Not even Victor Frankenstein could revitalise him. He'll always be one of the puzzles for me - so much talent, so little application.
Hello, hello? What's going on? What's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here!
- E Tattsyrup.
Out for 8-12 weeks, might need an operation - http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42571404
Originally Posted by Chris Coleman
Was apparently playing quite well in the last few weeks. They had been mentioning that he was carrying a groin injury for the last few weeks as well...
Playing with an injury. Check. Poor Injury record. Check. Two games in two days. Madness.
Sounds like pretty poor management of Gibson considering his health issues, alright. But glad to hear Coleman is so high on him -- could still be useful for us if he can financially establish himself for the final stretch of his career.
We could do with a few pounds alright . I assume that was physically ( spell check or somthing ) .
I'm going to guess "finally" is what irishfan86 was going for. Anyway, I think it would take something special for Gibson to get into the reckoning for the Euro 2020 qualifiers, which is likely to be his last chance - after all, if we assume Whelan and Hoolahan retire, we still have five midfield squad members playing regular Premier League football (Arter, McCarthy, Brady, Hendrick, McClean), two other current experienced squad members playing in the Championship (Meyler and McGeady), a number of other Championship midfielders who would also be probably ahead of him in the pecking order (Kelly, Hourihane, and O'Dowda certainly; O'Kane and Horgan, possibly) along with some youngsters who could be established Championship (or higher) midfielders by March of next season (Molumby, Doyle-Hayes, Ronan, Byrne, Lenihan, Cullen). Plus Samir Carruthers seems to be starting to playing regularly for Sheffield United.
The independent are reporting he’s been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
A consistent problem in recent times, by all accounts.
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And just back on the road following 20 months off it for knocking down a cyclist whilst under the influence. Have to bear in mind how such behaviour puts the lives of others in danger. Hence why it's such a reprehensible offence. Once was a mistake and twice to make sure it was a mistake? Christ.
Where did it all go wrong ? . We don’t know his personal life . Some bad injuries . One bad one for Ireland . I hope he gets his act together . He is coming towards the end of his football career so I hope he sorts everything out .
I think it could be the end of his career. Out of contract in a few months, so it won't cost Sunderland much to sack him. Then there's the problem of a court case and - given he's been down that path before - a custodial sentence couldn't be ruled out. Who'd take a chance on an underperforming, injury-prone, (serial?) drink driver in his 30s who could be missing for a chunk of next season? I feel genuine sadness for him. Whether it was the alcohol at fault or whether it was covering some deeper issue we'll never know, but his was a glorious talent that was never fulfilled.
Hello, hello? What's going on? What's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here!
- E Tattsyrup.
"Glorious talent" is stretching it a bit I think. Reasonable midfielder who wouldn't have been out of place playing for the Stoke Cities, Brightons, Watfords etc of this world but I am not sure he was an unfulfilled genius.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
He won the prestigious Jimmy Murphy Award as Manchester United's youth player of the year in 2006. When Ole Gunnar Solskjær managed Gibson as United's reserve team manager, he said Gibson was "like a Ferrari, but we just need to get him out of the garage". I think it's fair enough to say Gibson never fulfilled his potential. Unfortunately, it would seem it has been due to poor application or mentality. This latest sorry episode is just another example of that. I've no idea where it all went wrong, but perhaps he could have been given better psychological and pastoral guidance by his clubs, particularly United.
Gibson was two years below me at St. Columb's College in Derry and, although I didn't know him personally, I remember an old GCSE English teacher of mine expressing his relief (and the school's too supposedly) rather than real excitement that the player was to be leaving the College to sign for United. The teacher had been Gibson's form-teacher and openly declared to our class that Gibson had been one of the worst "trouble-makers" he had taught. Thinking back, I recall seeing Gibson out drinking in Derry a few times during those early years at United as well. Players are allowed to socialise, sure, but I'd be confident that players from different backgrounds over in England, say, weren't doing the same, or certainly weren't doing it as regularly as Darron was. It seems that possible self-sabotaging behaviours (certainly not helped by the local drinking culture here) were never really stamped out or steered in a more positive direction, which is certainly sad.
I would hope he's able to make a comeback from this setback and maybe do something special in the final few years of his career, but it's hard to see how his approach to things will change now all of a sudden. This was the second time he's been caught drink-driving, but who's to know how many times he hasn't been caught because he didn't happen to crash his car? It's entirely possible it's a regular pattern of reckless behaviour in which he engages. I should say I have no evidence for that whatsoever, besides personal suspicion, but it would seem plausible to me.
Left Sunderland by mutual consent: https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/...sunderland-afc
I hope he gets the help he needs for his issues with alcohol
Probably the end of his international career. He's been injury-plagued for a long time.
I remember feeling sorry for him in the game against Belarus when he was trying everything to have an influence on the game to make the Euros squad. But it just wasn't happening for him. He cut a very frustrated figure. Perhaps he wasn't the same player after that bad injury for Ireland.
He had huge promise when with United.
Perhaps a mixture of attitude and injuries hampered all that.
Hopefully he gets his act together before his career is finally over.
He may need the money.
Folding my way into the big money!!!
Can't see too many clubs rolling the dice on him either, unless a good, incident and injury free stint on pay as you play someplace might resurrect things.
Yeah, he looked decent that night and was doing a job we needed doing well. Seems a long while ago now.
I wish he was back home in Derry.
Bar injuries ( maybe attitude ,I don’t really know enough ) he probably could have had a reasonable career at mid/ lower premiership or perhaps upper championship .
Sport can be tough , I suppose thats why its so hard to make a go of it .
It wasn't just a matter of driving over the limit, it looks more like a scene from the Blues Brothers.
Training with Wigan, according to reports this morning
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