Topic: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)

[Zlen]

Or in plain English it is the best case scenario,which was the question he was replying to.

Best case objective scenario, not a misty eyed unrealistic self-comforting prognosis. Him playing in 5 months? Give me a break.

[Samie]

Might be best to update thread title mods?

[Welshred]

Or in plain English it is the best case scenario,which was the question he was replying to.

It's not best case because it's completely unachievable.

[So… Howard Philips]

Pretty much,anything else is just sky is falling down bed wetting,nobody knows until after the operation & even then it would just be guess work.

Virgil is a strong man & thankfully he has all the best people around him,if he starts feeling down then a hug from his girls and the boss will quickly put things into perspective for him.

We've got a good medical team, he'll be fully supported and he is a calm and confident person, all of which will help him make a come back sooner rather than later.

It's up to the rest of the squad to keep things going so that when he returns it'll be to help Henderson to lift another trophy.

[Hazell]

Also where the fuck is Gibbon Gloves getting his info

I don't think it was much of a stretch to guess given how it looked and the noises coming out of club even before Keys said it. If he was wrong, people would have forgotten he said. Turns out whoever told him guessed correctly but that's all it was.

[rushyman]

We must find a way to punish the celebrators

Winning is the best option

[Dave McCoy]

Could be the most consequential injury for the club since when?  I can’t even think of another example.

Wish Virgil the best and hope for a speedy recovery.

[kloppagetime]

Pearce- Thiago will miss Ajax but shouldn't be out long, and Alisson is ahead of schedule in his recovery, he's close to returning to training and as long as there’s no reaction, he should be back in goal before the end of October.
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[thisyearisouryear]

Has Van Dijk missed any PL match for us in the last 2 years??

[rushyman]

Yeah. We just have to wait. What can do other than be seriously pissed off?

Nothing now I suppose

Dust ourselves down and go forward. Attack attack attack I say

[Macphisto80]

Silver lining - and I'm struggling to find one here - is that it's happened relatively early on and it gives the club time to go and identify a replacement, which we'll surely need to do, for the next window. Fuck sake.

[Crosby Nick]

The good news for him is he’ll qualify for a League winner’s medal.

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Can free agents still be signed outside of the transfer window?, I see Garay (ex Valencia) is out of contract and hasn't found a new club, him or someone in the same situation could be an option.

[Dazzer23]

Bollox to all this negativity. He'll be back for the Champions League final....just perfect.

[Redbonnie]

Pickford has done lots of show off spreads in his tasteless Cheshire mansion which looks like a drug dealers council house after a spending spree at Taskers. He might be regretting that now.

[Number 7]

Absolutely devastated and livid to the bone.

The c*nt Pickford has ended his season most likely. And he will go unpunished.

[Ginieus]

There's photos on Twitter and you can see Pickford's eyes look at VVD and not the ball. Also his feet go from one on the ground to flying two foot lunge. The guy did it on purpose and needs to be punished.

[exiledintheUSA]

Can free agents still be signed outside of the transfer window?, I see Garay (ex Valencia) is out of contract and hasn't found a new club, him or someone in the same situation could be an option.

Yep.  I suggested him on here yesterday - would bring a huge amount of experience.

[Ghost Town]

Pearce- Thiago will miss Ajax but shouldn't be out long, and Alisson is ahead of schedule in his recovery, he's close to returning to training and as long as there’s no reaction, he should be back in goal before the end of October.
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[Kekule]

Well that’s the drive, the motivation and the reason for us to “play angry” for the rest of the season sorted.  If the lads aren’t up for taking this out on the rest of the league then I’ll be amazed.  Granted it might not work out that way, but the feeling of “let’s do it for big Virg. Fuck everyone” will be prevalent amongst the players.

There won’t be a more motivated squad.

As for Pickford. Karma has already got him. He has to live the rest of his life as Jordan Pickford.

[Studgotelli]

Thanks for the replies - Absolutely gutting news will hope he’s able to recover as quickly as poss.

Fucking hell

[JRed]

Can understand he's public enemy #1, but as bad as it is, he didn't mean it. It was clumsy and wreckless. He's just shit.

Of course he meant it. He had no concern whatsoever for Virgil’s safety lunging at him like that. That makes it deliberate.

[nico 8]

Can understand he's public enemy #1, but as bad as it is, he didn't mean it. It was clumsy and wreckless. He's just shit.

Wtf does that actually mean- “He didn’t mean it”. There is every intent to to wipe out Virgil and any keeper flying out  at knee level surely appreciates such an assault will likely cause damage.  There is no way defending it. Intent bollocks.

[Skrtelonparole]

Bollox to all this negativity. He'll be back for the Champions League final....just perfect.

This should be the kind of attitude ahead of every single game. Lets get him some silverware to lift when he gets back.

[Macphisto80]

There's photos on Twitter and you can see Pickford's eyes look at VVD and not the ball. Also his feet go from one on the ground to flying two foot lunge. The guy did it on purpose and needs to be punished.

I think he did too. How many times have we embarrassed the shit c*nt? Plus Ancelotti still seems to have a chip on his shoulder.

[Melbred]

Has there been any case in football where a player has been sued for assault?

Because that's what it was. Best case, has cost Van Dijk the season, worst case.. his career.

[redgriffin73]

Also where the fuck is Gibbon Gloves getting his info

Supposedly De Jong works for Bein and he texted Virgil who said he thought it was his ACL and they reported it. Virgil probably thought he'd said it in confidence to a friend.

[Fordy]

Pearce- Thiago will miss Ajax but shouldn't be out long, and Alisson is ahead of schedule in his recovery, he's close to returning to training and as long as there’s no reaction, he should be back in goal before the end of October.
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No word on Ox.

Ox been out since August. VVD need surgery. He will be out for 6 months minimum in my mind.   

[Nick110581]

Can free agents still be signed outside of the transfer window?, I see Garay (ex Valencia) is out of contract and hasn't found a new club, him or someone in the same situation could be an option.

Brighton signed Welbeck today so assume so

[Mister Flip Flop]

Pickford can fuck off if he thinks anyone at the club will accept an apology for what he's done.

[jillcwhomever]

The stupidest thing Pickford did after the collision was to actually try and pull Virgil up. Why would you do something like that after a collision like that? It's no wonder Virgil wouldn't let him. 

[exiledintheUSA]

Roll on the return Derby.....

[Red Dane]

Will he be ruled out of the Euros?

[farawayred]

Free agents can be signed at any time. Also, players over 26 can buy out the remainder of their contracts if they had a rejected offer by their current club. (I think the latter is still the case.)

[Haggis36]

It's not really fair is it? A talentless hot-head who has previous with rash/dangerous behaviour has possibly just curtailed the top level career of the game's best player in his position, and will probably face no punishment whatsoever. That tackle was not a natural tackle to make, and Pickford should have the book thrown at him, but won't. Plenty of players return from ACLs at a decent level, but I can't think of that many players who do it at 30. I hope Virgil recovers well, but it's hard to see him being the same player and even just on a personal level that'd be desperately sad even if it was a freak accident, but it's hard to imagine how he's feeling when it was the result of a shit-house challenge.

From an LFC perspective, it has the potential to completely derail our season, but we are where we are.

Fuck Everton (who were clearly encouraged to go out and "leave one on" our players) and fuck Pickford who is an aggressive thug.

[Ste08]

Get well soon big man

[So… Howard Philips]

Has there been any case in football where a player has been sued for assault?

Because that's what it was. Best case, has cost Van Dijk the season, worst case.. his career.

Well Duncan Ferguson was jailed for assault in a football field.......

[HeartAndSoul]

Hopefully that c*nt Pickford gets what's coming to him the short arm trex overrated piece of shit. Not the first time he's done this and it won't be the last.

Just a shame that such a centre half is probably going to miss a full year when he's meant to be in his peak. We just don't know how he's going to come back from this either with his pace and other aspects of his game potentially being affected

[robertobaggio37]

Im going through a really hard time right now personally but, honestly yesterday's game, the Virgil decision and that offside call has properly nearly finished me off. The world just seems very very very unfair. I know it's football and only football but whenever everything else around you isn't great and then this happens on such an unbalanced level. I'm sorry, it's just so hard to live with.

Hang in there mate, I think we all can relate, at least a little. I definitely see where you're coming from but better days are ahead I'm sure of that. Listen to some good music and relax if you can - that always helps.

[Mister Flip Flop]

Can understand he's public enemy #1, but as bad as it is, he didn't mean it. It was clumsy and wreckless. He's just shit.

Absolute bollox. He went in to hurt him and it could possibly end his career.