Is That It? Really?

[ChillDoubt]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23963142

Is this really the 'like something form a horror film' injury that is keeping him from playing for his club and country?

I've seen rugby players with similar injuries sprint off a filed, get a bit of rope stitched in and be back playing in 5 minutes.

Terry Butch and Stuart Pearce can only shake their heads in wonder at what a player will use as an excuse not to play for the shirt these days.

[tonyav]

Sqad
\\\\I wouldn't want to be running about with a cut like that.\\\

Is there a word with a letter missing in your answer?


LOL brilliant, sqad.

[Sqad]

tony/pene...........I have my moments...;-)

[ChillDoubt]

I just wondered why they couldn't come up with something like this, with a millimetere or two of padding at the top to keep it clear of the wound:

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDTzso1CAAEN2vM.jpg:large

As I say, playing for the shirt means very little these days.

[tonyav]

LOL, so I notice, sqad.

[Arksided]

All professional footballers on here and or athletes. the gash looks nasty though IMO.

[DrFilth]

sqad will never get a job working for atos

in the old days they would have stuck a bit of chewing gum in it
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeE8Y9q2tW4

[doctordb]

Back in the old days when footballers were hard, had names like chopper, never kissed each other, never swore at refs or cheated and owned pubs they would have sellotaped a fillet steak over that cut and played on.

Because of all the headers during the ninety minutes the steak would have been lovingly tenderised and after the game the missus would cook it for them. And all that for £5 a week.

[Zeuhl]

/with a cut like this/

brilliant sqad brilliant - he is a cu t isn't he?

I will think of that and smile every time I see WR

[ChillDoubt]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2409634/ADRIAN-DURHAM-COLUMN-Why-Wayne-Rooney-play-England-cut-head.html

[Sqad]

doc...LOL

I wouldn't eat a steak that had been on Rooney's head....you never know where it had been.......Rooney's head..........not the steak.

[Arksided]

So, Burt aside RIP. if England don't qualify for Brazil... its Rooneys fault for being a wimp.

[ChillDoubt]

So, Burt aside RIP. if England don't qualify for Brazil... its Rooneys fault for being a wimp.
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As a Welshman who lost interest in football quite some time ago, I'm indifferent to that. I just marvel at the wages earned and attitude of those earning them, along with the ridiculously astronomical fee paid for my fellow countryman, particularly when Spain is going to hell in a handcart.

[doctordb]

On a serious note, i wouldn't have started with Rooney anyway. I'd like to see wellbeck and wallcott through the middle.

[doctordb]

And on a not so serious note, chill,

/I've seen rugby players with similar injuries sprint off a field, get a bit of rope stitched in and be back playing in 5 minutes./

True, but wasn't there that kiwi who after a scrum had to leave the field with a damaged rectum? How did that happen? :)

[ChillDoubt]

True, but wasn't there that kiwi who after a scrum had to leave the field with a damaged rectum? How did that happen? :)
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There are infinitely more sheep in NZ than Wales..........

Those AB's get lonely too I guess!

[doctordb]

Lol... Chill.

[Arksided]

Thank goodness no-ones mentioned a crease.

[aelmpvw]

rooney had a similar injury to his leg ... is he unlucky or does he cut easily?

[ChillDoubt]

Hmmm, seems that when it comes to playing for club, they can sort him out:

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Van-Persie-Rooney-propel-United-to-2-0-win-4814482.php#photo-5185462