14 May 2025 20:03:23
Taiwo I wish you well son
For you and your family.
You are a Garibaldi Red and therefore a brother.
In your best games you have terrorised defences. And your emotion that you have shown in representing our club should not be in question.
Show the fight you have displayed on the pitch
In your battle to be well again.
All the very best.
14 May 2025 21:07:02
Great post Wilf. I've not read your posts before, but I like them already.
14 May 2025 21:48:32
Thanks Legolas likewise.
Always from the heart.
Love the Richard Cockerill story.
Some of sports best biography’s are Rugby ones
Mike Burton’s is a belter. Propping for England in Paris
A running battle with the French front row all of the game.
Then getting absolutely hammered on red wine with them at the reception afterwards.
He won that battle too.
A long lost era.
14 May 2025 22:02:40
Taiwo never really terrorised defences. Had the odd decent game, was actually used in desperation from nuno. Which was shown on his approach to his downfall. Wanting a goal. Maybe shouldn't be said at this time. But the way I am. Well paid athlete wanting to fulfill his dream and job. Sorry reds. But again human being. Wish nothing but speedy recovery as said and thoughts with family and friends.
14 May 2025 23:07:26
I love your posts Bowie, but I think we all need to show total respect for a fellow human-being suffering atm - irrespective of his quality on the pitch for the Reds.
I've been in an induced-coma myself. I flat-lined. I spent 50 days and nights in ICU.
I think we should all just have the best of thoughts towards Big T and, hopefully, his full recovery.
15 May 2025 10:09:49
Great posts Wilf and Lego. ?? ?
There’s some absolute zingers in Martin Bayfield s speech. As you say, the YouTube is a brilliant watch.
15 May 2025 11:35:09
Just reading up on Taiwos injury ( assuming it was a ruptured intestine as reported) apparently it has a 25% fatality rate if not treated quickly, ideally in the “golden “ hour immediately after the injury occurs. The big danger is your old near nemesis sepsis Lego so they’ll be wary of that in hospital.
In some respects I feel sorry for the onfield medical staff who are going to have the book thrown at them. It’s hard to detect short of wheeling a CT Scanner onto the pitch.
15 May 2025 12:50:34
Looking at the faces of the medical staff there was no great concern, the Forest players would have made a barrier with there body's to protect him from public view if they thought he was in danger, Awoniyi got up and tried to carry on, Nottinghamshire live even gave him a player ratings score for his contribution!. The sad turn of events was not known in real time, or some time later, and I suppose a scapegoat will be found?. But like you posted without the benefit of scans it was a terrible accident.
15 May 2025 13:42:10
From my view in the Trent End, there was no way he could carry on. He took ages to get to his feet, when he got off the pitch he layed straight back down again and looked in a bad way. Couldn't believe it when Anderson was subbed. This is not in hindsight, it was so obvious when it was happening.
15 May 2025 14:10:45
Yeah, I read about the S-word which can be a by-product of this type of injury as well Stokey.
15 May 2025 21:52:18
They'll be monitoring his white blood cell levels for sure Stokey. When these start going beserk, that's the early signs of Sepsis. He's in the right place being cared for in hospital.
Strangely though - would you believe that the early stages of Sepsis aren't that serious if treated quickly with antibiotics? It is, however, frightening how quickly things can go downhill from Sepsis - to Severe Sepsis and then onto Septic Shock (which I had). Septic Shock is where all of your organs shut down.
Anyway, I hope DTP isn't too cross if he's reading this. I would hope that Reds are allowed to talk about life-or-death matters in addition to our latest results.
15 May 2025 23:35:06
I had early sepsis, my dog nipped me whilst playing, the bite went pretty deep. I cleaned it up and got on with normality. Three days later, my temp is hovering 40° but I'm freezing cold. The Mrs had been nagging me to go to the docs, at this stage I thought I'd better go. Wasn't at the docs long, straight to hospital. Next four days on a drip and a Mrs saying told you so.
16 May 2025 20:57:33
I'm glad that you dodged a bullet there thanks to Mrs MV! Mine was from my dog too mate.