George Thorne suffers a double leg break

[Mowgli37]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36242202

Never seems to get the rub of the green with injuries that lad. (Potentially) significant news for us given how crucial he would have been for Derby's playoff hopes.

 

[nwgull]

Good. Anything that weakens a potential play off opponent is good, particularly Derby.

 

[Honky Tonx]

Dale Stephens not quilty

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Good. Anything that weakens a potential play off opponent is good, particularly Derby.

Can't quite bring myself to say "good" about any young footballer suffering a double leg break, especially one with luck like Thorne's. Pretty sure he's just recovered from a long spell out with cruciate ligament damage.

 

[BensGrandad]

Wont make much difference to them as a team as they will bring in Bradley Johnson but hard on him as a person or player.

 

[Springal]

Can't quite bring myself to say "good" about any young footballer suffering a double leg break, especially one with luck like Thorne's. Pretty sure he's just recovered from a long spell out with cruciate ligament damage.

Think he missed most of last season after getting injured on the opening day or something. But yes , second serious injury for him in 2 years

 

[sparkie]

Good. Anything that weakens a potential play off opponent is good, particularly Derby.

Not good really. Best they lose to Hull fair and square, and not have players out injured long term.

 

[nwgull]

Can't quite bring myself to say "good" about any young footballer suffering a double leg break, especially one with luck like Thorne's. Pretty sure he's just recovered from a long spell out with cruciate ligament damage.

I'm being honest. I don't have anything against the man, but he'll recover in 3-4 months; and if it helps BHA get promoted, I won't pretend I'm not pleased. There's also a small matter of 30 000 Derby fans booing Solly March off the field after he suffered a potentially career ending injury that adds a nice sense of karma.

 

[pb21]

The photo looks exactly like Ramirez coming off!

 

[Pavilionaire]

Steve Bruce must be cock a hoop at the events of this weekend.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Good.

Freak.

 

[el punal]

Good. Anything that weakens a potential play off opponent is good, particularly Derby.

Really? Your comment is definitely not in the best possible taste.

 

[nwgull]

Really? Your comment is definitely not in the best possible taste.

Really, I'm just being honest. Besides, he's only broken his leg and will be back playing next August; until then he'll be getting handsomely paid and receiving the best medical treatment available. Far worse things happen.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Really, I'm just being honest. Besides, he's only broken his leg and will be back playing next August; until then he'll be getting handsomely paid and receiving the best medical treatment available. Far worse things happen.

Lad's not long back from being out for six months with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. Wouldn't wish a double leg break, just after his recovery from his earlier serious injury, on anyone. Well, apart from maybe Joey Barton.

 

[John Bumlick]

Good. Anything that weakens a potential play off opponent is good, particularly Derby.

 

[Fungus]

Awful. I wouldn't want to win anything on the basis of a rival player getting a serious injury.

 

[Munchkin]

Best wishes to Thorne and I wish him a speedy recovery, 99% of Albion supporters would agree, unfortunately like most clubs we have 1% that are brain dead idiots, unfortunately some of them represented on this forum.

 

[el punal]

Really, I'm just being honest. Besides, he's only broken his leg and will be back playing next August; until then he'll be getting handsomely paid and receiving the best medical treatment available. Far worse things happen.

Well I sincerely hope you're correct in your medical assessment.

 

[nwgull]

Well I sincerely hope you're correct in your medical assessment.

Not my assessment. It's reported in papers as a clean break and he's predicted to be back in action in 3 months. He'll miss the play offs and probably pre season. Broken bones are often far less serious than soft tissue injuries, even though they sound more dramatic - look how quickly Tex recovered after his leg break last April.

 

[nwgull]

Best wishes to Thorne and I wish him a speedy recovery, 99% of Albion supporters would agree, unfortunately like most clubs we have 1% that are brain dead idiots, unfortunately some of them represented on this forum.

I take it that that's aimed at me. I'm neither brain dead, nor an idiot, just a hard nosed realist.