Injuries

[Farnywhite]

1 hour ago, desperado said:

Heard something today, one of those someone knows someone etc so could be bollocks…

But backs up what the original rumours said.

Gale out for 12 weeks. Erhahon 8 weeks. 

Shit if so, so hoping they are bollocks rumours. 

Not surprised SS said Gale was injured with is knee against Northampton then they played him against Peterborough and now they have fucked him up just poor behind the scenes yet again managing injuries . 
may be the reason he is keeping it quiet is because he doesn’t want the criticism 

Edited October 14, 2025 by Farnywhite

[desperado]

21 hours ago, Farnywhite said:

Not surprised SS said Gale was injured with is knee against Northampton then they played him against Peterborough and now they have fucked him up just poor behind the scenes yet again managing injuries . 
may be the reason he is keeping it quiet is because he doesn’t want the criticism 

Not that bad 😊

4 weeks for both - back by mid November 

[Farnywhite]

43 minutes ago, desperado said:

Not that bad 😊

4 weeks for both - back by mid November 

Could be more spin off SS same as before the burton game keep everyone guessing 😁

[desperado]

27 minutes ago, Farnywhite said:

Could be more spin off SS same as before the burton game keep everyone guessing 😁

Nice big pitch, so no talk of long grass and sprinklers this week 😊👍 

[L/H White]

gonna be another drag this season ain't it 

[boltonboris]

23 hours ago, L/H White said:

gonna be another drag this season ain't it 

It’s certainly feeling that way

[desperado]

Interesting that Forrester started for the B team today (they won 3-1 v Rotherham) 

Dempsey not involved at all. But I saw he was on the training photos today - so could be considered Saturday. 

Edited October 21, 2025 by desperado

[Zico]

1 hour ago, desperado said:

Interesting that Forrester started for the B team today (they won 3-1 v Rotherham) 

Dempsey not involved at all. But I saw he was on the training photos today - so could be considered Saturday. 

I read that first sentence in the tweet as a question

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

I really hope we manage to make something of Forrester

[Zico]

26 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I really hope we manage to make something of Forrester

If he leaves it any longer he'll be on the crock list with Dempsey

[bolton va va]

1 hour ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I really hope we manage to make something of Forrester

A hat stand ??

 

Actually I do like him but he's a bit down the pecking order  unless there're a few injuries.

[Rival Son]

13 minutes ago, bolton va va said:

Actually I do like him but he's a bit down the pecking order  unless there're a few injuries.

Next international weekend, Toal will be called up. Forino has had a few injuries and illnesses in little more than a year with us. Another and Forrester is starting.

It only takes one of Forino or Toal to be absent and he’s on the bench. This will include any suspensions.

[Whitesince63]

I really like Forrester and I just hope this time he can stay fit. Some may disagree but for me he’s the best all round defender we’ve got, strong tackler, blocks crosses well and gets his head to most coming into the box. I’d hate to lose him because he’s not getting game time.

[Wanderlust]

4 minutes ago, Whitesince63 said:

I really like Forrester and I just hope this time he can stay fit. Some may disagree but for me he’s the best all round defender we’ve got, strong tackler, blocks crosses well and gets his head to most coming into the box. I’d hate to lose him because he’s not getting game time.

Here’s a left field thought - with Erhahon out for the time being and not much else currently available as a ball-winning DM, would it be creative or dumb to try out Forrester in front of the CBs in training just to see if he could hack it?
It’s just that he theoretically has all the requisite qualities to play that role, so there’s no harm in having a look is there? 

[Ani]

21 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

Here’s a left field thought - with Erhahon out for the time being and not much else currently available as a ball-winning DM, would it be creative or dumb to try out Forrester in front of the CBs in training just to see if he could hack it?
It’s just that he theoretically has all the requisite qualities to play that role, so there’s no harm in having a look is there? 

Dumb. 
 

If he could play midfield I daresay it would have cropped in his career by now. But more importantly the idea of bringing back a player from injury to play in such an important position and play him out of position is dumb.

Appreciate you have said in training but given we have Morley and Sheehan with Dempsey further down the road to recovery (although he is going very slowly) it would be a very strange call. 
 

Forester is in danger of becoming one of those players whose ability increases massively in peoples minds when he is injured. 

[DazBob]

How many times over the years have we heard suggestions that CBs can make the step into midfield??

If Campo, Hierro and Faye can do it then it must be a piece of piss, eh?

[boltonboris]

The game has changed so much. Tackling is almost a thing of the past in midfield and so are aerial duels. I see absolutely no good reason to want to put defenders into arguably the most important area of the pitch. 

[gonzo]

Why are people obsessed with changing players positions

The same positions theyve played in all their careers and tailored to play professionally?

[Zico]

14 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Why are people obsessed with changing players positions

The same positions theyve played in all their careers and tailored to play professionally?

Because we did it during our best top flight spell 20 years ago and it worked

It's when we start clamouring for strikers at full back, because Pedersen, that we know it's gone too far

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Sometimes these things happen out of adversity, and it works.

Sometimes a manager may see something that makes him feel a player could do a job in a different position. 

Continually playing someone put of position, to their, and the team's detriment is stupid.

One of the aspects of good and shit management. 

[desperado]

Mcatee out for a few weeks with that shoulder injury he picked up at Huddersfield 

[Dr. Feelgood]

7 minutes ago, desperado said:

Mcatee out for a few weeks with that shoulder injury he picked up at Huddersfield 

That'll affect the bench terribly.

[Farnywhite]

Mactee clumsy fucker rounds the keeper and  hits the ball with is ankle falls over and fucks is shoulder up when he should of scored suns him up 

Edited October 24, 2025 by Farnywhite

[masi 51]

Gives a chance for Dempsey to get on the bench.....Keep Randall fit ready to offload him to Blackpool come January

[Whitesince63]

6 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

Gives a chance for Dempsey to get on the bench.....Keep Randall fit ready to offload him to Blackpool come January

Agree on both. 👍