Published on Saturday 28 July 2012 09:06 WES Brownâs absence will be measured in weeks rather than months, much to the relief of Sunderland manager Martin OâNeill. The Black Catsâ boss has been buoyed by news that the injury to the key defender (left)is not as bad as first feared when he first limped in off in the early stages of Sunderlandâs game against Groningen last Sunday. And he told the Echo after last nightâs 1-0 pre-season defeat at Hartlepool: âWeâve had really decent news on Wes. Theyâve done two sets of scans and tests and x-rays on Wes and there doesnât seem to be anything broken, which was a real worry for us at the time. âAnd I know that heâs feeling better both physically and psychologically and we now know that he will be out for a lot less time than we first feared when it happened.â Sunderland had feared they might be without the former Manchester United defender for much of 2012 with an operation being potentially needed. But now the feeling is that it might take just weeks for the tissue damage to heal, allowing Brown to begin work on his comeback. OâNeill confirmed: âThe word was drifting around the dressing room when it happened that it could be a broken bone but we really werenât sure. âIt would have been terrible news, for us and for him, if it had been the case because he can be such an important player when heâs fully fit and in form. âBut now that the results show no serious damage he can start focus on just gently recuperating and looking to step back into things in the weeks ahead.â
My thoughts exactly mate same goes for O'Shea and, I'll go for not getting a full season out of the pair of them again this time around. For the club to say it could be ligaments then a break and, now just a bruise or whatever says to me they don't know whats wrong with him. They were and still are both injury prone and we should never have bought both together, one yes but not both.
Good news, sorth term, when he busts his foot standing on a particularly nasty piece of chewing gum down Fawcett Street and is out for 4 months it'll mean nowt.
Dont care, best we flog him on, but doubt if he will move, big pay drop for s croc. Maybe offload him to Hull.
Why should he move? We've effectively lined his pocket for the rest of his injury-prone career! He will limp through the next two years on £40k plus a week and then go back to his mansion in Cheshire. So will O'Shea! x
Awww, Wes will be allright. A bit like O'shea's injury last preseason, it didn't effect the number of games he played during the season now did it.
Good news as it’s always of concern when players suffer an injury, especially a serious one. Tash – I know you’ll be trolling around you piece of scum so I won’t be expecting you’ll be very happy about this news after posting about your excitement at his injury.
