Gil's out for a month.

[AJS]

As it says on the tin. Gil tore his calf muscle on Saturday and is out for 4 to 5 weeks.

Think we defnitely need to get someone in before the window shuts wit Foran out as well.

[lukemackay]

definatley could do with getting a half decent winger on loan until january at least

[caleyrule]

Butcher is either going to have to sign another striker and put foran on the wing again or sign another winger and put foran upfront along with rooney

[+Gringo]

On his current showing I doubt he'll be missed. :_wink:

[Yngwie]

If a couple more left midfielders get injured, Butcher might actually give Roy a game.

[Bridge_Ender]

This might actually work out quite well for Gil. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt so far and think he's been a victim of trying too hard to impress in a team that's still finding it's feet while he is still very new to this level himself. A few enforced weeks out of contention then coming back into a more settled squad with defined roles and purpose may be exactly what he needs.

Having said that, I'd love to see Roy getting a run in the side. He's still capable of playing that left midfield role, even if he doesn't offer as much going forward as Foran does.

[cal234ey]

What ever happened to Gary Mackay-Steven?

[davie]

Shame. This guy has had some really bad luck with injuries. Hope it's not too serious and he returns soon.

[Pedz4king]

I was speaking to a few people and they were saying that we still have GMS but those people have a tendency to be footballing retards

[TopSix]

Hope he makes a speedy recovery and echo the point of hoping Roy gets a game.

[Ronaldo]

I would say it's risky not making another signing

[Alex MacLeod]

I'm inclined to agree with what Bridge-Ender says. From a TV view I thought Gill was going to change the game but he was hardly on the park when he got injured. For that I would question some of the training / fitness / warm-up aspects. I dont think he was warmed up proparly before coming on. Like many players past and present Gill needs a few games before I will decide how good or bad he is. Like many before him he's coming into a new team, a new way of training and, most of all, a new style of football. How many of you watched Rooney or Cox or Hayes, and a few others, and made comment to the effect that they were cr@p. I dont see Gill as being any different. He'll learn.

As for cover, I think we have cover and I think we may see something this season we haven't see before. Terry Butcher has a big belief in blooding youth and I think, rightly, we will see more young, enthusiastic players this season than ever before.

[Scarlet Pimple]

Good post Dead Ball Specialist--not for the first time I may say.