Could someone kindly list our injured players with approx dates they are expected to be fit to [b]start[/b] matches, i.e. not just make brief cameos in the second half?
I don't mean "start training". Depending on the nature of the injury, a player could start running straight lines on grass three months before he is ready to start a match.
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Every players body will be different for 1 player they could be out for 3 months and take a week to be match fit another player could take a few weeks.
All we know is what Bowyer says which is aprox times like Cullen towards the end of January
George Lapslie - head injury/concussion: likely to be back next week away at Shrewsbury, could potentially start but I would assume he will be on the bench.
Ben Reeves - hamstring strain: no news on this one as it was only on Tuesday. With Reeves you can never really tell and with Williams now I wouldn’t rush anything. If it’s okay, they’re usually a couple of a weeks or so. Fingers crossed it is, so I’m going to say maybe Accrington Stanley at home (Jan 19th) otherwise hopefully Peterborough away (Jan 26th).
Josh Cullen - dislocated shoulder: back in training now and working on strengthening his shoulder still. Aim to be back for potentially Peterborough away (Jan 26th), but probably more likely Fleetwood away (Feb 2nd).
Igor Vetokele - dislocated shoulder: worse off than Cullen and not back in training yet. Surgery was more invasive and damaged a different part of his shoulder. Unlikely to be back until later in February, for a rough guess, Blackpool at home (Feb 16th) or Wimbledon away (Feb 23rd).
Joe Aribo - knee ligament damage: currently still in a knee brace and will be working on resting and strengthening the structures. No specific date or timescale has been spoken of. Hopefully it won’t be too long, but again I would assume it’ll be around the early part of February.
Jason Pearce - ankle ligament damage: similar situation to Aribo where he is currently in a protective boot and won’t be in training for a little bit yet. No specific timescale or date. Likely to be a similar time to Aribo I would assume.
Lewis Page - groin: one that has been going on for a long time. Initially was meant to be 6 weeks but that was in October, I would assume it’ll be another 3-4 weeks before he is back but that’s a complete guess. Let’s be positive and go for Fleetwood away, February 2nd.
Forster-Caskey - anterior cruciate ligament: recovery seems to be going well and last we were told is he is ahead of schedule. Could be back sooner than we hope but don’t expect him to be playing for us this season. Fingers crossed he signs a new deal and we see him back for the start of pre-season.
The good news is of course we now have full weeks between games. That gives us a great chance of getting players fit and ready for the up coming games. Before you know it, we could have a good few players back and we will look strong.
Taylor to break his leg whilst hanging out the washing
Grant to do his hamstring whilst picking up dogshit
If the return dates are anywhere close to what you are indicating I will be well pleased.
Cullen has been back running for a number of weeks now yet hasnt been involved in any contact sessions
Physio today gave Bowyer the green light for that to happen so will rejoin everyone for full training today and tomorrow - Weekend is going to come too soon for him but I guess provided he has no issues next week will be in the squad for Accrington
Bielik
Williams Cullen
Fosu
Would quality at this level.
Edit. And Clarke.
Cullen | Bielik | Aribo
Williams
Bowyer said: “We’ve got Reeves back, we’ve got George Lapslie back. Josh Cullen is not far away, so slowly but surely our squad is getting stronger and stronger.
“I just looked at it going through stuff with Jacko and we’re starting to put some pieces in that puzzle that have been empty for a while.
https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5c3764d8e73d0/bowyer-on-ben-reeves-george-lapslie-and-josh-cullen-returning-from-injury
Besides, at some point it might not be a bad thing to rest Bielik for a game, he's not exactly got the best fitness record (which is one of the reasons we have him in the first place!)
I knew Lapslie was back but wow, our midfield now is going to look so strong is so exciting. Especially when they’re returning a little earlier than we thought, and we know we have players like Aribo, Pearce and Page to come back as well.
Hopefully we dont lose anyone else now
Since his 35 second cameo against Wimbledon, Sarr has been different class.
The Van Dijk of League 1.