QuoteThat news is after making my week. Best of luck to the goy!
3 year deal! This is fantastic news, especially when you consider he is still only 19. Look what Zola has done for Carlton Cole, I can't wait to see what he does for Dixon. Very exciting times.
Help something bit me!!!
That news is after making my week. Best of luck to the goy!
Great stuff, Terry! I never thought I'd hear his name again, such was the nature of his injury. Says a lot for the lad's character.
The West Ham website have a quick update on Terry Dixon's progress. Apparently, he's been working hard in training and Zola can't wait to see him play. Fingers crossed all continues to go well for him.
http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1564707,00.html
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
A great hope and incentive to anybody who has had serious injury
In Trap we trust
I hope and pray that young Dixon can progress and make a breakthrough at West Ham. I know hype is more often than not misleading, not to mention annoying, but he was labelled as the real deal by many respected observers. Lets all hope he still is.
A great forward is a crucial piece in the jigsaw for latent potential in the future national side, which I believe will start to exhibit itself in the qualification for the next European championships. (Hopefully it will be at the World Cup)
more...Hammers manager Gianfranco Zola said: “The problem with Terry Dixon is now he has sorted out his problems with his knee, every time he tries to force something he has a tight calf or groin because he has been out for such a long time. We have been following him for a long time. He may have had the chance to play by now if he was fit.”
latest injury setback aside, he seems to be very highly rated by Zola. Thats a great sign. Heres hoping the lad can make a career for himself.
In the grand scheme of things, these calf strains are minor and more indicative of a lack of fitness more than anything following his injury lay off.
Great to see Zola speak so highly of him though, and it's probably more next season we should be looking towards for a possible breakthrough into the first team squad.
Sounds a bit like Edoardo. Out through a serious injury and now can't string 2 games together because of minor niggles.
Good luck to the guy.
Not wanting to compare myself with an international footballer but thats the way of it I am afraid. When you have a serious knee injury or any serious injury things like hamstrings and calfs wither to **** and it takes a lot to build everything up at the same speed. Back injuries can be common too due to a weak hamstring. Really hope the lad makes it.
In Trap we trust
As has been pointed out, these are not uncommon with players who have been out injured. Rosicky seems to have a succession of these since first getting seriously injured over a year ago, Walcott's picked up a strain since coming back after being out with a shoulder injury. Really hope he starts getting his fitness together, and starts stringing games together, at any level (reserve, on loan, etc). The more he plays, the less likely these kinds of injuries are to occur.
Anyone know if Terry is left or right footed ? Thanks!
Anytime I see that there is a new post updating this thread I think "Ohh No!," "Christ Almighty," "Poor lad," etc... such is this fella's misfortune with injuries. There follows a little pessimism and trepidation until I get to the first unread post - it's always a relief when it's something positive.
......anyway edmundo, to the best of my knowledge he's left-footed. Although, don't quote me on that!
Last edited by The Fly; 12/04/2009 at 12:23 AM.
yeah im pretty sure he is a left footer alrightOriginally Posted by The Fly
Should be some sort of "still healthy - still training" rider with this thread whenever somebody posts.
Thats excatly what I was thinking!!
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist thinks it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.
Thanks for the info, he should now be left footed in Fifa 10, assuming he is still at West Ham!
McCaffrey
“There are a number of players who are not involved in this (three day training camp in Dublin on May 18) because of club commitments and injuries. West Ham’s Terry Dixon is training well with his club and if he recovers, he will travel with the squad for the (U19s UEFA Championship) qualifiers"
He's been doing a lot of fitness training in the last few months at West Ham:
http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1701324,00.html
The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international joined the Hammers on a three-year contract in February after battling back from a long-term knee injury.
Dixon, who has spent endless hours in the gym at the club's training ground in a bid to regain full fitness, recently travelled to Belgium with physiotherapist Stijn Vandenbroucke to continue his rehabilitation under the watchful eye of renowned knee specialist Dr Marc Martens.
Martens, who has worked with AC Milan's Gennaro Gattuso and Kakha Kaladze in Antwerp, examined Dixon before giving him the all-clear to step-up his fitness work. Now, the 19-year-old is back at Chadwell Heath and working hard with Vandenbroucke and other members of the club's medical department.
"It's just a case of getting fit for pre-season, which is why I'm in early," explained Dixon. "Hopefully, come next month I'll be ready because I haven't played football in ages and I just want to start playing again. Whenever I train I feel normal so I just need to work on my fitness now.
"Stijn from West Ham came with me to Belgium. He is from Belgium so I underwent some procedures with Dr Martens and then I did a week of rehab with Stijn. I then went on holiday to Bulgaria but I had a fitness programme to follow while I was over there.
"Touch wood, I'm physically right now and I'm back in to work on getting my muscles physically strong and then I'll start running when the boys come back in. I will be ready for the start of the new season."
Having been out of action for an extended period of time, Dixon is well used to working without the company of his team-mates. Since returning to the training ground the teenager has had only Hammer of the Year Scott Parker, who is recovering from a groin problem, for company.
"I would rather be here than on holiday to be honest, just to get ready for the new season," he added. "Scott Parker has been in this week, but other than that I haven't seen any of the other players since the end of the season."
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