There was nothing untoward when the Burridge left-back fell over clutching his knee against Inmar on 31st January. The doctor said it was torn cartilage and referred him to a surgeon, who arranged for him to have an arthroscope to shave away the floating cartilage.
The operation went smoothly. He came around from the anaesthetic, got wheeled back to the ward, had a sandwich, and then the surgeon told him he wouldn't play football again. It wasn't only the cartilage that was damaged, he'd torn the anterior cruciate ligament.
(Pictured above: Luke Sanderson - keen on the idea of a knee transplant.When professional footballers like Michael Owen knacker their cruciate knee ligament they get sent to the States to see the world's number one knee specialist, Dr Richard Steadman. He reconstructs the patient's knee by forming a new ligament from a fresh serum of monkey glands and very strong glue. Or something like that.
It wouldn't have been that much bigger a shock to Luke had the surgeon told him that during the operation he'd accidentally sawn off his penis. Having to hang up his boots at the age of 27 is almost as bad as a future only being able to pleasure ladies with two fingers.
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That's sad, but it least it will give him more time to pleasure the ladies. I see he's got a tongue he's not embarrassed to flaunt. Anyone remember the tongue-wiggling scene in Scarface? All the girls know what it means.
Is this true girls?
Mr Bananas - what type of injuries have you sustained in the jungle?
Apart from a touch of arse-cramp, I have been fortunate in avoiding injury. Others have suffered loss of hand, loss of foot, loss of head, etc.
I wish I had a clip of that scene from Scarface. It's not pornographic.
Im feeling gutted for you Giggsy, i just hope you can make a recovery and get on that football pitch again. Try and be strong mate.
During an amateur game in Iraq a player was shot dead by a supporter as he was about to score in the last minute.
The Buhairat striker only had the keeper to beat when he got shot in the head.
jeez.. now that's harsh. wouldn't need to bother wasting a bullet with our strikers though, would ya?!
I want to hear about the party you put on to make him feel better about this tragedy
Hang up boots or bang up hoots - each bad.
I hope he a) recovers from the op, b) kicks the shins of his doctor and c) can hopefully get back on the pitch and help Burridge reach the heights.
Cheers girls. Either of you any good in goal. We're missing a bloody goalkeeper this afternoon.
I'd love to say that I'm good at keeping balls out of the back of my net, but that just wouldn't be right.
yikes! i know it's probably akin to blasphemy here, sugar, but is there another sport he can take up? i do wish him well and a smooth recovery! xoxoxo
I will be back! As God is my witness I will be back. It's all about the comeback. I'll wear those blue and black stripes again....
Yeah, but where are you going to play?? I witnessed on Saturday afternoon, your brother, control a ball from height on his LEFT foot and send it up the line for the strikers to latch onto. The ball went out of play granted, but it was a site to behold Lukey I've gotta say.
Don't worry Fields, I can smash the ball off the pitch like the best of them. That's the full back way. Control it, then Launch it! Or just Launch it.
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