Shay Given

**Stuttgart88** · 24/04/2010, 9:45 PM

I see our national broadcaster hasn't saw fit to even mention the injury on their website yet.

**geysir** · 24/04/2010, 9:56 PM

They are leading with the story now, dislocated shoulder, relatively good news, better than could be expected.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0424/givens.html

**Scooby Doo** · 25/04/2010, 1:19 PM

Originally Posted by SUB of the day

Mancini looked genuinely concerned, Stephen ****** langer Ireland was laughing like a schoolboy.........

What? U saw this or you just assuming he was??

**SUB of the day** · 25/04/2010, 5:25 PM

Originally Posted by Scooby Doo

What? U saw this or you just assuming he was??

I was watching live on ESPN, absolutely shocking game, the injury to Shay woke me up.As he was recieving oxygen the camera panned to Mancini, and then the City bench,the golum double was laughing his arse off, obviously his own private joke, as the rest of the squad remained serious.God only knows what had him so amused, but given what was happening to Shay, a little cop on,wouldn't have gone astray.

**rebelmusic** · 25/04/2010, 7:51 PM

Saw it too, to be honest considering the save, he came off lightly. Dislocated shoulder isnt really career threatening so im glad, thought it was a broken hand at first.
Only upside to this i guess is we'll get a proper look at westwood in the next friendlies and maybe trap will give murphy a run out now aswell

**OneRedArmy** · 26/04/2010, 12:29 PM

Any news on the recovery period? Mentioned this morning Armenia game may be a doubt. If its the first dislocation my understanding is that its a fairly rough operation followed by a lengthy recovery period. You only pop it back in Bruce Willis style after subsequent dislocations.

**jbyrne** · 26/04/2010, 12:39 PM

its always advisable to get a pin put in it or it will keep coming out again. duff had the same thing before

**tetsujin1979** · 26/04/2010, 12:44 PM

latest from Man City: http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news...ee-specialists

**geysir** · 26/04/2010, 12:53 PM

I thought it just had to be popped in, relocated.

Operation as in surgery? is that not a next to last resort ? That would mean there's a lot of damage.
I just remembered though, is it the same shoulder he had serious trouble with before?

**elroy** · 27/04/2010, 8:22 AM

Ya the same shoulder, didnt realise the lad has turned 34 this year. Hope this injury doesnt become a persistent one as it is the type of injury that could see the demise of a goalkeeper.

The ever knowledgeable Lawro was on the last word yesterday evening, he apparently had the same injury and said he never fully recovered from it ie cant serve playing tennis etc. Admittedly the treatment he got 30 odd years ago is probably alot different to whats there now.

**Stuttgart88** · 27/04/2010, 10:09 AM

Brian O'Driscoll made a full recovery from a similar injury though, in a far tougher sport.

My understanding is that the ligaments get stretched and have to be tightened to keep the shoulder in. Something like that anyway!

**tetsujin1979** · 27/04/2010, 12:27 PM

Duff and Clinton Morrison have both suffered it in the recent path. Duff took judo lessons after it happened to learn how to fall without hurting himself IIRC

**Stuttgart88** · 27/04/2010, 2:07 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Duff took judo lessons after it happened to learn how to fall without hurting himself IIRC

Prompting some here to take it as meaning he took lessons in how to dive!

**geysir** · 27/04/2010, 2:36 PM

More alluding to that the injury risk was greater from the fall, than what caused him to fall.

**Junior** · 27/04/2010, 3:12 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Prompting some here to take it as meaning he took lessons in how to dive!

Duff was merely killing two birds with one stone.

**tricky_colour** · 27/04/2010, 7:50 PM

Originally Posted by SUB of the day

I was watching live on ESPN, absolutely shocking game, the injury to Shay woke me up.As he was recieving oxygen the camera panned to Mancini, and then the City bench,the golum double was laughing his arse off, obviously his own private joke, as the rest of the squad remained serious.God only knows what had him so amused, but given what was happening to Shay, a little cop on,wouldn't have gone astray.

I have it recorded from MOTD highlights, he does seem to be having a bit of a laugh.

**backstothewall** · 27/04/2010, 8:46 PM

Don't take this the wrong way lads, but I'm kinda glad for Shay we aren't going to South Africa now. He would have been devestated to miss out like this.