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Connor Wickham (rumour)
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 EddieMac  23 Mar 21 11.05am |
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Originally posted by meatpienz
I would love to see him back playing for us on a regular basis ,remember hie was playing England under 20s when we brought him. Also don’t forget he is 27 now. The blokes top level career is over and I pray to god that he is moved on. Iv nothing against him and he has been unlucky with injuries but he needs to be moved on.
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| TheBigToePunt 23 Mar 21 11.10am |
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Even when fit Wickham is not especially good. He has (or had) some good attributes but never looked like he knew how to make best use of them. His positioning was odd. When we would get down the wing he tended to drift around at the edge of the box as if he was Dennis Bergkamp when he should have been right through the middle, making bursts to attack crosses, as he did so brilliantly at Wembley. He had a little something, but we aren't missing out on some great lost talent here. I wouldn't be surprised if we allowed him to train with us on a non-contract basis, as we did with Clyne for a bit. Who knows, perhaps he can last for three months in training without an injury? If so, perhaps he hasn't played his last game for us, even if he doesn't get a contract this summer?
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| palace99 New Mills 24 Mar 21 9.48am |
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Originally posted by EddieMac
Also don’t forget he is 27 now. The blokes top level career is over and I pray to god that he is moved on. Iv nothing against him and he has been unlucky with injuries but he needs to be moved on. totally agree - can't believe this topic has extended to 8 pages. Whilst most of his injuries have been muscular the ACL one does raise questions. Usually this is a 9 month to 1 year layoff. With Connor it was 2 years. So clearly something went wrong in his rehab. Whether we pushed him too quickly or he overdid things we will never know but clearly something went horribly wrong.
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cryrst  The garden of England 24 Mar 21 12.26pm |
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Originally posted by palace99
totally agree - can't believe this topic has extended to 8 pages. Whilst most of his injuries have been muscular the ACL one does raise questions. Usually this is a 9 month to 1 year layoff. With Connor it was 2 years. So clearly something went wrong in his rehab. Whether we pushed him too quickly or he overdid things we will never know but clearly something went horribly wrong. Not for his bank account!
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| Painter Croydon 24 Mar 21 12.47pm |
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Originally posted by palace99
totally agree - can't believe this topic has extended to 8 pages. Whilst most of his injuries have been muscular the ACL one does raise questions. Usually this is a 9 month to 1 year layoff. With Connor it was 2 years. So clearly something went wrong in his rehab. Whether we pushed him too quickly or he overdid things we will never know but clearly something went horribly wrong. He has been unavailable to play for over 1000 days of his contract with us, due to injury.
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| Knightstar Guildford 24 Mar 21 1.51pm |
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There's no room for sentiment here. He offers absolutely nothing and must go at the end of his contract.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 24 Mar 21 4.26pm |
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Originally posted by palace99
totally agree - can't believe this topic has extended to 8 pages. Whilst most of his injuries have been muscular the ACL one does raise questions. Usually this is a 9 month to 1 year layoff. With Connor it was 2 years. So clearly something went wrong in his rehab. Whether we pushed him too quickly or he overdid things we will never know but clearly something went horribly wrong.
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sprites  Auckland 24 Mar 21 7.15pm |
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Originally posted by Knightstar
There's no room for sentiment here. He offers absolutely nothing and must go at the end of his contract. Disagree. He offers goals and attacking threat when fit. Worth giving him one last chance.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 24 Mar 21 7.36pm |
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Who is Connor Wickham? Never heard of him.
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| Knightstar Guildford 24 Mar 21 7.52pm |
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But he's never fit and not that good when he is. If he gets another contract he must have a dodgy dossier on Parish or someone else with some influence!
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jeeagles  24 Mar 21 8.37pm |
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Originally posted by TheBigToePunt
Even when fit Wickham is not especially good. He has (or had) some good attributes but never looked like he knew how to make best use of them. His positioning was odd. When we would get down the wing he tended to drift around at the edge of the box as if he was Dennis Bergkamp when he should have been right through the middle, making bursts to attack crosses, as he did so brilliantly at Wembley. He had a little something, but we aren't missing out on some great lost talent here. I wouldn't be surprised if we allowed him to train with us on a non-contract basis, as we did with Clyne for a bit. Who knows, perhaps he can last for three months in training without an injury? If so, perhaps he hasn't played his last game for us, even if he doesn't get a contract this summer? you train for 6 weeks, you half your risk of injury. It does seem strange that such a big bloke picks up injuries so easily.
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| palace99 New Mills 25 Mar 21 10.53am |
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Originally posted by sprites
Disagree. He offers goals and attacking threat when fit. Worth giving him one last chance. this season was his 'one last chance'. A crucial component of being a professional sportsman is remaining fit. He has been injured for the first 2/3 of the season and has played 0 minutes of first team football. This is not a one off his injury record over the previous 5 years has been poor, even taking into account the ACL injury, which clearly wasn't his fault. Time to cut our losses.
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