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Injuries?

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sedgeldinho

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Clearly the injuries to Tom Clarke, Greg Cunningham, Ben Pearson and DJ have really hit us hard. I am delighted with how well we continue to cope. I would have fancied us in the games we have dropped points this season with all available.

Is it right that Tom is expected to be fit again around January?

What is the possible time scale for Greg?

Are Ben and DJ out with niggles or longer term?

Anyone back for Tuesday?
 
Neil is not putting a time limit on how long Pearson and Johnson will be out, but did suggest one could be back for Tuesday night's clash with Cardiff City.

"Ben got a deadleg at Middlesbrough and it has continued from then," said Neil.

"He had a whole week of rest, felt perfectly fine from there but when he tried to train on the Monday he felt it tighten up which wasn't good.

"We've had to taper him down from that point onwards.

"DJ was an impact injury in training which you can't do anything about.

"I'm hoping not long term for both but as always, how long is a piece of string?

"I'm hopeful of one being back for Cardiff, but we will have to wait and see."
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http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/neil-frustrated-by-pne-draw-1-8745611
 
Cunningham in a heavy knee brace today on invincibles. No idea re Pearson and DJ but dave Seddon suggests a while for Pearson, he's not even suspended, such a waste.
 
Cunningham won't be back until 2018. DJ won't play Tuesday , but reckons he might be fit for Saturday. Hamstring issue. Pearson not sure, but heard it will be a few weeks out.
 
Sounds like season as good as over then. With all fit I think a tilt at the play offs was not out of the question. With todays starting 11 we would be bottom half which is no disgrace. All clubs get bad luck but we really do seem to get more and timed very badly. Hey ho.
 
Is there an out-of-contract central midfielder out there with some experience and drive we could sign?
 
sedgeldinho said:
Sounds like season as good as over then. With all fit I think a tilt at the play offs was not out of the question. With todays starting 11 we would be bottom half which is no disgrace. All clubs get bad luck but we really do seem to get more and timed very badly. Hey ho.
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6 games in and some are already saying "season over".

Jesus fucking Christ.
 
ernest said:
Is there an out-of-contract central midfielder out there with some experience and drive we could sign?
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Jay Spearing, I've posted on here twice, fits that bill. For some reason he gets ripped to shreds on here although he pretty much is exactly what we're looking for.
 
chorleythehord said:
Cunningham won't be back until 2018. DJ won't play Tuesday , but reckons he might be fit for Saturday. Hamstring issue. Pearson not sure, but heard it will be a few weeks out.
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Pearson was sat behind me on invincibles today and when I asked him how long hes out for he said a couple of weeks
 
We've had all summer to sign a central midfielder, so we can have no complaints that we are lacking in there now. It's OK to say we couldnt do a deal on deadline day, but one should have been done long before. We've just got to get on with it now and hope the bodies available step up to the plate.
 
sedgeldinho said:
Sounds like season as good as over then. With all fit I think a tilt at the play offs was not out of the question. With todays starting 11 we would be bottom half which is no disgrace. All clubs get bad luck but we really do seem to get more and timed very badly. Hey ho.
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Will you get a fucking grip, we were below strength against a good Barnsley side today and we should have won the game comfortably even without the injured players. If we can remain in the top 10 or so by Xmas and avoid anymore injury issues we will have a real go.
 
Aitch said:
We've had all summer to sign a central midfielder, so we can have no complaints that we are lacking in there now. It's OK to say we couldnt do a deal on deadline day, but one should have been done long before. We've just got to get on with it now and hope the bodies available step up to the plate.
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Oh yeh, we're Man City and can just go out and buy a decent player as needed to add to squad depth.
 
So am I right in thinking Pearson and DJ were injured in training?
Only PNE luck that with a two week break we actually lose our two best players.
 
pnenycx said:
Oh yeh, we're Man City and can just go out and buy a decent player as needed to add to squad depth.
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No we are not Man city but the need for a cm has been going on for some time,has been identified by AN himself and SHOULD have been addressed by the club.
Hoping for the best regarding injuries/suspension is all well and good,planning for something less ideal is better.
Football has a nasty habit of punishing poor planning, bit like life in general really.
 
ernest said:
Is there an out-of-contract central midfielder out there with some experience and drive we could sign?
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Joe Ledley. Although he's turned down other championship clubs, and it appears he's looking for a long term deal. But might suit both parties if we can offer him something short term to keep him fit / put him in the shop window while DJ and Pearson get over their knocks.
 
sedgeldinho said:
Sounds like season as good as over then. With all fit I think a tilt at the play offs was not out of the question. With todays starting 11 we would be bottom half which is no disgrace. All clubs get bad luck but we really do seem to get more and timed very badly. Hey ho.
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Bloody hell, sedge! It's a long season.

As for 'badly timed'. If it happened with 10 games to go, just when we needed to push on, then we'd feel it was unlucky timing.

Tough at the moment... Pearson being the biggest miss... but hang in there boys, you don't know what's around the corner.
 
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