Roger Johnson suing knee surgeon for £1m

[WolfLing]

Here are the facts. Make your own mind up whether he has a case.....

• Surgeon Andy Williams, operated on a meniscus tear in Johnson's knee in January 2017, while he was playing for Charlton in League One.
• After that surgery, Johnson went on holiday to Thailand.
• His knee became infected and he was unable to walk without the use of crutches.
• In March 2017, a second operation was required.
• Johnson was released by Charlton in May 2017.
• He went on to represent Bromley in the National League 64 times in the following 2 seasons.

Johnson now claims that following the second operation in 2017, he suffered complications. He claims Williams’ surgery damaged a tendon, which resulted in continuing swelling and pain and Williams failed to recognise the damage that had been caused, or did not tell him, and that his treatment was “negligent”. He claims this is what caused him to be unable to play at a higher level.

He also claims, "that as a result of the failures following surgery, he has suffered from increased distress and anxiety in not knowing the real cause of his suffering from significant continuing swelling and pain, which was preventing him from returning to professional football and ultimately ending his career, but pursuing his treatment upon the basis that he had suffered some very unusual complication that was hard to explain.”

So is specialist surgeon Andy Williams, credited with saving and/or prolonging the careers of Virgil van Dijk, Theo Walcott, Andy Carroll, Danny Welbeck, John Terry, Andrew Flintoff and Shoaib Akhtar, among many others, to blame?

...

This case will be expensive. Hopefully for him he's using a 'no win, no fee' firm, or I suspect any defeat will leave him bankrupt.

It'll certainly be interesting to see how this one pans out!

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

It really will be his round if that one comes in…

 

[Aimless Balls]

Disliked him from the day he signed, and I hadn’t heard of him. There’s no way he was any good in 2017, no way the rest of his career was worth £1m.

 

[Mutchy]

Careful how you post on this please. There won't be any sympathy for anyone tipping over into libel.

 

[Bill S Preston Esq.]

Here are the facts. Make your own mind up whether he has a case.....

• Surgeon Andy Williams, operated on a meniscus tear in Johnson's knee in January 2017, while he was playing for Charlton in League One.
• After that surgery, Johnson went on holiday to Thailand.
• His knee became infected and he was unable to walk without the use of crutches.
• In March 2017, a second operation was required.
• Johnson was released by Charlton in May 2017.
• He went on to represent Bromley in the National League 64 times in the following 2 seasons.

Johnson now claims that following the second operation in 2017, he suffered complications. He claims Williams’ surgery damaged a tendon, which resulted in continuing swelling and pain and Williams failed to recognise the damage that had been caused, or did not tell him, and that his treatment was “negligent”. He claims this is what caused him to be unable to play at a higher level.

He also claims, "that as a result of the failures following surgery, he has suffered from increased distress and anxiety in not knowing the real cause of his suffering from significant continuing swelling and pain, which was preventing him from returning to professional football and ultimately ending his career, but pursuing his treatment upon the basis that he had suffered some very unusual complication that was hard to explain.”

So is specialist surgeon Andy Williams, credited with saving and/or prolonging the careers of Virgil van Dijk, Theo Walcott, Andy Carroll, Danny Welbeck, John Terry, Andrew Flintoff and Shoaib Akhtar, among many others, to blame?

...

This case will be expensive. Hopefully for him he's using a 'no win, no fee' firm, or I suspect any defeat will leave him bankrupt.

It'll certainly be interesting to see how this one pans out!

I'm afraid complications are possible with this sort of thing. He got unlucky is all. Nothing to see.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Very interesting

 

[GY Wolf]

I wonder why he was so bad when he came to us

 

[Bostin]

This story sounds too good to be true. Can’t take my eyes off of it.

At least he can enjoy his retirement and watch the girls go by.

 

[WolfLing]

Careful how you post on this please. There won't be any sympathy for anyone tipping over into libel.

What is possibly libellous about stating that Roger Johnson once turned up drunk for training when at Wolves, or that he openly admitted to staying at Wolves for the money?

I'm careful to make sure anything I post can't come back on me (or Molineux Mix), so no need to edit it!!

Sources below.....

Wolves defender Roger Johnson disciplined after turning up to training drunk

https://www.expressandstar.com/spor.../01/roger-johnson-im-at-wolves-for-the-money/

 

[Mutchy]

What is possibly libellous about stating that Roger Johnson once turned up drunk for training when at Wolves, or that he openly admitted to staying at Wolves for the money?

I'm careful to make sure anything I post can't come back on me (or Molineux Mix), so no need to edit it!!

Sources below.....

Wolves defender Roger Johnson disciplined after turning up to training drunk

https://www.expressandstar.com/spor.../01/roger-johnson-im-at-wolves-for-the-money/

That wasn't what I edited.

 

[WolfLing]

That wasn't what I edited.

Now I'm confused.

Trying to remember what I typed that could be deemed libellous?!

Not sure I typed this before, but in my opinion, he's a massive *****.

 

[Aimless Balls]

Careful how you post on this please. There won't be any sympathy for anyone tipping over into libel.

What would happen? Would his legal team scour message boards? Serious here.

 

[Axle]

Can Wolves sue him for his 'performances' that were a central part of our demise under his presence?

If not, then there's the answer.

 

[WolfLing]

What would happen? Would his legal team scour message boards? Serious here.

Upon reflection, @Mutchy is probably right to be extra careful in this instance.

If someone is suing a surgeon for allegedly ending their career, then I suppose what you suggest might not be out of the question.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Here are the facts. Make your own mind up whether he has a case.....

• Surgeon Andy Williams, operated on a meniscus tear in Johnson's knee in January 2017, while he was playing for Charlton in League One.
• After that surgery, Johnson went on holiday to Thailand.
• His knee became infected and he was unable to walk without the use of crutches.
• In March 2017, a second operation was required.
• Johnson was released by Charlton in May 2017.
• He went on to represent Bromley in the National League 64 times in the following 2 seasons.

Johnson now claims that following the second operation in 2017, he suffered complications. He claims Williams’ surgery damaged a tendon, which resulted in continuing swelling and pain and Williams failed to recognise the damage that had been caused, or did not tell him, and that his treatment was “negligent”. He claims this is what caused him to be unable to play at a higher level.

He also claims, "that as a result of the failures following surgery, he has suffered from increased distress and anxiety in not knowing the real cause of his suffering from significant continuing swelling and pain, which was preventing him from returning to professional football and ultimately ending his career, but pursuing his treatment upon the basis that he had suffered some very unusual complication that was hard to explain.”

So is specialist surgeon Andy Williams, credited with saving and/or prolonging the careers of Virgil van Dijk, Theo Walcott, Andy Carroll, Danny Welbeck, John Terry, Andrew Flintoff and Shoaib Akhtar, among many others, to blame?

...

This case will be expensive. Hopefully for him he's using a 'no win, no fee' firm, or I suspect any defeat will leave him bankrupt.

It'll certainly be interesting to see how this one pans out!

Even the best in a profession can make mistakes. However, this does seem like a punt and a half....

 

[WolfLing]

Even the best in a profession can make mistakes. However, this does seem like a punt and a half....

I probably wouldn't refer to Johnson as the best in his profession.

Oh, yeah, sorry.

 

[SteveBullsKnee]

I’ve got a bag of straws if RJ fancies clutching at one.

 

[Pagey]

Interesting, I had a filling once that caused a bit of swelling and pain. Had to have it refilled and a few hours off work too.

Where do I sign?

 

[WV10Wolf]

An operation in 2017 left him unable to play at a high level??

We’ve got 2 years worth of footage from 5 years or so prior that shows he was incapable of playing at a high level before he set foot in that surgeons office.

 

[Wolf in Kenilworth]

That’s a lot of beer.

 

[Lisas Husband]

He's a lucky lad because of his behaviour while at Wolves that it's only his one knee that got damaged.

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

I'd love to know how he's arrived at £1m.

 

[Supadavewolf]

I'd love to know how he's arrived at £1m.

I'd love to know how he arrived at the Molineux...

 

[DPE]

We should sue him for stealing a living of us…

 

[OLDGOLD]

I’ve got a bag of straws if RJ fancies clutching at one.

More likely to want to borrow your knee....

 

[Black Country Wanderer]

He refused to play for us basically and created the bomb squad, pretty much sums his character up,ill say no more

 

[Timberwolf]

Here are the facts. Make your own mind up whether he has a case.....

• Surgeon Andy Williams, operated on a meniscus tear in Johnson's knee in January 2017, while he was playing for Charlton in League One.
• After that surgery, Johnson went on holiday to Thailand.
• His knee became infected and he was unable to walk without the use of crutches.
• In March 2017, a second operation was required.
• Johnson was released by Charlton in May 2017.
• He went on to represent Bromley in the National League 64 times in the following 2 seasons.

Johnson now claims that following the second operation in 2017, he suffered complications. He claims Williams’ surgery damaged a tendon, which resulted in continuing swelling and pain and Williams failed to recognise the damage that had been caused, or did not tell him, and that his treatment was “negligent”. He claims this is what caused him to be unable to play at a higher level.

He also claims, "that as a result of the failures following surgery, he has suffered from increased distress and anxiety in not knowing the real cause of his suffering from significant continuing swelling and pain, which was preventing him from returning to professional football and ultimately ending his career, but pursuing his treatment upon the basis that he had suffered some very unusual complication that was hard to explain.”

So is specialist surgeon Andy Williams, credited with saving and/or prolonging the careers of Virgil van Dijk, Theo Walcott, Andy Carroll, Danny Welbeck, John Terry, Andrew Flintoff and Shoaib Akhtar, among many others, to blame?

...

This case will be expensive. Hopefully for him he's using a 'no win, no fee' firm, or I suspect any defeat will leave him bankrupt.

It'll certainly be interesting to see how this one pans out!

I’m sure as **** he hasn’t come to this diagnosis on his own. He must have been to other medical professionals that have seen something amiss and then legal assessments have passed the threshold of being a frivolous lawsuit.

 

[Scott.Cooper]

Loss of earnings, potential earnings or loss of opportunity are very common in clinical negligence cases.

The value of the case won’t even be that unusual. Anyone who is forced to retire or loses opportunities because of clinical negligence will often have a high value claim. A business exec who can no longer work (perhaps for a serious eye clinical neg) could lodge a claim for multiple millions if he is young enough. (100k salary for 20yrs etc)

RJ didn't have long left in his career, so his opportunity or losses will be limited in relative terms To football. These cases usually use historical earnings to roll forward, but that can’t happen due to the nature of the fact he would be naturally earning less moving forward. It will be interesting to see, if negligence is proven, where they settle and the mechanism of calculation.

 

[WolfLing]

£10 is a bargain, but I will still be giving this one a miss!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1514207829925715978

 

[steve vena]

Kerching!

 

[steve vena]

£10 is a bargain, but I will still be giving this one a miss!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1514207829925715978

Christ he will get pelters ....if anybody bothers to go...which I won't.

 

[Sussex Wolf]

If I’d just had surgery on a knee for a tear, and was playing football professionally at the time, I don’t think I’d be hopping on a plane long haul in the immediate weeks following or perhaps wandering along nice soft sand. I think I’d wait for the surgery to fully heal and have been given the all clear to play again - if my football career were my priority…

 

[WolfLing]

If I’d just had surgery on a knee for a tear, and was playing football professionally at the time, I don’t think I’d be hopping on a plane long haul in the immediate weeks following or perhaps wandering along nice soft sand. I think I’d wait for the surgery to fully heal and have been given the all clear to play again - if my football career were my priority…

I'd have gone anyway. At the end of the day, you only live once and if it ends in disaster, if one of your former clubs starts doing well, your mate can get you a slot talking crap in a local pub charging suckers £10 a pop.

 

[WV10Wolf]

I can’t see this ending well

 

[WWFC4EVA]

I’ve got a bag of straws if RJ fancies clutching at one.

A bale of straw would be of more use I reckon!
Eeyore ways looked **** to me!!!

 

[Axle]

£10 is a bargain, but I will still be giving this one a miss!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1514207829925715978

Can l make a claim if it doesn’t set the record straight?

 

[WolfLing]

Can l make a claim if it doesn’t set the record straight?

It's going to be very difficult to set the record straight, when he's being booed and are heckled off stage within 5 minutes.

 

[wwbug]

Knee , surgeon , Roger Johnson .
Four words I could place in an angry thought .

 

[WolfLing]

Anyone know if the surgeon is a Wolves fan?

 

[TheConcourse]

£10 is a bargain, but I will still be giving this one a miss!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1514207829925715978

“You’re not famous anymore”..

Would rather use the tenner to buy sandpaper, wrap it around my hands and go for a ****.