Joe Wright's Injury

[The Beast]

We have a duty of care to get him back to full fitness,  as for after that I think unfortunately for Joe his stock will be very low and whether Rovers or any other league one club will want him after an injury like that is doubtful. Many players are never the same after that sort of injury and for me he always looked a bit dubious on the pitch anyway. Don’t know if Richie has seen much of him, likes him or doesn’t but with budgets being tighter than ever I think he may have an uphill battle to re-establish himself at any kind of level.

[rich1471]

This seems to have gone quiet unless I’ve missed something. Anyone know if Joe has resigned, as from Wednesday he’s no longer being paid.

I find it strange the club offered him a 2 year contract and he turned it down after his injury happened.

[jm291]

Anybody know the official line on Joe? Has he been officially released now?

[drfchound]

This seems to have gone quiet unless I’ve missed something. Anyone know if Joe has resigned, as from Wednesday he’s no longer being paid.

I find it strange the club offered him a 2 year contract and he turned it down after his injury happened.

I didn't know that he had been offered a two year deal AFTER he got injured.
Is that right.

[Alan Southstand]

It says he ‘turned it down after he’d been injured’, not he was offered it after he was injured!

[rich1471]

I believe the club offered his a deal on reduced terms while he was injured and increased when he was fit again ,that's how I read it

[drfchound]

It says he ‘turned it down after he’d been injured’, not he was offered it after he was injured!

Alan, the way rich1471 wrote his post, it can be interpreted either way.

[the vicar]

If a player is offered an extension turns it down then gets injured, that is his fault and stands on his own two feet. He does not deserve loyalty as he has not been loyal to the club.  My son was on the playing staff at Castleford wrlfc going in to the first team the next season, he went to Widnes the mast game of the season and got a shimmer injury, and so they cut him off like a pice of meat, so I have no sympathy it was his choice

[Metalmicky]

If a player is offered an extension turns it down then gets injured, that is his fault and stands on his own two feet.

Or maybe not - depending on the severity of his injury......

[the vicar]

If he turner’s a contract down then he doesn’t want to be here end of so he goes

[donnievic]

It’s a job at end of the day not a case of wanting to be here or not,if thinks he could get better elsewhere then fine.he was still contracted to the club when he got his injury giving 100% so in a way I think the club are doing right,he coukd of easily gone about playing and not being fully committed to challenges incase he picked up a bad injury like he has ended up doing

[roversdude]

If a player is offered an extension turns it down then gets injured, that is his fault and stands on his own two feet.

Or maybe not - depending on the severity of his injury......

That may need to come around again Mm lol

[nortikorner]

Out of Contract (self inflicted) it is down to is insurance company

[donnievic]

Out of Contract (self inflicted) it is down to is insurance company

he wasn’t out of contract though when he did it

[nortikorner]

donnievic
When he did it he refused a new contact .Down to is Insurance, is agent should have pointed this out to him ,
down to him

[roversdude]

I get that we are ‘doing the right thing’ but are we sometimes too nice if it impacts the budget. This along with paying up Butts could be the difference between a good signing and a lesser one. Appreciate we don’t know the details.

[Forkbeard]

Joe Wright was employed by DRFC when the injury occurred.
If any of us were injured at work whilst serving our notice, we’d hold our employer responsible.
I know football contracts are often complex but fundamentally he suffered an injury at work so DRFC will have a legal obligation to support him.

[roversdude]

I don’t think we have a legal obligation but we have invoked a moral duty.
If an employee working their notice suffers an accident at work the employee would not continue paying wages beyond the termination date. Agree that a claim for compensation may follow.

[Arsenal Of The North]

I can’t believe it’s even a debate, we’re a family club and we look after our own. Weather that be an injury, mental well being or general help, from past players to players who are in joe’s position, we look after our own as much as we can. If he chooses to leave at the end of that, I’m fine with, but players will always remember how they were treated, and word of mouth on how a player was treated at a club could be a major factor in attracting players in the future.

[SydneyRover]

Good comment AotN we are a family club and we promote ourselves as exactly that.

[scawsby steve]

We ARE looking after him, with his rehabilitation. What more are people suggesting? a contract? He's already been offered one, and he turned it down. He may be offered another one when he's fit again, or maybe not.

In the meantime, he'll be getting regular money from his footballers medical insurance.