Decky you and pauro must be the same person posting!!! do ye ever read others posts?! :D
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Decky you and pauro must be the same person posting!!! do ye ever read others posts?! :D
Jaysus, lads looks like the curse of the "Newbie" has struck again:-
http://www.rte.ie/aertel/221-01.html
We're not getting much luck with some of our young lads over the last few years Shane, David Meyler, Colin Healy, Terry Dixon and I suppose Carl Magnay.
Wish him all the best - fingers crossed.
Some Curse!!!!!! The lad nearly died!
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0522/duffys.html
I've had some freak accidents on a football pitch.... but my life was never in danger. Thankfully he's alright now.Quote:
FAI medical staff say the 18 year old's life was saved as a result of the operation carried out by Gerry McEntee at the Mater Hospital.
just wondering how would they know what was wrong with him to perform that? would he have collapsed or passing blood? anyway well done to whoever spotted it and saved him.
Makes you wonder though how these things can happen so simply and yet can be so fatal!!!!
Finally, i thought they played the u23s a few days ago? did they play them twice?
Best wishes to the lad, lets hope he has a speedy recovery.
Give him the all clear doc
Get well soon
He's getting the expected charitable response from 'our friends' in the North.....
My brother is a doc. I asked him about Shane's injury and its implications career-wise.
He was of the opinion that he should be able to make a good recovery and that an injury of this kind would probably not put his career in jeopardy. In terms of recovery, he compared it to other serious abdominal injuries such as perforated bowel (suffered by Shay Given who obv recovered very well) or even a burst appendix. These are extremely serious injuries in that they need to be treated/repaired ASAP or you are toast but provided this happens a good recovery should follow.
Obviously however there could be a physcological impact that could affect his performance level but the lad seems to be of very stong character so lets hope he comes back soon and continues with the great progress he's made to date.
Serious plaudits to the Irish medical team and the staff at the Mater.
The thoughts of an 18 year old losing his life on a pitch playing for Ireland is too dreadful to contemplate.
Devastated for him to hear this. Hope he has a speedy recovery and this won't be career-threatening or anything of the sort. It sounded very serious.
Very freaky stuff indeed.
Though, if it had to happen, the timing could not be better.
He's young, fit and should mend.
If there are any positives at all to take from this, at least it's not mid-season and it shouldn't impede any hopes of him pushing for first-team action when the season recommences, assuming he will make a full recovery, please God.
Cheers for the info. Any idea how long would these types of injuries take to mend? Wasn't Given out for around two months?
He will be fine, this is not a career threatening injury.
Get well soon Shane!
Get well soon Shane hope you'll be back playing soon. I'm sure we'll be cheering you on for many years to come.
Best of luck to Shane and his family.
I hope the kid makes a full and speedy recovery.
To be fair, on OWC.co.uk, there's been the odd comment of 'hope he never kicks a ball again' but the overwhelming response has been one of sympathy and good wishes, despite their feelings about his choice of team.
I generally hate that website and would not defend it, but they've done nothing wrong here.
Best wishes to Shane and his family, quick recovery and thank God he was looked after as well as he was.
I must second Shaneker's reply above.
The reaction on OWC, a website that I generally like, has been sympathetic.
There was one post which was, shall we say, inappropriate...but I would put it down more to an ill-advised use of banter, as opposed to malice.
To be fair, having seen it since, the initial tone has been tempered and credit where it's due.
Edit.
Hmm.
Just re-read again. No problem with any comments re. his recovery but still 4-5 posters posting stuff like "hope he never plays again" or "never kicks a ball again" which just goes to show the extent of their bitterness.
Though to be fair also, none of the North's supporters who post on here.
Thank god he'll be ok
Hes lucky to be alive , please help wish him well by joining this facebook group get well soon Shane Duffy http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/...01563639891175
I appreciate your qualification, AB, but would point out that it wan't even a "tone", it was one comment (among many), which was immediately challenged.
And as for the poster in question, he later pointed out that his actual phrase was "Hell slap it up them" i.e. he was slating the FAI, not the player ("him"). And having met the guy, I'm happy to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Beyond that, all I would add is to wish Duffy a speedy and complete recovery.
Hopefully he'll do in reverse what George Best did before him when he became a world class player and then messed up his liver.
Well done the the medical team, and good luck Shane.
A quick witted referee saved my life in 1994 when after a kick to the head I was knocked out, swallowed my tongue and my jaw locked. The referee prized my mouth open with his whistle and knew what to do to get my tongue back out.
sounds like a terrible injury,lets hope he makes a full recovery,looks like a decent prospect for the future
Tbh dont care less what is written on OWC or another site for that matter.
Was shocked to hear the news on sat morning, but am glad he is on the way back. Various reports in the papers over the wkd but the general consenus seems to be that he will be back playing in 3-4 months. So as mentioned above as respects his career it has happened at a good time, he is young and he has the summer months to recuperate. All the best to Shane and hope to see him back in the green in not too long. He seems to have caught Traps eye during the training camp. Hats off to the medical team at both the FAI and the mater as well.
Thankfully it seems Shane is out of danger now. Here's hoping he makes a speedy and full recovery.
Good luck with the recovery Shane. Top marks to the medical team who saved his life.
The Indo (Dan O'Donnell) carries a detailed article, it was literally down to fractions to save his life.
Training "Incident"
on Dr. Alan Byrne
When Byrne came on to treat the player, he sensed there was something unusual going on within 30 seconds, although he could never have anticipated the scale of it at that juncture. The lanky centre-back required oxygen on the pitch and the initial fears were related to possible cardiac complications.
"Then I noticed a bruise under his lower abdomen where your liver is," said Byrne. "I knew we were in trouble. His pulse was okay, and I listened to his heart and lungs. I knew we needed to get to hospital quickly."
It was a frantic journey, with O'Byrne on the phone to Byrne to relay worrying updates. Between them, they made contact with the hospital who were able to make preparations for his arrival.
Terrible incident, get well soon lad.
I know his Dad has posted on various message boards and his cousin has posted here before so if either are reading they have my thoughts and best wishes for a speedy recovery for Shane. He'll get some reception when he gets to don the green in a game in front of a crowd.
http://www.u.tv/UTVMediaPlayer/Defau...x?vidid=130485
14:20 for coverage of Duffy's injury.
Imagine in 10 years time if both Duffy and Mark O'Brien become our centre-back pairing, having both undergone life-saving surgery.
I read during the week that some of the management and squad might visit Shane in hospital during the week. That'd be a nice touch.
I was also enlightened to the fact that some people believe this lad 'turned his back on his country' and was getting his just desserts. As if the construct known as 'Northern Ireland' was in any way legitimate to a proud Irishman.
Was in the Derry News today that Duffy could be back training in a few weeks, which would be absolutely remarkable, considering it's only about a month after his life-threatening injury.
the fact that this happened in a routine inocuous challenge, is there the chance it could happen again or something similar?! Thats the worry i have, perhaps he is weak in this area or something.