Tommy Smith injury, not good news.

I'd be a little surprised with that.

He was walking on to the pitch at the end of the match with a large ice pack strapped to the side of his ankle.

I'd be amazed if he was doing that (or was able to do that) with a ruptured Achilles.
 
Oh damn that’s a huge shame.

If it is as you say I’d just like to thank Tommy for all the efforts so far in a Boro shirt. He’s been a very good signing.

I actually thought he was superb yesterday especially first half. Him and Jones were giving their left back a hard time.

A chance for VDB/Dijksteel now but Smith will be a huge miss. He’s a leader of men.
 
Frozen Horse said:
I'd be a little surprised with that.

He was walking on to the pitch at the end of the match with a large ice pack strapped to the side of his ankle.

I'd be amazed if he was doing that (or was able to do that) with a ruptured Achilles.
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I completely snapped my Achilles tendon playing football and was able to walk off the pitch and then walk around for weeks, albeit with some difficulty. I knew something was wrong but didn't know what. It went undiagnosed for over 6 weeks, incredibly.
 
Brick_Tamland said:
I completely snapped my Achilles tendon playing football and was able to walk off the pitch and then walk around for weeks, albeit with some difficulty. I knew something was wrong but didn't know what. It went undiagnosed for over 6 weeks, incredibly.
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Completely true story. I went to two hospitals and my GP and it was only when my friend made me go to phyio that, within a minute, she told me that the tendon was completely snapped and a scan confirmed it. I had to wear a cast on my leg for 3 months after that.
 
I know generally that you can tell when someone has done their Achilles tendon but speaking from experience with my wife rupturing hers it's also possible to still manage to walk on it.
My wife ruptured hers on a night out but didn't realise until the next morning.
That may have had something to do with the copious amounts of vodka to numb the pain though 😂😂😂😂
 
Pauliej said:
Just had a bit of info that he has had a scan and has ruptured his Achilles tendon.
Could be career ending at his age because that's a big injury to come back from. 😔
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Could you walk off the pitch and all round the cinder track to the dressing rooms with a ruptured achilles. he's a tough lad is Tommy, but that would be some effort.
 
Big loss if true. He's our best leader on the pitch. Constantly barking orders to his team mates and making sure they're doing the right thing. Should have been our club captain imo.
 
Grrreds said:
Could you walk off the pitch and all round the cinder track to the dressing rooms with a ruptured achilles. he's a tough lad is Tommy, but that would be some effort.
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Absolutely, I ruptured my achilles about 15+ years ago and it was confirmed via a scan within an hour
 
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