Breaking News Gard out for season with cruciate injury

[MilkeySUFC]

Good lulck to the lad. Terrible news.

 

[BARNETBLUE]

Bad luck Lewis...we are all rooting for u son!

 

[Rob1920]

Awful. On the verge of achieving the dream of a pro-football career & this happens to him. still, he is young and much as I can't think of a name off the top of my head you do occasionaly hear stories of players who have come back from these sort of double set-backs. Blimey we must have had one or two of our own with our injury record!

 

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United midfielder Lewis Gard has been ruled out for the rest of the season with another cruciate ligament injury.

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[bluesfansince1952]

Our thoughts will are with you now and will be during your rehab.
Dealing with adversity is what defines us, and, I like many other of our supporters believe in you.
Looking forward to seeing you back in action for Blues in 2021!

 

[crangoner]

Was it the same knee? I reckon that could be game over for the poor kid in terms of a professional career. Wish him all the best.

ACL on his other leg. Terribly unlucky.

 

[Barry.C]

Lewis is already a mighty brave lad to come back from that first ACL. He knows what he will have to go through and we all wish him well and have to believe he will make it back as one of our own
If there is any fortune and it is no real comfort, it is that this is the other knee and players these days can come back stronger , given the advancement in modern surgery. I see Lewis is off for the operation soon and again not that comforting but he is 21 years old and hopefully will heal more quickly and return to his career with us
The cruciate runs diagonally across the middle of the knee and enables it to rotate. As its torn grafts will be needed from other tendons or from the deceased. Intensive re-hab then needed for several months and sometimes up to a year,. I wasnt quite sure how he did it, overstretching, twisting, a tackle? rapid direction change? stopping abruptly?
It would be good if Zoners could keep up some level of support contact somehow

 

[in the know]

He's going to need all the mental strength he can muster.
If I were him, I would take another year on top while doing something else, just to make sure he's maxed the rehab to his knees.
Have paused for the best part of a couple of minutes trying to think of anyone who's come back from two back-to-back serious knee injuries.
Still thinking...

JD
ACL and miniscis - same knee. Prior to that, bad ankle break with ligament damage

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

ACL on his other leg. Terribly unlucky.

Supposedly not that uncommon. It happened to a friend of mine.

He obviously didn't have access the the same surgeons and physios as Lewis has and will, but he hasn't played football since.

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

On another not it was online a few weeks ago I was saying how disappointed I would be if the club offloading him to make space for somebody else and then this happens. Football can be a cruel game sometimes.

 

[Barling Magna]

Such cruel luck. Very sorry to hear this. All the best for your recovery Lewis,

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

It’s probably better it’s the other knee. Having had ACL replacement myself with the graft from my kneecap it’s as good as before, and it’s been almost a decade now.

If it was the same knee, clearly there is something else wrong with it that might not be able to be fixed.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Awful news for the lad, take your time and come back stronger, Lewis.

 

[mfurok]

Awful news for the lad, take your time and come back stronger, Lewis.

Very best wishes Lewis.

After all that time out, your display at Oxford showed that you have the mentality and ability to be a success.

Try not to let it get you down and we’re all hoping that you fully recover.

You’re due some good luck and I hope you get it.