Echo News Southend United agree terms with experienced defender John White

[Ricey]

Let's hope he can stay relatively injury free next season. Had a few nasty arm breaks of late

You’ve got to think if he does it again he would have to seriously consider calling it a day.

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

JW is a great pro, but his arm is a huge worry for me. We can't afford to have another player occupying the treatment table this season for a long spell, especially with the squad likely to be a lot smaller this year.

 

[MisterStubbs]

Excellent news.

 

[BriggBlue]

good news although I do worry about his arm, I'd make him club captain regardless as his attitude optimises what the club needs next season

 

[thorpebayshrimper]

Good news. An important member of staff.

 

[kentblues]

I think the arm is overplayed a bit. Two breaks in different places all be it same arm. Very unlucky. The long time off (I nearly said break..) will have been perfect for the healing process.

 

[rlb999]

appreciate John White and personally would renew His contract. But surely we should be appointing a manager first? Entirely possible new manager arrives soon and decides White isn’t for him. What then?

 

[kentblues]

appreciate John White and personally would renew His contract. But surely we should be appointing a manager first? Entirely possible new manager arrives soon and decides White isn’t for him. What then?

If a player's contract is up you have to make a decision. Release or keep/offer new terms. That's it. In this case the right decision is made.

 

[rigsby]

I think the arm is overplayed a bit. Two breaks in different places all be it same arm. Very unlucky. The long time off (I nearly said break..) will have been perfect for the healing process.

I believe its 3 now. Someone post the x-ray of the second one and it looks like it broke right at the end of the plate. Is it possible that the plate my have contributed or saved a weaker area?

 

[1966 and all that]

I would doubt the credentials of any manager that didn’t think JW could make a positive contribution to the club.

 

[Eddy Melito]

I believe its 3 now. Someone post the x-ray of the second one and it looks like it broke right at the end of the plate. Is it possible that the plate my have contributed or saved a weaker area?

Pretty much. The 2nd one like you say broke at the end of the small plate they put in. Trouble was they just shifted up the small plate over the new break, uncovering the first one (whilst in most jobs it would have been strong enough by then, they're not fully healed for quite some time) and the 3rd one was in a similar place to the first one. Fortunately they've done a proper job this time and he now has a plate virtually the length of the lower arm, covering all the areas that that could have a reoccurrence (fingers crossed)

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Pretty much. The 2nd one like you say broke at the end of the small plate they put in. Trouble was they just shifted up the small plate over the new break, uncovering the first one (whilst in most jobs it would have been strong enough by then, they're not fully healed for quite some time) and the 3rd one was in a similar place to the first one. Fortunately they've done a proper job this time and he now has a plate virtually the length of the lower arm, covering all the areas that that could have a reoccurrence (fingers crossed)

I hope Ron has done his due diligence on this.

Carl Emberson had hands like plates and it didn't help him.

Will he be able to pass airport security for any European Cup ventures we may have further down the line?

Will opponents be able to distract him with magnets?

I fear it raises more questions than it answers.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

Can't be that bad here then!!

 

[Mad Dog Shrimper]

A great player to have in our starting XI, should never of had the captain's armband taken away.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Obviously delighted at this news. Top bloke.

 

[Chrisb]

A great player to have in our starting XI, should never of had the captain's armband taken away.

For me he should get the captaincy back, just hoping all will be ok with his arm.

 

[GBJ]

For me he should get the captaincy back, just hoping all will be ok with his arm.

It’s not even in doubt at this point

 

[RHB]

It’s not even in doubt at this point

For some weird reason your post reminded me of a film title @GBJ, Point Break (maybe not)

 

[Maldon Shrimper]

Great news well done Ron for getting this done,nice to have some good news.Whilst JW getting to the end of his career and possibility he wont get a lot of game time,he will be usefull in the club and dressing room for the younger and inexperienced players to go to.