When will TC return from injury?

[The Enclosurite]

Anyone know what kind of knee surgery he had and what the injury was?  Stating the obvious I know but it would  certainty give us a clue to recovery times.

[Marcel_Gecov]

Can't think of any previous situation where so little has been said about an injured player.
Beginning to think that we will be made to wait until Christmas  for news.

He could start versus boro, none of us know anything to the contrary yet (until Joka confirms it in the press conference) the fans are being kept guessing, which means most importantly that the opposition are too.

[toshes mate]

As I said when Cairney was 'injured' (or more likely aggravated an existing problem) he will be out until he is fit and able to return and I did not anticipate that being before the October International break.  (Statto explains my reasoning above.)   Us having news or no news will not impact on his recovery and if the knee is problematical then I doubt even injury treatment specialists could give a realistic timescale.   Fulham should use his absence to their own benefit by finding the workaround and in most games we have played relatively well without being able to finish good approach play, as we have done with him in the side.  Without TC in the side the goals we have let in have come from the exact same places as with him playing.

We no doubt need him back but we also need to do well without him in the side because knee problems do not always fully go away.   I am not sure if we will see him in mid-October at the very least and I hope we do not play him before he is well and truly fit and ready.     

[alexmur]

A cup of hildas special brew and he will be grand

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[Riversider]

Certainly not playing against Boro, 24 photos of the team training at The Cottage on the Official, and not one photo of Cairney.

[RaySmith]

It's important to make sure the knee is completely ok before coming back too early and not aggravating it.

In the old days he would have been given  pain killing injections and come  back several games ago - that's why players of past eras are  crippled now.

[love4ffc]

Certainly not playing against Boro, 24 photos of the team training at The Cottage on the Official, and not one photo of Cairney.

yep, i don't buy this claim that we're keeping the opposition guessing, any fulham fan could tell them that if cairney was fit the club would be pasting pictures of him all over the web and social media to try and sell a few extra tickets

Exactly

[filham]

The best guess put forward on this board seems to be "dodgey knees". I am beginning to think that is probably the best diagnose from the cub's medical team as well but they haven't had the courage to announce it.