Yes, it does seem off that he signs a new long term contract, and then is immediately out injured. And the that the injury was a minor one (no big story at the time), yet it's been several weeks now and he won't be back for a while...
Are you saying you would rather he hadn't signed a contract, or that you'd rather he hadn't gone and got himself injured at the same time, or that you think he's signed a deal and now can't be bothered to play?
Yes, it does seem off that he signs a new long term contract, and then is immediately out injured. And the that the injury was a minor one (no big story at the time), yet it's been several weeks now and he won't be back for a while...
Are you saying you would rather he hadn't signed a contract, or that you'd rather he hadn't gone and got himself injured at the same time, or that you think he's signed a deal and now can't be bothered to play?
No, just that's it's an unfortunate coincidence. Just thinking back to Gary Poole and Gary Rowett...
As anyone who has played knows only too well, knee ligament injury can take a while to mend and can't be rushed. If it was thought especially serious,I'd guess that Solly would be under the surgeon's knife.
It rarely means the end of a career, especially for young players.
As anyone who has played knows only too well, knee ligament injury can take a while to mend and can't be rushed. If it was thought especially serious,I'd guess that Solly would be under the surgeon's knife.
It rarely means the end of a career, especially for young players.
If Chris has a lot of cartilage missing, I don't think that is something that can be remedied by an operation.
I don't believe there is such a thing as replacement cartilage.
As anyone who has played knows only too well, knee ligament injury can take a while to mend and can't be rushed. If it was thought especially serious,I'd guess that Solly would be under the surgeon's knife.
It rarely means the end of a career, especially for young players.
If Chris has a lot of cartilage missing, I don't think that is something that can be remedied by an operation.
I don't believe there is such a thing as replacement cartilage.
There is a couple of things that they can do. 1. Microfracture. This is where drill small holes into the bone where the carriage is missing.
2.Osteochondral autograf (OATS) is a technique that requires that the surgeon transplant sections of bone and cartilage.
The first means no weight bearing on the joint for 6-7 weeks, the second means in plaster for the same length of time.
If Wilson carries on playing as well as he has been he will have a fight to get back in the team.
Completely agree - Wilson has been excellent since coming in and if Solly was fit for Sunday Powell would have a difficult decision to make.
i bet it would take him all of two seconds to make the decision to put solly back in. wilson is certainly improving but a choice between a fully fit solly and a fully fit wilson would not be a hard one for powell.
If Wilson carries on playing as well as he has been he will have a fight to get back in the team.
Completely agree - Wilson has been excellent since coming in and if Solly was fit for Sunday Powell would have a difficult decision to make.
i bet it would take him all of two seconds to make the decision to put solly back in. wilson is certainly improving but a choice between a fully fit solly and a fully fit wilson would not be a hard one for powell.
We'll have to disagree then, I'm not saying that Wilson definately wouldn't be dropped but I think Powell would have to think much longer than "two seconds" before changing a winning team.
Charlton manager Chris Powell has revealed that two-time player of the year Chris Solly could be training outside again within the next 10 days, as the full-back continues his comeback from a knee injury.
Solly, who hasn’t featured since the 2-2 draw with Barnsley in August, has been running on an anti-gravity treadmill in the physiotherapy room of the club’s Sparrows Lane training ground.
The defender, who signed a four-year deal with the club in September, has been a noticeable absentee for the Addicks this season, but is making steady progress in his quest for full fitness.
“He’s now running on our AlterG machine,” said Powell
“Hopefully he will be training outside in the next 7-10 days because he is looking OK. He is getting on with his work and hopefully he will be joining in with the squad sometime in November
Unfortunately Solly is not the only high-profile absentee that Powell has had to contend with this season, with Yann Kermorgant, Johnnie Jackson and Leon Cort also having missed large chunks of the campaign.
And following a recurrence of a dead leg picked up in Sunday’s draw at Wigan Athletic, Richard Wood has also added to the Charlton chief’s worries.
“Yann has got a chance,” said Powell
“He and Richard Wood had to come off with knocks [against Wigan] so they have got an outside chance.
“I want to leave it as late as possible because they are two players that are key to this squad. We will give them as long as we can and hopefully they will be ok.
“He landed awkwardly,” continued the Addicks boss, when asked about the nature of Kermorgant’s injury.
“It wasn’t a kick or anything, he just landed awkwardly and sadly that is the way it has been going for him recently.
“He is in good hands and he is coming along. He has got an outside chance – that is all I can say. We will see. We have done without him before and if that is the case then we will get on with it.”
One player who is almost certain to figure in Powell’s 18 on Saturday is club captain Jackson.
The midfielder has appeared from the bench in Charlton’s last two Championship matches following his return from a groin injury, and is pushing for a stating berth at St Andrews on Saturday (3pm).
“He is in the squad,” said the Addicks boss.
“He is champing at the bit to be involved and it is something I will have to balance up and make sure I put him in when he is right and ready to contribute to our season.”
The final first team player on Charlton’s treatment table is defender Leon Cort, who scored for the Addicks on their last visit to St Andrews.
Powell revealed the defender once again went under the knife this week in an attempt to put an end to an ongoing knee problem
“Corty is a few weeks away still,” said the Valley chief.
“He has actually had another operation, just a small one, to clear up what is going on there. He will be another 2-4 weeks I would think.”
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Fortunately, Wilson is playing well enough for us to weather that particular storm - whilst you will always miss a player like Solly to some extent. Will be a real problem if he got injured too though.
I wonder if there is any substance to the rumours that his knee is shot and he could end up like Ledley King?
plenty
Got any evidence/sources to back that up?
one of the Bromley addicks meetings where it was said he had been having injections for a long time and that he has very little cartilage left by mark gower
I wonder if there is any substance to the rumours that his knee is shot and he could end up like Ledley King?
plenty
Got any evidence/sources to back that up?
one of the Bromley addicks meetings where it was said he had been having injections for a long time and that he has very little cartilage left by mark gower
I wonder if there is any substance to the rumours that his knee is shot and he could end up like Ledley King?
plenty
Got any evidence/sources to back that up?
one of the Bromley addicks meetings where it was said he had been having injections for a long time and that he has very little cartilage left by mark gower
But there is the fact that after that meeting he was offered the new contract
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If it was thought especially serious,I'd guess that Solly would be under the surgeon's knife.
It rarely means the end of a career, especially for young players.
I don't believe there is such a thing as replacement cartilage.
1. Microfracture. This is where drill small holes into the bone where the carriage is missing.
2.Osteochondral autograf
(OATS) is a technique that requires that the surgeon transplant sections of bone and cartilage.
The first means no weight bearing on the joint for 6-7 weeks, the second means in plaster for the same length of time.
I don't think any if this would stand up to the demands of a professional footballer.
Solly, who hasn’t featured since the 2-2 draw with Barnsley in August, has been running on an anti-gravity treadmill in the physiotherapy room of the club’s Sparrows Lane training ground.
The defender, who signed a four-year deal with the club in September, has been a noticeable absentee for the Addicks this season, but is making steady progress in his quest for full fitness.
“He’s now running on our AlterG machine,” said Powell
“Hopefully he will be training outside in the next 7-10 days because he is looking OK. He is getting on with his work and hopefully he will be joining in with the squad sometime in November
Unfortunately Solly is not the only high-profile absentee that Powell has had to contend with this season, with Yann Kermorgant, Johnnie Jackson and Leon Cort also having missed large chunks of the campaign.
And following a recurrence of a dead leg picked up in Sunday’s draw at Wigan Athletic, Richard Wood has also added to the Charlton chief’s worries.
“Yann has got a chance,” said Powell
“He and Richard Wood had to come off with knocks [against Wigan] so they have got an outside chance.
“I want to leave it as late as possible because they are two players that are key to this squad. We will give them as long as we can and hopefully they will be ok.
“He landed awkwardly,” continued the Addicks boss, when asked about the nature of Kermorgant’s injury.
“It wasn’t a kick or anything, he just landed awkwardly and sadly that is the way it has been going for him recently.
“He is in good hands and he is coming along. He has got an outside chance – that is all I can say. We will see. We have done without him before and if that is the case then we will get on with it.”
One player who is almost certain to figure in Powell’s 18 on Saturday is club captain Jackson.
The midfielder has appeared from the bench in Charlton’s last two Championship matches following his return from a groin injury, and is pushing for a stating berth at St Andrews on Saturday (3pm).
“He is in the squad,” said the Addicks boss.
“He is champing at the bit to be involved and it is something I will have to balance up and make sure I put him in when he is right and ready to contribute to our season.”
The final first team player on Charlton’s treatment table is defender Leon Cort, who scored for the Addicks on their last visit to St Andrews.
Powell revealed the defender once again went under the knife this week in an attempt to put an end to an ongoing knee problem
“Corty is a few weeks away still,” said the Valley chief.
“He has actually had another operation, just a small one, to clear up what is going on there. He will be another 2-4 weeks I would think.”
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one of the Bromley addicks meetings where it was said he had been having injections for a long time and that he has very little cartilage left by mark gower