moshe25 wrote:
Juanita Jones wrote:
dane wrote:
Any news on Gibbs?
I'm worried.
SEN saying he is fine.
Now I'm REALLY worried.....
how sadly true is this statement.
i am actually starting to to take offence to the amount of absolute heresay and non-professional diagnosis of our injuries in the media.
actually its not just the nedia, it's the club aswell. and i have to admit I feel like the club needs to have a bit more respect for its supporters and members when informing them of certain injured players situations.
in Rattens presser after the game he said Waite would play next week - which is slightly contrasting to the image my mum sent me from Donnini's last night of Jarrad Waite leaving the restaurant in obvious walking discomfort at about 10pm last night, the night before he was supposedly listed to play his return game in the reserves! Only to be then informed by Michael (the owner of Donnini's) that Waite wont play again this year as a result of an osteitis pubis flare up, no mention of the hip injury that has kept him out for the last 9 games, when originally we were told it would be 4-6 weeks out max. And to a lesser extent Kruezer, who after his 'dead foot' incident last saturday, we were then told on monday that the cyst causing the numbness had been drained during a simple procedure, and that he was fine to go for the weekend.
Now it's Gibbs turn.
Its anyones guess really. Yet I'll bet we get fed a load of bollocks all day tomorrow about how its maybe not so bad as 1st thought and that he'll be a good chance to play against WCE. When I fear the truth will be far worse. From what I saw, sitting close to the bench, I'd almost say its either fairly bad A/C bruising, or even more likely probably a pretty low grade subluxed A/C. so expect him to miss anywhere from 1 to about 8 weeks (sarc). But Ill bet anyone $5 that the media reports all week, and club reports, will be that he's a real high chance of playing next week.
just look at Buddy's injury on fri night.
First prognosis was full ACL reco probably req'd - 12 month injury
Then it became a badly hyperextended knee jar - 3-4 weeks
Then we were being told its 'bone-bruising' and possibly could be back in next 2-3
Then today I read that he's a 50/50 chance to play next week.!
It all comes down to just plain uninformed 'guesswork' journalism, and as for the clubs releasing all these mixed messages, then have we got to the stage where giving a credible explanation in a press conference saves a whole lot more face than just being blunt and honest.
I just reckon Larkins and co oughtta just STFU unless they have a considerable amount of truth and evidence behind what theyre reporting.
Ive never read less football press this year than ever before, simply because I just dont trust or believe about 60% of what is being reported, probably 75% actually.