Dudgeon - seeing specialist Monday, knee blown up, maybe some bone floating around, sounds like cartillage to me Koren - fatigue led to tight calf, rest only Simpson - just a knock should be fit for Ipswich Bruce & Chester - should be in contention following international break all according to Steve Bruce post-match
Oh, Dudgeon's injury doesn't sound good. He must have played with this against Blackpool, as I'm sure he was doubtful.
Hope dudge is back ASAP, daws looked poor yesterday and we missed a whole dimension of attacking play down the left.
Dudge will be out for a few months. Sounds like cartilage/ligament damage to me. Hope Bruce deeps into the loan market, our defence is looking very threadbare at the moment.
You know your injury situation is bad when you can't even name seven subs, though I'm not sure why he didn't stick Devitt on there.
Is he still with us. I would have thought he would have been let go by now to let him develop elsewhere.
His contract runs out this season and I don't think there's any doubt he'll be released, we'll probably try and sort him a half season loan in Jan to see out the last few months.
looking at our first team squad, Devitt was the only remaining fit player availible so yes.. don't know about the other keeper Jakupovic, he hasn't featured at all, Oxley was on bench..
If Dudge has a cartilage tear then they should get him in for key hole surgery asap. He may be then only out for 4-5 weeks.
I never understand not having the seven subs your allowed on the bench, I think if you cant fill your bench put some youngsters on the bench just for the experience of being involved in the match day squad even if there is no intention of putting on the pitch
Really really need to use the loan market for a left back if Dudge is going to be out for a while, Dawson was really exposed yesterday, more than once, was really surprised they didn't switch Antonio to the right wing and play everything down that channel.
I know that Dudgeon has always had a knee problem that comes up every now and then but doesn't tend to keep him out for long at all, hopefully this will be the same.
I would expect it just to be Dawson, however he may just go to 3 at the back if Bruce and Chester return.
If Dawson plays, it has to be in a back four. Wonder if Bruce will stick with the four at the back after keeping a clean sheet
Nice for us to actually not know what team our manager is going to play always makes it interesting, unlike last season, as much as I love NB his team selections were incredibly predictable.
