Micah Mbick - 12/3/2026 Out til end of season (at least) with multiple knee ligament injuries (p26)
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The initial tackle may have been fair but he then took out his left leg with both feet.Elthamaddick said:come on - those 3 pictures tell you absolutely nothing
he's been very very unlucky with the injury, but it's a contact sport1 -
Without seeing the challenge from a side on view its hard to gauge how bad it is. Its a very strong challenge, but from the angle seen, not one you haven't seen a few times. Irrespective of that just hoping its not as serious an injury as Cowley is fearing. Speedy recovery Micah.1
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If he's not back until Christmas then the likelihood of him being sold to a PL in the January window is minimal. It's got to be what's best for him and the club and that has to be whether it's better for him to push on as a member of our first team squad, which I hope to be the case, or go out on loan to a League 1 side.
In the meantime, wish him all the very best in his recovery.2 -
Wonder if he spends the summer at St Georges Park like Leaburn did0
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The idea of Micah spending perhaps 9 months lifting weights as part of his rehab, must be a frightening prospect for Championship defenders9
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PWR…..is there any news re diagnosis of his injury?0
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Their defender didn’t slip - he went in hard on Mbick with both feet (one after the other, for some reason!?)
I think he knew he’d been dragged out of position and that the ball was about to be slipped in behind him, so he just committed to taking the ball and/or the player at all costs.
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So keep those stills on one screen. now look at the available video clip again alongside them.Elthamaddick said:come on - those 3 pictures tell you absolutely nothing
he's been very very unlucky with the injury, but it's a contact sport
https://x.com/MyloB22/status/2030570064362050033
What's the defender' right leg doing?
I expect Kevin Muscat said "it's a contact sport", in court. He lost.7 -
I've watched it enough times, personal view is that there's nothing in it - everything looks worse when you slow it down and freeze frame it.
as I said it's a contact sport and injuries happen, I don't even think it was a foul
Just my opinion though
fingers crossed for Mbick it's not too serious and he recovers quickly1 -
Thought it was a pretty horrendous tackle, personally.2
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It looks far worse at normal speed. He stopped a player running at speed by taking out both legs.Elthamaddick said:I've watched it enough times, personal view is that there's nothing in it - everything looks worse when you slow it down and freeze frame it.
as I said it's a contact sport and injuries happen, I don't even think it was a foul
Just my opinion though
fingers crossed for Mbick it's not too serious and he recovers quickly
If it wasn't that bad why was he taken to hospital.3 -
Just because he got hurt doesn’t mean it was a foul. I am with the very graceful defender “Eltham Addick” who knew how to tackle!1
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Ditto.se9addick said:Watching the video of the tackle it doesn’t look like a shocker, but devastated for the lad to end up with such a terrible injury. Wishing him the best for a speedy recovery as he’s made so much progress this season.1 -
It's definitely a foul, probably a booking, but isn't a red... It wasn't 2 footed, it was a bit late and his trailing leg catches him. Looks like their player's knee catches the inside of Micah's on the follow through2
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I think some of you might be a bit out of touch with the current rules and are thinking about your own playing days or old rules. Take a look at the guidelines for reckless or serious foul play.Of course, an easy reply could be, 'well why didn't the ref give it', but we've seen enough decisions this season to know that can't be used as a justification.8
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The tackle wasn't as horrific as I was expecting. It's certainly a strong challenge, but the ball is there to be won and the defender clearly gets there first and wins it. After that there is a collision, the type of which you see in most games without any serious injury.
I think the thing that happens here is that the defender blasts the ball onto his left foot which would probably have caused his leg to twist just as the contact comes in, meaning his leg wasn't in a natural position and was more exposed than it otherwise would've been.
Was that "reckless" from the defender? Maybe. But I don't think he could've foreseen or intended the ball hitting his foot like that - he was trying to make a clearance down the pitch.2 -
Looks like a challenge intended to leave a "mark", if not a serious injury, a la Muscat.4
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Well the counter- arguments are well made and it would be useful to have another angle on it. However what Cowley said about it weighs on me. Some have said it doesnt look as bad as they expected having heard how he described it- and that was my initial reaction too. But almost certainly he has different and probably more footage than that one taken off a TV stream, and that, I suppose is why he was able to describe it in such detail.1
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He was also a manager speaking immediately after a match where he’s just lost one of his best players for the rest of the season. I get your perspective and I’m not saying he’s wrong but I think the context of his comments is important.PragueAddick said:Well the counter- arguments are well made and it would be useful to have another angle on it. However what Cowley said about it weighs on me. Some have said it doesnt look as bad as they expected having heard how he described it- and that was my initial reaction too. But almost certainly he has different and probably more footage than that one taken off a TV stream, and that, I suppose is why he was able to describe it in such detail.
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As the rules go it’s a bad challenge, but have honestly seen worse within the rules in my lifetime… which is why the rules changed to outlaw those kinds of challenges as the likelihood an accident can happen increases.0
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Yes, you are right, that has to be weighed up too.se9addick said:
He was also a manager speaking immediately after a match where he’s just lost one of his best players for the rest of the season. I get your perspective and I’m not saying he’s wrong but I think the context of his comments is important.PragueAddick said:Well the counter- arguments are well made and it would be useful to have another angle on it. However what Cowley said about it weighs on me. Some have said it doesnt look as bad as they expected having heard how he described it- and that was my initial reaction too. But almost certainly he has different and probably more footage than that one taken off a TV stream, and that, I suppose is why he was able to describe it in such detail.0 -
Shame to hear he messed up so many ligaments. It's pretty unusual to tear your ACL, PCL, and MCL all at once. That's a rare combo, and not something you'd get from a "hard but fair" hit. His leg basically went through the same kind of trauma as if it were stuck in a car crash. The only positive is that he 'may not need surgery', but it wouldn't surprise me if that's a period to see which injuries heal in isolation with the conservative approach. Following that, they'll likely reconstruct the ligament(s) with limited blood supply or that has incurred a greater grade tear. I have a bit of history in this area, sadly.
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“We spoke to [EFL Head of Refereeing] Mike Jones, on Sunday morning,” said Cowley.
“We sent him two clips, two more clips – one of the tackle on Romeo [Akachukwu] from Kyle McFazdean which didn’t make him available for us at the weekend and obviously the tackle on Micah, which didn’t even get a foul.
“He agreed that both should have been red cards.
“The tackle on Micah is a crazy tackle.
“He’s on the dribble, the ball carries on rolling, he doesn’t take the ball, he goes over the ball with his first foot and it’s his knee and his follow through that catches him in the knee.
“It was a pretty horrific tackle.
“The damage that he’s done to his knee as a consequence is pretty severe.
“We’re disappointed and sad for Micah. “I think all of us feel a bit angry about it but the overriding feeling is just sadness for the kid really.
“I’ve managed 17 years and he’s the best nine we’ve ever worked with, incredible and so talented.”
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Absolutely gutting. Hope he can make a full recovery.4
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https://x.com/colu_official/status/2032147107948171367?s=46Confirmed out for the season but some good news that he doesn’t require surgery. Sounds like he might be back for the start of pre-season which is really good news8
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Not often I find myself agreeing with Mr. Cowley, Head of P.E, but he's 100% right. I think the fact the player made semi contact with the ball first has caused some to see it as a fair tackle. But the follow through is horrific, high and looks intentional.mendonca said:Shame to hear he messed up so many ligaments. It's pretty unusual to tear your ACL, PCL, and MCL all at once. That's a rare combo, and not something you'd get from a "hard but fair" hit. His leg basically went through the same kind of trauma as if it were stuck in a car crash. The only positive is that he 'may not need surgery', but it wouldn't surprise me if that's a period to see which injuries heal in isolation with the conservative approach. Following that, they'll likely reconstruct the ligament(s) with limited blood supply or that has incurred a greater grade tear. I have a bit of history in this area, sadly.
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“We spoke to [EFL Head of Refereeing] Mike Jones, on Sunday morning,” said Cowley.
“We sent him two clips, two more clips – one of the tackle on Romeo [Akachukwu] from Kyle McFazdean which didn’t make him available for us at the weekend and obviously the tackle on Micah, which didn’t even get a foul.
“He agreed that both should have been red cards.
“The tackle on Micah is a crazy tackle.
“He’s on the dribble, the ball carries on rolling, he doesn’t take the ball, he goes over the ball with his first foot and it’s his knee and his follow through that catches him in the knee.
“It was a pretty horrific tackle.
“The damage that he’s done to his knee as a consequence is pretty severe.
“We’re disappointed and sad for Micah. “I think all of us feel a bit angry about it but the overriding feeling is just sadness for the kid really.
“I’ve managed 17 years and he’s the best nine we’ve ever worked with, incredible and so talented.”
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Good lord, that sounds awful. I was wrong when I said the tackle didn’t look that bad in that case.1
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12 week's in a brace, how soul destroying. My fear is that he will lose a yard of pace taking him from a Top flight prospect to a lower league prospect.0
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Id be massively surprised. Brace for 10-12 weeks is mid-end of May. He’ll then need to gently rebuild strength in his knee slowly. He might be ok to go on the trip and recover out there but he won’t be playing football until September surelyNabySarr said:https://x.com/colu_official/status/2032147107948171367?s=46Confirmed out for the season but some good news that he doesn’t require surgery. Sounds like he might be back for the start of pre-season which is really good news3 -
Even with the crazy amount of rehab and care players go through now with anti grav, chambers and lord knows what else they have up their sleeve nowadays, Pre season is less than 4 months away, there's no chance he's back for that3
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End of the day could have been 9 months- 1 year with a fully ruptured ACL injury. 3 months of Bracing and a couple months of rehab could be considered the best case scenario. The fact he’s missing only 2 months of the season and then has 3 months of pre-season where he can work on his fitness as well hopefully shouldn’t set him back too much2
