[Albion] Matt O Riley [26/08/24 - sings on a 5-year deal]

[Deportivo Seagull]

I think some people have lost all sense of reality during their online arguments with strangers about a unknown scenario

Meanwhile, here's another question to chuck out there, would fans be as apoplectic with rage if was one of the regulars that got clattered, as opposed to a shiny new singing? A lot of the narrative seems to be around how it was only minutes into his debut, as if that makes it worse, somehow?

A bad tackle is a bad tackle, no?

yes I most certainly would. That wasn’t a bad tackle, a bad tackle is down to poor timing, that went beyond poor timing. That was so late you could measure it with a calendar.

 

[Peppermint Tea]

It’s a disgraceful tackle, almost certainly deliberate, and there’s been zero contrition from the player himself. Only a ham fisted apology from the manager who sent him out there to put in some ‘reducers’. It’s also noteworthy since (thankfully) those kind of leg breaker challenges are quite rare these days, especially in the more rarefied confines of the PL where these types of clogger no longer survive. It has also put a player who cost a lot of money and was key to how FH wants to play out for (probably) a number of months, and possibly a very long time.

So we’re allowed to be p*ssed off, and to call out Williams as a talentless thug and the Crawley management as c***s for the 1980s game plan. The apologists can f*** off.

this. Spot on, Sir.

I am consoling myself that karma is a bitch and that thug Jay Williams and his merry band of cloggers and their sad, sneering fans are gonna get bitten hard by it.

Might not be today, might not be tomorrow, but it is happening. And I will wait patiently for the moment.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Yes. If Pedro, Van Hecke, Dunk or Mitoma had been injured for 5 months due to someone deliberately trying to hurt them, then yes, people would still be really pissed off.

Because it wasn't just a bad tackle. We've had other people injured through bad tackles, but this stands out because Williams deliberately set out to hurt Matt.

Has that been confirmed somewhere regarding MOR?

(I'm not intentionally trying to be a dick, but you never know with information/disinformation these days.)

 

[tstanbur]

Really bad news. Gutted for the lad.

Also someone needs to tell Cantor how to spell his name FFS.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Hurzeler confirms serious ankle injury and surgery required.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Awful news, out for 9 months+ then. Gutting.

 

[El Turi]

I’d be surprised if we see him this season. Crawley Town and Jay Williams have a lot to answer for.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Best case scenario back in January?

I’m clutching here.

 

[Swegulls]

That was sad news, very sad.

 

[um bongo molongo]

Now sue the c*** Tony

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I'm just going to pretend that we signed him on the same basis as Gomez. The deal has been done, but the player is not going to link up with us until the next transfer window.

Less depressing.

 

[Mancgull]

Best case scenario back in January?

I’m clutching here.

Absolute best I’d think. Think about Evan. Operation on his ankle in the spring. Back now. 6 months is my guess.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Mitoma was out for months following a nasty ‘tackle’ from a Sheff Utd player. I recall many ranting about that, too.

Mitoma’s injury wasn’t caused by that challenge. He was already carrying an injury going into the Sheffield United game.

Awful news, out for 9 months+ then. Gutting.

Pervis and Ferguson both had ankle surgery in April, both are back in contention to play, at least off the bench. So hopefully a similar time frame will see MOR available again around Xmas/New Year.

 

[Mancgull]

Now sue the c*** Tony

Doubt that would work but there are other ways of getting our own back.
Ladies team not playing at Crawley would be one.

 

[spence]

Probably looking around easter. Gutted

 

[Berty23]

I have mates who have played against Williams in his national league north days. Apparently Williams doesn’t say a lot but has a switch and basically goes into psycho mode. Silent assassin who is a bit of psychopath. Sounds about right.

 

[Mike Small]

Can all the medics on NSC tell us how many months this could be. This thread has ranged from 2-9 months so far. So gutted.

I hate that Williams bloke.

 

[jackalbion]

Would rather travel up to Wimbledon or somewhere to watch the women than give that club another penny, crap apology from their shithouse manager and absolutely nothing from their carthorse defender.

 

[um bongo molongo]

I'm just going to pretend that we signed him on the same basis as Gomez. The deal has been done, but the player is not going to link up with us until the next transfer window.

Less depressing.

The problem is when you see Milner huffing and puffing around where MOR should be, deep down you’ll know…

 

[BrickTamland]

Such a shame.

Get well soon Matt.