Virgil van Dijk

[BobTheCharmer]

It would be easy to get giddy after the footage we've seen, but I think April is about as good as we can hope for.

Would you bring him back in though? If the league is tight you can't afford passengers or rustiness.

[Shaggy]

Depends dunnit. Depends it Matip is fit, mostly I guess. I think, most things considered, then yeah, I ****ing would

[Norbs]

It's insane that T-Rex hit him so hard that he needed surgery. Struggle to get my head around it

[wiw]

What are the rules on medals? When we win the league I would hope Van Dijk has enough appearances to get one

[Shaggy]

The club gets an allocation which the manager can distribute however he sees fit, I think.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Regardless of how much work he does, there’s a minimum amount of time needed for an acl graft to take (6 months). Don’t get your hopes up for any earlier fellas.

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[Doc_Piptorious]

What are the rules on medals? When we win the league I would hope Van Dijk has enough appearances to get one

He has played enough games to automatically get a medal afaik. He has played 5 games and I think the minimum amount of games you need is 5.

[danperkins]

https://youtu.be/zMRrNY0pxfM

[SB]

Did we ever get official confirmation on what the injury actually was?

EDIT: The Holland international subsequently underwent successful surgery on the damaged anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee with Liverpool refusing to rule him out for the remainder of the season.

So a damaged CL & a torn CL COULD be a big difference in rehab time wouldn’t you think? I’ve had a torn cruciate where it’s completely torn off the bone & it had to be completely rebuilt but if it’s only partially torn would it be as severe?

[BG1973]

April? It'll be much earlier than this.

That would be 6 months.. Typical for the injury.

On what grounds will it be much earlier? And.. how much earlier?

[topscorer]

Virgil van Dijk

Mine was 100% torn and had to be rebuilt from hamstring muscle. Doctor, whose a friend, said he'd never seen anything like it. Normally you need to cut it out but mine practically disolved away when he touched it.

He videod the operation but I've not had the courage to watch it yet lol. He forced me to watch some in his office and I nearly fainted.

I'm 8 months into my ACL recovery and no way can I play football yet.

I am 50+ mind but the doctor and physio have both said that my recovery has been faster than average and I was fit for my age.

Ox had ACL also didn't he and I thought he was out for a year?

[Irishnev]

I'm 8 months into my ACL recovery and no way can I play football yet.

I am 50+ mind but the doctor and physio have both said that my recovery has been faster than average and I was fit for my age.

Ox had ACL didn't he and I thought he was out for a year?

Ox did his ACL and something with it - can’t remember what but it was a bad one. VVD was a ‘standard’ ACL if that makes sense

[topscorer]

Ox did his ACL and something with it - can’t remember what but it was a bad one. VVD was a ‘standard’ ACL if that makes sense

Ok. Just edited my post with more info.

Mine was a 100% tear.

I'm not sure it makes much difference between a partial or full. I'll ask my friend when I see him for my next checkup early January.

[Irishnev]

Ok. Just edited my post with more info.

Mine was a 100% tear.

I'm not sure it makes much difference between a partial or full. I'll ask my friend when I see him for my next checkup early January.

Google tells me he torn his anterior cruciate ligament, but also ruptured his lateral collateral ligament too

[SB]

Ok. Just edited my post with more info.

Mine was a 100% tear.

I'm not sure it makes much difference between a partial or full. I'll ask my friend when I see him for my next checkup early January.

Yeah I’d be interested to hear what he’s got to say on it actually

Google tells me he torn his anterior cruciate ligament, but also ruptured his lateral collateral ligament too

I did the lot when I did mine including the lateral & medial ligaments & cartilage too. I was operated on in October & fit for normal duties by May. I didn’t strap my snow skies on again for a few months so that’d make it around 9 months recovery I’d say.