I have been scratching my nut on this one sinkov because there was a huge debate on here as to why we bought him knowing he was injured.
I remember someone saying he was injured in his very first training session with Eddie Howe.
I'm buggered if I can remember the details now.
Mind you I can't remember what I had for breakfast so I really have no certainty on the initial Ings injury.
Danny was certainly OK at Bournemouth, he played 89 and 113 minutes for them in their play-off games against Huddersfield. If he'd been injured in training he wouldn't have been playing at Rochdale would he ? I always did blame Eddie, to some extent, for the injury, for some reason he dropped him back into midfield, he went into a tackle and came out knacked, if he'd kept him up front he'd never have gone for that 50/50 ball, I have no idea why Eddie had him playing there.
I was exceedingly miffed because that same week I'd backed him at 25/1 to be Championship top scorer, and he was out for six months before the season had even started, and all because Eddie had fecked him about at Rochdale, but that's possibly just me talking out of my pocket.
No point in me arguing on this mon ami because the version of events I have has no recollection of him playing at Spotland Road.
He has been unfortunately injury prone though right throughout his career which has been a real shame.
Just thinking a bit more though, Trippier, Mee, Ings, Vokes, Austin & Shackell were amongst some very astute signings by Eddie.
Like I said mon ami, I know he was playing because I was there and it hurt me almost as much as Danny, my bet went down the toilet as he was being carried off, and the season hadn't even started.
If you want photographic evidence of Danny's participation, try this link.
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-so...106611777.html
Or this,
"In what was a high tempo start to the match, Burnley had an effort just a minute after Dale took the lead. Danny Ings attempted to chip ‘keeper Josh Lillis after powering through on goal, his shot over dipped just over the cross bar."
https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2...e-3-1-burnley/