pete 2,499 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Andrius Velicka is set to return to Rangers after his loan spell at Bristol City was cut short by injury. The 30-year-old Lithuania striker ruptured his cruciate knee ligaments in City's game with QPR on Tuesday, just a day after joining the club on a season-long loan. He will now be out for the rest of the season and Robins manager Gary Johnson is expecting him to return to Scotland for treatment. "He was the type of player we needed and it's hard to find the right one," he told the Bristol Evening Post. "I imagine Andrius will go back to Scotland for treatment, although that has yet to be decided." Another 1mill player where we have had next to zero return. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I assume they will continue to pay his wages or is some insurance company paying out? I'll be annoyed if we have to pick up the bill when he was injured playing for them... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannochsidebear 2,322 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I think you are right Calscot. Normally, a loan deal will include the club taking on the player picking up the wages of the player and the insurance for the player. Therefore Rangers will still have his wages paid for the season, by Bristol's insurers. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBlue72 0 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 The Guy has no luck looks like another waste of money unfortunatly. wish him a speedy recovery. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannochsidebear 2,322 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Agreed DJ, on both points. What we could do with �£1M to spend now!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr 1,247 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 To be fair to him , he scored some really important goals both at the start and end of last season , also if the manager doesn't pick him then he cannot really be blamed 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannochsidebear 2,322 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I agree he scored a few important goals in the run-in, but players are judged overall, and as such looks a waste of �£1M. Not a personal go at a good honest big guy, just a judgement that if Walter thought he only merited half a dozen games, he clearly was not worth the �£1M price tag, and that money could (and should) have been better spent. Remember he was bought pre-Kaunus when we bought 3 strikers to add to the already over-subscribed strikers department at the club. None of this is Velicka's fault, but it does add to the overall assessment of his worth and value. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosthedado 1,522 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I think he could have been a bargain at 1M if he had been played more regularly. I'm gutted for him with this injury and wish him a speedy recovery 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlock 0 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Ruptured cruciate knee ligaments, bye bye Velicka, we won't see him for a long, long time ! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I dn't think he'sbeen a complete waste of money. As rbr says, he scored some pretty important goals for us at the tail end of the last season. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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