Garbutt recalled from loan following Oviedo injury

Lyndon Lloyd , 28 January, 11comments | Jump to most recent

Everton have recalled Luke Garbutt from his loan spell at Colchester United to provide cover for Bryan Oviedo who is out for the season as he recovers from a double leg break.

Garbutt was loaned out to Cheltenham town last season where he played 34 times and has spent most of the season with the Us gathering more vital first-team experience, making 19 appearances and scoring two goals.

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Linda Morrison
1 Posted 28/01/2014 at 16:01:35

Just been announced on Everton web site: the operation was a success. Both breaks were clean, no bits of bone floating about, rod inserted and I reckon based on my nursing that barring setbacks he'll be at the World Cup. We just have to make sure no other team tries to poach him off us.

I'm sure the rest of the team and the manager will keep him involved. There is no reason at all why he can't go to the ground and be with the players. It will be about 6-8 weeks before he can start to weight bear.

Ian Tunstead
2 Posted 28/01/2014 at 16:04:30

Apparently Luke Garbutt has been recalled to replace Oviedo.

Bill Griffiths
3 Posted 28/01/2014 at 16:12:14

Is it right that Garbutt has been recalled from his loan spell at Cochester?

Ian Burns
4 Posted 28/01/2014 at 16:06:00

Better news for Bryan...

Everton's Head of Medical Services, Danny Donachie said Costa Rica international midfielder Bryan Oviedo had successful surgery on Monday following his broken leg sustained in the FA Cup win at Stevenage last weekend. "He fractured his tibia and his fibula and they were displaced, so we weren't able to put them back into place until Monday," Donachie says. "He had surgery last night when a rod was put through his tibia, which means he will come back stronger than before.
"It was a clean break and that means that there are no pieces of bone. Sometimes when there are small fragments of bone in the area, it can be difficult to deal with. But these are clean breaks, so they will put the bones back into position and it will heal well from there."

Mike Gaynes
5 Posted 28/01/2014 at 16:29:31

Let's hope we don't have a chance to see the young man in action, but it's good to know we have some cover for Bainesy. This makes a lot more sense than the speculation about the kid from Dundee United.

Mike Gaynes
6 Posted 28/01/2014 at 16:42:51

Great pickup, Ian, and thanks for sharing the good news. It would be fantastic for the lad if he could actually make it to Brazil.

Rob O'Brien
8 Posted 28/01/2014 at 16:49:24

What I have seen of Garbutt, he looks like a good player. Very much in the Baines mould. I wouldn't be worried if he had to play....

Kevin Day
9 Posted 28/01/2014 at 16:52:19

I've seen him play a few times, but he has one peach of a left foot, some crossed I've seen him put in have been brilliant.

Mike Gaynes
10 Posted 28/01/2014 at 17:06:34

Linda (841), thanks for the professional assessment... sounds like the best news possible under the circumstances.

Regarding Garbutt, don't we have a particularly prominent TW member who watches his games and reports on him? He must be a happy fellow today.

Andy Boyer
11 Posted 28/01/2014 at 17:25:37

Back in 1999 I broke my Tibia, Fibia and Femur in a freak accident, took me 9 months to fully recover but that was including my Femur and the fact that things have moved on quickly in medicine says to me that he'll be back much sooner rather than later....

COYB and #getwelloviedo...!!!!!!!

Jimmy Sørheim
13 Posted 28/01/2014 at 17:37:50

Dick Brody follows Garbutt, from his reports I think Garbutt will not be used unless Baines is injured.

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