Oh yes, definitely. I remember Rosicky missing 18 months through injury once, too. And of course RVP had A LOT of injures, yet there is no sign of them at United :mad:
Daniel Agger used to have a lot of injuries. They don't seem to be bothering him much now (same for Gerrard). Sturridge has had a few injuries since joining us.
Fabio Aurelio also used to have a lot of injuries. He'd play, perform well, then he'd be out for a few weeks. Joe Cole, too. Well, perhaps without the "perform well" part besides his last few games for us.
Daniel Agger used to have a lot of injuries. They don't seem to be bothering him much now (same for Gerrard). Sturridge has had a few injuries since joining us.
Fabio Aurelio also used to have a lot of injuries. He'd play, perform well, then he'd be out for a few weeks. Joe Cole, too. Well, perhaps without the "perform well" part besides his last few games for us.
Degen has to get a mention. A man who could barely lace his boots without dislocating something.
Andy/Andrew "AJ" Johnson has somehow stayed fit for 3 games now... it can't be long 'til he breaks down for the umpteenth time though.
We had Keiron Dyer too last year but I think we got shot of him to Boro. Imagine if Boro have Dyer AND Woodgate on the books; physio will be earning his corn.
Andy/Andrew "AJ" Johnson has somehow stayed fit for 3 games now... it can't be long 'til he breaks down for the umpteenth time though.
We had Keiron Dyer too last year but I think we got shot of him to Boro. Imagine if Boro have Dyer AND Woodgate on the books; physio will be earning his corn.
Is he still doing that crap celebration finger spelling thing as though he isn't a properly average journeyman?
I thought Anderton was regularly out at Spurs and thats why Sheringham came up with the nickname but he always seemed to be available when England had a tournament.
We had Keith O'Neill who was already injury prone before we signed him for 12 games in two years, although 'two degenerative bone conditions in his spine called spondylolisthesis and spondylosis, essentially a double fracture of part of the cord that threatens to leave him disabled' is a fairly good excuse.
Anderton played 364 games at Tottenham over 12 seasons but it was that injury plagued spell from '95 to '98 that garnered him that unfortunate nickname.
Darren Anderton has made a total of 379 club appearances (including those as a substitute), while Jamie Redknapp has managed a total of 300 exactly, giving the man they call Sick-Note an average of almost eight appearances more per season. Throw international caps into the equation and Anderton shoots even further ahead, bringing his average number of senior appearances for club and country to a whopping 40.9 matches per season, compared to Redknapp's 31.7.
As for players who are even more injury prone than the aforementioned pair, three names immediately spring to mind: Everton striker Duncan Ferguson (10 seasons as a pro under his belt), Leeds United striker Michael Bridges (six seasons) and Coventry City midfielder Keith O'Neill (six seasons). Using the same complex formula we applied above, Big Dunc scores no mean mean of 25.63 games per season, Irish international Keith O'Neill notches up an average of 19 exactly (21 including international caps), while poor old Michael Bridges weighs in with a meagre 16.66, making him the most injured of the lot.
Is he still doing that crap celebration finger spelling thing as though he isn't a properly average journeyman?
Nah - don't think he did it after scoring against Owls t'other week. Good job too as it was really cringey....any intricate hand-sign celebration looks naff.... look at Bale's arsey heart thing f'rinstance.
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The ultimate sicknote.
I would say he is up there, but the ultimate sick note will be Hargreaves!
Oh yes, definitely. I remember Rosicky missing 18 months through injury once, too. And of course RVP had A LOT of injures, yet there is no sign of them at United :mad:
Fabio Aurelio also used to have a lot of injuries. He'd play, perform well, then he'd be out for a few weeks. Joe Cole, too. Well, perhaps without the "perform well" part besides his last few games for us.
No the ultimate was Darren Anderton.
Kieran Dyer as well
Saha.
Degen has to get a mention. A man who could barely lace his boots without dislocating something.
Oh, yeah, I forgot about him.
I didn't forget about Aquilani though, but I thought I included enough names from Liverpool.
We had Keiron Dyer too last year but I think we got shot of him to Boro. Imagine if Boro have Dyer AND Woodgate on the books; physio will be earning his corn.
Is he still doing that crap celebration finger spelling thing as though he isn't a properly average journeyman?
But in the past, in my time of supporting Saints, we've had:
Marian Pahars
Michael Svensson
Antti Niemi
Inigo Idiakez
David Connolly
Lee Holmes
Darren Kenton
Wilshere, Diaby, Rosicky, Eduardo, RVP, Ramsey, Sagna just off my head. Do their doctors/physios work on commision??
Winner, no one is worse\better than him at being injured.
Our worst sicknote was Jonathan Woodgate who then went on to have the worst debut in history.
He had the nickname, but his record was nowhere near the worst there's been.
He missed most of one season, but that's all.
450 league games in his career. His sicknote tag was over-hyped.
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Nah - don't think he did it after scoring against Owls t'other week. Good job too as it was really cringey....any intricate hand-sign celebration looks naff.... look at Bale's arsey heart thing f'rinstance.