Jacob Ramsey - Gone

[paul_e]

It's not unusual with a broken foot, many people only realise how bad it is when they try to pivot on the foot and get a stab of pain.

Yes, when I did mine, I finished the game and went to the doctor the next day.

Yep, same here, I thought I'd just sprained it (mine was only partial fracture though and was fine after about 4 weeks).

[PaulTheVillan]

It's not unusual with a broken foot, many people only realise how bad it is when they try to pivot on the foot and get a stab of pain.

Yes, when I did mine, I finished the game and went to the doctor the next day.

Yep, same here, I thought I'd just sprained it (mine was only partial fracture though and was fine after about 4 weeks).

When I did mine I got up and walked the dog the next morning then decided I should go to A&E.

[pablo_picasso]

But I couldn't tell you the names of most of the bones in my body...

😂👍

[OCD]

Always bemuses me when a broken metatarsal gets referred to as a broken foot.

It's just easier and most people understand it better, same with arm and leg really.

I liken it to terms like 'toning'. I'll have female clients tell me that they don't want to build muscle but they would like to tone up. I'll meet people where they're at so will talk to them about toning rather than saying it's the same thing.

[Risso]

That doesn't sound like a recurrance, as in another "break", but more he's aggravated it.  I don't see how he would have stayed on to the end of the game against Bright if he's actually broken it again.

I'm hoping it's just a case of coming back a bit too soon, and another couple of weeks on the sidelines.  If it's a full break, then someone on the medical staff needs a bollocking, he shouldn't be playing if it's not sufficiently healed.

That doesn't sound like a recurrance, as in another "break", but more he's aggravated it.  I don't see how he would have stayed on to the end of the game against Bright if he's actually broken it again.

I could be wrong but didn't he stay on the pitch for a bit in the England game after he hurt it the first time?

Although I do think what Emery said does make it sound like it might not be another break, just a problem with the area.

Recurrence means a repeat of something that's happened before. Of course he's broken it again.

[Brend'Watkins]

Shit shirts and now shit boots.  How about our players wearing some that can withstand an opposing player's weight from causing damage, like the ones worn in the mid 90s for instance.

[usav]

They wouldn't have let him come back into full training if there was any doubt it wasn't fully healed, so in my mind the chances that it is broken again are pretty slim.  Residual pain or swelling or other side-effects, sure. 

[tony scott]

Another 5 weeks out at least ah well at least we’ve got the international break (no pun intended) to take care of some of that.

[pablo_picasso]

Shit shirts and now shit boots.  How about our players wearing some that can withstand an opposing player's weight from causing damage, like the ones worn in the mid 90s for instance.

I wonder what type of boots he wears.

Some of the brands have lovely made, quality boots.

But then they have ranges that are basically made from faerie dust & hope.

Usually the ones they class as their "speed" range...

[Risso]

They wouldn't have let him come back into full training if there was any doubt it wasn't fully healed, so in my mind the chances that it is broken again are pretty slim.  Residual pain or swelling or other side-effects, sure.

Emery said “more or less the same injury.”

[rooboy316]

Shit shirts and now shit boots.  How about our players wearing some that can withstand an opposing player's weight from causing damage, like the ones worn in the mid 90s for instance.

I wonder what type of boots he wears.

Some of the brands have lovely made, quality boots.

But then they have ranges that are basically made from faerie dust & hope.

Usually the ones they class as their "speed" range...

I knew someone in the Australian cricket setup and they said similar about fast bowlers and their boots. They had access to lots of medical research which suggested certain boots were far more likely to cause some injuries, but a lot of bowlers continued using them because of contractual/sponsorship reasons.

[pablo_picasso]

I used to design for a sports company & had access to the ranges of each brand, every year, for about 4 years, for photography sessions, & I can tell you that the difference not only comes in the cheaper versions of each range for each brand.

Even the top end boots for the largest brands, of a specific range, usually "speed", felt like absolute crap in the hand.

And even worse on the feet, offering no protection from collisions at all.

And yes, some of the players hate them too, but like you say, have to wear them for contractual reasons.

The best boots I ever saw were from a brand called Pantofola d'Oro. Their Lazzarini range were fantastic boots.

Handmade Italian leather, absolutely beautiful & sturdy as shit.

If I could still play, I would be all over those...

[Smirker]

When I played I liked the Mercurial Vapors (Nike) purely because of how they looked but they were wafer thin.

Best boots for me are/were Predators. The early 00s ones anyway. No idea if they're still as sturdy and comfortable as they used to be.

[Risso]

I've got a pair of Puma Kings for five-a-side. Along with cockroaches, they'd be the only things to survive a nuclear war.

[pablo_picasso]

Puma Kings are beautiful boots aesthetically, as well as how solid they are as an actual football boot.

Puma are a vastly underrated brand in my humble opinion...

When I played I liked the Mercurial Vapors (Nike) purely because of how they looked but they were wafer thin.

Best boots for me are/were Predators. The early 00s ones anyway. No idea if they're still as sturdy and comfortable as they used to be.

Beautiful sole plates on the Mercurials.

The actual boot bit on the top leaves a lot to be desired though.

I often thought that if you dropped the Mercurial sole plate on a Tiempo boot, it would make a great pairing.

Predators weren't as good quality when I was working with them about 8 years ago as they were in the late 90's.

Not sure what they are like nowadays though.