Church out for season

Dalton Is God · Apr 20, 2018

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43829529

"Plymouth Argyle's Wales international striker Simon Church is unlikely to play for the club again this season."

Turned out to be a poor signing from Adams in the end when it turned out we needed a back up ready to step in for Taylor.

Beyton Green · Apr 20, 2018

Is anyone surprised?

Emu · Apr 20, 2018

The headline is a strange one.Surely he's unlikely to play for us again ever.

12 mins must be one of the shortest ever Argyle careers.

FattyBolger · Apr 20, 2018

Yep. File under "Dud. See Cifci"

monkeywrench · Apr 20, 2018

It was always going to be a gamble. Didn't pay off this time.

pearces greens · Apr 20, 2018

We must have picked up much more injuries in training this season than during games.

tandark · Apr 20, 2018

Sometimes signings like this will happen. Shame, as we needed quality cover for Taylor.

mervyn · Apr 20, 2018

When you look on fans web sites for other clubs it's surprising how many refer to the injury problems which are causing their loss of form or failure to improve, specially at this time of year. Guess it was a gamble with Church which failed.

PL2 3DQ · Apr 20, 2018

pearces greens":31lrewvo said:
We must have picked up much more injuries in training this season than during games.

Possibly the result of the double training sessions where the bodies of some players can't cope, especially new players who are plunged into it mid season, although Adams has said Church is suffering from an injury he had before joining us. Which means the medical team missed it (which I don't believe) or we knew about it and decided to take a gamble on his fitness.

Nardiello played 32 minutes for Argyle.

Lost in Chelt · Apr 20, 2018

I think this just shows there wasn't a ready supply of quality centre forwards available within our budget. Adams took a gamble on what was available, and lost this time. The double training catch 22, is if Church had lighter training, he may not have been injured, but wouldn't have been match fit anyway. I saw him labour through 25 minutes of a reserve game at Cheltenham, he simply wasn't fit enough to play in the league.

Green Flash · Apr 20, 2018

Even the best managers buy Duds, the important thing is there is enough wheat among the chaff.

Knibbsworth · Apr 20, 2018

It was a signing that could have paid off, no manager can guess with certainty at a player's durability. Any player can get an injury and be out for months.

Argy1e · Apr 20, 2018

I'd heard last week that he was retiring from professional football at the end of the season so not too surprised. Disappointed though, thought he could have been a good player for us.

Neilz · Apr 20, 2018

Should have signed him on a paid per match kind of contract as used by clubs not sure on a players fitness. He would have earned about £9 all he has been worth to us as he saved on the heating bill of the bench.

adegreenarmy · Apr 20, 2018

"It's an injury that he had before he came to this club," Argyle manager Derek Adams told BBC Radio Devon.

If that is the case, did we put him through a medical before we signed him? and why did we sign him at all?

Seems like a waste of time and money that could have been avoided - and we only realise that he isn't fit to play when we have a need for someone like him.

Church out for season

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