Get well soon, Raul

[prawnking]

Sounds cautiously optimistic

 

[Gonby's Games Gone By]

It does, but there's not much point getting ahead of ourselves. Just have to be patient and, as has been said elsewhere, put things into perspective.

With regard to the level of "dirtiness" involved, it is split-second stuff, I agree, but I think I would have more sympathy for Luiz if he'd been defending. Going in like that in the opposition box, in a position in which nothing is going to come of it? Yes, it's clumsy not dirty. But it's clumsy on the grand scale.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Nice of Kieran to set the fund up and organise it. Top man.

 

[Wolvensam]

Latest update on Raul Jimenez

Wolves doctor Matt Perry has provided the following update on Raul Jimenez, who is in the early stages of his recovery after a head injury sustained in...

www.wolves.co.uk

Sounds quite optimistic, but I think we all should take the approach that he's out for the season and if he comes back before then it's a bonus.

 

[Premier Quality]

Mexico’s doctor


“In Raúl’s case, a timely and rapid diagnosis was made,” doctor Rafael Ortega told ESPN.

“They drained the haematoma that is generated in any fracture, they stabilised his fracture and afterwards comes a healing process of the bones that normally takes approximately three months.

“It’s more or less the time necessary for a bone to be consolidated again and logically later there will come a time when he’ll have to wear a protective helmet. From my point of view he has a very good prognosis, I’m sure that Raúl will return very well, at a very good level and that we’ll have him available for our national team, helping the national team to have a very good World Cup for the year of 2022.”


However, the doctor also claimed that Jiménez should take some precautions to avoid any other incidents which could complicate the injury, and that could include avoiding any headers for a while.

“I’d recommend wearing a protective helmet for a period of four to six months to take care of his integrity as patients of this type of trauma do, and while he recovers, remove the authorisation to hit the ball with his head.

“Raúl may be playing thanks to the qualities he has, he perfectly has the ability to play great games with his legs, he can play a little behind the centre-forward, at least during the first months. But I think he will not have any problem to return to the pitches.”

 

[Wolvensam]

I can't see Nuno, or the Wolves medical team, wanting to risk Raul until he is 100% comfortable with going back out on a football pitch. As I said: write this season off, sign a striker on loan in January (easier said than done, I know) and bring back Raul in August. I definitely wouldn't be re-introducing him to side until March/April.

 

[Parkins left foot]

As said before - injuries to the head don't run in a linear fashion.

It can look promising then take 2 steps back - really don't think that he should be looking to come back this season (unless its a 1 min cameo in the last game when we are 4 - 0 up)

 

[Jinky]

Mexico’s doctor


“In Raúl’s case, a timely and rapid diagnosis was made,” doctor Rafael Ortega told ESPN.

“They drained the haematoma that is generated in any fracture, they stabilised his fracture and afterwards comes a healing process of the bones that normally takes approximately three months.

“It’s more or less the time necessary for a bone to be consolidated again and logically later there will come a time when he’ll have to wear a protective helmet. From my point of view he has a very good prognosis, I’m sure that Raúl will return very well, at a very good level and that we’ll have him available for our national team, helping the national team to have a very good World Cup for the year of 2022.”


However, the doctor also claimed that Jiménez should take some precautions to avoid any other incidents which could complicate the injury, and that could include avoiding any headers for a while.

“I’d recommend wearing a protective helmet for a period of four to six months to take care of his integrity as patients of this type of trauma do, and while he recovers, remove the authorisation to hit the ball with his head.

“Raúl may be playing thanks to the qualities he has, he perfectly has the ability to play great games with his legs, he can play a little behind the centre-forward, at least during the first months. But I think he will not have any problem to return to the pitches.”

Also, regarding the last comment from the doctor, you're not going to play a footballer out of position to try and prevent him heading the ball. If he isn't fit to head the ball comfortably, he shouldn't be playing full stop.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yeah, that is ridiculous. What is he meant to do, duck out of the way?

He's either fit or he isn't.

 

[Tony Towner]

Agreed. If it's a year or whatever to be 100% then so be it

 

[AndyWolves]

Im hoping it's something lost in translation and means he can train as long as he doesn't head the ball.

Mexican doctors are a little more cavalier than ours by the looks of it!!

If he'd broken a leg "yeah, he's good with his head so as long as he doesnt run much he'll be fine"

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Play him in the last couple of games of the season. "He's got all summer to get over it".

 

[broughtonwolf]

Presumably the Mexican doctor hasn't been attending Raul in London or have access to his notes, so a) what is he doing commenting on his injuries and surgery and b) as a doctor, why would you even elaborate.

 

[Tony Towner]

To be fair, I would imagine Matt Perry will have provided an update to him so that would cover a. B would be because in Mexico it would be wrongly imo be seen as in the public interest.

 

[Alan]

Play him in the last couple of games of the season. "He's got all summer to get over it".

God, I was so angry about that. What a fucking cunt he was.

 

[Kenny]

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From those pics, it will cover 3 blocks of the Upper Tier, so a fookin big banner

 

[PuntsWolf]

6, 7 or 23 for me.

 

[Paul]

Picked one, not a clue what number it was. the 'our Raul ' one

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

I picked one of Louise Cobbold's designs. She's ace.

 

[Lupo]

I liked a few but chose the first one with Raul running out of the Mexican flag