If nothing else, it will be good that he will be fully back up to speed for the start of next season.

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Gettting in this guy for the run in is like the anti-Saliba injury last season, it’s a good fucking omen/sign.

    18 days later

    Great news if it’s actually true this time!

    He has been in training for a while now to be fair. Wouldn’t be surprised if he plays in a behind closed doors friendly during the break.

    Not counting on him to play a significant role this season but hopefully he can get match sharp over the next few months with a few sub appearances here and there. Maybe a cheeky start or two. Then be ready to go next season at full capacity.

    He shouldn't play any important role this season , maybe a few sub appearances in games we are comfortably in the lead or something. The injury he had means he can't walk into a game with the kind of intensity needed to make a meaningful contribution. He needs a good few weeks of gradual match play before we give him any serious minutes

    Was excellent in pre season but there are some doubts in my mind with him. Obvious one being any long term deterioration due to the injury.

    Other thing playing on my mind is he still a fit for the style? We appear to have made a conscious move away from more technical defenders to having giant athletes who can play to instruction so well.

    I reckon we'll see him sometime in April.

    10 days later

    He said a game or two with the U21s. But he also added that getting match fit and sharp is often the most difficult part and may take more time and that he's going to be careful with Timber. So it's probably still going to take some time before we see Timber in our match-day squad.