[LDUred]

That's strongly exaggerated. He was in Chelsea's first team for four years, and he basically didn't get injured at all in that time until the final three months when he had one pelvic injury. He took a month off, tried to come back but then had to go off for surgery as it wasn't healing.

Buying him on the back of that surgery does carry some risk of course, but he wasn't suffering a 'rapidly increasing amount of injuries in his last year or two'. It was four years of almost perfect fitness followed by one fairly serious injury. Unfortunately that one injury (or the surgery that it required) seems to have resulted in the absolutely worst-case scenario and destroyed him physically.

The better question is whether pelvic injuries and surgeries do carry a significantly higher risk of creating long term injury problems? Or if there was something unique about this one that the medical should have picked up? If either of those are true, then that's definitely something to hold against the club. But if not, then we've just been incredibly unlucky as the vast majority of injuries and surgeries don't result in anything like this.

To me it feels like whatever was wrong with his hip has led to other problems with his leg, because the muscles there are obviously interconnected and compensate (in this case overcompensate) for his issues with hip mobility.

Yes, he was largely injury free, but he was playing a lot of games for Chelsea and also for England. Over that four year period it seems like his body has not had enough recovery time with those 200 + competitive games and training.

We've bought a player who appears chronically injured, sadly. I feel that the hip injury should have been analysed in more detail and as having the potential to lead to resultant muscle problems.

 

[FootyGirl88]

 

[RonaldoVII]

Man meets friends.

 

[Solius]

Uhhh how dare he look happy??

 

[Insanity]

When is the "Will be like a new signing" redux for the 137th time? Wasn't he due back in early March?

 

[Insanity]

Uhhh how dare he look happy??

I hope they made him clear the cheque.

 

[Siorac]

I keep forgetting he's our player.

 

[VivaRonaldo85]

55m for a player on his last year of contract and add to that a hefty 250k a week it's truly a shocking transfer.

Putting it plainly, he’s been receiving approx. £500k net per month with little to no return for most of his time as a United player. One months net is approx 10 other employees annual salary who may have been recently dismissed. When I see the world empathy in previous posts, it does raise an eyebrow or two. I suppose if the club is stupid enough to offer these contracts, it’s hardly Mason Mounts fault for signing on the dotted line….

 

[fergiewherearethou]

He is standing, that must be a good sign.

 

[pocco]

Anybody have an idea as to when he's going to be back playing? I can't even recall what his injury was?

 

[KiD MoYeS]

Not a good look to be honest, him out celebrating with his former Chelsea teammates.

 

[groovyalbert]

Makes Van Der Beek look like an absolute warrior

 

[groovyalbert]

Anybody have an idea as to when he's going to be back playing? I can't even recall what his injury was?

They never say. Probably another Sancho situation. We know how to pick them.

 

[Ghostrider318]

Another ETH gift that keeps on giving. Paying 60m for a guy in the last year of his contract in a position we dint really need to bolster

has he completed 60 appearances for us ??

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

Another ETH gift that keeps on giving. Paying 60m for a guy in the last year of his contract in a position we dint really need to bolster

has he completed 60 appearances for us ??

He hasn't even played 14 games worth of 90 minutes

 

[peridigm]

He hasn't even played 14 games worth of 90 minutes

Please stop. I'm already depressed enough at our current state.

 

[Shane88]

He better be a fecking iron-man next season.

 

[crossy1686]

And to think we could have just let him join Liverpool

 

[groovyalbert]

I think clubs should be able to include a break clause in contracts for players that end up like this. Or have a massive portion of wages incentive based. He shouldn't be earning more than an academy player right now.

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

He is standing, that must be a good sign.

Leaning on people in both pics. And fell down that three-step staircase just after the photo.

 

[lex talionis]

In all seriousness, let's not even think about Mason Mount until summer training. The season is shot already and in the event we're somehow in the EL final in Bilbao and Mount is declared fit, at best have him on the bench unless we're scraping the U16s for bodies.

I was just in Bilbao a few months ago. No chance I can be there on May 21 but if you want to check out an incredible stadium you have to check out the San Mames.

 

[kopviolator]

In all seriousness, let's not even think about Mason Mount until summer training. The season is shot already and in the event we're somehow in the EL final in Bilbao and Mount is declared fit, at best have him on the bench unless we're scraping the U16s for bodies.

I was just in Bilbao a few months ago. No chance I can be there on May 21 but if you want to check out an incredible stadium you have to check out the San Mames.

He’s a dud. I wont be thinking of him at all.

 

[Waynne]

He is standing, that must be a good sign.

 

[DarkLord1984]

And to think we could have just let him join Liverpool

If he went there, he'd never get injured and would put in 10 out of 10 performances every week.

You just know it.

 

[duffer]

There really needs to be something built into contracts to protect clubs against this kind of situation.

We paid 55 million for a player who doesn't seem capable of being fit for a single game. If he had a decent bone in his body he'd offer to take a percentage of his contract, there are families struggling in this country and the likes of Mount and Shaw can earn multi millions for absolutely nothing.

It's totally wrong, we should be able to terminate his contract for free and reclaim some of the fee. Something in the game needs to change drastically because Chelsea knew full well what they were doing selling this crock.

He works for a group of multi-billionaires, why the feck should he take a pay cut for them?

 

[Adz_99]

Whys it always us who gets lumbered with these players who earn megabucks and manage about 2 games per year. We could probably pick an entire team of players like Mount at this point.

 

[Brazilian_Ronaldo_9]

Whys it always us who gets lumbered with these players who earn megabucks and manage about 2 games per year. We could probably pick an entire team of players like Mount at this point.

Warning signs were there, this is one signing we didn’t need. Mount is a good presser with his energy but watching him play for England always left asking for more.

United can only blame themselves for this one.

 

[Todd]

Whatever that event was, he probably found a way to injure himself when he was there.

 

[DarkLord1984]

Whys it always us who gets lumbered with these players who earn megabucks and manage about 2 games per year. We could probably pick an entire team of players like Mount at this point.

Yeah I agree, it's pretty ridiculous. The amount of permacrocks we've had over the years (Martial, Mount, Shaw etc) is just unreal.

 

[Red Rash]

Yeah I agree, it's pretty ridiculous. The amount of permacrocks we've had over the years (Martial, Mount, Shaw etc) is just unreal.

Add to that list Phil Jones, Licha, Malacia....

 

[DarkLord1984]

Add to that list Phil Jones, Licha, Malacia....

Of course. How could I have forgotten about 'Mr gets a 4 year contract extension for being injured to protect his asset value' Phil Jones.

Honestly. The way we've been run is absolutely diabolical.

 

[Giggsyking]

Anybody have an idea as to when he's going to be back playing? I can't even recall what his injury was?

I do not think he is interested in football anymore.

 

[macheda14]

Another ETH gift that keeps on giving. Paying 60m for a guy in the last year of his contract in a position we dint really need to bolster

has he completed 60 appearances for us ??

Oddly if he managed to stay fit he would actually be perfect for Amorim’s system, but he just made no sense in Ten Hag’s.

 

[Giggsyking]

Whys it always us who gets lumbered with these players who earn megabucks and manage about 2 games per year. We could probably pick an entire team of players like Mount at this point.

Sorry but this one is on the club and you can not blame anyone else. The current outcome was crystal clear to almost everybody just go check the transfer thread, yet the club still signed him on mega wages.

 

[Giggsyking]

Oddly if he managed to stay fit he would actually be perfect for Amorim’s system, but he just made no sense in Ten Hag’s.

That is just a myth based on no evidence.

 

[macheda14]

That is just a myth based on no evidence.

Based on his best season being in a similar system as well as Amorim saying he absolutely loved him.

 

[CannibalSpectre]

Whys it always us who gets lumbered with these players who earn megabucks and manage about 2 games per year. We could probably pick an entire team of players like Mount at this point.

A good number of us questioned the club's interest before Mount put pen to paper for the same reasons. Every time I see this thread bumped I hope for legitimate news of his exit

 

[Al-T]

Add to that list Phil Jones, Licha, Malacia....

.....Anderson, Van de,Beek, Hargreaves, Rojo....

 

[Giggsyking]

Based on his best season being in a similar system as well as Amorim saying he absolutely loved him.

It is a one season and he was not even outstanding. Also, I do not care for words that Amorim says just for the sake of it.

 

[Eyepopper]

Oh, that's cool. I'd forgotten what he looked like.