Out for six months.
Stuart Holden (That lad that has blond hair and plays for Bolton)
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Ach that's a tough break for him. He's had a really good season.
So far seeing it reported as a 'knee injury'. No shit!
26 stitches.
I'm so sorry for the lad. It was a disgraceful challenge by Evans, what on earth was he thinking? It could have destroyed Holden's career. Hope the lad will make a full comeback and will be back to his good form.
You angling for a tabloid writing job? Was it bollocks 'disgraceful', it was fairly reckless but at the same time he didn't have much in the way of options and let's not forget that Holden went in every bit as hard.
You dont play football do you?
It was a completely needless challenge. Had it been some Liverpool player doing this to a United player you would all be screaming for his head. The red card was well deserved and Holdens injury goes to show how stupid a tackle it was.
Hi Mrs HoldenBoth players went in fully committed. Yes the red card was warranted but it wasnt a bad tackle.
Carraghers tackle, with no red tinted glasses, was ten times worse than that.
Is that how it works? So Kirk Broadfoot was guilty of a horrific tackle on Valencia then was he, seeing as how the injury determines how stupid tackles are
Saw him in preseaon vs. Toronto FC. He stood out, head and shoulders above the rest of his side. I was disappointed to see that he was 25.
Evans and Holden both went for the ball and both went in as reckless as each other.
Horrific injury... hope he recovers quickly 
Yep. 50/50 all the way. Unfortunate.
Definitely feel for the lad. He's really done well at Bolton.
When's the last time an United player gave someone a serious injury like this? Just curious.
When's the last time an United player gave someone a serious injury like this? Just curious.
Keano?
Couldn't remember if there had been any from then to now.
6 months...bad luck.
I guess a bit of good news is only a couple of months left in this season, and then the off season....so he'll be fit and ready to go next season, a month or so into it.
I guess a bit of good news is only a couple of months left in this season, and then the off season....so he'll be fit and ready to go next season, a month or so into it.
I still can't find any details of what the injury is, only that he requires surgery on it.
As already been said, "Six months out" is obviously not good but I'd say that if you're going to be out for six months then now is as good a time as any. Bolton do look to be a position where they're not going to get much higher in the table but are not going to get relegated.
Then we have the Summer break meaning he could miss the first month or so of the new season.
I'm not saying that any of this is "good" - it's just not as bad as it could have been had he picked up the injury in, say, September.
As already been said, "Six months out" is obviously not good but I'd say that if you're going to be out for six months then now is as good a time as any. Bolton do look to be a position where they're not going to get much higher in the table but are not going to get relegated.
Then we have the Summer break meaning he could miss the first month or so of the new season.
I'm not saying that any of this is "good" - it's just not as bad as it could have been had he picked up the injury in, say, September.
All I can say is, get well soon.
Evans got the ball, but in that situation, if he didn't go 100% who knows, Holden might have gotten the ball and we might have been 0-1 down...
Its football and a 50-50 challenge was bound to get someone injured.
Evans got the ball, but in that situation, if he didn't go 100% who knows, Holden might have gotten the ball and we might have been 0-1 down...
Its football and a 50-50 challenge was bound to get someone injured.
Meyler got that really bad injury against us, can't remember quite what happened though...
Think the really unlucky thing was, Holden also had a 3 month lay off last season, because of an injury(De Jong broke his leg) so I can imagine him being a bit down at losing yet another season to injury, and a bad tackle.
Dislocated or broken knee cap, perhaps?
Gutted as a US fan, he'd come on extremely well this season. I don't think it was a horrendous challenge. It was worthy of a red card, but both players were a bit reckless and although his studs were showing, Jonny got the ball and it looked to be his other boot that caught Holden's knee.
Credit to Owen Coyle and Mike Phelan though for both calling it how it was and not making it out to be anything it wasn't.
Gutted as a US fan, he'd come on extremely well this season. I don't think it was a horrendous challenge. It was worthy of a red card, but both players were a bit reckless and although his studs were showing, Jonny got the ball and it looked to be his other boot that caught Holden's knee.
Credit to Owen Coyle and Mike Phelan though for both calling it how it was and not making it out to be anything it wasn't.
It was disgraceful. Two feet off the ground studs up. Unfortunate?, get real.
He left the ground but was only leading with one foot. I didn't say anything about it not meriting a red but there's no way Evans intended to injure him.
Both players went for the ball full tilt so yes, unfortunate.
Holden disagrees with you, but what would he know eh?
Tell that to Holden and Coyle who both disagree.
The injury he caused Haaland wasn't anywhere near as serious.
It's hardly a ludicrous thing to say when both Coyle and Holden said it was 'unfortunate' too.
I have to disagree with there. Two players commited to going for the ball and Holden came off worse. Wasnt intentional by Evans.
Get well soon Stuart!
Haaland might be inclined to disagree with you.
Ah. The legend, which we visit from time to time, is just untrie.
It was the other knee that ended his career and all that...
It was unfortunate - if Holden was not injured I doubt the ref would have given the red. All that matters now is that Holden has an uncomplicated recovery and Evans improves his fitness.
One foot off the ground, his right foot was off the ground and studs up, his left leg was tucked in behind him.
This was not a two footed lunge. It was a bad tackle, made much worse by the injury.
I wish him good luck with his recovery. Evans went in as hard as him and Holden was unlucky he came out much worse. 6 months is a long time but i'm sure we will see him again.
A real shame for the lad, he's had a good season and may well have played in a cup final at the end of it, hope he recovers fully.
Just going on what he says.
Get well soon to the lad, good player, not what he deserved.
Disgraceful challenge???? Have a word.
Disgraceful challenge???? Have a word.