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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 12:21:00 GMT 1
I know DC came out with that statement but still stick by my guns and say in today's Orthopaedic era of expertise surely there will be an expert surgeon who could undertake the operation . P.S always willing to apologise if I am wrong .
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Post by explorer on Jan 19, 2020 18:18:50 GMT 1
According to Danny......."Because of where the cyst is positioned, very close to some key arteries and a key nerve, it's not easy to get to. "So there will be quite a lot of interference if he does need an operation and it would obviously extend the length of time he is out for. "It is certainly, therefore, a last resort for us and we are trying to do everything we can not to take that route." So how close is Pritchard to playing again? "Pritch is a good kid who loves football and he is desperate to try and get in a place where he can help the group," Bit of a blow for all the DATM medical experts and Pritchard-haters.😉 All of those comments may be completely true, however it is of course common practice for football managers to tell a few "porkies" when discussing certain players, if he came out and said "I'm furious at the work shy little shit, all the medical team are adamant that despite a small cyst in his knee he's perfectly able to play but he's refusing to make him self available for selection. The sooner we get shut and use some of his £20k a week wages to pay a player that wants to be here, the better we'll all be ! " he's likely to take a hit on any future transfer fee. I'm not saying my slant in things is accurate but it could be how the manager is feeling, for my own part I'd wager if he was on a pay as you play type contract he'd be playing. Anything is possible but DC has had this opinion all along. If he thought he was a work shy little shit, he might not come out and say it but surely Pritchard would get the same cold-shoulder treatment as the acknowledged slackers? As for the cyst, we don’t know how big it is, and how it affects him. Is it getting in the way of free movement of ligaments/cartilage or maybe pressing on a nerve? I understand some people could get wound up with an expensive asset not being available, but sometimes the truth can be stranger than fiction.
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Post by explorer on Jan 19, 2020 18:27:25 GMT 1
I know DC came out with that statement but still stick by my guns and say in today's Orthopaedic era of expertise surely there will be an expert surgeon who could undertake the operation . P.S always willing to apologise if I am wrong . Like DC said, surgery is an option but not the preferred one at the moment. If it had occurred at the end of the season with the whole of the close season to recover from the surgery that might have been different. I guess the hope was that they could sort it quicker by non-surgical means, but maybe it hasn’t worked out as hoped. With hindsight maybe initial surgery / recovery would have been quicker. But if we had hindsight we would probably still be in the PL😊
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Jan 19, 2020 18:30:29 GMT 1
I know DC came out with that statement but still stick by my guns and say in today's Orthopaedic era of expertise surely there will be an expert surgeon who could undertake the operation . P.S always willing to apologise if I am wrong . Like DC said, surgery is an option but not the preferred one at the moment. If it had occurred at the end of the season with the whole of the close season to recover from the surgery that might have been different. I guess the hope was that they could sort it quicker by non-surgical means, but maybe it hasn’t worked out as hoped. With hindsight maybe initial surgery / recovery would have been quicker. But if we had hindsight we would probably still be in the PL😊 If he genuinely is injured they should get it sorted now with a view to flogging him in the summer when he's recovered
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 20:26:57 GMT 1
I know DC came out with that statement but still stick by my guns and say in today's Orthopaedic era of expertise surely there will be an expert surgeon who could undertake the operation . P.S always willing to apologise if I am wrong . Like DC said, surgery is an option but not the preferred one at the moment. If it had occurred at the end of the season with the whole of the close season to recover from the surgery that might have been different. I guess the hope was that they could sort it quicker by non-surgical means, but maybe it hasn’t worked out as hoped. With hindsight maybe initial surgery / recovery would have been quicker. But if we had hindsight we would probably still be in the PL😊 I wonder how many cortisone injections have been used( max is usually 4 per annum).The rest his knee and injections do not appear to have solved this cyst problem. Surely at some point it has to be sorted out and the sooner the better IMO. He has not been able ? to play and have we actually missed him? DC says so but me I am not convinced.
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Post by HuddsTerrier on Jan 19, 2020 22:11:37 GMT 1
According to Danny......."Because of where the cyst is positioned, very close to some key arteries and a key nerve, it's not easy to get to. "So there will be quite a lot of interference if he does need an operation and it would obviously extend the length of time he is out for. "It is certainly, therefore, a last resort for us and we are trying to do everything we can not to take that route." So how close is Pritchard to playing again? "Pritch is a good kid who loves football and he is desperate to try and get in a place where he can help the group," Bit of a blow for all the DATM medical experts and Pritchard-haters.😉 All of those comments may be completely true, however it is of course common practice for football managers to tell a few "porkies" when discussing certain players, if he came out and said "I'm furious at the work shy little shit, all the medical team are adamant that despite a small cyst in his knee he's perfectly able to play but he's refusing to make him self available for selection. The sooner we get shut and use some of his £20k a week wages to pay a player that wants to be here, the better we'll all be ! " he's likely to take a hit on any future transfer fee. I'm not saying my slant in things is accurate but it could be how the manager is feeling, for my own part I'd wager if he was on a pay as you play type contract he'd be playing. Thought the same myself - only a few weeks back DC was telling us that mbenza cared too much about his performances! www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-isaac-mbenza-negative-17032905.amp
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Post by Porrohman on Jan 19, 2020 22:37:02 GMT 1
Like DC said, surgery is an option but not the preferred one at the moment. If it had occurred at the end of the season with the whole of the close season to recover from the surgery that might have been different. I guess the hope was that they could sort it quicker by non-surgical means, but maybe it hasn’t worked out as hoped. With hindsight maybe initial surgery / recovery would have been quicker. But if we had hindsight we would probably still be in the PL😊 I wonder how many cortisone injections have been used( max is usually 4 per annum).The rest his knee and injections do not appear to have solved this cyst problem. Surely at some point it has to be sorted out and the sooner the better IMO. He has not been able ? to play and have we actually missed him? DC says so but me I am not convinced. Me neither, he's up with the speed twins as a waste of brass
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Post by htfcfcfc on Jan 19, 2020 22:46:40 GMT 1
I wonder how many cortisone injections have been used( max is usually 4 per annum).The rest his knee and injections do not appear to have solved this cyst problem. Surely at some point it has to be sorted out and the sooner the better IMO. He has not been able ? to play and have we actually missed him? DC says so but me I am not convinced. Me neither, he's up with the speed twins as a waste of brass Have to agree. Would like to know what action is being taken next to solve the problem. Seems to me the last couple of months have gone something along the lines of.... Alex, we’ve checked your knee, the cyst is still there. Would you be willing to play anyway No Ok Repeat next day.
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Post by explorer on Jan 19, 2020 22:46:42 GMT 1
All of those comments may be completely true, however it is of course common practice for football managers to tell a few "porkies" when discussing certain players, if he came out and said "I'm furious at the work shy little shit, all the medical team are adamant that despite a small cyst in his knee he's perfectly able to play but he's refusing to make him self available for selection. The sooner we get shut and use some of his £20k a week wages to pay a player that wants to be here, the better we'll all be ! " he's likely to take a hit on any future transfer fee. I'm not saying my slant in things is accurate but it could be how the manager is feeling, for my own part I'd wager if he was on a pay as you play type contract he'd be playing. Thought the same myself - only a few weeks back DC was telling us that mbenza cared too much about his performances! www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-isaac-mbenza-negative-17032905.ampThat quote wasn’t “a few weeks back”, it was from October 4th, 3 and a half months ago and about 3 weeks after DC had joined us. I think it’s fair to say that he has changed his opinion since he got to know him better, don’t you? Unlike with Pritchard,who he has has nothing but good to say about.
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Post by Porrohman on Jan 19, 2020 22:57:31 GMT 1
That quote wasn’t “a few weeks back”, it was from October 4th, 3 and a half months ago and about 3 weeks after DC had joined us. I think it’s fair to say that he has changed his opinion since he got to know him better, don’t you? Unlike with Pritchard,who he has has nothing but good to say about. But he talked in glowing terms about Pritchards set pieces too, despite them being utter shite
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Post by HuddsTerrier on Jan 19, 2020 23:03:55 GMT 1
That quote wasn’t “a few weeks back”, it was from October 4th, 3 and a half months ago and about 3 weeks after DC had joined us. I think it’s fair to say that he has changed his opinion since he got to know him better, don’t you? Unlike with Pritchard,who he has has nothing but good to say about. 13 weeks ago is a few ... and yes I agree I doubt Cowley would publicly say now that mbenza cares greatly about his performance. It doesn’t alter the facts that he said that previously though Truthful it would be no shakes if Pritchard were to leave - for a big earner he’s not done it enough. If he’s staying and the cowleys believe in him then hopefully he justifies the faith in him and price tag with big performances
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Post by explorer on Jan 19, 2020 23:59:35 GMT 1
That quote wasn’t “a few weeks back”, it was from October 4th, 3 and a half months ago and about 3 weeks after DC had joined us. I think it’s fair to say that he has changed his opinion since he got to know him better, don’t you? Unlike with Pritchard,who he has has nothing but good to say about. 13 weeks ago is a few ... and yes I agree I doubt Cowley would publicly say now that mbenza cares greatly about his performance. It doesn’t alter the facts that he said that previously though Truthful it would be no shakes if Pritchard were to leave - for a big earner he’s not done it enough. If he’s staying and the cowleys believe in him then hopefully he justifies the faith in him and price tag with big performances We’ll have to agree to disagree about the definition of “a few”, I’m more in the 2 or 3 camp.😉 As for DC saying that when he first came - maybe he’s the kind of manager who sees the best in everybody until they prove him wrong? Which Mbenza certainly did. I know as little about Pritchard’s medical condition as you do, or anybody else on this forum. However I don’t see how he could possibly benefit from pretending he was injured to avoid playing - if he doesn’t want to be here it’s hardly the best tactic to get yourself a new club, coming across as a “sick note”. If he is swinging the lead, get shut. However the whole witch-hunt mentality among some Town fans is ridiculous. IMO, of course. And yes, if he does stay, I too expect much more out of him than we’ve had so far.
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Jan 25, 2020 15:19:10 GMT 1
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Post by impact on Jan 25, 2020 15:35:22 GMT 1
Good. And I can totally get where he was coming from. He's had a lot of injuries and it isn't a long career. If he kept getting injured every few weeks playing through things it'd be over, certainly for this level, pretty quickly.
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Post by Porrohman on Jan 25, 2020 15:48:53 GMT 1
How convenient with the window shutting on Friday night 🤔
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 17:13:12 GMT 1
He apparently had thus problem when he signed which beggars belief !! So nobody been knocking down our door to sign him !! Sounds like DC's medical team have decided enough of messing about MRI and CT scans done and outcome get yourself back to work
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 17:22:07 GMT 1
So at last the Orthopdaeic experts have intervened albeit it not surgically and have decided he is physically fit to play .This may sound harsh but he needs to just get on and prove me he is as good as some others on here are convinced ,like DC,that he is . I still remain to be convinced but would be happy to proved wrong .
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Post by alexdire on Jan 25, 2020 17:39:03 GMT 1
So at last the Orthopdaeic experts have intervened albeit it not surgically and have decided he is physically fit to play .This may sound harsh but he needs to just get on and prove me he is as good as some others on here are convinced ,like DC,that he is . I still remain to be convinced but would be happy to proved wrong . Well he's a week to prove himself fit and get a transfer. I don't see where he fits into the team?
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Post by impact on Jan 25, 2020 17:51:24 GMT 1
So at last the Orthopdaeic experts have intervened albeit it not surgically and have decided he is physically fit to play .This may sound harsh but he needs to just get on and prove me he is as good as some others on here are convinced ,like DC,that he is . I still remain to be convinced but would be happy to proved wrong . Well he's a week to prove himself fit and get a transfer. I don't see where he fits into the team? On either wing. He's better than either option we have there.
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Post by schindlersmissed on Jan 25, 2020 18:00:05 GMT 1
Well he's a week to prove himself fit and get a transfer. I don't see where he fits into the team? On either wing. He's better than either option we have there. Hope he’ll be the no. 10 in a few weeks with ESR off the bench when Pritch tires
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Jan 25, 2020 18:09:36 GMT 1
Well he's a week to prove himself fit and get a transfer. I don't see where he fits into the team? On either wing. He's better than either option we have there. At very least he could be an option from the bench. I’m fed up of watching the subs warm up at half time and thinking that we have no one there who could turn the game for us.
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Post by Porrohman on Jan 25, 2020 18:20:04 GMT 1
On either wing. He's better than either option we have there. Hope he’ll be the no. 10 in a few weeks with ESR off the bench when Pritch tires He hit 1 cross and a pass last week that were better than owt Pritchard has produced in 2 years
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Post by bluesandtwos on Jan 25, 2020 18:21:15 GMT 1
So at last the Orthopdaeic experts have intervened albeit it not surgically and have decided he is physically fit to play .This may sound harsh but he needs to just get on and prove me he is as good as some others on here are convinced ,like DC,that he is . I still remain to be convinced but would be happy to proved wrong . Well he's a week to prove himself fit and get a transfer. I don't see where he fits into the team? It gives the Cowleys another option, even if only as an ‘impact sub’. It may also allow them to play their preferred formation with Pritch and ESR able to play as a No 10.
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Post by Up the Duff. on Jan 25, 2020 18:25:29 GMT 1
Loan move coming up... Get rid of those wages
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Post by bluesandtwos on Jan 25, 2020 19:04:43 GMT 1
Loan move coming up... Get rid of those wages I hope not. I would like to see him given a chance in a Cowley team now they have got a bit more established. He does have talent.
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Post by htfcfcfc on Jan 25, 2020 19:11:16 GMT 1
Amazed at how long it’s taken to get to this stage.
Cowley seems to be over doing it with how much Pritchard will be playing through the pain
Feels like one last olive branch to say come on lad. I’ve provided the perfect platform for you to endear yourself to the fans again. Don’t f**k it up
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Post by space hardware on Jan 25, 2020 19:14:00 GMT 1
We bought him with a pre-existing knee problem?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 19:24:54 GMT 1
We bought him with a pre-existing knee problem? So who is owning up to this situation .I feel sorry for PH and DC et al for inheriting such a momentous expensive mistake .IMO i am glad that he has been told to get on with playing .I do wish him well but am not expecting miracles.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 19:26:01 GMT 1
We bought him with a pre-existing knee problem? Apparently so. Beggars belief .
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Post by Porrohman on Jan 25, 2020 19:37:35 GMT 1
Amazed at how long it’s taken to get to this stage. Cowley seems to be over doing it with how much Pritchard will be playing through the pain Feels like one last olive branch to say come on lad. I’ve provided the perfect platform for you to endear yourself to the fans again. Don’t f**k it up Cockneys sticking together 🤔
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