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Post by seanclevedongas on Feb 9, 2023 19:51:46 GMT
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Post by seanclevedongas on Feb 9, 2023 19:54:20 GMT
Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton shared mixed injury news at The Quarters on Thursday, with Jordan Rossiter and Lewis Gibson among the players on the agenda
Jordan Rossiter has suffered another setback in his return from a knee injury, Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton has confirmed.
The midfielder has not played since damaging his meniscus in an EFL Trophy win over MK Dons in December, having two operations to address the problem.
The 25-year-old was gradually working his way back into contention, but he is on crutches once again after requiring a procedure to remove fluid from his knee earlier this week.
There is hope the issue has finally been cleared up and Rossiter – who has been a stabilising presence in midfield and is being sorely missed – can play some part before the end of the season, but his spell on the sidelines is set to last several more weeks.
“That was a bit of a blow,” Barton said of the news. “He had to have a procedure on Monday. He had a bit of fluid and he had to get it tidied up.
“He had an operation in December, came back and had a setback and had to go back in and got an operation on it again. Then he had the fluid come up and he had to get it cleared out and tidied up.
“We’re hoping that is everything sorted out for him now and he’s back on the road to recovery. They think there will be games for him (before the end of the season) but if there is another setback it will probably put him out for the season.
“But he has still got a chance of playing a part in the season. How long is a piece of string at the moment? We have got to see in the next couple of weeks if it has cleared up.”
There is better news in the case of Lewis Gibson, who is back in individual training after spending the past month out with a thigh injury. The centre-back is not in contention for Saturday’s trip to Lincoln City, but he is closing in on a return.
“Lewis is back out on the grass and is not a million miles away, so that is a real positive,” Barton said.
“He’s on the grass but he hasn’t joined in with the group yet. We have got to be mega careful with him. The key is we get him back for most of the season.
“If we were two points outside of the play-offs, you might start rushing him back, but we will play it by ear. He is chomping at the bit to get back, but a week Saturday might be too soon.”
Antony Evans and James Belshaw, meanwhile, both missed out on places in the squad for Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to MK Dons, but they are both due back in the coming days.
Midfielder Evans has trained as he nurses a foot issue, while goalkeeper Belshaw is earmarked for a return to the fold from a muscle issue in between his ribs for Tuesday’s game against Ipswich Town – by which time Ellery Balcombe’s three-game loan clause will have been served.
Barton added: “Antony trained, but Belly hasn’t trained with the group today. I think he’s alright, though, he’s had an injection. He may be able to train tomorrow, but he didn’t train with the group today although he was out on the grass.
“He may train tomorrow, but I think he will be fit for Tuesday if selected. Let’s see what happens after this weekend’s game, the next one is key.
“Evo has trained today. He has got a bruise on his foot and they can be really painful at times, especially if they get on your bone. It’s on his right foot, as well, which he utilises more than his left.
“He trained alright today and I think he’ll be fine, unless he has a reaction overnight, but I think he’ll be OK.”
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Post by pirate on Feb 9, 2023 19:59:14 GMT
Gutted for Rossiter, he's been so unlucky with injuries throughout his career, but then again we knew that before signing him. Wish him all the best and hopefully he can play again this season, but the main thing is he gets it sorted and doesn't rush back too soon. Good luck to him.
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Post by daniel300380 on Feb 9, 2023 21:12:54 GMT
Hopefully he will be back before the end of the season. It shows how underrated that type of player is. Someone to break up play. We have struggled since he has been injured. Hopefully the young Villa midfielder can do a similar job.
Reminds me of when Mauge got injured all those years ago. We had unreal attacking talent, but nobody to win the ball back and confidence seemed to go.
We have a young inexperienced defence, but they get no help from midfield. Teams comes through us ease and the high press isn't working without him.
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 9, 2023 21:37:54 GMT
Looking back at the results losing to Plymouth seems a bigger loss than losing Rossiter, as we beat Charlton, Cheltenham and Cambridge following his injury and should have really held out for at least a draw with Exeter, since we lost to Plymouth we've lost to Morecambe, Accrington, MK Dons and have also lost Belshaw!
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Post by pirate on Feb 9, 2023 21:48:50 GMT
Looking back at the results losing to Plymouth seems a bigger loss than losing Rossiter, as we beat Charlton, Cheltenham and Cambridge following his injury and should have really held out for at least a draw with Exeter, since we lost to Plymouth we've lost to Morecambe, Accrington, MK Dons and have also lost Belshaw! We didn't play well against Charlton who had a caretaker manager and beating the likes of struggling Cheltenham and Cambridge is hardly anything to write home about. If you can't see we are missing Rossiter's defensive protection in front of the defence I'd suggest getting your eyes tested. |
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Post by CrispPusher on Feb 9, 2023 22:22:52 GMT
Looking back at the results losing to Plymouth seems a bigger loss than losing Rossiter, as we beat Charlton, Cheltenham and Cambridge following his injury and should have really held out for at least a draw with Exeter, since we lost to Plymouth we've lost to Morecambe, Accrington, MK Dons and have also lost Belshaw! We didn't play well against Charlton who had a caretaker manager and beating the likes of struggling Cheltenham and Cambridge is hardly anything to write home about. If you can't see we are missing Rossiter's defensive protection in front of the defence I'd suggest getting your eyes tested. For me that's the problem, we were all pretty much expecting Rossiter and Gibson to miss a great deal of the season and yet we still allowed the former to be as integral to our season as he is. I mean it could be argued how can we miss somebody who has started less than half the games? Rossiter is a very welcome addition if and when he is fit but unfortunately we can't and shouldn't pin our hopes on him if he's fit less than half the time. |
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Post by wallywalters on Feb 9, 2023 22:45:17 GMT
We didn't play well against Charlton who had a caretaker manager and beating the likes of struggling Cheltenham and Cambridge is hardly anything to write home about. If you can't see we are missing Rossiter's defensive protection in front of the defence I'd suggest getting your eyes tested. For me that's the problem, we were all pretty much expecting Rossiter and Gibson to miss a great deal of the season and yet we still allowed the former to be as integral to our season as he is. I mean it could be argued how can we miss somebody who has started less than half the games? Rossiter is a very welcome addition if and when he is fit but unfortunately we can't and shouldn't pin our hopes on him if he's fit less than half the time. It's probably my only real critisism of joes recruitment in that he likes to take these gambles on the better players who have horrendous injury records and hope it comes off. These type of signings very rarely do. Unfortunately rossiter will be Injury prone the rest of his career now. It's just the way some people are built. I'd much rather sign a slightly lesser player who still has good league one pedigree and a good injury record. |
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Post by mftc on Feb 9, 2023 23:14:43 GMT
I suppose if players like Rossiter and Gibson were signed on a basic salary, but with pay as you play clause, that would be beneficial to the club.
How many times have we taken risks on players fully recovering from injury. The only real success recently was Bodin.
When you think of allegedly injury prone players, or players that we have tried to get back to former glories - Shore, THD, Riordan etc etc the club have wasted a lot of money and that is before you include the operation, rehab and other medical and insurance premium costs.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Feb 10, 2023 10:18:05 GMT
For me that's the problem, we were all pretty much expecting Rossiter and Gibson to miss a great deal of the season and yet we still allowed the former to be as integral to our season as he is. I mean it could be argued how can we miss somebody who has started less than half the games? Rossiter is a very welcome addition if and when he is fit but unfortunately we can't and shouldn't pin our hopes on him if he's fit less than half the time. It's probably my only real critisism of joes recruitment in that he likes to take these gambles on the better players who have horrendous injury records and hope it comes off. These type of signings very rarely do. Unfortunately rossiter will be Injury prone the rest of his career now. It's just the way some people are built. I'd much rather sign a slightly lesser player who still has good league one pedigree and a good injury record. Id agree with that. You can never really have a settled side when players are in and out of the treatment room constantly. Wont be long before Gibbons gets an injury again he is prone too |
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Post by Colyton Gas on Feb 10, 2023 10:53:02 GMT
Finley now suspended for three games.Getting problematic
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ℹ️ Sam Finley has been suspended for three matches following an incident in the MK Dons game on Saturday. During the same game, James Gibbons has been charged with two counts of breaching FA rule E3, which the club will be appealing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2023 14:04:14 GMT
Finley now suspended for three games.Getting problematic · ℹ️ Sam Finley has been suspended for three matches following an incident in the MK Dons game on Saturday. During the same game, James Gibbons has been charged with two counts of breaching FA rule E3, which the club will be appealing. It’s ok because the blatantly obvious midfield deficiencies were addressed in the January transfer window , oh hang on ……. |
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Post by percy on Feb 10, 2023 15:14:47 GMT
Feel like we are back to early 21/22 season. tonnes of injuries, poor discipline and no idea what our best formation or team is!
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Post by percy on Feb 10, 2023 15:17:55 GMT
So what is the likely team?
Balcombe
Connolly Quansah Gibbons
Anderson Coutts McCormick Bogarde Sinclair
Loft Collins
Bring Coburn on once Lofty has softened them up a bit!
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Post by Quarters on Feb 10, 2023 15:17:55 GMT
Tis okay, we are playing a quarterback from Sat.
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Feb 10, 2023 15:20:09 GMT
Hopefully he will be back before the end of the season. It shows how underrated that type of player is. Someone to break up play. We have struggled since he has been injured. Hopefully the young Villa midfielder can do a similar job. Reminds me of when Mauge got injured all those years ago. We had unreal attacking talent, but nobody to win the ball back and confidence seemed to go. We have a young inexperienced defence, but they get no help from midfield. Teams comes through us ease and the high press isn't working without him. A good comparison with Mauge but we did have a much better team yet it does show that even what i saw as a better team, can suffer when we lose a key player. We really have struggled without him |
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Post by alanrg on Feb 10, 2023 15:23:44 GMT
Regarding Ronnie Mauge what annoyed me about that injury was it was done on international duty I remember at the time the club tried to persuade him not to go
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Feb 10, 2023 15:26:57 GMT
We didn't play well against Charlton who had a caretaker manager and beating the likes of struggling Cheltenham and Cambridge is hardly anything to write home about. If you can't see we are missing Rossiter's defensive protection in front of the defence I'd suggest getting your eyes tested. For me that's the problem, we were all pretty much expecting Rossiter and Gibson to miss a great deal of the season and yet we still allowed the former to be as integral to our season as he is. I mean it could be argued how can we miss somebody who has started less than half the games? Rossiter is a very welcome addition if and when he is fit but unfortunately we can't and shouldn't pin our hopes on him if he's fit less than half the time. If you take no risk then you gain nothing. Yes, i agree with what you say but, as with Bodin and Hoskins, we certainly had the rewards. Sometimes, if you wish to win, you have to take a chance and i can understand why Barton has tried, it may yet work out, you never know as many managers tend not to be totally honest about progress and this is also not a bad idea. |
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Post by lastminutewinner on Feb 10, 2023 15:33:30 GMT
Tis okay, we are playing a quarterback from Sat. Better off playing 20pence than a quarter |
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Post by lastminutewinner on Feb 10, 2023 15:35:59 GMT
For me that's the problem, we were all pretty much expecting Rossiter and Gibson to miss a great deal of the season and yet we still allowed the former to be as integral to our season as he is. I mean it could be argued how can we miss somebody who has started less than half the games? Rossiter is a very welcome addition if and when he is fit but unfortunately we can't and shouldn't pin our hopes on him if he's fit less than half the time. If you take no risk then you gain nothing. Yes, i agree with what you say but, as with Bodin and Hoskins, we certainly had the rewards. Sometimes, if you wish to win, you have to take a chance and i can understand why Barton has tried, it may yet work out, you never know as many managers tend not to be totally honest about progress and this is also not a bad idea. Id agree that sometimes its worth taking a risk, as its a chance to get players in that wouldnt normally drop this low. My issue is having too many in the squad all at once. Causes constant disruption, so very rare to play the same team back-to-back and get some settled rhythm going |
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