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Gabriel was injured last night so that makes 9 players out for one reason or another while 3 players are in the process of returning to full first team action.
Jordan Gabriel: Injured last night. Return date - no details as of yet.
Daniel Gretarsson: Dislocated his elbow on 2nd April in the win against Swindon. Return date - unknown but he can't be all that far away. It'd be good to see him at least on the bench against Bristol Rovers.
Matty Virtue: Hobbled off against after 70 mins in the win against Oxford with a knee injury. Return date - won't be featuring in the play offs.
Ethan Robson: Went off in the first half last weekend, 1st May, against Nothampton. Return date - unkown, it could be a knock or something more serious. To be updated.
Grant Ward: Felt his calf against Sunderland, 27th April. Retrun date - I wouldn't be surpeised to see him feature against Bristol Rovers on Saturday.
Sullay Kaikai: Suffered a hamstring tweak against Sunderland, 27th April, and was pulled during the warm up in the following game against Northampton. Return date: He should be available for selection against Bristol Rovers.
CJ Hamilton: Has had surgery on his 5th metatarsal after the draw with Fleetwood on 13th March. Return date - start of next season.
Gary Madine: Last played in the 5-0 win at Wigan on 26th January and hasn't been able to shake off a groin problem since. Return date - unknown.
Bez Lubala: Played in the Wigan game where Madine picked up his groin strain. Not injured but not available for selection due a a 'club issue'. Return date - unknown.
Recent casualties Kevin Stewart, Keshi Anderson, and Marvin Ekpiteta are currently being integrated back into the first team.
I think we can safely say that James Husband is now back up to full speed.
Any updates / correction of inaccuracies appreciated.
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Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
Matty Virtue is am ACL injury, so back about December
Gabriel looked crocked to me
‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’
I didn't pick up on that first time, it went quickly, but Critchley did say that Gabriel's yellow was "taken into consideration" when subbing him at half time.
Fast forward to 2m 40s:
I'm surprised about that 'cos Gabriel was in difficulty at the end of the first half and nobody assumed any differently when he didn't come out for the second half. Also, even stranger when factoring in that the subs were triggered after the ref seemingly lost his clarity of thought after the foot up incident.
We'll have to keep tabs on it.
Learning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.
Taken from today's gazette article: we might see Kaikai coming off the bench against the gas:
Daniel Gretarsson (shoulder), Ethan Robson (groin), Matty Virtue (ACL), Grant Ward (calf), CJ Hamilton (metatarsal) and Gary Madine (groin) are all sidelined at the minute.
Virtue and Hamilton are definitely out for the remainder of the campaign, while Bez Lubala is still unavailable due to a ‘club matter’.
Critchley provided an update on the other five when asked by The Gazette this morning.
Daniel Gretarsson
“Daniel’s strength is improving and the mobility is improving in his shoulder,” Critchley said.
“It will come to a head in the next few days of what we decide to do with Daniel and his feelings will be taken into account as well.
“There’s a chance that by dislocating your shoulder it can happen again, so we have to take the decision whether we think it’s the right thing to strengthen that part of his body and carry on, or to operate now and hopefully alleviate the chance of it happening again in the future.
“After Sunday, we’ll sit down as a staff and with Daniel and make that decision.
“He’s a footballer and he sees semi-finals and maybe a Wembley opportunity, but we have to take his feelings into consideration but also what is right for him in terms of his career and the long-term future.”
Ethan Robson and Grant Ward
“Ethan has had a scan,” Critchley said. “He won’t make Sunday, but we’re hopeful he could be involved in the semi-final games. Wardy is the same as well.
“They won’t appear on Sunday, that’s for certain, they’ll definitely be out. But hopefully within the next week, if their bodies respond to the treatment and we can gently start introducing them back onto the grass, then we will see how they respond.
“I wouldn’t rule them out of the semi-final games yet.”
Sullay Kaikai
“Sullay is okay,” Critchley said. “He’s just been given a chance to rest because it’s more of a fatigue injury more than anything.
“He’s played a lot of games this season, probably more than in any other season he’s played before.
“There’s nothing untoward with Sullay, so it’s just about building him back up strength-wise and physically building his confidence back up.
“Hopefully he’ll be okay for next week.”
Gary Madine
“We’re hopeful Gary will do a bit of training today, which would be a massive plus for us,” Critchley said.
“If Gary can start getting back on the grass and integrate back in the group (that would be great), but we have to take it daily with him.
“Some days he feels better than others and he responds better to the work he’s been doing, but he’s obviously doing everything he can and he wants to get back involved as soon as possible and we’d love to have him back.”
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