Clayton Donaldson Injury

Donaldsons injury will test the strength of the squad and its ability to adapt.

But the biggest test will be the resolve of some of the fanbase. A little patience and understanding of the situation will be needed but will it occur, from the likely suspects? The typical neurotic overreaction?

All guesswork on my part but imagine a points tally of 11 points from the next 7 games ( 2 months worth of games). That would sit us on 38 points from 21 games, an average of 1.8 points per game. Over 46 games, an accumulation of 83 points.

Get us over the white line?

Come on, Devitt, Palmer, Donaldson and Connolly would walk into most teams.

A little bit of give will be needed.

 

What’s Connollys injury

 

Massive blow

 

Parker tweeted "told it was a minor calf knock".

Just seen the T & A article and worryingly around CD, it states at least a couple of months...

 

I remember you saying at the time the way Clayton was reacting to the challenge it didn't look good, two months is a tough call for the lad.

 

Unfortunayly at 34 with a career of getting battered by big hairy arsed center halves you don't mend as quickly as a 22 year old.

 

At least 2 months , yikes

 

I don’t think I have ever known so many injuries this club has suffered over the last two or three seasons you can expect injuries as part of football but this is ridiculous. I bet there are a few teams in this league who wouldn’t be able to field a senior team with this many out

 

Yes, I'd agree. Can you imagine the wonderful dilemma if Devitt, Connelly, Pritchard, Donaldson were all fit.

 

What gets me is it's not just the injuries
it's the nature of them and time out! We
seem to lose players for long periods.

 

Only to add .......... Many appear to occur in training. Perhaps a 'true' fitness coach is needed by the club ?

 

Donaldson injury is a major loss. Be interesting to see if this will alter the way in which Vaughan plays his game as it sounded on the commentary yesterday he was doing a lot of the ‘Donaldson’ Style work.

That said, Bowyer brought Oteh in for these exact type of reasons so a chance for him to really show what he’s made of. Second to that we have McCartan who must be chomping at the bit to play.

Naturally if Donaldsons injury extends longer than two months it increases the question as to whether Doyle will return in January.

 

Talking of injuries, Parkinson has gone to Sunderland, and we all know he loves a target man.... and yesterday in PP’s first game Wyke did his ankle ligaments.

 

I do ponder but why do we get such extensive injuries.....

 

Do we consistently get more than other clubs?

 

Not sure about that, but we do seem to suffer a lot of mid to long term injuries

 

True. A few years back we could have blamed the pitch. Training facilities? Maybe the game is quicker nowadays?

 

We didn't miss donaldson in the first half yesterday. We played it out from the back, had composure on the ball, controlled the midfield and scored a wonderful team goal. Second half when we lost the midfield, we lost all composure and resulted in hoofing it upfield. Vaughan didn't win much aerially and the ref stopped giving him decisions and therefore we missed donaldson's hold up play. If Bowyer can get us playing like we did in the first half on a more consistent basis then I don't think we'll miss donaldson too much, but that all depends on keeping Cooke, Pritchard and dare I say it, akpan fit. Because if we start having to rely on Devine and Anderson in midfield then we'll be going back to front more often and then we'll really miss donaldson.

 

Losing Pritchard showed just how important one player can be to the system that suits us best. First as comfortable as you like, second all over the place. Like watching two different teams.

 

Just a quick post to see if any "In the Know" posters have a timescale for the big mans return? i believe i read before the Newport game that he had started running again?

When his injury was announced, I thought it was a big blow to how we were playing as a team with his work rate up top. If we can keep in the chasing pack ready for his return I see it as a major boost... even more so if he can start converting the chances that he missed prior to his injury.