Shay Given's injury

[King Kev]

Available....

Ha ha, great minds think alike, I was just going to ask if he was still playing!

[Sister of fu]

I'd get Lee_Kinda, great aglity and lighting reflexes.....

[carolina-blue]

I'd get Lee_Kinda, great aglity and lighting reflexes.....

What are you doing next week ???

[Sister of fu]

I'd get Lee_Kinda, great aglity and lighting reflexes.....

What are you doing next week ???

Oh i'm busy next week with my own game, I'm a bit like Ledley King can only play one game a week :-)

[Nick]

surely they should us let us get someone in if we need/ wanted too with our 2 keepers injured. OR this should be some clause in harts contract!


On topic, i would rather have this gunnar lad in than nervous taylor.

[Ted Hughes]

Keegan said he's had an injury there before & reconed that's his season over.

Villa & Spurs are much better than that pale anaemic Arsenal side & will get shots/headers on target & put quality crosses in, so we could do with an experienced stopper imo, if we're allowed to bring one in.

[Blue Toy]

Forced goalkeeping situations have a habit of producing heroes.

I think one of the best double saves I've ever seen was Arnie Arason's in "that" game against spurs when we won 4-3.

[Ted Hughes]

Forced goalkeeping situations have a habit of producing heroes.

I think one of the best double saves I've ever seen was Arnie Arason's in "that" game against spurs when we won 4-3.

He was fantastic that day.

[Florida Blue]

If, as I suspect, he has dislocated his shoulder then hopefully he will be available next week.

The way they were dealing with it, it looked more like a dislocation than a low grade separation, though it could be a high grade one. A separation is a 4-to-6 week injury with little residual impact, unless it requires surgery (high grade), which the most severe do. Separation is the shoulder from the collarbone, so if they are saying collarbone, from what I say looked like dislocation.

Dislocations are something that once they happen, it is very likely to happen again, a separation is usually a one-time trauma, and if it happened again would not be related to first incident.

That said, a shoulder dislocation usually involves ligaments stretching, I don't see anyway possible he is back next week, let alone next month.

[Blue Since 76]

I dislocated a thumb a few months ago and couldn't believe how painful it was - no way is childbirth worse than that and i didn't even get any drugs.

If it'd been somewhere bigger, say my shoulder, i think i'd have cried too.

It was also bruised for a couple of weeks and was about a month before i could move it properly. I didn't see the incident today, but i doubt we'll see him again this season

[carolina-blue]

I'd get Lee_Kinda, great aglity and lighting reflexes.....

What are you doing next week ???

Oh i'm busy next week with my own game, I'm a bit like Ledley King can only play one game a week :-)

bugR......... ....Well thats It then were Gunner have to cope , Come on CITY ,

[Kiss_The_Goat]

Obviously very few of us have seen much of Nielsen, but I thought he looked confident, assured and did well today. He's a big lad isn't he? Must be 6,4"
Question for Doug - Doug would you say he is the next best keeper in the squad after Given? Taylor seems to have dropped down the pecking order. What about the young German lad you mentioned?

[Florida Blue]

Forced goalkeeping situations have a habit of producing heroes.

I think one of the best double saves I've ever seen was Arnie Arason's in "that" game against spurs when we won 4-3.

I said that in the match thread, exactly, it happens.

I still remember when West Ham was playing PNE for promotion at the end of 2006. The Hammers keeper, I can't recall his name came out to the edge of the box to catch a ball, as he landed blew out his knee, while falling outside the box. On the ensuing free kick, Steve Bywater, probably not even warm, made the save of his life to preserve the 1-0 win and promotion.

Gunnar is young enough to even realize the pressue, and his confidence today in the face of pressure (tested or not) looked strong and poised. I am quite content he will not be the issue!!

[carl_feedthegoat]

Obviously very few of us have seen much of Nielsen, but I thought he looked confident, assured and did well today. He's a big lad isn't he? Must be 6,4"
Question for Doug - Doug would you say he is the next best keeper in the squad after Given? Taylor seems to have dropped down the pecking order. What about the young German lad you mentioned?

It was refreshing to see him on the edge of his box collecting loose balls instead of being stuck on his line !!!!
On the little showing he had , Im pretty confident in him to continue in goal.

[gillie]

I am almost sure that we can ask for an emergency loan of a keeper even outside of the transfer window.We have to prove we are in dire need of goalkeeping cover though.

[Lees Alter Ego]

Poor fella was crying as he was carried off, must fucking hurt! even if its a dislocation I would imagine that would cause some muscle damage and mean his season is over. I no you can pop a finger back in but a shoulder is obv different. Ive heard a hip is the worst one you can do though so lets be glad it wasnt that ha

[Nick]

I am almost sure that we can ask for an emergency loan of a keeper even outside of the transfer window.We have to prove we are in dire need of goalkeeping cover though.

Who would you go for mate?

Of the top of my head I can't think of anyone. At least gunnar/taylor has trained with the lads. I'd probably get someone in on loan as backup, and they would need to speak english. Unless theres a sorenson / kirkland type about to throw in.

Its embarssing that stuart taylor is are number 2 imo as he looked shocking in parts in the cup.
We also need to sort the left back slot out.

[Mrs Dub]

I have been speculating this site for a long time and haven't said anything, but after seeing this thread I couldn't help myself! There are alot of members of this site who have slated Given many a time when there was no need to, seriously he is the best keeper in the premier league, now that he has injured himself maybe it will make you appreciate him more. Bottom line is we're lost without him, he's passionate and a good leader to the team! Never mind getting another goalkeeper to step in, if anyone is going to take over given's place it has to be Joe Harte, he's ours NOW GIVE HIM BACK NOW!!!

[gillie]

I am almost sure that we can ask for an emergency loan of a keeper even outside of the transfer window.We have to prove we are in dire need of goalkeeping cover though.

Who would you go for mate?

Of the top of my head I can't think of anyone. At least gunnar/taylor has trained with the lads. I'd probably get someone in on loan as backup, and they would need to speak english. Unless theres a sorenson / kirkland type about to throw in.

Its embarssing that stuart taylor is are number 2 imo as he looked shocking in parts in the cup.
We also need to sort the left back slot out.

I have just checked and if Taylor is still injured we should in theory be allowed to sign a keeper on an emergency loan basis.
I have'nt got a clue who though lol.

[Nick]

I have been speculating this site for a long time and haven't said anything, but after seeing this thread I couldn't help myself! There are alot of members of this site who have slated Given many a time when there was no need to, seriously he is the best keeper in the premier league, now that he has injured himself maybe it will make you appreciate him more. Bottom line is we're lost without him, he's passionate and a good leader to the team! Never mind getting another goalkeeper to step in, if anyone is going to take over given's place it has to be Joe Harte, he's ours NOW GIVE HIM BACK NOW!!!

Hm I agree that city fans have possibly over slated him, but its bang on the money that he has been getting lax in the second part of the season. His kicking has been woeful at times.


It sticks in my head what someone said on here last week. At newcastle and here under hughes, given was used to shots being peppered at his goal. Now, he rarely has to do anything for most of the match, yet switches off and then usually lets in the one chance he has to save.