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He’d been carrying a no contact injury all of the previous season as wellone think I'd be wary of if kept him is that the 2 injuries suffered last season were non contact ones, ie one at Boro was warming up, one at Fulham, just fell to ground, imagine that tackle Costello did on Jack Clarke other night on Stewart, put him out for a year.
Xmas-NY hols to be his first 90 mins I reckon.You can be sure if they're saying he'll be back then that it will end up being longer also.
Given the fact they are struggling and fans are getting edgy whilst asking questions about where their £10m signing actually is, it is forcing things a bit.
It will probably be mid to end of November before he's fit and at that point it's around 18 games into the season.
I bet he doesn't play consistent minutes until at least after that November international break.
I think Stewart will be genuinely worried about his future. He had two injuries sustained in the most innocuous of fashions which in total will have kept him out of nearly a year. Psychologically he will be affected but equally he must be worried about when the next injury will occur. Many strikers of a similar build to Stewart, i.e. tall, long limbed, such as Carroll, Ferguson or Mark Hateley had the latter stages of their careers decimated by recurrent injuries and I think, had he stayed, we would be worried about a repeat of that pattern. While in no way wishing that upon Ross, who was great for us, there is a chance that we've seen the best of him.I'm sure most fans were disappointed we lost him, but wish him well. I do. But it now seems his "return by the end of September" ETA was wide of the mark...this report puts his return back until the third week of October.
We aren't missing his goals at present and maybe the deal for good money suits us more than them...or indeed Ross himself.
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Southampton: Russell Martin clears up Ross Stewart's situation
Martin has provided an injury update on Stewart.footballleagueworld.co.uk
Nice response we as a club must find the next Stewart and develop if we want to keep this model moving alongNot sure on both clubs getting a good deal. It's 60/40 in our favour at the moment and as @Northumberland Rocks says it sounds like a setback for him. We done well for him and him for us I wish him well.
0-1 for Southampton at Boro.
For sure. It’s a good decision at this point. Just mean imagine if he comes back, bags 15 in 15, fires them up and we can’t score a goal.My thinking is very short term but by keeping Ross, we wouldn’t have had the players in that we had. That constitutes about a quarter of the season (until he is up and running). It seems to me we have moved on quickly so I would say it is already proven to be a good move for all - and I do mean all because I think Southampton have sufficient means to be patient for Ross’s return.
I suppose that any obvious current injuries are declared and confirmed.How do injured players pass medicals anyway
It’ll be more than a year. Boro away was 5th September. It’ll be December before he starts a game.I think Stewart will be genuinely worried about his future. He had two injuries sustained in the most innocuous of fashions which in total will have kept him out of nearly a year. Psychologically he will be affected but equally he must be worried about when the next injury will occur. Many strikers of a similar build to Stewart, i.e. tall, long limbed, such as Carroll, Ferguson or Mark Hateley had the latter stages of their careers decimated by recurrent injuries and I think, had he stayed, we would be worried about a repeat of that pattern. While in no way wishing that upon Ross, who was great for us, there is a chance that we've seen the best of him.
It’s not to check if they’re ‘injured’. It’s to detect underlying problems.How do injured players pass medicals anyway
Are there many criticising him? Think most wish him well but know it’s a brilliant deal.Ross Stewart was wonderful, brave and talented for us. He will be missed and the very best of luck to him in his rehabilitation. Those who carp and criticise have no class in my opinion.
He came back from that ...scored a lot of goals and was injured again in the New Year away at Fulham.It’ll be more than a year. Boro away was 5th September. It’ll be December before he starts a game.
It’s not to check if they’re ‘injured’. It’s to detect underlying problems.
Yeah… that’s fair WB. All things being equal, I would have loved Ross to have stayed. But overall, I thought it was a good move for all.For sure. It’s a good decision at this point. Just mean imagine if he comes back, bags 15 in 15, fires them up and we can’t score a goal.
We might think maybe we wish we’d just kept him for the year
I’ve wondered that. “Aye, he’s spot-on apart from not being able to run”How do injured players pass medicals anyway
I agree it’s a good deal for us. As soon as he obviously wasn’t going to sign (forget what we were offering) then our job was to get the best money in my opinion. We got more than i thought we wouldYeah… that’s fair WB. All things being equal, I would have loved Ross to have stayed. But overall, I thought it was a good move for all.
I do think he will come back well (and I very much hope for that - for him personally and also for us financially). From my limited understanding, the Achilles injury is very much an impact one - the Achilles is very tough to snap, and of course is very nasty when it does. But given the lads professionalism I do think he will come back well, and I am sure his medical would have confirmed that.
Cheers!
I know. He said two injuries that have kept him out for almost a year.He came back from that ...scored a lot of goals and was injured again in the New Year away at Fulham.
That write up says Southampton hope to have him fit against Stoke away on October 21st. We play Stoke away that day! Oh the irony…..I'm sure most fans were disappointed we lost him, but wish him well. I do. But it now seems his "return by the end of September" ETA was wide of the mark...this report puts his return back until the third week of October.
We aren't missing his goals at present and maybe the deal for good money suits us more than them...or indeed Ross himself.
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Southampton: Russell Martin clears up Ross Stewart's situation
Martin has provided an injury update on Stewart.footballleagueworld.co.uk