John Terry - Gone

[Clampy]

Pretty naive expecting both centre backs to go injury free with  little in reserve, especially when one is 36. Imagine if Chester picks up a knock now we'll be truly screwed

You say little in reserve but we have Samba, Elphick and Jedinak who could slot in if need be.

[SoccerHQ]

Elphick will be needed now I think.

If we get injuries in central midfield Jedinak will be needed there.

[frank black]

To be fair there’s not going to be many teams with substitute Centre halfs of the same quality as Chester and Terry. It’s up to samba and Elphick to step up their games.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Fuck that. Get young Sulliman involved. Who do we have who's left footed ?

[saunders_heroes]

I’d still Jedinak at centreback till Terry returns. I have a soft spot for Samba but I just don’t trust him for 90 minutes especially on the deck.

[Ad@m]

I’d still Jedinak at centreback till Terry returns. I have a soft spot for Samba but I just don’t trust him for 90 minutes especially on the deck.

It was so utterly inevitable that we'd concede again when Samba came on.

[sickbeggar]

Total disaster. Wait for the confidence to drain out of our back 4 now.  Can we really do the Bruce's back to the wall tactics now with Terry out?

[saunders_heroes]

I’d still Jedinak at centreback till Terry returns. I have a soft spot for Samba but I just don’t trust him for 90 minutes especially on the deck.

It was so utterly inevitable that we'd concede again when Samba came on.

Those first ten minutes after Terry went off cost us the game. I know they scored in the first minute but until the injury we controlled the game and I thought we’d pick them off, then Terry went down and we lost the plot. Then we just chased the game and they defended and hit us on the break.

[Chris Jameson]

Terry out?

We need a poll but I know which way I would vote.

[ChicagoLion]

We have plenty of cover and 2 good defensive central midfield players.
it just needs a manager with the skill to deploy the resources we have effectively.

[sickbeggar]

We have plenty of cover and 2 good defensive central midfield players.
it just needs a manager with the skill to deploy the resources we have effectively.

Sorry but i don't see anyone who can do Terry's job to anywhere like his standard.

[ChicagoLion]

We have plenty of cover and 2 good defensive central midfield players.
it just needs a manager with the skill to deploy the resources we have effectively.

Sorry but i don't see anyone who can do Terry's job to anywhere like his standard.

Thats a different point.

[Tuscans]

5th metatarsal broken in JT's foot. Posted a pic of him in a cast on his instagram

[FanNOTCustomer]

That's your little toe. Can we not just drug him up with pain killers and play him? Ho does it differ from catching it on the bottom of the door frame? Sure I've done mine a few times without diagnosis.

[Tuscans]

From an orthopaedic website about the fifth metatarsal....

What happens after surgery?

"For the first seven to 14 days after surgery, you may be allowed to weight bear through the heel, but some surgeons will not allow you to bear any weight on the injured foot. This could last as long as six weeks. Weight bearing in a removable walking boot is allowed after that. Patients can expect to return to full activity three to four months after a typical fracture. This includes returning to sports. Some fractures may require bone grafting and have longer recoveries. The screw is not usually removed unless it causes discomfort."

I always thought 6 to 8 weeks.