Eski may be out permanently During this weekend's Dulles Cup I did talk to some folks from DCU's front office. There seems to be growing pessimism that Eski may not come back to the game at all. Eski has been sent to a specialist in Pittsburgh for another opinion. Unfortunately, his condition is not getting better and, similiar to Ross Paule, is moving towards a career ending decision.
Re: Eski may be out permanently That's terrible news, I still hold optimism, but it's not looking good is it.
Re: Eski may be out permanently Say it ain't so! It would not suprise me but I really hope that even if he's not back at all this year, that he can come back someday. I was thrilled when I saw him warming-up a bit and running before the LA match...only to find out days later that he'd regressed. BUMMER! We are rooting for you Alecko!
Re: Eski may be out permanently poor kid i talked to him the other day and he really didn't remember much!
Re: Eski may be out permanently I'll be the first to admit I never really appreciated what Esky did for this team, I was always one of the fans who wanted Adu or Q in there instead. But he showed his worth last year on and off the field. I talked to him once last year and was a really cool guy he didn't seem bothered at all to carry this conversation with a total stranger. I can't even imagine Esky not being able to play again, the kid seemed to have a good and possibly great future ahead of him with club and country. I hope the guys ok, I'd hate to see him be forced to stop doing what he loves most, especially at such a young age. Hopefully things work out well for him, we'd all love to have him back.
Re: Eski may be out permanently Wow, terrible news. I guess the silver lining is that at least he won a championship and got the MLS Cup MVP. Better then what Paule had to go out with.
Re: Eski may be out permanently That's just awful news. He's an all-around good guy. I hate to see this happen to anyone, but especially someone who has as much promise as he does. Like everyone else here, I hope he not only recovers, but is also able to play again.
Re: Eski may be out permanently This would really suck, I just hope he can come back next year. Maybe a little more time off can help him recover. I just hate to see such a great person and great player have to end their playing days end do to an injury. MAN, I don't even have my Esky jersey yet from MLS gear yet and I ordered it at the beginning on the year!!!! Get healthy Esky, anyway you can.
Re: Eski may be out permanently Boy, I hope this isn't true. He was so cool with my kid at meet the YFC autograph session. He's always sounded like a great guy.
Re: Eski may be out permanently Well, I appreciate your sharing what you've heard, but I sure hope its not true.
Re: Eski may be out permanently Obviously, this is a terrible rumor/second-hand news. On so many levels. He's a good kid (even if he didn't play for DCU). He's represented his country. I think the T-shirt for Nicole Megaloudis was a very classy thing for him to do. I've always heard he's a great teammate. He really could have bashed Hudson after his rookie year and he didn't. He's a son of an immigrant (American success story). He's worked hard to get where he was. He's dad was a good guy (except when he was kicking Johan Cruyff in the shins). And oh yeah--he was the Championship MVP on my favorite team. On so many levels this is a tough story. I'm no doctor nor a specialist in head injuries. That said, once you've had an extremely long recovery like this one--even if the migranes and dizziness stops --you are so much more susceptible to head injuries. At some point you just have to walk away b/c as bad as this one has been, the next one could be worse (I'm assuming he recovers enough to be able to run and play in the near future). Let's assume in the off-season the headaches stop, the dizziness stops, he can jog without getting lightheaded or woozy. Even if he gets the okay to resume training, I have to question if its in his best interests for him to try to play again. It's not that 3 months off is unrecoverable. It's that the rule of thumb with concussions is that if you start to have problems, they get progressively worse (longer recoverly time, more memory loss, more risk of permanent damage).
Re: Eski may be out permanently We have a lot of people on this board with connections to the team. I think it would be a good idea if someone could set up a way for us to send some sort of get well thing to Esky...nothing fancy, maybe a collection of well wishes, brief messages, whatever, so he knows we haven't forgotten him and his contributions to the team (2004 obviously, but if he hadn't been putting it all out there for the team in 2003 too he might not have his problems now) will be remembered even if he can't come back.
Re: Eski may be out permanently Fcuk. Pat LaFontaine, Jerry Nadeau, Troy Aikman, Brett Lindros, Al Toon, Roger Staubach, Kim Pickup, and now Eski. Fcuk.
Re: Eski may be out permanently Still hope this is not true. At this point, his health is more important than anything else. Although I really hate to see him having to give up soccer, I'd rather him not playing if his health is at risk. What a shame to see such a nice kid go out like this (if it's true...).
Re: Eski may be out permanently That's a great idea! He really deserves it. I don't have any connections ot the DC United FO but I'm definitely in. So, who ever decides to organize this, PM me and I'll help you with it. If no one else really wants to organize it, I'd be willing. I'll be out of town all this week but could get to work on it after I'm back from the WQC next weekend. Regardless, I think this is a must do but may be a bit difficult since most of their games are away for the first few weeks of September.
Re: Eski may be out permanently I'm on it. I'll have a card for everyone to sign at the next SE tailgate, like we did for Petke when he got dealt, and we have the cash to do some other stuff if there are some othe ideas. Anyone?
Re: Eski may be out permanently It's times like these I wish we still had Petke. A "Crime Of The Century - Revenge Is Coming" t-shirt would've been good last night.
Re: Eski may be out permanently not a dc fan by nature, but still like the kid. what happened to him? i didnt even realize he wasnt on the field for you guys.
Re: Eski may be out permanently Like others, I hope Nick (the poster not the goalie) is wrong. Health comes first and I'll keep my fingers crossed that Esky can eventually return to what we love watching him do. Maybe we can have a banner of support at the RSL game (something cheerfully supportive, not too gloomy)?
Re: Eski may be out permanently Matt Reis' head on a stick? If not the real thing, how about in effigy?
Re: Eski may be out permanently Alecko, get well soon. Whether you play with DC again or not, you'll always be with us. Just get well, friend.
Re: Eski may be out permanently Sad for Esky but it wasn't the result of the one inexcusible hit by Reis. It's a culmination of hits to the head, which is sad just in itself for such a talented young athlete. Given the background you'd think that eventually it would have happened on the field when Esly would have gone up for a header -- it's the way Paule finally took a hit <a very simple challenge for a head ball> and has since been ruled to never play again.