Ashley Westwood

Walkerpool · Post by **Walkerpool** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 2:42 pm

Terrible injury fingers crossed he makes a full recovery.

texasbrit · Post by **texasbrit** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 2:43 pm

could be a career ending injury looked like a broken. leg

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 2:44 pm

All the best to him.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 2:45 pm

Yes very serious break it looks like foot was at a totally unnatural angle, can see why the wet ham player is so upset

spt_claret · Post by **spt_claret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 2:45 pm

Looks horrendous. Really hope it's not as bad as I'm fearing and he recovers and comes back from it. All the best wishes to him.

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 2:45 pm

Gutted for him. Can things get any worse???

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 2:59 pm

It's amazing how well they can recover these days. Hopefully he gets lucky and it's not as bad as it first appears.

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:11 pm

Gutted
It really is a season where swings and roundabouts are broken.
I hope he makes a full recovery ASAP.

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:12 pm

Looks like his foots gone the other way.

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:16 pm

Get well soon Westy. Anyone that hasn’t seen the freeze frame after don’t go looking for it, horrendous.

BOYSIE31 · Post by **BOYSIE31** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:16 pm

Hoping for a full recovery - horrible to see but was laughing coming off the pitch

Walkerpool · Post by **Walkerpool** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:17 pm

Broken right ankle absolutely terrible injury.

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:20 pm

Awful injury. Hope he can come back from this.

Sending him best wishes.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:22 pm

, complete ankle rotation and dislocation , if its just that and no break he may only be out six months, The wife did it last year walking across a village green that had just been mowed and hid a rabbit hole which she stepped in….

Red Fox Rocks Socks · Post by **Red Fox Rocks Socks** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:24 pm

Looked like they’d got it back in place and secured it on the stretcher

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:51 pm

if it’s a clean break he will have an ankle stronger than ever after the recovery period - awful to witness on a football field though.

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:16 pm

Seen a pic

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:20 pm

yeah the pic isn't nice at all. Best wishes Ashley, hope you make a quick and good recovery

ALP · Post by **ALP** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:20 pm

Gutted for him, all the best Ashley in your recovery

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:28 pm

Shocking injury but he will get the best of treatment. The only crumb of comfort is it is at the end of his career not the start or middle if indeed it is career threatening.
Hope he makes a full recovery.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:33 pm

Sounds like a bad injury Amartey of Leicester got, and thankfully he made a good recovery and now playing well and regularly

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:36 pm

Hopefully he makes a full recovery. He was smiling and laughing on the stretcher as he was carried off so hopefully a good sign.

Will be a huge miss despite what many posters say.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:37 pm

It happened in front of where I was sat and it looked horrific. His foot was pointing the opposite direction to his leg. Potential career ending if its as bad as it looked

Foshiznik · Post by **Foshiznik** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:53 pm

Didn’t realise so many medically trained people posted on here.

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:54 pm

Sky Sports said suspected dislocated ankle.

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:55 pm

Foshiznik wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:53 pm
Didn’t realise so many medically trained people posted on here.

All Up The Clarets posters are multi-skilled, nrt wee?

Take care, Ashley Westwood.

Jimmymaccer · Post by **Jimmymaccer** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:55 pm

Yep, all the best Westy……..

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:55 pm

I really hope he recovers quickly and is able to kick a ball again, it did look a bad one.

spt_claret · Post by **spt_claret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:56 pm

Milltown1882 wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:54 pm
Sky Sports said suspected dislocated ankle.

Given the footage/photos that's astonishing, quite frankly. Ligament damage could set that back a lot further, but especially given his age I had that pegged as a career ender. Here's hoping it's at the milder end of the spectrum.

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:59 pm

spt_claret wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:56 pm
Given the footage/photos that's astonishing, quite frankly. Ligament damage could set that back a lot further, but especially given his age I had that pegged as a career ender. Here's hoping it's at the milder end of the spectrum.

Hopefully. One of those rare injuries that sicken you the second you see them.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:02 pm

Milltown1882 wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:54 pm
Sky Sports said suspected dislocated ankle.

That's bad enough, but rather that than a bad break.
Hopefully not as bad as we all feared, if that's the case.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:07 pm

Foshiznik · Post by **Foshiznik** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:09 pm

As someone who broke my ankle but at the time I was in the ambulance on my way to hospital was a suspected dislocation (unfortunately for me it wasn’t) I was told that the main benefits of just a dislocation is the fact that unlike ligaments and muscles you aren’t necessarily going to weaken and create a lifetime of niggly injuries. It’s also a lot quicker recovery as the ligaments and bones will be bruised and just need time to heal and swelling to reduce. Hopefully there is no damage other than that, but I guess we will find out in the next week or so.

Edit: just to absolutely clarify I am not a medical expert and speak only of my experience and what I was told during my care.

Roosterbooster · Post by **Roosterbooster** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:20 pm

spt_claret wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:56 pm
Given the footage/photos that's astonishing, quite frankly. Ligament damage could set that back a lot further, but especially given his age I had that pegged as a career ender. Here's hoping it's at the milder end of the spectrum.

These innocuous challenges that give those angulated ankles are often what you call a "fracture dislocation." It is unusual to get the dislocation without the fracture, and it often fractures in 2 or 3 places. It's important to reduce things back into place as soon as its safe to do so, and it would appear that is what has happened here. The bony injury is (relatively) easily fixed, in that you open it up, check the ends align, and screw a plate in. But the soft tissue injury (muscle, ligaments) often takes months to recover from. It's basically physio rehabilitation

HOPE AND GLORY · Post by **HOPE AND GLORY** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:40 pm

Glad he’s not out of contract .
Now we need a physio .

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:54 pm

Terrible blow for him and the team. Hope he makes a full recovery and can continue his career.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:11 pm

The Andres Gomes ankle was a horror, on viewing. Something similar from what I’ve read but he was back much sooner than expected.
Best wishes Westy.

BOYSIE31 · Post by **BOYSIE31** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:26 pm

Best wishes and he will be back

Penwortham_Claret · Post by **Penwortham_Claret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:27 pm

Who stepped in as physio? What an introduction

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:40 pm

Seen the awful picture. Hope he recovers in time for next season.

Indecisive · Post by **Indecisive** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:48 pm

Not sure the smiling coming off tells you much.

Probably the gas and air… and the adrenaline. Best wishes to him though, horrible to see and clearly distressing to the players who saw it.

JohnMcGreal · Post by **JohnMcGreal** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 7:26 pm

Horrible to see. Hope he has a good recovery.

bf2k · Post by **bf2k** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 7:30 pm

Pearcey wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:40 pm
Seen the awful picture. Hope he recovers in time for next season.

I’ve seen a pic of him on the floor. Can’t believe it’s been shared to be honest. Horrible.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 7:35 pm

Horrendous to hear about Ash's injury, hope he makes a full recovery.

bumba · Post by **bumba** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 7:49 pm

All the best westy

NickBFC · Post by **NickBFC** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 7:58 pm

A sickening injury, I hope it isn't as serious as feared. Best wishes to Westwood.

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:08 pm

Terrible to see. All the best Ashley, speedy and full recovery to you.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:11 pm

I've not seen the incident or the injury.
Let's hope it's not as bad as some think.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:12 pm

So he’ll be ‘touch and go’ for the Southampton game then?

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:20 pm

Apparently in hospital and the club doctor is with him. Good to see we still have one and Pace hasn't sacked him. Yet...