Four days ago he posted on Instagram that he was 'back out on the grass', so that is on his own - not involved in team training yet, let alone matches.
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[Albion] Evan Ferguson
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Four days ago he posted on Instagram that he was 'back out on the grass', so that is on his own - not involved in team training yet, let alone matches.
- Oct 12, 2022
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Thank you. As a person who doesn’t dabble in social media I miss these things.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Worryingly long absence
- Oct 12, 2022
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I’d hope we weren’t a club that did that, but don’t have any information one way or the other.
Yes, I remember in one Naylor article he mentioned that Evan's representatives thought he should be playing more - so the whole situation is more complex.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Thought that was the preserve of the NFL and the NBA, not English football.
I have a memory about him playing on injections was mentioned somewhere when he was ruled out for the rest of the season, but can't find it so maybe its my mind ghost.
Mr Archivist might know. @AZ Gull ?
thedonkeycentrehalf
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- Jul 7, 2003
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He’s had surgery on his ankle. Takes time to repair before you can even consider adding the additional stress of professional sport through the ankle.
It is very common in football.
Is it? We were told months ago he wasn't going to be ready for the new season and he seems to be back out kicking a ball so all seems to be on course.
um bongo molongo
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The glass half full way of looking at it is that his poor form was almost certainly due to carrying/playing through a serious injury and hopefully he’ll come back closer to the player we all think he can be
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Before Evan got injured he seemed to invariably end up playing with his back to goal in central midfield due to an injury-stricken chronically mis-balanced team. Hopefully the team will re-balance in due course and he can get back to doing what he does best
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I remember him coming off the pitch in Amsterdam, absolutely furious, owing to being roughed up. Not sure we saw him again. Perhaps he was furious with more than the roughing up....
Peppermint Tea
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I’m glass half full on young Ev. He’ll be back, fit, hungry to succeed and getting decent service again from fit and healthy wingers and 10s. I’m going for a 15+ goal season for the lad.
Fiskmås
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As someone who's suffered the long-term fatigue effects of glandular fever (one/two out of ten seem to end up with them) I'm amazed Evan even made it to the bench at the tail end of 2003/beginning of 2024. Most days I decided against leaving bed for the 20 second trip to the bathroom to pour myself a glass of water.
Combine that with playing through the pain of an ancle injury, and I for one will be very lenient in my verdict of Ferguson's last season, and I can't wait to see him fully fit again come August!
Edit: Ok, maybe September/October.
Combine that with playing through the pain of an ancle injury, and I for one will be very lenient in my verdict of Ferguson's last season, and I can't wait to see him fully fit again come August!
Edit: Ok, maybe September/October.
Uncle Spielberg
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Injured and playing in the British Open golf today, unbelievable
Yes, unbelievable - and unbelievable for a very good reason!
um bongo molongo
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This is it. Kane playing with a back injury looked very poor as well. I know players play with injuries all the time, but we had two (Ferguson and Pervis) who I think with hindsight should never have been playing (also true of Kane in the Euros!)