle seemed quite far away. It genuinely is like learning to walk again in a way! 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

4 hours ago, Boey_Jarton said:

Is Guehi happy playing RCB?

Have to assume yes, otherwise we wouldn’t be looking at him. 

[54]

Back training with the first team today  

[TRC]

Still think he wont be back until March or so. 

[Lush Vlad]

36 minutes ago, TRC said:

Still think he wont be back until March or so. 

If he’s actually back training with the first team and not just running about with them. I’d be very surprised if he is still another 3 months away.  

[Myleftboot]

My apprentice was telling me today that his nephew is good mates with ndwendi (thinks that how you spell it). Who was recently released by Newcastle. He trained with the first team a lot and his nephew asked him who was the best player at Newcastle and he said Botman by a country mile.

[mosstef]

12 minutes ago, Myleftboot said:

My apprentice was telling me today that his nephew is good mates with ndwendi (thinks that how you spell it). Who was recently released by Newcastle. He trained with the first team a lot and his nephew asked him who was the best player at Newcastle and he said Botman by a country mile.

There was someone else here quoting one of our players (or former players?) saying that Isak and Borman are the only true elite players in the squad.