20 Aug 2013 19:25:50
From Wenger on the Ox
"He has a posterior cruciate problem, a ligament which is stretched, " said Wenger. "We don't think it will need surgery, but it will be at least six weeks out."

If true that's much better than the 6 months many were suspecting!

is it clutching at straws to call this good news? {Ed027's Note - I'm told its longer than that

1.) 20 Aug 2013
Does that mean we should add a wide player to the ever growing list of players we need to sign?

2.) 20 Aug 2013
Well now let's think back because wenger is good at this. I called it when jack was first injured, I said he would be out for a season and he was so I am going to call this now. I think he will be out for a season. cruciate ligaments is probably I bigger destroyer of footballers than leg breaks and it takes a lot longer than six weeks to fix up. if he is out for a season then that means he will lose 2 seasons progression as it will take a season getting back to what he was. sad times for such a talent and it must sooner or later raise the question of why do so many arsenal players get badly hurt. over worked? under conditioned? bad training drills? who knows really but coinsidence is starting to hurt us.

3.) 20 Aug 2013
Yes.
We needed one before anyway.

4.) 20 Aug 2013
20 Aug 2013 20:56:26
What do you guys think about the possibility of Micah Richards? Personality I think the geezer is a tank, somebody we need, also he's English, a gooner and can play right and centre back. Come on arsene pull your tinger out!
Micky {Ed022's Note - Micky you have to register otherwise your posts in future wont be posted...}

5.) 20 Aug 2013
If transfer policy is anything to go by then he's probably dead :/

6.) 20 Aug 2013
I have ligament problems in my ankles. a few weeks I don't think so I still have problems 1 year later but I am 40

7.) 20 Aug 2013
As much as I don't believe Wenger, the difference between strains and tears is weeks and months.

8.) 20 Aug 2013
It is actually 3 months minimum for this injury.

{Ed022's Note - Thanks doctor. You're needed in surgery. Diaby is injured again...}

9.) 20 Aug 2013
It will be longer than that. We'll get to about 4.5 weeks and we'll hear he'll be starting to run in a month or something, so that's 8.5 weeks. But maybe 10 days before then we'll hear he's had a setback and it's another month, and this will happen until the initial time of say 6 months will have passed. He'll maybe be like new signing in January and Wenger will get away with running the boys into the ground instead of buying another player.

10.) 21 Aug 2013
Just looked it up its either a grade I or II tear which is minor so 6 - 8 weeks should be around enough time to heal and about 8 - 10 weeks for full match fitness. which isn't too bad.

11.) 21 Aug 2013
And I've done my knee ligaments previously not sure which it was a while ago but that was 6 - 8 weeks recovery.

12.) 21 Aug 2013
You joke about the doctor part Ed, but.

13.) 21 Aug 2013
Remember guys, this is the Arsenal medical team we are talking about - and this will take much longer than 6-8 weeks. They always seem to make matters worse - remember Wilshere, Rosicky and RVP picking up minor knocks and missing most, if not all of a season - and as for Diaby.

14.) 21 Aug 2013
Minimum 2 months to begin light training (ie jogging). Then there's always the possibility it's not healing right and needs surgery - call that another 3 months. I don't think we'll see him back until Feb.

{Ed022's Note - Ah lighten up people! So what? He's injured. Nothing we can do. Moooooooooove on!!}