JPJCB Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I haven’t watched the full game yet so this is a tentative view but that last breakaway we had where Ollie got a weak shot away was encouraging in showing how him and Ings could work together in the future. Almost like they were playing one twos to each other up the pitch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 There’s a rumour on Twitter that Ollie needs surgery on a hernia! It would probably mean him being out for another 3 to 4 weeks or so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted September 4, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, M_Afro said: There’s a rumour on Twitter that Ollie needs surgery on a hernia! It would probably mean him being out for another 3 to 4 weeks or so! Let’s hope it’s just a rumour but these things do have a habit of coming true at the moment 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, M_Afro said: There’s a rumour on Twitter that Ollie needs surgery on a hernia! It would probably mean him being out for another 3 to 4 weeks or so! I saw that earlier, hopefully he won’t be out for too long….perhaps it could coincide with the next international break? I know it’s only a rumour, but Pete from Holy Trinity doesn’t strike me as a guy who would peddle a bs rumour, the guy he gets the info off has had a lot of stuff bang on recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Let’s hope it’s just a rumour but these things do have a habit of coming true at the moment Apparently the guy who the information came from knew Mings and McGinn were out last weekend, it’s clearly coming from an informed source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Unfortunately, whenever there is even a hint of an injury to one of our players rumoured, it’s usually true and they’re out for months. Oddly enough, it’s the one position where we have two, genuinely class players so an injury to Watkins isn’t as bad as an injury to another player. If that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted September 4, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Unfortunately, whenever there is even a hint of an injury to one of our players rumoured, it’s usually true and they’re out for months. Oddly enough, it’s the one position where we have two, genuinely class players so an injury to Watkins isn’t as bad as an injury to another player. If that makes sense. I agree but I would love to see them firing on all cylinders together, To coin a phrase regarding a previous front two pairing, like bacon and eggs I hope they sizzle. Bonus point for knowing the previous pairing quoted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Another injury ffs. This season is in danger of going off the rails with this and the internationals doing us in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 34 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Unfortunately, whenever there is even a hint of an injury to one of our players rumoured, it’s usually true and they’re out for months. Oddly enough, it’s the one position where we have two, genuinely class players so an injury to Watkins isn’t as bad as an injury to another player. If that makes sense. I know what you’re saying but we look a bit static in the final 3rd without Ollie. It’s like @villalad21 put a curse on him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Salad Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 27 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: I agree but I would love to see them firing on all cylinders together, To coin a phrase regarding a previous front two pairing, like bacon and eggs I hope they sizzle. Bonus point for knowing the previous pairing quoted Targett was part of that right? Could be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 3 hours ago, M_Afro said: There’s a rumour on Twitter that Ollie needs surgery on a hernia! It would probably mean him being out for another 3 to 4 weeks or so! hmm, i dont remember seeing him in any training photos........lets hope its not true, but as many have said, literally every random rumour about injuries seems to be true recently..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Ofc he's injured. I mean why not... Awful luck with injuries so far this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Disappointing if true, would have him starting as LCF in the three at Chelsea without hesitation. Surely if true he'll be having it as soon as possible with the two week break now? Wonder if we knew about this pre season given how Ings signing came without any link whatsoever but then he was starting pretty much every pre season game. Would be pretty bleak if we didn't sign Ings given Davis is injured once more and we obviously deemed Wes not ready enough for prem football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 If this is true, and this "luck" carries on much longer, the season could be a write-off without ever really starting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 I'm a lot more comfortable with our first team squad strength this season. Every injury is an opportunity for some potentially very good back up players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancvillan Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 41 minutes ago, villabromsgrove said: I'm a lot more comfortable with our first team squad strength this season. Every injury is an opportunity for some potentially very good back up players. That's a very optimistic take. Reminds me of a First Nations guy telling me that people **** up the pronunciation of his name was "an opportunity for him to practice patience". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Cameron Archer may get a few chances to make a name for himself off the bench, and will probably start the Chelsea cup game. Was really looking forward to having Ollie back though, really enjoyable to watch and sets a good tone for the rest of the side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 well, I don't really know what to say. and I can't say that, very often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterwithethewinner Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 04/09/2021 at 09:42, Follyfoot said: I agree but I would love to see them firing on all cylinders together, To coin a phrase regarding a previous front two pairing, like bacon and eggs I hope they sizzle. Bonus point for knowing the previous pairing quoted Saunders & Atkinson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiBoi11 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Obviously I don't want this rumour about him needing surgery and time off to be true, but if it is it makes it even more ridiculous that there was a large portion of people against us signing a striker this summer because 'Watkins never gets injured and won't miss any games'. Imagine if we hadn't signed Ings, we'd have probably been playing all three league games with Wesley or El Ghazy up top. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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