V- Sligo Rovers

**U-C-D** · 15/09/2007, 8:19 PM

if only paul byrne was fit! how much we miss his goals! sammo's played about 22 games and scored 4 goals in the league - thats just brutal, even doyler has more goals and he's probably played half that amount of games

**U-C-D** · 15/09/2007, 8:29 PM

timmy subbed on but gone off injured in an ambulance! leg injury of some sort i believe! another blow

**U-C-D** · 15/09/2007, 8:34 PM

2-1 murphy with the goal. final score!

**Poor Student** · 15/09/2007, 8:36 PM

Murphy scored.

**Poor Student** · 15/09/2007, 8:58 PM

I got a text to say Doyle's ankle was broken.

**feo123** · 15/09/2007, 9:10 PM

ye're left back, not sure of his name...number 3 tonight has broke his leg or something. maybe his ankle but hes definatly f**ked! ventre won the ball in a tackle late on inside the box but his weight went on ye're lads leg it happened really fast, people could hear the snap 40 yards away in the main stand! players rushed to him frantically signalling to the bench.
hope hes ok

**biscuit** · 15/09/2007, 11:13 PM

broke his leg.was sitting near the tunnel and heard the snap. he lay on his back with the snapped leg sideways in the sir.you could see how bad it was from other players reaction and pete mahon was devastated.when they carried him off you could visably see the break..horrific.was taken by ambulance within minutes.was talking to one of the players after, said it was real bad. get well soon.

**U-C-D** · 15/09/2007, 11:26 PM

yes doyle broke his leg in 2 places i believe. thats a correction on timmy being taken in an ambulance it was in fact doyle!!

unfortunate consider he has just found his way back into the team

**DmanDmythDledge** · 16/09/2007, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by biscuit

broke his leg.was sitting near the tunnel and heard the snap. he lay on his back with the snapped leg sideways in the sir.you could see how bad it was from other players reaction and pete mahon was devastated.when they carried him off you could visably see the break..horrific.was taken by ambulance within minutes.was talking to one of the players after, said it was real bad. get well soon.

Terrible thing to happen. No malice or bad tackle involved at all- Doyle went for a strike on goal, defender nicked the ball away at the last second and he struck the defender's leg full force. As feo said you could hear it miles away but the ref and a few players played on for a bit afterwards while there was pandamodium at the other end of the pitch. Never seen a worse reaction fromn players to an injury. He'll be lucky to play again I'd say.

On the game we were brutal and deserved nothing. Fluke goal at the end by Murphy. Defender tried to clear it, miskicked, bounced off his thigh and went in.

**Poor Student** · 16/09/2007, 7:27 AM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

He'll be lucky to play again I'd say.

Are you sure about that?

Who is Murphy by the way?

**DmanDmythDledge** · 16/09/2007, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Are you sure about that?

Who is Murphy by the way?

There is a chance he'll never play again. Alan Smith and Cisse had similar injuries but they were able to recover due to top class medical help, which I doubt we could afford.

Paul Murphy, the fella on loan from Pats.

**U-C-D** · 16/09/2007, 1:51 PM

news update - he should be alright! he had the leg set back into place in sligo and there is pins being put into his either today or tomo. should be out and home on wednesday i believe! so unlucky

**Schumi** · 16/09/2007, 4:21 PM

Sounds awful, hope he recovers OK.

**feo123** · 16/09/2007, 10:30 PM

didnt think it was as bad as it sounded when he was been taken off, because they just put him onto the stretcher straight away and it took no time at all hardly.....usually it'd take 4 or 5 min

**sligored** · 17/09/2007, 10:28 AM

hope he makes a full recovery.

**pineapple stu** · 17/09/2007, 5:19 PM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

There is a chance he'll never play again.

That was just your speculation so! Thought you had been talking to Looper or someone.

Initial reports sound good though. Plenty of players have recovered from similar injuries, although he'll be out for a long time. Here's hoping for the best!

Was wondering a few weeks back how Podge would get back into the team with Doyler doing so well. How ironic...

**Seagull** · 17/09/2007, 7:36 PM

Originally Posted by feo123

didnt think it was as bad as it sounded when he was been taken off, because they just put him onto the stretcher straight away and it took no time at all hardly.....usually it'd take 4 or 5 min

Irish Times today says he broke his chin!

**DmanDmythDledge** · 17/09/2007, 9:04 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

That was just your speculation so! Thought you had been talking to Looper or someone.

Initial reports sound good though. Plenty of players have recovered from similar injuries, although he'll be out for a long time. Here's hoping for the best!

When Alan Smith got a similar injury it was said that he would be out for 12 months but was made a comeback after 6 months, albeit only a few runouts as a sub. From what U-C-D has just said it doesn't seem to be as bad as I feared, but I'm 99% certain he will miss the first month or so of next season at least (if I'm right thinking it's a double break of ankle and leg).

Originally Posted by Seagull

Irish Times today says he broke his chin!

They must have meant shin?

**pineapple stu** · 17/09/2007, 9:14 PM

Oh yeah - can see this being as long as Podge's injury, which is actually pretty much a year ago exactly. So wouldn't be surprised to see him out until June or so anyway.