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Ricketts out for six months

Post by Verbal » Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:40 pm

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Boo. Hopefully he will be fit for the pre-season friendlies, think that's the best we can hope for and even that is very optimistic.
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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:27 pm

Verbal wrote:http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wa ... t_for_six/

Boo. Hopefully he will be fit for the pre-season friendlies, think that's the best we can hope for and even that is very optimistic.
Quite a serious loss because he was our cover all across the back four who have been dropping like flies this year.
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Re: Ricketts out for six months

Post by bobo the clown » Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:26 pm

6m is optimistic I fear. If he plays again in 2011 it'll be a bonus.
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Re: Ricketts out for six months

Post by Verbal » Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:32 pm

bobo the clown wrote:6m is optimistic I fear. If he plays again in 2011 it'll be a bonus.
My gut feeling too, tbh. achilles are bastards.
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Re: Ricketts out for six months

Post by officer_dibble » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:19 pm

How likely is that he might lose a yard or two of his pace, as it was one of his biggest assets?
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Re: Ricketts out for six months

Post by RobbieSavagesLeg » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:44 pm

Gutted for him. Seems like a good bloke.
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Re: Ricketts out for six months

Post by Lord Kangana » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:47 pm

Very serious injury. Just wish him luck and hope he can come back at this level. Good if unspectacular defender who can cover a number of positions. worth his weight in the Premier League.
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Re: Ricketts out for six months

Post by bobo the clown » Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:42 pm

officer_dibble wrote:How likely is that he might lose a yard or two of his pace, as it was one of his biggest assets?
Assuming no complications and properly treated he should come back as good as new. The repaired achilles can actually be stronger.

There's a "head game" he'll need to overcome ... the sheer fear that it'll happen again, but he seems a steady guy so hopefully he'll pass that.

Trouble is, no-one will know until it happens.
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Re: Ricketts out for six months

Post by Bruce Rioja » Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:36 pm

Well, at least he can look on the bright side - he doesn't have to walk his dogs. :hang:
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