Jacob Ramsey - Gone

[SaddVillan]

It's 18 weeks until next season starts.

Plenty time for him to heal up naturally and get properly fit.

And to get some boots made that offer proper protection

[Ian.]

What a shame, he’s had a torrid season and under Emery before his injury he was superb. His partnership with Moreno was also very good, they clicked so well.

All the best Jacob, missed his presence this year massively.

[Somniloquism]

Obviously we are not entitled to his medical records but it seems:

• He had his injury and they let it heal naturally(?).
• He came on against Brighton but it cracked / broke either in that match or training afterwards.
• Because of the second break, he had another op to insert a screw and then was off the time for that to heal.
• Since then he had been nowhere near full strength because the boots / screw were rubbing.
• Then at Luton it came loose (or even rubbed through the flesh which can happen with metatarsal screws if they have something wrong with them).
• They though different footware would help but it hasn't. So now decided to write him off for the rest of the season and either remove the screw and hope the bone now heals stronger, or operate to replace the screw and give him healing time.

Of course he could have seen the squad selection against Man Citeh and decided he didn't want anything to do with the managers tactics.

[eamonn]

The way he took his goal against Brighton after coming on a sub, the one highlight of his season, was like a top player back from injury effortlessly showing his class at the earliest opportunity.

I was convinced we were looking at a soon-to-be-valued £100m England player who would be instrumental for us this season. No need for a Jack when you have a Jacob.

In true Villa-style, where talent doesn't fail, the body does. I really hope this gets sorted once and for all because he's still young enough to fulfill his enormous potential.

[garyellis]

According to Givemesport we are ranked 10th for injuries as at 1st March.

[Meanwood Villa]

Hoping this season is a series of unfortunate events rather than a sign of things to come.

[Meanwood Villa]

According to Givemesport we are ranked 10th for injuries as at 1st March.

How do they measure it?

[garyellis]

According to Givemesport we are ranked 10th for injuries as at 1st March.

How do they measure it?

Days lost through injury. Given our “season enders” we may well come up on the rails from now until the season ends.

[Brazilian Villain]

According to Givemesport we are ranked 10th for injuries as at 1st March.

How do they measure it?

It means based on our injuries we should be 10th, just like Chelsea should be top 4 based on whatever metric they were using last week

[pablo_picasso]

According to Givemesport we are ranked 10th for injuries as at 1st March.

How do they measure it?

It means based on our injuries we should be 10th, just like Chelsea should be top 4 based on whatever metric they were using last week

Gerrards magic...

[Toronto Villa]

Well, it will be like a new signing next season.......presuming he doesn't fuck off somewhere else due to FFP or some other bollocks reason.

I was thinking this also. It’s possible that this is the last time we see JJ in a Villa kit. Because even though this injury has wrecked his season nothing suggests it’s career ending. And at 22 he’s a very saleable asset to satisfy FFP. We need to get others off the books first but to get us under whatever limit they make up, this could be it for JJ as a Villa player.

[Risso]

I think any prospective buyer would want to see if he was well over his foot injury first, which might mean that a sale this summer would be unlikely. He's either been injured or not playing that well because of that injury this season, so I don't think there's going to be a queue of teams offering £50m+ for a while. Which is a good thing, anyway.

[ROBBO]

No way, first off a fit JJ would fetch a lot of money but with his injuries his price will have fallen, then there is the injury itself, no club will pay good money for a player that has carried injuries for nearly a season, especially
a foot injury. We will be selling but not him.

[Rigadon]

Well, it will be like a new signing next season.......presuming he doesn't fuck off somewhere else due to FFP or some other bollocks reason.

I was thinking this also. It’s possible that this is the last time we see JJ in a Villa kit. Because even though this injury has wrecked his season nothing suggests it’s career ending. And at 22 he’s a very saleable asset to satisfy FFP. We need to get others off the books first but to get us under whatever limit they make up, this could be it for JJ as a Villa player.

An utterly (in a football context) depressing thought.  But given he hasn't really played all season, we wouldn't get the market value we would've otherwise achieved.  Hence, I don't think he'll be the one we do have to sell this summer.

[frank black]

Well, it will be like a new signing next season.......presuming he doesn't fuck off somewhere else due to FFP or some other bollocks reason.

I was thinking this also. It’s possible that this is the last time we see JJ in a Villa kit. Because even though this injury has wrecked his season nothing suggests it’s career ending. And at 22 he’s a very saleable asset to satisfy FFP. We need to get others off the books first but to get us under whatever limit they make up, this could be it for JJ as a Villa player.

An utterly (in a football context) depressing thought.  But given he hasn't really played all season, we wouldn't get the market value we would've otherwise achieved.  Hence, I don't think he'll be the one we do have to sell this summer.

Yep it’ll be like trying to sell Buendia or Mings. Isn’t going to happen, until he’s proven his fitness and form