Injuries and Suspensions

So, did anything happen while I was gone? I feel like I went to this tropical island and had a crazy dream that Wayne Rooney insisted that he was leaving Manchester United and that the roof of Old Trafford seemed like it was caving in and that generally, the world was coming to an end.  Imagine my surprise to wake up this morning with a tan (so I know the island part was true) to see that Rooney has signed a 5 year extension to lead the (deteriorating) line at ManYoo.  In my dream, I also recall mentioning that it's always best to follow the money so my guess is that SAF and the Glazers realized that they needed Wayne-o and make sure that the money path led back to Old Trafford.  I still can't say I'm thrilled about ManYoo's prospects unless they can add some more talent to Rooney's signing in January or over the summer but at least it stems the tide of decline.  Making the quick transition to actual injury and suspension news - Rooney is out for the next three weeks counting his money nursing his ankle.

Here are the other relevant injuries and doubts:


Out

• Koscielny, Wilshere, Almunia, Vermaelen, RvP, Ramsay - Still doesn't make me feel good about them keeping Citeh off the scoreboard #ListGettingShorter 
• Agbonlahor - Probably would have been a weekend where you would have considered starting him but not to be #TooBad
• Luke Young - Are you as shocked as I am that he's been pretty useful this season #Revival
• Gardner - One game left on the suspension #BusySeason
• Beausejour - Still not fit so still we wait to see if he's worth the hype #AnticipationBuilding
• Al-Habsi - Bolton owns him so all of you Kirkland owners watch out, he'll play this weekend #Yikes
• Klasnic - Just a reminder that he's suspended #YouProbablyDidn'tCare
• Lampard - Still not back yet, what happened to the Iron Man? #Lingering
• Alex - Still out leaving JT and Ivanovic in the center and Bosingwa starting on the right #RBValue?
• Osman/Saha/Pienaar/Rodwell - It isn't an Arsenal-esque injury list but definitely important with a relatively thin squad at striker and midfielder #InjuryCrisisContinues
• Davies/Duff/Senderos/Etuhu/Murphy/Zamora - Well at least AJ is back and preparing for his next injury #InjuryCrisisPartIII
• Johnny Evans - Out with a hip problem #BlessingInDisguise?
• Giggs/Owen/Rooney/Valencia - Really not much doubt as to ManYoo's line-up outside of maybe a Hernandez/Macheda decision that seems heavily weighted toward Hernandez. #Value
• Glen Johnson/Daniel Agger - Ordinarily wouldn't be tragic but they really need all hands on deck for what should be a winnable match. #Desperation
• Chris Samba - Suspended #TorresSmiles

Fitness Test

• Peter Odemwingie - Nothing more than he's still very much uncertain for the weekend - have to assume that he'll be out the way they're phrasing things #Bummer #TchoyiAgain?
• Kolo Toure - Probably not a weekend to pick him up anyway #NotNews
• Mario Balotelli - A fitness question mark #BarnDoorWatch
• KRich - Unlikely to play, unlikely you care #WastedPotential
• Cameron Jerome - Still unlikely after another weekend of recovery but not completely ruled out #NoValue
• Andy Reid - What, he's hurt again? I'm shocked #SongRemainsTheSame

There really isn't too much else to talk about as we get close.  As the weekend approaches, there is value to be found in Chicharito, Dyer (see Jeremy's FB post), and potentially Bosingwa if he gets enough time to qualify for a clean sheet (which is a major question with him coming back from injury).