McNulty in intensive care

[Brighton Breezy]

With ruptured kidney.

Get well soon fella...

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Albion defender Jim McNulty is in intensive care with a ruptured kidney.

The full horror of the injury he suffered in the second half of Saturday's home defeat by Crewe has now been revealed by the club.

McNulty, signed from Stockport last month, was visited at the Royal Sussex County Hospital yesterday by chairman Dick Knight, caretaker manager Dean White and team-mate Tommy Fraser.

Fraser said: "Poor Jim makes you realise there is more to life than football at times. He is in quite a bad way, although he was quite good in himself.

"He's got tubes coming out of him and his kidney is quite bad."

McNulty is among ten players ruled out by injury for tomorrow night's game at Bristol Rovers.

Centre half Colin Hawkins (hamstring) was able to train today and he will be in the squad but Albion cannot recall fellow defender Joel Lynch under the terms of his long-term loan deal at Nottingham Forest.

The Seagulls hope to sign a striker on loan and possibly two more players in time for the trip to Rovers.

Meanwhile, former Yeovil chief Russell Slade has emerged as a contender for the manager's job.

Slade, 48, has kept Scarborough in the Conference, guided Grimsby to the League Two play-offs and Yeovil to the League One play-offs.

He parted company with Yeovil earlier this month after four straight wins, due to differences with the Board.

 

[Mendoza]

Get well soon, THE bright spark of the last few terrible weeks.
I heard he could be out for the season, I hope its not true, but it sounds really bad.

 

[ridda]

Hope he gets well soon and is not in to much pain.
But it sounds like a very bad injury.

 

[strings]

Sounds terrible. I hope he recovers soon. As Knight says, sometimes there is more to life than football.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Crikey. Hope he makes a full recovery, not just from an Albion perspective.

 

[8ace]

Doesn't sound good
Heard that he was chucking up and in a bad way in the changing room after he went off so wasn't expecting any news to be good.
Get well soon Jimmy!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

That is dreadful news.

Get well soon fella.

 

[Dizzle.]

Terrible news, sounded like the bright spark of our team in recent weeks. Best wishes to the lad and not just from an albion perspective. Hope all is well for him.

 

[Titanic]

That sounds really grim... get well soon Jimmy.

 

[Taybha]

The 200 odd yard walk back to the changing rooms must have done him the world of good,FFS havnt we got anybody at this club that knows anything about what job they are supposed to be doing! This and Elphick ankle ligament damage,oh strap it up n get back out there fooking laughable

 

[Stoo82]

Get well soon.

Shall we get him a card to show how much we love him? No joke.

To Jim

Get well soon.


Love
North Stand Chat. x

 

[BIRCHYBOY27]

This is bad news for us and hopefully he will make a full recovery. Maybe NSC should sort out a get well card or something as he is a prized asset in this squad.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Awful injury. Hope he recovers and takes the time he needs and doesn't rush himself back. He's been a revelation since he arrived and it would be tragic if coming back too early results in more injury.

 

[severnside gull]

Albion defender Jim McNulty is in intensive care with a ruptured kidney.

The full horror of the injury he suffered in the second half of Saturday's home defeat by Crewe has now been revealed by the club.

McNulty, signed from Stockport last month, was visited at the Royal Sussex County Hospital yesterday by chairman Dick Knight, caretaker manager Dean White and team-mate Tommy Fraser.

Fraser said: "Poor Jim makes you realise there is more to life than football at times. He is in quite a bad way, although he was quite good in himself.

"He's got tubes coming out of him and his kidney is quite bad."

McNulty is among ten players ruled out by injury for tomorrow night's game at Bristol Rovers.

Centre half Colin Hawkins (hamstring) was able to train today and he will be in the squad but Albion cannot recall fellow defender Joel Lynch under the terms of his long-term loan deal at Nottingham Forest.

The Seagulls hope to sign a striker on loan and possibly two more players in time for the trip to Rovers.

Meanwhile, former Yeovil chief Russell Slade has emerged as a contender for the manager's job.

Slade, 48, has kept Scarborough in the Conference, guided Grimsby to the League Two play-offs and Yeovil to the League One play-offs.

He parted company with Yeovil earlier this month after four straight wins, due to differences with the Board.

Is there a source for this report or is it from your blog?

 

[7:18]

Just let him rest for the rest of the season, don't want to rush him back as he is a bright one for the future. Have him sit out until we start training for next season...

 

[Stoo82]

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

That sounds terrible for him. All the best Jim. Hope you make a speedy recovery.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Maybe NSC should sort out a get well card or something

A Facebook group perhaps?

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

Get well soon Jim. All the best!