Injuries And Suspensions

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Sure half of them will be available at the weekend.

[Reds73]

This is our current injury list. Fourteen players.

Well Yates is fit and available
Awoniyi and Kouyate are no longer injured.
Aurier hasn’t returned so obvs he’s ok.
Biancone and Richards are not even in the 25!
McKenna back in training 
Johnno is being managed so that he can play for us.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Yes it's nowhere near as bad as that twitter post made it sound.

[Alf Garnett]

Come on Taiwo lets be having you.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

There’s going to be some unhappy people when Ayew starts up front on Saturday.

[wassy04]

There’s going to be some unhappy people when Ayew starts up front on Saturday.

Isn't he also injured?

[Sausage Roll]

Wood will miss the rest of the season according to Cooper's press conference.

Harsh but could be a blessing in disguise. Particularly if Taiwo is fit again.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

No injury is a blessing in disguise, he would always be useful whatever his limitations.

But seriously, plays a few games, commits us to huge outlay whatever league we end up in next year. What a truly awful business decision.

[wassy04]

No injury is a blessing in disguise, he would always be useful whatever his limitations.

But seriously, plays a few games, commits us to huge outlay whatever league we end up in next year. What a truly awful business decision.

I think the only reason they structured it like that was for FFP purposes rather than a genuine loan to buy if he met certain things. It should just be viewed as a permanent signing. Although it might've been helpful if they'd just announced that at the time.

Ridiculously bad luck again on the injury front though, pay 10-15m for a striker and then injured after 4 games despite no previous injury record.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

Hate to break it to you, with loan fee it is £19m
Wages another £4m a year on top.

[wassy04]

Hate to break it to you, with loan fee it is £19m
Wages another £4m a year on top.

Yeah doesn't look the finest piece of business, particularly as Cooper didn't seem to have a plan how to use him. Ironically we changed to 4231 for the Newcastle game just after he got injured, which would've suited him much better! Maybe there was more of a plan we just didn't get to see it as too many injuries and a few poor results meant they couldn't go with it.

Ah well if we do go down him and Taiwo would make an excellent front 2 with MGW behind them.

[wassy04]

Apparently Scarpa got a knock too and Brennan is a doubt according to SSN (although I presume he plays). He's clearly not 100% fit though