"He's probably the BEST midfielder in the country!" | Owen Heary & Keith Treacy: McClean's injury reveal, Byrne's renaissance, Bohs' flat form | OFF THE BALL BREAKFAST
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I would be joined in the studio by former League of Ireland defender and manager Eoin Heary Eoin good morning how are you? Good morning how are you? Four games tonight in the League of Ireland Premier Division so three games kicking off a quarter to eight you have St. Patrick's at Eddic against Bohemians you've got Waterford against Galway United and Shelburne against Drogheda United and then at eight o'clock Derry City play Shamrock Rovers then tomorrow Sligo Rovers play Dundalk we might start Eoin with James McLean's comments yesterday he took to his Instagram he's talking about how it could be the end for him quite soon it's down to the surface To be honest, this is a difficult post for me to write for a number of reasons, mainly due to the uncertainty of the outcome.
But I feel it's best to put it in black and white. This is James McLean taking to his Instagram yesterday. More importantly, to show this is coming from me and me only. And there's no speculation or rumors. For the past few years, I've been playing through difficulties with my hip. And though I have managed and played through the pain, the impact of training and playing on Astro has sped up the damage much faster than I anticipated. The past six weeks have been hell. Pain is something that I've been able to deal with and play out through my career, but it's the restriction of not being able to move, which is what I'm struggling with physically, obviously, but also mentally. Never mind trying to compete in the football pitch, but just everyday life, playing with my young ones, putting on socks, walking, etc.,
I was told by a specialist 10 days ago that my body currently has no business being on a football pitch due to the severity of the damage to my hip. I respect his honesty and expert opinion, but I have never been one to lay down without a fight. Tomorrow, as in today's Friday's appointment, is the last chance for me to hopefully get a surgery, even if it's a possibility. one which will allow me to do what I want, what I dream of doing, and that's being able to contribute while at an acceptable level of stage to do so. That is playing for the club I love, Derry City. I feel it was important for me to share this because it could be a while, if ever even, until I have the opportunity to do so again.
Yeah, I totally get where he's coming from. He's played a lot of football over the years, so many years. He's 37 now. Playing a national doesn't help, you know, and he's obviously going to take the word of the specialist. And I remember Steve Eustace, the professor up in Capa Hospital, when I was around that age, told me that if I keep playing the way I'm playing, I'm going to need hip surgery. or knee replacements and a lot of footballers do rugby players have shoulders and things like that so he's obviously taking the voice of the specialist and he's going to take it from there which you have to respect his decision on that because the last thing he wants to do is not be able to walk after games and put on socks it's difficult enough when you're at that age playing a match on a Friday and playing a match on a Sunday or on a Monday and then the next day waking up you do feel those aches and pains as you get older so it is difficult for him to make a decision like that
it feels like it's going to be over, not as soon as it began, but kind of soon enough. Because this has been coming, Keith.
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