Mavies

[bobo the clown]

Just read this ....

Mark Davies looks to have avoided serious injury after limping off against Bournemouth on Saturday.

It was feared the midfielder’s jinx had struck again when he was withdrawn at half time in the 2-1 defeat at the Macron Stadium.

Initial scans have shown there is no ligament damage, however, and further scans today will determine whether there are any cartilage problems that need to be addressed. Temporary boss Andy Hughes praised Davies’s first-half display and was keeping his fingers crossed at the weekend.

Good.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

So this is the pre-injury. The one that on his comeback match turns into a 5 month out job.

[bobo the clown]

So this is the pre-injury. The one that on his comeback match turns into a 5 month out job.

Well, yes, quite.

[thebish]

it doesn't take a serious injury to keep Mavies out for months!

[EverSoYouri]

He lives to limp off another day...

[Bruce Rioja]

My question is this. When Mark Davies goes down holding one of his knees, who in the right mind asks him to play on for the five minutes until half-time, rather than hauling him off and then seeing if he's fit to go out for the 2nd half?

[EverSoYouri]

My question is this. When Mark Davies goes down holding one of his knees, who in the right mind asks him to play on for the five minutes until half-time, rather than hauling him off and then seeing if he's fit to go out for the 2nd half?

To be fair, isn't it normal practice for the player to signal to the bench if he feels he shouldn't go on? Given his (potential) pivotal role in the team, I can't blame Hughes for letting him play on. That said, I can blame him for sending Pratley on as replacement...

[Bruce Rioja]

My question is this. When Mark Davies goes down holding one of his knees, who in the right mind asks him to play on for the five minutes until half-time, rather than hauling him off and then seeing if he's fit to go out for the 2nd half?

To be fair, isn't it normal practice for the player to signal to the bench if he feels he shouldn't go on? Given his (potential) pivotal role in the team, I can't blame Hughes for letting him play on. That said, I can blame him for sending Pratley on as replacement...

On the grounds of Davies's medical history I disagree. I do, however, wholeheartedly agree with you vis throwing Pratley on rather than moving Zinedine ZiDanns inside and sticking Feeney on the wing instead.

[EverSoYouri]

My question is this. When Mark Davies goes down holding one of his knees, who in the right mind asks him to play on for the five minutes until half-time, rather than hauling him off and then seeing if he's fit to go out for the 2nd half?

To be fair, isn't it normal practice for the player to signal to the bench if he feels he shouldn't go on? Given his (potential) pivotal role in the team, I can't blame Hughes for letting him play on. That said, I can blame him for sending Pratley on as replacement...

On the grounds of Davies's medical history I disagree. I do, however, wholeheartedly agree with you vis throwing Pratley on rather than moving Zinedine ZiDanns inside and sticking Feeney on the wing instead.

Hughes out!

[thebish]

manager leaves - crazy substitutions continue!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Coyle bought Pratley. Freedman played Pratley. Hughes brought him on, as (in two of his three games) did Jiminho.

Are they all seeing something we manifestly aren't?

[Andy Waller]

Pratley played as well as Mavies on Saturday.

Wht is everyone so besotted with Mavies anyway??

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Pratley played as well as Mavies on Saturday.

Wht is everyone so besotted with Mavies anyway??

At Fulham, only one of them seemed to know what he was supposed to do, and it wasn't dear old Darren.

[bobo the clown]

Coyle bought Pratley. Freedman played Pratley. Hughes brought him on, as (in two of his three games) did Jiminho.

Are they all seeing something we manifestly aren't?

You see .... that s a reasoned and logical reply. A very fair question. The answer, however, is "no".

[Andy Waller]

Pratley played as well as Mavies on Saturday.

Wht is everyone so besotted with Mavies anyway??

At Fulham, only one of them seemed to know what he was supposed to do, and it wasn't dear old Darren.

I'm not saying either of them is any good by the way.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Andy: I know you don't rate Mavies, we've been down this conversational path before - ISTR one of us said that the number of passes a player makes doesn't matter. Which is fair enough if it's your belief, but it's not mine.

Coyle bought Pratley. Freedman played Pratley. Hughes brought him on, as (in two of his three games) did Jiminho. Are they all seeing something we manifestly aren't?

You see .... that s a reasoned and logical reply. A very fair question. The answer, however, is "no".

I would dearly love him to do well. I don't doubt he wants to work hard. But he's not very good, is he? And somehow the idea has sprung up that he's a goal threat... when it seems to me that in 99 appearances he's scored 7 goals...

The difference at Craven Cottage when he was replaced by Mark Davies, who wanted to get the ball, look up and pass it to a colleague, was frankly heart-rending.

[bobo the clown]

Andy: I know you don't rate Mavies, we've been down this conversational path before - ISTR one of us said that the number of passes a player makes doesn't matter. Which is fair enough if it's your belief, but it's not mine.

Coyle bought Pratley. Freedman played Pratley. Hughes brought him on, as (in two of his three games) did Jiminho. Are they all seeing something we manifestly aren't?

You see .... that s a reasoned and logical reply. A very fair question. The answer, however, is "no".

I would dearly love him to do well. I don't doubt he wants to work hard. But he's not very good, is he? And somehow the idea has sprung up that he's a goal threat... when it seems to me that in 99 appearances he's scored 7 goals...

The difference at Craven Cottage when he was replaced by Mark Davies, who wanted to get the ball, look up and pass it to a colleague, was frankly heart-rending.

He seems an honest, hard working guy. Mobile and famously "puts in a shift". Swansea fans remember him with great fondness and are amazed when we don't rave about him.

I think, when he signed for us, he actually retired to a Caribbean beach somewhere and his brother turned up.

[Bruce Rioja]

Pratley played as well as Mavies on Saturday.

Wht is everyone so besotted with Mavies anyway??

Or as poorly. Likewise Danns was getting no change out of Bournemouth's left back. The perfect opportunity presented itself to move Danns infield and play Feeney on the wing where arguably Danns would have done better than Davies and Feeney would have done better on the wing than Danns. No certainty, of course, but it couldn't have been any worse than lazily swapping Davies for Pratley, one for one.

[boltonboris]

Coyle bought Pratley. Freedman played Pratley. Hughes brought him on, as (in two of his three games) did Jiminho.

Are they all seeing something we manifestly aren't?

His prozone stats must look mint

[LeverEnd]

Pratley played as well as Mavies on Saturday.

Wht is everyone so besotted with Mavies anyway??

Or as poorly. Likewise Danns was getting no change out of Bournemouth's left back. The perfect opportunity presented itself to move Danns infield and play Feeney on the wing where arguably Danns would have done better than Davies and Feeney would have done better on the wing than Danns. No certainty, of course, but it couldn't have been any worse than lazily swapping Davies for Pratley, one for one.

I thought you and Bobo were co-founders of the 'Hughes In' campaign?