sidcow Posted November 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted November 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I actually completely forgot he was here :/ And me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr_Pangloss Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Screwed without him tbh, need to invest heavily in Jan on a centre half. Perhaps Bruce should have rested him more? He's nearly 37 FFS and has played far too many consecutive matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Six to eight weeks to heal, so my Google research says. That's JT out until the New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Screwed without him tbh, need to invest heavily in Jan on a centre half. Perhaps Bruce should have rested him more? He's nearly 37 FFS and has played far too many consecutive matches. That is harsh. It is a bit of a freak injury and nothing to do with the amount of games. He has been cruising through games and hasn't had to get out of second gear in most of them and could have played four games a week never mind two such is his reading of the game and conservation of energy. Someone else now needs to step up to the plate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 This is the worst luck in the world. Absolutely gutted. This has cost us any chance of promotion in my opinion. All the cracks in the teams were being papered over by this man saving us every game. We are screwed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 One man shouldn't make a team, but I think losing him will cost us promotion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 We won't see him before January. I think the term I would to say rhymes with clucking bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted November 4, 2017 Terrible. Shame we haven't got Baker still really, would rather him over Elphick and Samba. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 It is a freak accident and there is no getting away from that.....but the way we play, is there any wonder.....we attract injuries and suspensions, by the way we play, we are the architect of our own demise. we have to use the ball better.....and run off it much better.....we may then avoid so much physical contact. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 A huge loss, we were looking so solid at the back with he and Chester forming a strong partnership. We can only hope he recovers soon because we've no decent cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Just heard, not sure if it's already been said, but I think that's our promotion F*****! Not only his quality, but he began to organise us like I haven't seen for many seasons before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 To be fair, he did charge out to an area of the pitch where he shouldn't have been and went in with his foot raised, hence he kicked the opponents boot. A bit self-inflicted and probably why he is feeling so down about it - it could have been avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 1 minute ago, villarocker said: To be fair, he did charge out to an area of the pitch where he shouldn't have been and went in with his foot raised, hence he kicked the opponents boot. A bit self-inflicted and probably why he is feeling so down about it - it could have been avoided. 100% shouldn't have happened but he was showing a bit of fight that most of the others were lacking. We are such a flat team energy wise we can get found out if a team passes the ball well. Both goals should've been stopped and would've been if our players were up for it. That is a bigger issue than missing Terry for the next 8 weeks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 It's ok guys Elphick and Richards are raring to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 He was never going to be fit enough to play 46 games this season so we were always going to have to turn to the backups at some stage. The problem is the quality of said backups is abysmal, at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I understand how important he is, but people saying promotion is f*cked without him obviously didn't believe it to begin with. If ONE defender was going to make or break our promotion chances, we were doomed before we kicked a ball. That being said, we heard the same when Kodjia got injured, and we found a way. I think Jedinak can cover OK. We will have to find another way to play. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 6 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I understand how important he is, but people saying promotion is f*cked without him obviously didn't believe it to begin with. If ONE defender was going to make or break our promotion chances, we were doomed before we kicked a ball. That being said, we heard the same when Kodjia got injured, and we found a way. I think Jedinak can cover OK. We will have to find another way to play. To be fair JV, we have taken multiple measures to address the lack of goals if Kodjia failed to score or wasn't playing. Davis, Snodgrass, Onomah all coming into the team. Hourihane finding a way to get involved and Adomah switching wings have all contributed goals to the team. The defence has been different. We lost Baker, who had a very good season last season, and replaced with Terry, who has been brilliant and a massive influence on the team. I think we will miss him massively because his cover in defence lacks the quality of the cover we have for scoring goals. Having said that, I hope you are right mate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Phumfeinz said: It's ok guys Elphick and Richards are raring to go. Well that's fine as Bruce will play Samba instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Ok trying to find a positive spin. We have a 2 week break plus the next 4 out of 5 games are all winnable. We should have enough for that. Best case scenario he comes back for the Derby game which is the start of a critical period for us. Worst case he misses the Xmas games and comes back in Jan sometime and we are way adrift of the auto spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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