Should get a big an ovation as Eduardo got.

He won't though.

I'm excited to see him back, he can give us an edge to finish the season off well, would be my replacement for Arshavin in the CL as well.

When is he expected to be back?

He'll get a great reception - the fans love him.

Why not?

Hes a quality player

Because Eduardo came back from a different injury and many were emotionally 'attached' (for the want of a better word) to him after the thug took him out.

I don't think Arsenal fans are like that with Rosicky.

For the record, I'd like to see him received well when he makes his first appearance, but it won't be of Eduardo style.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/t...sicky-interview

Anyone with ATVO, listen to it and post a summary

you have ATVO. :good:

Yes but i also have the attention span of a GW poster reading a Jens Face post

Sadly I agree.

Eduardos injury was so well publicized and for all to see live on TV and on the pitch that it sent shockwaves around the Arsenal camp from fan to fan...

Your average Arsenal fan won't even look on a forum and will only see the back of a newspaper and see this horrible image of Eduardos leg in pieces and to come back from an injury as physically and mentally horrific as that in such a short time is something that deserves a tremendous of amount of credit and adulation.

Tomas, despite his tough struggle with recovery and his obvious problems he's physically faced since coming here, is not a "sympathy case" where Average Joe Arsenal can wish him well and look forward to his return.

Sure I think he'll get a good welcome back, but nowhere near the extent of Eduardo... I mean he STILL gets a tremendous welcome on and off the pitch.

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I don't feel comfortable in trying to compare 'who had it worst', but any Arsenal fan I've come across recognises that Tomas is a quality player and he has been missed. It's just that he has a history of getting injured which makes fans sympathise with him less...it's not right, but that's the way it is. He's still a fans' favourite though, I think.

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Spot on. That attachment from the fans makes a huge difference and sadly, a lot of fans are stuck in 'hindsight mode' when it comes to Ros.

Until he went out for so long, the phrases such as 'his whole career has been one long injury etc' weren't banded about as much but this period of not only him not being available but Arsenal's lack of success has made a lot of fans quite bitter towards the guy. Which I can understand to a point but I think his contribution and potential going forward is something that has been forgotten in the midst of it all.

I'm sure he will get a great ovation. SUPER TOM!

I think he's a great player when fit. But I'm really not optimistic about his future as an Arsenal player. I think he's doomed to be a crock for the rest of his career. If he can manage more than 25 games a season from the next one onwards I will be very happy indeed.

If his career hadn't been blemished by so many lengthy injuries, I really think he could have been one of the world's very best. But then, we would never have signed him as a transfer fee of £7 million would have to be multiplied by a very high figure.

And I agree with other posters who say that he won't get the same reception as Eduardo. The situation with Rosicky warrants a lot of sympathy, but human nature dictates that we won't feel so emotional about it. The power of 'those' images cannot be underestimated.

Min point he makes is that he got injured during the Fulham game, but the medical staff couldn't identify what it was so he played again on the Wednesday...which led to him rupturing a tendon in his knee duing his first sprint in the game.

Only after surgery 3 months later did they realise that it had completely separated from the bone. They looked in all the medical records but could not identify anyone who had the same kind of injury, so they had no idea how to treat him.

Eventually, he had treatment (surgery) in Germany (Nov), and now he feels he is over the worst. He says his knee is fine now, but he has a groin injury.

The main thing now is to take it carefully in order to avoid the muscle strains that have hindered Eduardo's comeback.


...In summary our medical team were unable to do their job properly. He seems in reasonably good spirits, but perhaps tinged with some disappointment with the medical team.

Our medical team, fecked it up as usual. :coffee:

I remember Gallas had a pop at the medical team in his first season, he was out for about 3 months when it should of been much less.

It does seem pretty bizzare to know a guy is injured though not being able to identify it but then playing him again anyway in the hope it's nothing.

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bizzare or frelling stupid

Well, both.

The other thing he mentioned was that they gave him several scans over the months but could see nothing...but when they gave him a x-ray (thats right, you're bog-standard NHS x-ray), the injury was visible.

It is incompetence of the highest order. Perhaps Gary Lewin's abducation to the England set-up was in the best interests of both parties..

Rosicky is a coke head, I expect part of his absence is due to some sort of rehab.

Yeah, that seems to be the rumour doing the rounds but if there was any truth in it the media would have picked it up by now and spun it for all it's worth imo, not to say he isn't on coke but if he is it obviously isn't a big problem otherwise there would be a complete shitstorm over it.

I fricking Love Tomo!! Technique wise the best player at our club! He'll be the difference when it comes to winning the CL!

Trully World Class player, just hope he doesnt take too long to get back to his best!

Such unsubstantiated slander is the sort of shyte I would expect from the Sun or News of the World, not from an Arsenal fan.

Why don't we say the same about every player thats been out with persistent injuries!?!


Adebayor (hamstring) - Nope-he was caught tooting the root?
Kieran Dyer- smack-head?
Dean Ashton - can't stay away from the E's and Whizz
Michael Owen - chasing the dragon...

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yes they do!
















all the other teams fans

Let him come back first and even if he does, let him play for a good month or so... I still think he will never come back to his best and has been a waste of $$ for us. Does anyone know the situation with his contract- is this his last season with us in the contract or does he have a year more?

Does anyone know when he is expected to be back? 2-3 weeks was the update a while back. Any more news?

It has been 2-3 weeks since he got injured in January 2008 mate. No change.

Jesus! I didn't realise it was that long ago. Are you sure he's still alive?

I think that's enough time for the Art department* at the club to create a life-like replica.

*may not exist.

I think that's why there's less sympathy for Rosicky than there has been for Eduardo.

Eduardo's injury was very public and very obviously nasty. We all knew he'd be out for a long long time and with a break that serious, and the associated potential psychological effects, there was some doubt whether he'd ever come back.

Rosicky...I can't even remember any more but I guess he just limped out of a game and ever since then it's been false dawn after false dawn. That's not his fault, from other posts in this thread it sounds like the Arsenal medical staff have messed this up, but it is frustrating to keep on being told that he's nearing return only for it not to happen.

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Sorry about that. :coffee:

Call it what you want but theres an awful lot of arsenal fans that know about this. And it doesnt come from the gutter press.

I wouldnt say it if I didnt believe it ffs nor would mates !

So you are saying if it was in a Daily Rag then it would be rubbish but seeing as your mates and other Arsenal fans discuss an unsubstantiated rumour, then its more likely to be true? :blink:

So anyone here have an idea about his contract? I hope it is up end of season and we can start packing his bags! :)

Yeah, but you're a penis.

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Rosicky is quality, he'll prove his worth one day.

Yep.. our medical team and specialist missed the injury on his knee.. then someone made basic x-ray, and the injury was finally visible. Incompetence indeed. :coffee:

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Finally, anyone with an idea on his contract?