Ultimately, for Matt O'Riley, that's irrelevant too.
He's got the same injury whether the player walks away unpunished, the ref sends him off or VAR gets involved to sort it out.
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[Albion] Matt O Riley [26/08/24 - sings on a 5-year deal]
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He's got the same injury whether the player walks away unpunished, the ref sends him off or VAR gets involved to sort it out.
- Oct 17, 2008
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Angry at the malice in the “tackle”, angry it happened 7 minutes into the lad’s debut, angry at our constant injury list.
Fearing the worst because many of our players have gone off with what look like impact knocks and I’ve remained hopeful (Ferguson, March, Enciso) only for said players to be out for months, or in Solly’s case close to a year
BrightonCottager
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I am sorry for the lad. Hope it's not serious.
- Apr 5, 2014
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True, but at least he hasn't gone down the 'didn't see it' road.
It won't make a jot of difference to his recovery time, but I'd wager it sticks in the craw a little more if the offending player gets away with it.
Same with a crime in everyday life - it doesn't change the fact it happened, but if the perpetrator gets caught and justice is done, it makes a difference to how you feel about it.
SeagullinExile
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Good to see we have a lot of doctors on this board. 
If there was any sincerity in his 'apology' he would've taken him off at the first opportunity. He watched the **** clearly try to also injure Enciso minutes later and only took him off in the second half because the game was dead.
He's still got the chance to show his sincerity though: drop him from the first team. Strip him of his captaincy/vice-captaincy. I'm sure he'll definitely do it.
If he’s got a broken ankle and the medical staff let him walk off the pitch like that they would be fired. I’m staying positive and hoping he’ll be ok after a few weeks.
Justice
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German doctors in house fit for Arsenal no problem.
SeagullinExile
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Could be. He caught the top of his foot, not his ankle from what I could see.
macbeth
Dismembered
FFS!!
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
I believe in Joe Hendry
- Oct 4, 2003
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Has he apologised for being an utter cock at full time.
A player may be more cautious about lunging in like that if there's VAR.