Coutts

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JL94x4 said:
Been told he's fractured his fibula and tibia, no ligament damage.

4-6months out, more the latter.

Billy, Wilder and some other squad members travelled to hospital with him after the game, rest of squad including Knill came back on the coach.
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Given the seriousness of the comments, that's probably as good as it could have been aside from it not being broken of course.

The main problem he may have is his head. It took him, by his own admission, 12-18 months to fully trust his knee after the last major injury he had and it was only last season where he felt totally 100% with it. Hopefully, he's in a better place than he was 2 years ago and he'll certainly get the support.
 



It's devastating for the player. He's only really had 18 months really good football after his last serious injury. Can only hope that he get back to full fitness and to the same level. It will be long hard slog for him and we can only wish him all the best.
 
All the more reason to go and sign John Swift from Reading now. (Not that I think it will happen - but he's the best visiting team midfielder I've seen at the Lane this season),
 
I think the comments about it being a 'Hulse moment' could be true. It might even be a 'Brayford moment' as the mental side comes into play. Personally, I'm fucking sick of refs. turning a blind eye to career-threatening 'challenges'. They have a duty of care to protect more gifted players from assaults which - if commiitted on the streets - would probably attract a prison sentence. The other week, Baldock was assaulted at Leeds and how was it reported on ESPN?

45'
Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.

51'
Paul Coutts (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

74'
George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

82'
Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.

84'
John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

87'
Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

So, to the casual observer, Leeds were on the end of viscious assaults by a dirty Sheffield United. There was only one really bad foul by Phillips. Result? Yellow card - the same as Leon got for doing fuck all. Sordell last night didn't get any card or even a foul against him, but Clough comes out with the usual 'Not got it in him/not a bad bone in his body/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.' Well, according to our friends over at Porktalk:

Isn't that Sordell who got away scot free with a similar challenge on Westwood which could easily have had a similar outcome? Animal wants banning.
 
He's not going to recover from this quick is he?

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I broke my Tib & Fib when I was 17 playing , I was a total 8 months in plaster & had 3 months physio after , I couldn’t kick a ball for 18 months took me 2 years to be fully fit after doctors go ahead and at the time I was playing semi pro .. ,to say I’m absolutely gutted for him is the biggest understatement going as we all know what the worst scenario of this is .. this is going to be a massive loss for us too .. Wish you a speedy & full recovery PC know how you must be feeling this morning
 
Moore, Steadman, Baldock, Sharp, Clarke, Freeman, and now the real hammer blow..Coutts. We've probably had more injuries but can't remember at the moment. We were struggling for fit strikers other week, I know all teams get injuries but to be top of the league with just a meagre pub side remember and together with aforementioned injuries etc what an absolute magnificent coaching & playing staff we possess. As proud of my club as I've ever been.
Get well soon Couttsy
 
It was immediately clear from Coutts' reaction that he was in a lot of pain, punching the ground with his fist. That was made more evident when the Burton players closest to Coutts were beckoning the first aiders to get to him quickly.
Let's hope it is an uncomplicated fracture and it heals quickly.
 
HighfieldBlade said:
It was immediately clear from Coutts' reaction that he was in a lot of pain, punching the ground with his fist. That was made more evident when the Burton players closest to Coutts were beckoning the first aiders to get to him quickly.
Let's hope it is an uncomplicated fracture and it heals quickly.
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Burton players, except the culprit, who was nowhere to be seen.
 
Jim Chimmerney said:
Given the seriousness of the comments, that's probably as good as it could have been aside from it not being broken of course.

The main problem he may have is his head. It took him, by his own admission, 12-18 months to fully trust his knee after the last major injury he had and it was only last season where he felt totally 100% with it. Hopefully, he's in a better place than he was 2 years ago and he'll certainly get the support.
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The psychological affect is what will take the longest to heal and it's totally understandable. From one horrific knee injury to a broken leg. Couttsy has a serious decision to make regards playing again once he's up and about. Is it worth risking permanent damage, to be honest the decision might be taken out of his hands.

I'm absolutely devastated for him and can't stop thinking about it. It has angered me beyond belief. I've watched the video on Sky Sports this morning and my opinion hasn't changed, the cunt never even went to see if he was ok or apologise. If he's going to make a habit out of leaving his foot in, which he clearly likes to do, he needs to not lock his leg when doing so otherwise it'll happen again but then again perhaps he isn't bothered.

Both challenges he has now done in the first quarter of this season need looking at by the FA and it should be a season ban. They are both intentional to hurt an opposition player, the first ended in bad bruising and the second a leg breaker.
 
I broke my tib and fib in 1986, and spent 3 weeks in hospital as I had buggered my ankle joint too.
After being plated up, was doing physiotherapy 1 week later.
Was on Sticks for 8 weeks, so after 3 months in total was able to walk around unaided, which means Coutts could be back in light training by the end of Feb to build up muscle.
My plates were no problem as long as they are well protected, and came out 12 months later, needing only a couple days to recover.
On that basis, he could be back in full training before the end of the season.
Not great but let us not be too downhearted, once the break is mended, there are no lasting effects as there are with ligaments
 
It's a horrific injury, awful for a guy who has already been really unlucky with the knee injury. I agree with the posters who says this is a pivitol point in the season. Coutts is part of the holy trinity in midfield and without him, we are not the same side. I felt totally gutted for the lad last night, and I didnt really think about the result and going top of the league.

I'm not yet convinced by Lundstrum (it takes time to get up to speed for some players, so I'm not saying he is a write off or anything like that). I think the board will need to act to replace Coutts in January.

The lad's head must be a mess - it took him about 18 months to stop playing with fear after the knee injury - god knows what this will do to him. Hopefully, he can once again overcome it and get back to playing.
 



JL94x4 said:
Been told he's fractured his fibula and tibia, no ligament damage.

4-6months out, more the latter.

Billy, Wilder and some other squad members travelled to hospital with him after the game, rest of squad including Knill came back on the coach.
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If that’s the case he should hopefully make a full recovery which is the most important thing here.

As for the team going forward, I trust in Wilder and his staff to either bring an existing player us to the mark or get the right man in. You can bet your bottom dollar that he’s already thought through the what-ifs for every key player getting injured and he already has somebody already targeted, but let’s all give Lundstram a chance for now. There’s no point in trying to compare him with Coutts so let’s all get behind the kid. As it was with Clarke, if he gets regular game time week in week out and not bit parts, he could settle in and really do the biz for us. UTB.
 
I think and hope Lundstram will do a good job ,but it be a test of The Prince and McCabes nerve when Wilder wants a quality midfielder in January. I reckon a loan from the PL is likely to the end of the season and hopefully Coutts will be lining up in our midfield at the Emirates first game of next season and making Ozil look a twat.
 
John Street West Terrace said:
I broke my Tib & Fib when I was 17 playing , I was a total 8 months in plaster & had 3 months physio after , I couldn’t kick a ball for 18 months took me 2 years to be fully fit after doctors go ahead and at the time I was playing semi pro .. ,to say I’m absolutely gutted for him is the biggest understatement going as we all know what the worst scenario of this is .. this is going to be a massive loss for us too .. Wish you a speedy & full recovery PC know how you must be feeling this morning
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I was same, they told me it would have been better to have broken them both and had operation.

As it was the tib was clean break and fib fractured.

Was 4 months in full leg cast, 3 months in below knee cast and 2 months physio. I injured it in september and was fit again for the start of the next season.
 
Rob86 said:
Both challenges he has now done in the first quarter of this season need looking at by the FA and it should be a season ban. They are both intentional to hurt an opposition player, the first ended in bad bruising and the second a leg breaker.
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Totally agree. As no foul or booking were awarded last night, this is surely a case for restrospective action for that dirty cunt Sordell? Also, if Clough had an ounce of decency - which I doubt - he'd give Sordell a hefty fine - to be paid directly to Coutts to compensate.

But we all know what will happen. Clough will lie that 'I didn't see the incident' and 'he's not that type of player' and we'll see a pic. on Twatter or some such nonsense of Sordell visiting Coutts in hospital with a bunch of fucking grapes. Simply not good enough.
 
Just woke up and I'm still absolutely gutted for the lad. I'm hoping the Prince has some good medical connections and can get him the best of the best treatment that's available. Time for us Blades to really really get behind each other and not allow this to become a 'Hulse' moment. For me, Coutts is irreplaceable but I trust in Wilder and Knill, but also these players to not waste this opportunity. The players aren't daft and this will make them fight even harder for each other.

UTB
 
Att any medical pros.

A fracture is worse than a break, isn’t it ????

Is tibia typically a problem ?

Ussume this is much better than both tibia and fibula together ?

UTB
 
..... for years footballers have seemed to use very short shin pads - as if because they are now a legal necessity, they are just doing the minimal allowable, a bit like the way a spare wheel in a car has evolved into a thin thing not good enough for everyday use (they used to be the same as the other 4 wheels).

In the 1980s the tongue of the boot would be long enough to bridge the gap between boot and shin-guard. Now, I have to admit, I can't bear to look at the photograph of Coutts' leg - so I don't know exactly where the break occurred and it's so long that I wore a pair of shin pads that I don't even know what they are made of anymore .... would a shin pad have stopped the break happening if it got in the way do you think?

It is odd that now there are materials like Kevlar around that can stop a bullet, a solid guard (not just a soft pad) hasn't been developed too that fits the shape of each player's shin. But perhaps the drive for lighter and lighter boots & fitter players and more athletic play has persuaded the professional to think that lightness is everything?

I do think that 95% of the 'technological improvements' in football kit (clima-cool FFS) and footballs are just marketing bullshit though.
 
Sheff de party said:
Why put the at worst bit then?

Appreciate what youre saying, but that kid of thing happens every game in football. It’s just very very unfortunate.
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We know emotions are running very high here and you're a great sensible poster , but you might want to reflect on that 'kind of thing that happens in every game of football ' comment in the coming days.
 
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Gutted for him, unfortunate for us too, but he'll come back. No, shinnies wouldn't have stopped that injury, it was a shocker wasn't it, and it's the impact that did the damage. Shinnies might stop a knock hurting but they can't stop that.

So aye, bloody rubbish for him and he makes us tick, but others can step up and we'll step up to do it for him. Lundstram'll be fine, Bash if not, loan signing in January, we'll be grand.
 



DronnieBlade said:
Att any medical pros.

A fracture is worse than a break, isn’t it ????

Is tibia typically a problem ?

Ussume this is much better than both tibia and fibula together ?

UTB
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All breaks are classed as fractures these days, medically speaking.
From what I can gather, Coutts has suffered a stable fracture (standard break), which is the best possible outcome.
 
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