Pritchard

[Frankiesleftpeg]

Feb 15, 2020 16:11:04 GMT 1 bierleyterrier said:

Before he got injured Pritchard looked our most likely player to both create and score a goal. People have short memories.

Or people have imaginary memories.

[Porrohman]

Feb 15, 2020 16:11:04 GMT 1 bierleyterrier said:

Before he got injured Pritchard looked our most likely player to both create and score a goal. People have short memories.

He's never looked most likely to score, he struggles to get it to the goal from the D

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Feb 15, 2020 16:07:50 GMT 1 htfcfcfc said:

Feb 15, 2020 16:03:03 GMT 1 huddersfc said:

End your career? Its a cyst on the knee? I am no doctor, nor am I claiming to have much medical knowledge, but I would be amazed if any professional footballer has had a career ending cyst on the knee injury, and I would also love to hazard a bet that no footballer has ever been out injured for as long as Pritchard has with a cyst on the knee. Even his manager has said he is fit to play, and im sure he has based that on medical advice rather than just making it up.

Exactly. The key in this is that the manager has declared him fit. From there it’s a ticking time bomb until Pritchard appears in the squad again

DC has said he is on the grass and training fully. The manager does not decide if a player is fit and ready to play or not. The only people who know what is keeping Pritchard off the pitch are the Town staff and the player. I find it frustrating as well but a lot of people on here are stating things as facts they are only assuming.

[willo]

Feb 15, 2020 16:11:04 GMT 1 bierleyterrier said:

Before he got injured Pritchard looked our most likely player to both create and score a goal. People have short memories.

I can barely remember that far back.

[Amigo]

Feb 15, 2020 16:11:04 GMT 1 bierleyterrier said:

Before he got injured Pritchard looked our most likely player to both create and score a goal. People have short memories.

It's not short memories, it's just not true. He's created 1 goal since he's been here. 1 assist in the equivalent of 44 full matches.
Statistically (facts, not made up memories) Lossl is more likely to create a goal for us.

[bogart]

Bournemouth?

[turbo2]

Feb 15, 2020 17:21:56 GMT 1 bogart said:

Bournemouth?

Jesus that seems a long long time ago

[willo]

Feb 15, 2020 17:21:56 GMT 1 bogart said:

Bournemouth?

That was 2(!) years ago.

[sapphireblue]

(File under "made me chuckle")

That effin cyst in his knee is bigger than his heart and both his balls.

[E4b]

Thought he was fit now. Maybe the manager doesn’t rate him?

[Frankiesleftpeg]

Feb 15, 2020 22:41:20 GMT 1 E4b said:

Thought he was fit now. Maybe the manager doesn’t rate him?

He wouldn't be the only one.

[foxtrot666]

Play him at Swansea, he's sure to get an acyst.

[Porrohman]

As I put on another thread Gomes, the lad at Everton that broke and dislocated his ankle against Spurs in November, is playing in a behind closed doors game tomorrow. He'll be back in the first team, after such a serious injury, quicker than someone who has a cyst 🤔

[Chips Longhorn]

Feb 16, 2020 10:56:37 GMT 1 Porrohman said:

As I put on another thread Gomes, the lad at Everton that broke and dislocated his ankle against Spurs in November, is playing in a behind closed doors game tomorrow. He'll be back in the first team, after such a serious injury, quicker than someone who has a cyst 🤔

Do you honestly think he doesn't want to play? If so, why would that be?

[Porrohman]

Feb 16, 2020 10:57:49 GMT 1 Chips Longhorn said:

Feb 16, 2020 10:56:37 GMT 1 Porrohman said:

As I put on another thread Gomes, the lad at Everton that broke and dislocated his ankle against Spurs in November, is playing in a behind closed doors game tomorrow. He'll be back in the first team, after such a serious injury, quicker than someone who has a cyst 🤔

Do you honestly think he doesn't want to play? If so, why would that be?

And I've said that where, O argumentative one ? I'm just pointing out that it's taking him longer to get over a cyst than it's taken someone to get over a similar injury to the one we saw Pilks suffer.

[Chips Longhorn]

Feb 16, 2020 11:01:50 GMT 1 Porrohman said:

Feb 16, 2020 10:57:49 GMT 1 Chips Longhorn said:

Do you honestly think he doesn't want to play? If so, why would that be?

And I've said that where, O argumentative one ? I'm just pointing out that it's taking him longer to get over a cyst than it's taken someone to get over a similar injury to the one we saw Pilks suffer.

I'm not argumentative. It just feels like people are doubting the veracity of the injury. Whatever one thinks about Pritchard he has always come across to me as a guy who enjoys playing football. And getting paid big bucks for it. If he is feigning something then that's not really going to help either of those two things. Not sure if you are just having a or if you don't quite get the fact that seemingly innocuous things can sometimes take longer to heal than the more serious. But I'm not arguing trust me

[Million Dollar Babies]

He's been out a while, it does take some time to get your fitness back. Quaner has been back on the grass longer than Pritchard and he still hasn't featured

Hopefully both will be ready next week and the days of Kachunga being a guaranteed started can be a thing of the past

[lochnessterrier]

We all know what's going to happen here. We will offload in the summer at a significant financial loss and then he will suddenly start to shine for somebody else.

[ben1987]

I don’t think the cyst line is the main reason he’s not playing. And in the wake of the Caroline Flack story, I’m looking more at the mental health of Pritchard being possibly one of the reasons he’s not playing so I’d be very careful in hammering Pritchard when it’s quite possible that we don’t actually know the full facts.

[loumacari]

Feb 16, 2020 11:08:27 GMT 1 ben1987 said:

I don’t think the cyst line is the main reason he’s not playing. And in the wake of the Caroline Flack story, I’m looking more at the mental health of Pritchard being possibly one of the reasons he’s not playing so I’d be very careful in hammering Pritchard when it’s quite possible that we don’t actually know the full facts.

Good post. If Pritchard was a trouble maker we’d have offloaded him in January.

[Porrohman]

Feb 16, 2020 11:05:21 GMT 1 Chips Longhorn said:

Feb 16, 2020 11:01:50 GMT 1 Porrohman said:

And I've said that where, O argumentative one ? I'm just pointing out that it's taking him longer to get over a cyst than it's taken someone to get over a similar injury to the one we saw Pilks suffer.

I'm not argumentative. It just feels like people are doubting the veracity of the injury. Whatever one thinks about Pritchard he has always come across to me as a guy who enjoys playing football. And getting paid big bucks for it. If he is feigning something then that's not really going to help either of those two things. Not sure if you are just having a or if you don't quite get the fact that seemingly innocuous things can sometimes take longer to heal than the more serious. But I'm not arguing trust me

But DC has said that he'd had the ok to play, he wouldn't make it worse. He also said it was something he'd had from before we signed him so he must've been happy to play with it back then.

Tbh I'm not bothered either way as he's contributing about as much now as he's ever done while actually playing for us.

[Chips Longhorn]

Well yes he has been disappointing. There is no doubt in my mind though that a fit and firing Pritchard would be an asset at this level. I don't see how him and esr play in the same team though

[rocky]

Feb 16, 2020 11:18:51 GMT 1 Chips Longhorn said:

Well yes he has been disappointing. There is no doubt in my mind though that a fit and firing Pritchard would be an asset at this level. I don't see how him and esr play in the same team though

Exactly. Now we’ve got Smith-Rowe, getting Pritchard back isn’t critical, though he’d certainly be an option off the bench.

Grant is by far the bigger worry for me and it goes without saying we need him back ASAP.

[andyboothscat]

Feb 15, 2020 16:48:07 GMT 1 Amigo said:

Feb 15, 2020 16:11:04 GMT 1 bierleyterrier said:

Before he got injured Pritchard looked our most likely player to both create and score a goal. People have short memories.

It's not short memories, it's just not true. He's created 1 goal since he's been here. 1 assist in the equivalent of 44 full matches.
Statistically (facts, not made up memories) Lossl is more likely to create a goal for us.

I realise that one more assist doesn’t suddenly make him in to Beckham but he also laid on the winner against West Brom.
It was a neat through ball to Mounie and sticks in the memory because we foolishly believed that there was going to be lots more where that came from!

[Porrohman]

Feb 16, 2020 11:25:30 GMT 1 rocky said:

Feb 16, 2020 11:18:51 GMT 1 Chips Longhorn said:

Well yes he has been disappointing. There is no doubt in my mind though that a fit and firing Pritchard would be an asset at this level. I don't see how him and esr play in the same team though

Exactly. Now we’ve got Smith-Rowe, getting Pritchard back isn’t critical, though he’d certainly be an option off the bench.

Grant is by far the bigger worry for me and it goes without saying we need him back ASAP.

In saying that is it one goal since early December for him and we certainly don't miss his all over play

[htfc1908]

Feb 16, 2020 11:25:30 GMT 1 rocky said:

Feb 16, 2020 11:18:51 GMT 1 Chips Longhorn said:

Well yes he has been disappointing. There is no doubt in my mind though that a fit and firing Pritchard would be an asset at this level. I don't see how him and esr play in the same team though

Exactly. Now we’ve got Smith-Rowe, getting Pritchard back isn’t critical, though he’d certainly be an option off the bench.

Grant is by far the bigger worry for me and it goes without saying we need him back ASAP.

Plus whoever had the shirt at the time would be looking over their shoulder and be having to put a performance in.

[ldotm]

Feb 16, 2020 11:08:27 GMT 1 ben1987 said:

I don’t think the cyst line is the main reason he’s not playing. And in the wake of the Caroline Flack story, I’m looking more at the mental health of Pritchard being possibly one of the reasons he’s not playing so I’d be very careful in hammering Pritchard when it’s quite possible that we don’t actually know the full facts.

Spot on. I see it two ways; the above or he’s now fit and training (as publicly stated) but he’s not physically fit enough yet or sharp enough to perform to the level he’s capable of, so they’re slowly integrating him back in.

Yes, it’s been a very lengthy period but the constant digs are not needed. We know Cowley isn’t afraid to call someone out and drop them from the squad full stop if it was attitude issues and going off his comments he very much wants Pritch back in the team when deemed suitable.

He’s not justified the price tag, without a doubt. But he’s only really played for us in the prem, which we collectively were out of our depth. In this league I still think he has something to offer and hoping he can demonstrate that.

I also like him just for the piss up in London after the Chelsea game. Still think that photo of him on the motorbike is priceless.

[htfcfcfc]

Feb 16, 2020 11:08:27 GMT 1 ben1987 said:

I don’t think the cyst line is the main reason he’s not playing. And in the wake of the Caroline Flack story, I’m looking more at the mental health of Pritchard being possibly one of the reasons he’s not playing so I’d be very careful in hammering Pritchard when it’s quite possible that we don’t actually know the full facts.

Agree with this. I think there’s more to it and there does need to be care taken around accusations

However. I don’t believe he hasn’t had the time to at least make an appearance on the subs bench yet based on how long he’s had ‘on the grass’

Regardless of some of the criticism about his ability I’ve no doubt that back in the Championship now he has the talent to hugely contribute to our survival if only we get a chance to see him again this season. Considering how many chances we created yesterday and Grant, ESR, Pritchard, Willock, Mounie all not starting you’d like to think we have the firepower to stay up if we could just shoe horn 2 or 3 of them into the starting 11

[Amigo]

Feb 16, 2020 11:27:54 GMT 1 andyboothscat said:

Feb 15, 2020 16:48:07 GMT 1 Amigo said:

It's not short memories, it's just not true. He's created 1 goal since he's been here. 1 assist in the equivalent of 44 full matches.
Statistically (facts, not made up memories) Lossl is more likely to create a goal for us.

I realise that one more assist doesn’t suddenly make him in to Beckham but he also laid on the winner against West Brom.
It was a neat through ball to Mounie and sticks in the memory because we foolishly believed that there was going to be lots more where that came from!

That West Brom goal was his assist. The one against Bournemouth he won the penalty so I guess in a way is an assist.

I agree it must be a mental thing because he's apparently been physically fit for a while. My only doubt about that is Cowley saying he's fit then putting himself in the awkward position of why he's not in the squad. Would be easier to say he's still injured with a muscle injury for example.

I've nothing against him personally it's just as a player he hasn't turned up for us and hasn't done anything in nearly 5 years now that makes me think he would improve us.

[Tinpot]

Feb 16, 2020 11:11:17 GMT 1 loumacari said:

Feb 16, 2020 11:08:27 GMT 1 ben1987 said:

I don’t think the cyst line is the main reason he’s not playing. And in the wake of the Caroline Flack story, I’m looking more at the mental health of Pritchard being possibly one of the reasons he’s not playing so I’d be very careful in hammering Pritchard when it’s quite possible that we don’t actually know the full facts.

Good post. If Pritchard was a trouble maker we’d have offloaded him in January.

This. Or more accurately - these.

There would have been no shortage of offers for him either, had we wanted to offload him. He's proven that he has the ability to shine at this level, I expect there'd be a few decent bids if we'd made him available (and if he was a bad egg, he would have been made available).

3 months does seem excessive for a cyst, I'd grant that. But then supporters tend to not know 90% (+!) of what goes on behind the scenes. Maybe his mental health ain't great. Maybe it genuinely is nothing more than a troublesome cyst & we're reading too much into it.