Shane Duffy: broken metatarsal, out for at least 6 weeks

[Yoda]

Time to man up. He's gone for the season.....

What happens after surgery?
For the first seven to 14 days after surgery, you may be allowed to weight bear through the heel, but some surgeons will not allow you to bear any weight on the injured foot. This could last as long as six weeks. Weight bearing in a removable walking boot is allowed after that. Patients can expect to return to full activity three to four months after a typical fracture. This includes returning to sports

That is based on the average layman. Not a super fit athlete. When I fractured 3 metatarsals 12 years ago (and was a very fit 400m hurdler) I was back training and competing in two months, and that was without the medical team and expertise that The Albion have.

 

[Luke93]

We're a Duffy down
But who gives a ****
We're Brighton and Hove Albion
And we'll patch it up

Time for BFG to step up! Duffy being out is a big blow, but need to crack on and win promotion!

 

[Peter Grummit]

Even though both play left side CB, I am more comfortable with Dunk and BFG than with the Brentford-match pairing of Duffy and BFG. This is because Dunk has more pace to cover Uwe, whose strength lies in heading and marking.

PG

 

[chaileyjem]

Time to man up. He's gone for the season.....

Shane this morning. "Will be back stronger for big push to end off the season" via
https://twitter.com/ShaneDuffy34/status/838703585957273600

 

[sparkie]

I think we can work around the loss of Duffy (although that does depend on Dunk continuing to be sensible too), but it is beginning to look like the club were very complacent around January time. for instance, why was Goldson's problem only picked up a day or so AFTER the close of the transfer window? I have no idea what Goldson's problem is, but i would imagine it did not just arise on the morning of his health check. Wouldn't it have been wise to carry out all the healthchecks before the closing of the transfer window? Yes, hindsight is wonderful, but this is just basic resource planning. I honestly think internal complacency is our biggest problem - hence Forest, hence the idiocy of playing 'We're on our Way' before the Newcastle match. If we don't go up - IF - it will be entirely the club's own doing.

Perhaps the heart issue was only picked up from the heart reading analysis after the Lincoln game ?

Not sure we have any evidence to blame the club for poor resource planning.

 

[Triggaaar]

I'd still rather be where we are, even without the rock Shane Duffy, than where Huddersfield and Leeds are.

Well yeah, it's grim up north.

 

[Dave the OAP]

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-preview/?matchid=3926621&tcmuri=3154894

How does akpom get a bloody knee injury? He never plays and when he does he makes Farrington look like pele!

 

[Bold Seagull]

I think we can work around the loss of Duffy (although that does depend on Dunk continuing to be sensible too), but it is beginning to look like the club were very complacent around January time. for instance, why was Goldson's problem only picked up a day or so AFTER the close of the transfer window? I have no idea what Goldson's problem is, but i would imagine it did not just arise on the morning of his health check. Wouldn't it have been wise to carry out all the healthchecks before the closing of the transfer window? Yes, hindsight is wonderful, but this is just basic resource planning. I honestly think internal complacency is our biggest problem - hence Forest, hence the idiocy of playing 'We're on our Way' before the Newcastle match. If we don't go up - IF - it will be entirely the club's own doing.

So glad we have medical professionals on here to bring specialist knowledge to these debates.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Perhaps the heart issue was only picked up from the heart reading analysis after the Lincoln game ?

Not sure we have any evidence to blame the club for poor resource planning.

It's called clutching at straws, and needing something or someone to blame. Some cannot bare the reality that is football. When you lose, someone is to blame. Not just that we didn't play well on the day, that we have still lost less than anyone else in the division. No, the January transfer window is to blame. Calderwood leaving is to blame. The club doctor is to blame. The coach driver's gear changes are to blame.

Still in a fantastic position. The funny thing is, we're expecting the team to show a little backbone, while others seem to be losing theirs left right and centre.

 

[Tooting Gull]

It's called clutching at straws, and needing something or someone to blame. Some cannot bare the reality that is football. When you lose, someone is to blame. Not just that we didn't play well on the day, that we have still lost less than anyone else in the division. No, the January transfer window is to blame. Calderwood leaving is to blame. The club doctor is to blame. The coach driver's gear changes are to blame.

Still in a fantastic position. The funny thing is, we're expecting the team to show a little backbone, while others seem to be losing theirs left right and centre.

To be fair though, a really bad gear change could trigger some muscle injuries.

 

[Seagull Mags]

Don't know why lot's of people on here are slating Tomori.... maybe I was watching a different game but thought he was impressive when he came on at against Newcastle. Started a bit nervy (understandably, playing in a match of that magnitude at an early age) but second half made some great challenges and looked very athletic. Personally I would like to see him start against Rotherham, he's young and now may get his chance, good luck to the lad!

 

[dwayne]

Don't know why lot's of people on here are slating Tomori.... maybe I was watching a different game but thought he was impressive when he came on at against Newcastle. Started a bit nervy (understandably, playing in a match of that magnitude at an early age) but second half made some great challenges and looked very athletic. Personally I would like to see him start against Rotherham, he's young and now may get his chance, good luck to the lad!

Agree

Aparantly looks great in training as well....

 

[Tooting Gull]

Don't know why lot's of people on here are slating Tomori.... maybe I was watching a different game but thought he was impressive when he came on at against Newcastle. Started a bit nervy (understandably, playing in a match of that magnitude at an early age) but second half made some great challenges and looked very athletic. Personally I would like to see him start against Rotherham, he's young and now may get his chance, good luck to the lad!

Thought he did really well defensively against Newcastle. So well, in fact, that Atsu - who had been given instructions to batter him all match - was forced to switch wings late on. Ironically it was from there, the Toon left, that he set up the winner.

 

[Kinnoull26]

He's quick and comes highly regarded.
Possibly a bit of stage fright,but thought he did ok against the toon.
Will only get better with a run of games!

 

[GT49er]

Don't know why lot's of people on here are slating Tomori.... maybe I was watching a different game but thought he was impressive when he came on at against Newcastle. Started a bit nervy (understandably, playing in a match of that magnitude at an early age) but second half made some great challenges and looked very athletic. Personally I would like to see him start against Rotherham, he's young and now may get his chance, good luck to the lad!

Obviously that decision has to be made on footballing grounds - but where exactly would that leave BFG? Feeling absolutely under-rated, unwanted, and with shattered confidence I shouldn't wonder. Not sure that would be a good thing - I don't know how long he's contracted to us, but I presume Tomori will be off at the end of the season.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Oh crap

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[bonniville]

hope all goes well for you Shane we going to miss you in the team, here's to a speedy recovery

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Perhaps the heart issue was only picked up from the heart reading analysis after the Lincoln game ?

Not sure we have any evidence to blame the club for poor resource planning.

Goldson was playing regularly for Shrewsbury, so would have had a medical there, and obviously had a medical before joining us. The players also wear heart monitors, so it must have been something very unusual to manifest itself to need prevantative surgery. It's not like the club hadn't bothered and Connor started getting chest pains or anything drastic like that. It's good that the club have such sophisticated equipment now, that something can be found, before a tragic incident happens.

 

[Diego Napier]

I think we can work around the loss of Duffy (although that does depend on Dunk continuing to be sensible too), but it is beginning to look like the club were very complacent around January time. for instance, why was Goldson's problem only picked up a day or so AFTER the close of the transfer window? I have no idea what Goldson's problem is, but i would imagine it did not just arise on the morning of his health check. Wouldn't it have been wise to carry out all the healthchecks before the closing of the transfer window? Yes, hindsight is wonderful, but this is just basic resource planning. I honestly think internal complacency is our biggest problem - hence Forest, hence the idiocy of playing 'We're on our Way' before the Newcastle match. If we don't go up - IF - it will be entirely the club's own doing.

Your criticism whilst being ignorant of the facts is just idle & unjustified pontification. You simply haven't got a clue about the club's "resource planning" but you believe they suffer from "internal complacency". Mindless.

 

[Tarpon]

Your criticism whilst being ignorant of the facts is just idle & unjustified pontification. You simply haven't got a clue about the club's "resource planning" but you believe they suffer from "internal complacency". Mindless.

Seconded.