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| Quote: Mugwump "Given that Walsh hasn't even made five full games back without that joint blowing up - you have to wonder whether his career is in jeopardy. He suffered a very bad injury. Players sometimes don't come back from such. Or if they do - not what they once were.
He's had the best surgery and physio possible. And I'm sure the medical staff will have worked countless hours with Walsh to strengthen the surrounding tissues.
If he was declared fit to play complications were unlikely. Is this the first occasion the joint has failed? After all, Walsh seemed to be gearing up for a much earlier start to the season and then was pushed back.
I can't remember whether it was the same injury which caused him to bump the schedule back. If it was ... and it's just failed again the future doesn't seem great.
Fingers crossed.'"
It was the plates in his leg that caused the delay. They were uncomfortable and so he had them removed. The ankle was operated on prior to Christmas. He came back early from Oz for the op. Apparently this was a clean out as once again it was feeling uncomfortable. From what someone has said to me on Twitter it sounds more like a psychological problem than anything else as there was nothing to clean out. He just felt uncomfortable on it.
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| Quote: SaintsFan "It was the plates in his leg that caused the delay. They were uncomfortable and so he had them removed. The ankle was operated on prior to Christmas. He came back early from Oz for the op. Apparently this was a clean out as once again it was feeling uncomfortable. From what someone has said to me on Twitter it sounds more like a psychological problem than anything else as there was nothing to clean out. He just felt uncomfortable on it.'"
So what did the operation consist of then if there was nothing needed doing? You never fail to amaze me with the complete and utter tripe you post.
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| I know it's too early to judge but without the confidence to tackle or be tackled he's going to struggle. At the moment it's a case of him getting rid of the ball as any opposition approach and keeping out of the way on the wing in defence.
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| Quote: roader "I know it's too early to judge but without the confidence to tackle or be tackled he's going to struggle. At the moment it's a case of him getting rid of the ball as any opposition approach and keeping out of the way on the wing in defence.'"
I don't agree. He's taken quite a few knocks on it already and can't be accused of avoiding collisions. Yes he's defending out on the wing at times but to suggest he is getting rid of the ball as quick as he can is ridiculous.
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "Any truth in the rumour that he is out for 6 - 8 weeks?'"
Rogues are you the Grim Reaper?
You are certainly always reliable for delivering bad news for any other club than Wigan
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| Another bad signing
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| Quote: redex113 "Another bad signing'"
Because obviously Brown and McManus could predict that he was going to suffer a serious injury.
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| Quote: redex113 "Another bad signing'"
Really??
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| Quote: SecondRowSaint "Because obviously Brown and McManus could predict that he was going to suffer a serious injury.'"
In terms of his fitness that wasn't the only injury he suffered last season. He was out for a few weeks before that injury.
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| Saints wouldn't have risked him if they didn't think he was a hundred percent. But an injury can come through surgery/rehab and then full training - only to blow up on match-day. No amount of stress testing and training can fully simulate the rigours of professional SL.
One only need consider the countless occasions Paul Sculthorpe or Ellery Hanley returned after serious groin injuries only to fall apart before they'd played a handful of games.
They too would have sailed through the same process of post-operative evaluation, full training etc.
I'm not going to rule out some kind of psychological rather than physiological explanation because it's now widely recognised that traumatic injuries such as the one Walsh suffered often leave behind mental scar tissue. At the very least one requires time to feel confident in the integrity of the repair.
I don't want to sound like I'm wishing it on him but I'd prefer to be dealing with some kind of psychological side-effect which we can attempt to treat rather than a serious physiological complication. From what I've seen in collision sports of all descriptions over the years, as the number of "corrective surgeries" rises incrementally, the chance that the player's career is effectively over goes up exponentially.
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| Quote: SecondRowSaint "Because obviously Brown and McManus could predict that he was going to suffer a serious injury.'"
TBF, he is playing for Saints so there is a very high chance it would happen.
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| How would everyone on here feel about Walsh staying now? Would keeping him be a good idea? It's not looking good for him at the moment, he was always going to need time to get fit again, but has suffered and sustained another injury. I would previously have loved him to stay, but the way things are going, replacing him is starting to look the better option.
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| Shall we get Matty SMith back to replace him?
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| Quote: bewareshadows "Shall we get Matty SMith back to replace him?'"
Always players available. Chris Sandow is being touted around as a free agent on the Wire board. Is he any good?
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| We can cope without Walsh. He's absolutely brilliant with the ball in hand but we've been carrying him defensively and it's a team game were all 17 have to put a defensive stint in to win a game.
Charnock earned himself some respect with his performance against Wakey so he'll probably be stepping into the 17 now. I think Saints need to focus on getting Walsh ready for the vital run in/playoffs and maybe get used to the idea of not having him as much as they'd have liked for the regular season.
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