Dan Potts

[The Gibbins]

Looked like a good 50/50 between Sagna and Potts but he is a unit and unfortunately Potts come off badly. Hopefully he is ok!

[Bobby Orangeboom]

Lets hope for a speedy recovery.

Any update ?

[Hammersfaniow]

Only update from the club so far, expected to have further scans and be assesed later today

http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130124/ ... 84_3051663

[simon hammer]

All the best for a speedy and full recovery Dan, hope to see you back in the team soon

[Hambrosia Stu]

Get well soon Pottsy

[billybondsballbag]

Looks innocuous enough

hope he's alright.

I know that now's not really the time to get into a debate about it, but it was the speed that Sagna entered the challenge, leading with his arm, that was the problem. Potts was more or less jumping from a standing start, and Sagna was sprinting, leaving Potts to take a forearm smash to the forehead. If a high boot is considered dangerous play, a challenge like Sagna's should be also.

[Bobby Orangeboom]

I know that now's not really the time to get into a debate about it, but it was the speed that Sagna entered the challenge, leading with his arm, that was the problem. Potts was more or less jumping from a standing start, and Sagna was sprinting, leaving Potts to take a forearm smash to the forehead. If a high boot is considered dangerous play, a challenge like Sagna's should be also.

If challenges like that are started to be deemed dangerous, you might as well make the game a non contact sport.

But whilst the game is a contact sport, accidents ( and that was accidental ) will happen.

[Hampshire Hammer]

I know that now's not really the time to get into a debate about it, but it was the speed that Sagna entered the challenge, leading with his arm, that was the problem. Potts was more or less jumping from a standing start, and Sagna was sprinting, leaving Potts to take a forearm smash to the forehead. If a high boot is considered dangerous play, a challenge like Sagna's should be also.

My view at the time was that Sagna ran out to win the header and Potts leapt from a standing start, nothing wrong with Sagna. TBH Dan was game, but given the starting positions, he was never going to win the header.

Best wishes Dan, hope you're up and about soon.

[psychoscoredthelot]

get well soon pottsy

[Bobby Orangeboom]

In fact i've just watched it again, there is no way on gods earth that was dangerous play, Sagna clearly went to win the ball and did.

[Hambrosia Stu]

I know that now's not really the time to get into a debate about it, but it was the speed that Sagna entered the challenge, leading with his arm, that was the problem. Potts was more or less jumping from a standing start, and Sagna was sprinting, leaving Potts to take a forearm smash to the forehead. If a high boot is considered dangerous play, a challenge like Sagna's should be also.

A bit harsh, imo

I couldn't help wondering (not seen the replays, so don't know if Sagna looked to see who was coming) if Sagna thought it was O'Brien (who had given Sagna a hard time all game-the one battle on the pitch we were consistantly winning...) who was coming in, so stuffed out an elbow thinking it would go into the strong O'Brien's midrift, but Potts being smaller caught it in the face

I didn't see it at the time (my interest in the game had waned by that point, and I'd switched from watching the stream, to browsing KUMB...) and didn't know what had happened to young Dan for quite some time. I've only see stills of the contact, so I couldn't say how deliberate or dangerous Sagna's challenge was

[billybondsballbag]

In fact i've just watched it again, there is no way on gods earth that was dangerous play, Sagna clearly went to win the ball and did.

Fair enough, I didn't have the benefit of a replay so I was going on my first impression.

[GaryP]

In fact i've just watched it again, there is no way on gods earth that was dangerous play, Sagna clearly went to win the ball and did.

Never even a foul was it. A good hard challenge, both watching the ball. To be fair to sagna once he realised he had caught him he was over there like a shot.

[riksdodgydeals]

I didnt see it, coverage was pretty poor that I watched, think it was Fox 'soccer' or something but they didnt show a replay or even say what was wrong with him, ie concussion

Hope he gets well soon and doesnt go the way of Ilunga

[claretcloggy]

hope you recover soon young master potts, did well overall so far

[Hambrosia Stu]

think it was Fox 'soccer' or something but they didnt show a replay or even say what was wrong with him, ie concussion

The fact that they refused to show a replay, or even focus on what had happened without the replay, suggested they felt it was very serious indeed. It didn't seem that they knew exactly what had happened.
That they were only showing the crowd of medics around him from a long range point of view, doing close up's of the crowd, Sullivan, Brady, anything but the incident, made me really concerned for young Potts

Tbf, the way they treated it was pretty respectful I thought. I was quite glad not to have to see replays

[Come_On_You_Irons]

This is totally not a dangerous challenge - if this was deemed dangerous then football would totall become a non contact sport

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LBUSPGLK0U

[riksdodgydeals]

by Hambrosia Stu on Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:15 pm

I know what you mean, normally would mean its very serious when they do that but they could have atleast mentioned what had occured, atleast specify head injury rather than broken leg or something

[Hambrosia Stu]

I know what you mean, normally would mean its very serious when they do that but they could have atleast mentioned what had occured, atleast specify head injury rather than broken leg or something

Fair point.
It did seem like they didn't know what had happened. About half way through they made some comment about it must be a head/neck injury as they were putting a collar on him, but even then they were pretty vague
I only found out hours later it was as a result of a collision, rather than the way he fell or something else

Must admit I did think they could have got someone to look back at the replays to figure out what had happened, and tell the commentators so they could then pass that on to their viewers

[riksdodgydeals]

yea was a bit strange, lets hope the OS keeps us up to date