Ex Player Ryan Ledson

outsidethebox said:
Robinson wouldn't have included him in the squad if there was a known issue on Saturday. Irrespective of whether he's going or staying, it's not worth the risk in a dead rubber. Even the ITKs may not/never know the truth on this one. Even if official statements are released I suspect they'll spin differently.
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Yep,so Ledson youre going to die of a knee injury but please just play for 20 mins in a pointless last game of the season for us.!
 
MJB said:
Ha.

I love how sanctimonious many PNE guests often are on here. Telling us these ‘facts’ as they clearly know so, so much more than us.

Posts made by insecure children or slightly odd adults with too much time on their hands, I fear.

Get a hobby fellas, and see a bit of this sunshine we’re getting!
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I’m guessing you’ve posted this from a deckchair in your back garden lol

Nothing sanctimonious about it, just a polite post to inform fans of something that had come to light at our end.
 
Jaycee said:
MJB said:
Ha.

I love how sanctimonious many PNE guests often are on here. Telling us these ‘facts’ as they clearly know so, so much more than us.

Posts made by insecure children or slightly odd adults with too much time on their hands, I fear.

Get a hobby fellas, and see a bit of this sunshine we’re getting!
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I’m guessing you’ve posted this from a deckchair in your back garden lol

Nothing sanctimonious about it, just a polite post to inform fans of something that had come to light at our end.
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Just like all of the posts in January guaranteeing he was leaving us then, too?

Look, I honestly don’t mind if you and fellow Prestonians want to spend your days posting on our forum with gossip - all good with me, particularly as the tone is generally friendly if a little conceited.

Would just caution against falling into the trap of believing one is in the know. Stuff you read on Twitter, internet forums, click bait articles or from mates who apparently know someone at the club should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Fun to speculate about but quickly becomes a parody when reported as fact.
 
northender said:
Spoke to someone close to the PNE hierarchy about this on Friday, you can believe me or not it’s up to you but I know it’s correct and the rumours surfacing on our forum suggest it’s starting to leak now.

Robinson, with respect, is talking utter nonsense, hence the bumbling response on the radio after your game, when he clearly did not know what to say.

The Ledson deal was agreed financially during the middle of last week, hence why all the press reports then surfaced and your manager said he probably wouldn’t play at the weekend.

He travelled up for talks and a medical later in the week. However, a knee issue which needs correcting sooner rather than later then appeared on the medical, which will require surgery and a spell on the sidelines.

This has led to PNE, regretfully, pulling out of the deal, having chased him for yonks and planned on having him in our squad for next season for 6 months. The lad himself was devastated as well, having waited for the move only for this to f**k it up, hence why he may not have looked fully on it when he came on on Saturday if what a couple of you have said on here is correct.

Like the other PNE fan has said, it’s a no-win situation really.
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If that is the case, then your club really doesn't come out of this well. Passing on confidential details of a transfer and a player's health so it goes into the public domain is pretty s**t when it isn't even your player. I suggest those in the PNE hierarchy review who they talk to in future.
 
Jaycee said:
Whilst I agree with you regards to him playing, maybe he wanted to show Preston that he is still fit to play.
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By all accounts that’s also why Gareth Bale managed to turn out for Real Madrid yesterday.

Jaycee said:
That said, if it shows on the medical that he has a knee problem, Preston are right imo to withdraw from the deal. It’s a lot of money to pay for a player that could miss the next year through injury.
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It won’t “show on the medical that there’s a problem”, because that’s not how medicine and medicals work. There isn’t a problem now, because he played thereafter. What has almost certainly happened is a difference of medical opinion; e.g. he has a trivially frayed meniscus which isn’t affecting him now, but Preston are sufficiently worried that it might need attention at some point within the contract they want to offer him. Fair enough; Preston’s right to pull out, and we agree about that. And we’re happy as he’ll be worth exponentially more down the track.

Jaycee said:
What a lot of fans haven’t grasped yet is that your most saleable asset is no longer that until the injury problem is rectified and by the time that is done he may be close to the end of his contract. I hope things work out for the lad.
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As above; he’s one of several saleable assets, and not necessarily our most saleable. And there isn’t “a problem” just because the Preston fans forum says there is, so there may or may not be something to rectify. He may or may not be near the end of his contract, because he may sign another.

I know you’re not being sanctimonious but I’m afraid “what you’ve found out” is pure speculation only.

And to prove WE’RE not being sanctimonious either, we’re prepared to offer you arguably a superior player, Jon Obika, for the same knock-down price of £1m.
 
If he has a knee problem which needs attention then it must be in OUFC interests for him to get it fixed asap.
 
Let's remember, Lego is still very young so rehab potential will be better (IF there is indeed an injury issue).
But his youth means that there should also be no real hurry to move: Lego hopefully has seen that KR is a decent manager who rates him, he also knows the physiotherapy team at oufc (trust me on this - knowing and therefore being able to trust your therapist is very important) and has seen several teammates come back from bad injuries this season so he knows he will be in good hands. Hopefully lego will sign a short contract extension with an agreement that if a good offer for him comes in he will be sold in January / end of next season thus allowing him to get fit around familiar surroundings, Oxford to get a good midfielder for another season (or half) and some money once he goes because his contract will have more time on it.
I hope he stays, a season as a starter in a team under KR and with decent squad additions he might even get his wish of championship footy at Oxford (now there I go being all optimistic again) ?
 
Knee issues (am unfortunately familiar with the process having had three ops on my ACL) are tricky. Aged 20 you'd have to think that any chronic ailments such as patellar tendinitis are not an issue, so we come down to injuries to the knee.

Firstly, what is injured? The serious issues, that is ruptures of all kinds, (serious) tears of all kinds you can probably rule out, especially as Lego played on the weekend. Nobody, but nobody would do that, whether or not they were angling for a move away. Nor would the club let them. Nor could the player in question play to any level (I stupidly played cricket the weekend after rupturing my ACL and, trust me, you just can't play sport in any capacity). So we come to the most likely scenario, which is meniscus essentially, slight tears to the ACL, MCL injuries and so on. In other words, injuries that need treatment but are risky when it comes to splashing out a million on a player who won't even likely be first choice for them.

So then how to treat it? The good news is that a straight arthroscopic intervention followed by, for example, meniscus needling or cutting the affected bit will see Lego out of action for 6 to 8 weeks or so. Similar periods of recovery if you treat it conservatively with brace and rest.

What I'm saying is, given the situation something like "Preston pull out, Lego out till new year" is extremely unlikely. Lego may need an operation which is never ideal, but such things go under "minor surgery" nowadays, recovery times at that age are faster and he should come out of it the same player as before...and all roughly in time for pre-season training.

That is my take on it anyway...
 
Berliner said:
Knee issues (am unfortunately familiar with the process having had three ops on my ACL) are tricky. Aged 20 you'd have to think that any chronic ailments such as patellar tendinitis are not an issue, so we come down to injuries to the knee.

Firstly, what is injured? The serious issues, that is ruptures of all kinds, (serious) tears of all kinds you can probably rule out, especially as Lego played on the weekend. Nobody, but nobody would do that, whether or not they were angling for a move away. Nor would the club let them. Nor could the player in question play to any level (I stupidly played cricket the weekend after rupturing my ACL and, trust me, you just can't play sport in any capacity). So we come to the most likely scenario, which is meniscus essentially, slight tears to the ACL, MCL injuries and so on. In other words, injuries that need treatment but are risky when it comes to splashing out a million on a player who won't even likely be first choice for them.

So then how to treat it? The good news is that a straight arthroscopic intervention followed by, for example, meniscus needling or cutting the affected bit will see Lego out of action for 6 to 8 weeks or so. Similar periods of recovery if you treat it conservatively with brace and rest.

What I'm saying is, given the situation something like "Preston pull out, Lego out till new year" is extremely unlikely. Lego may need an operation which is never ideal, but such things go under "minor surgery" nowadays, recovery times at that age are faster and he should come out of it the same player as before...and all roughly in time for pre-season training.

That is my take on it anyway...
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Yup, agree with berliner - so best stay with us for another season Lego ?
(you seriously played cricket knowing about your ACL?! #crazyfool lol)
 
Berliner said:
Knee issues (am unfortunately familiar with the process having had three ops on my ACL) are tricky. Aged 20 you'd have to think that any chronic ailments such as patellar tendinitis are not an issue, so we come down to injuries to the knee.

Firstly, what is injured? The serious issues, that is ruptures of all kinds, (serious) tears of all kinds you can probably rule out, especially as Lego played on the weekend. Nobody, but nobody would do that, whether or not they were angling for a move away. Nor would the club let them. Nor could the player in question play to any level (I stupidly played cricket the weekend after rupturing my ACL and, trust me, you just can't play sport in any capacity). So we come to the most likely scenario, which is meniscus essentially, slight tears to the ACL, MCL injuries and so on. In other words, injuries that need treatment but are risky when it comes to splashing out a million on a player who won't even likely be first choice for them.

So then how to treat it? The good news is that a straight arthroscopic intervention followed by, for example, meniscus needling or cutting the affected bit will see Lego out of action for 6 to 8 weeks or so. Similar periods of recovery if you treat it conservatively with brace and rest.

What I'm saying is, given the situation something like "Preston pull out, Lego out till new year" is extremely unlikely. Lego may need an operation which is never ideal, but such things go under "minor surgery" nowadays, recovery times at that age are faster and he should come out of it the same player as before...and all roughly in time for pre-season training.

That is my take on it anyway...
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Thank you for the info Dr. B.
 
Itsthehopethatkillsyou said:
Yup, agree with berliner - so best stay with us for another season Lego ?
(you seriously played cricket knowing about your ACL?! #crazyfool lol)
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I didn't know back then how serious it was. Swelled up straight away but went down equally fast by the next day. Weird feeling though, like having air in your knee. I even kept wicket! :eek:
 
Yellow1990 said:
This kind of ‘saga’ so Oxford United. The club I know and love. Next thing it will turn out Curtis nelson has changed careers to become a beekeeper in Devon
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Hardly likely. Bee populations are in serious decline. No future prospects there.
 
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