Rico Out For The Season?

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

"Our strike force is nothing without Richards"

Have you not read the sentinel?

Pope said before Saturday's defeat that as a team we're not playing to his strengths - then he did exactly as he'd done in the previous dozen games.

Dodds is vesatile always playing out of position and he did "hit the post" on Saturday.

According to our forwards there's not a problem and they are fully aware of what is wrong with our lack of goals......... Sorted:yes:

 

:D:D:D

 

For me it's;

1. Richards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105. Rigg

106. Williamson

107. Pope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1012. Dodds

[Memphis]

He just needs to be managed through it for the benefit of the club's long term status.

 

Clearly if there was any risk to his career he should have the surgery however the club and he must be relatively happy.

 

With all due respect, footballers aren't the brightest sparks, and I'm sure he would carry on playing until his foot fell off.

 

From a human point of view, and I've seen it all too often, where people have carried on, despite the advice given, and have caused themselves more long-term damage.

 

He, and the club, who have a duty of care to him, should think about the long term effects of 'nursing' him through the season.

[valiant_593]

Oh dear, were really need him playing but it has been a persistent injury on and off all season, hes going to have to have the surgery i think :( We are going to struggle now:(

[Boslem Boy]

With all due respect, footballers aren't the brightest sparks, and I'm sure he would carry on playing until his foot fell off.

 

From a human point of view, and I've seen it all too often, where people have carried on, despite the advice given, and have caused themselves more long-term damage.

 

He, and the club, who have a duty of care to him, should think about the long term effects of 'nursing' him through the season.

 

In other words we nurse him through his season long injury and when he's fit he moves on to another club because we can't afford to keep him.

 

Im in the wrong profession i think!

[Burslem Academicals]

Rico should seek independent advice away from the clubs spin about what is the best course of action with this injury and the risks of playing.......as

Rico is obviously off at the end of the season perhaps he has played his last game for the club.

[stupers]

didn't he do his ankle in the usa?

 

He did, on one of those artificial pitches we played our friendlies on!

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

With all due respect, footballers aren't the brightest sparks, and I'm sure he would carry on playing until his foot fell off.

 

From a human point of view, and I've seen it all too often, where people have carried on, despite the advice given, and have caused themselves more long-term damage.

 

He, and the club, who have a duty of care to him, should think about the long term effects of 'nursing' him through the season.

 

To be fair the key and only real person(s) to take note of are the medical professionals and the physio doesn't think there is an issue reading the article.

 

Seems it's an underlying condition caused by an injury 8 years old!

 

I'd agree with your comments generally regarding the mental capacity of footballers however would point out Richards appears one of the more intelligent in our squad. I would also imagine he knows he can continue to earn a very good living out of the game for another 4 or 5 years possibly at a higher level.

[Tumbleweed_MVF]

Without Rico, I'm worried as to where our goals will come from. We could be in for a long hard winter.

 

Even with Rico I worry about the vale goal tally

[CAVALIER]

Need him massively. Doomed otherwise unless we sign some players!

[billbee33]

We were scoring plenty of goals without him early season, so there is no reason why we can't score goals without him now.

[Burslem Academicals]

I take it all future pre-season USA tours against college teams on risky surfaces are cancelled......

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

We were scoring plenty of goals without him early season, so there is no reason why we can't score goals without him now.

 

:laugh:

[cheshirevaliant]

We were scoring plenty of goals without him early season, so there is no reason why we can't score goals without him now.

 

We didn't score any without him during November!

[Tumbleweed_MVF]

Just seen this on facebook:

 

"Striker Marc Richards will require surgery on his persistent ankle injury that has troubled the 29-year-old since pre-season.

 

See the full story on port-vale.co.uk"

 

Its another aid to the reason the board need to be removed !!

And if more people got off there fat lazy bums and protested we wouldn't be in this situation

[valiant_593]

We were scoring plenty of goals without him early season, so there is no reason why we can't score goals without him now.

 

Have you been watching a different side?