McNair injury

[Matt]

Happened right in front of me, nothing majorly obvious other than a coming together and he really didn't look happy - is there any news on the severity?

Frustrating as he is probably our midfield cover, as well as an important part of the defence..

 

[VestasBoro]

If he's out for any more than a fortnight, i can see us bringing in someone who is out of contract.

 

[Colin Warnek]

CB is the only position we have strong cover for - it's when a CM gets injured we'll need to worry.

 

[Jimmy_Salmon]

Wilder said he rolled his ankle. Was it an ankle injury that he had in pre-season also? He seemed pretty gutted about it.

 

[CarrickBall]

Wilder said he'd rolled his ankle and we'll know more over the next 24 hours.

He's our ONLY cover in midfield really.

 

[Diego]

Apparently Luongo was at the game last night and up for talks. Could be a smart addition until January

 

[TeaCider]

Could be a big blow if he's missing for any substantial length of time.

Highlights just how insane we were not to bring in another midfielder.

Massimo Luongo apparently coming on trial, but a soon to be 30 year old who's had no pre-season will take a while to get up to speed if we did sign him.

 

[BoroPhil]

he was able to hobble round the pitch so it can't be too bad.

 

[TeaCider]

CB is the only position we have strong cover for - it's when a CM gets injured we'll need to worry.

McNair is our CM cover though, so an injury to him is a worry for our midfield.

 

[CarrickBall]

Apparently Luongo was at the game last night and up for talks. Could be a smart addition until January

Wasn't he on the verge of signing for Reading?

 

[TeaCider]

Wasn't he on the verge of signing for Reading?

Yeah, but Reading have severe financial restrictions imposed on them and they're not able quickly get deals done.

It took them weeks to sign Naby Sarr.

They might be above us in the table, but I suspect we can offer a better contract.

 

[Colin Warnek]

Apparently Luongo was at the game last night and up for talks. Could be a smart addition until January

Will be used to playing with McGree.

 

[Chutney]

The contrarian side of me wonders if McNair's injury might be a blessing in disguise. We're short in a lot of areas, and he's often seen as the default utility man to provide cover all over the place, but he's actually not that suited to any of them. Maybe not having him as the easy switch might help us discover some adaptability in the squad we've avoided looking for.

That's just the contrarian side though. This squad can't really afford any more injuries.

 

[Jedi boro]

He was walking ok just a bit gingerly so it won’t be long but

he was able to hobble round the pitch so it can't be too bad.

he was walking slowly but looked ok but you never know with until it’s scanned

But I doubt he’ll be at Blackpool

 

[Chutney]

He was walking ok just a bit gingerly so it won’t be long but

he was walking slowly but looked ok but you never know with until it’s scanned

But I doubt he’ll be at Blackpool

Exactly - Akpom kept playing after his injury, now he's out for weeks. Not all injuries immediately disable you, and carrying on can make them much worse.

 

[newyddion]

If he's out for any more than a fortnight, i can see us bringing in someone who is out of contract.

Jason Denayer? Wolves are out of the chase just need to fend off.. (checks notes) AS Roma​

 

[VestasBoro]

That Luongo is giving it the Muniz, all over Boro social media liking posts and following accounts, so if he was at the game aswell that's as good as done you'd think.