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Post by PONTAFCE on Mar 18, 2009 9:52:43 GMT
STOKE star Matthew Etherington should be given a clean bill of health for Saturday's relegation showdown with Middlesbrough at the Britannia Stadium, despite a worrying injury scare for the reserves last night.
Etherington was subbed during the first half of the 1-0 home defeat by Portsmouth after being caught on the ankle and requiring lengthy treatment.
The former Spurs and West Ham winger eventually returned to the pitch, but was withdrawn shortly afterwards to prevent any further damage.
Oh dear lets hope its not serious.
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Post by r10ryx on Mar 18, 2009 9:55:13 GMT
last thing we need now is to lose him... we just got him back from his banned and it would be a right kick in the nads to lose him to injury
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Post by ersaurebot 1, 000, 000 views on Mar 18, 2009 10:00:11 GMT
i wonder if it was deliberate from our relegation rivals?
wouldnt suprise me
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Post by knowles on Mar 18, 2009 10:10:14 GMT
It was a crunching tackle on the half way line. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if it was deliberate. I don't understand why we played Etherington- it was a disaster waiting to happen.
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Post by PONTAFCE on Mar 18, 2009 10:16:51 GMT
It would be a big loss for us as he brings so much more to the team.I hope he will be passed fit as i think we will need him for the borough match as its make or break imo.
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Post by Fern on Mar 18, 2009 10:17:15 GMT
It was a bit of a cruncher really, sayin that there was some tackles flyin in last night.
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Post by smapples on Mar 18, 2009 10:18:30 GMT
I can see we wanted to get him playing matches again but everyone knows he is 1st seed at Stoke.
Delaps a great player but for me he's not the pacy winger we were all praying for before we got Ethers.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 18, 2009 10:26:22 GMT
The longer report on the Sentinel site quotes Mark O'Connor as saying he'd be very surprised if Etherington wasn't fit for Saturday.
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Post by garyhackett on Mar 18, 2009 10:34:14 GMT
He did have lengthy treatment on the pitch but when he came back on he looked ok wasnt hobbling and was running fine, seems to me it was a precaution.
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Post by assessornum1 on Mar 18, 2009 12:11:03 GMT
Please let him be ok, oh, and Tony plays him!
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Post by cousindupree on Mar 18, 2009 12:13:22 GMT
OK tone if he's ok are you going to play both him and Lennie?
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Post by n01stokie on Mar 18, 2009 12:28:15 GMT
at home yes he will
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Post by henry on Mar 18, 2009 12:32:07 GMT
OK tone if he's ok are you going to play both him and Lennie? madness not to. |
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Post by smapples on Mar 18, 2009 13:08:11 GMT
I would have though he would be more inclined to play him away, unless delap plays CM. But now Glenns a favored CM they need a DM? M? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2009 13:48:03 GMT
nail on head - Ethers and Lennie MUST start
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Post by Sparkiee on Mar 18, 2009 14:27:25 GMT
If he starts Ethers and Lennie i'll buy everyone a drink.
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Post by Big J on Mar 18, 2009 14:31:54 GMT
Im also praying Matty Lad.
Was a hard tackle, and he came off and straight down the tunnel, whilst going off he didnt look like he suffered any effects from it, walking normal etc.
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Post by Ron Jeremy on Mar 18, 2009 15:17:12 GMT
Hes looked alright yesterday, he was just limpsing down the tunnel, not really a bad limp, hopefulyl he wont be out for to long
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Post by Irish Stokie on Mar 18, 2009 15:24:40 GMT
nail on head - Ethers and Lennie MUST start I agree but i cant see it to be honest, delap wiil start RM with whelan and Diao CM and Ethers LM. Its a shame as we will miss liams dead ball delivery but i cant see TP starting without a holding CM |
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Post by dexter97 on Mar 18, 2009 16:32:22 GMT
...but i cant see TP starting without a holding CM Agreed, although Rory can do a decent job in that role. He and Glenn were partners in the middle at the back end of last season. |
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