Happy but not happy

[Red Billy]

Actually think we are not too bad as a team considering the number of injuries and the disruption it causes. So before we all have a pop at the players can we start an inquisition into what the chuff we are doing in training sessions to kill off half our squad? Hoping the new training pitch is made of marshmallow and cotton wool.

[KeepUpLino]

Just now, Red Billy said:

Actually think we are not too bad as a team considering the number of injuries and the disruption it causes. So before we all have a pop at the players can we start an inquisition into what the chuff we are doing in training sessions to kill off half our squad? Hoping the new training pitch is made of marshmallow and cotton wool.

You what ....

[grifty]

I don't think many of the injuries have been done on the training pitch?

Walsh might have done it at Cov? Williams on his first day?

Pato, Baker, Mawson, Sess, Weimann, Dasilva, O'Dowda we all done during games.

[Red Billy]

1 minute ago, grifty said:

I don't think many of the injuries have been done on the training pitch?

Walsh might have done it at Cov? Williams on his first day?

Pato, Baker, Mawson, Sess, Weimann, Dasilva, O'Dowda we all done during games.

Agreed but the training is supposed to work towards preventing injuries yet come Saturday afternoon half of them seem to be carrying knocks into the game.  I think this could be down to over working them in an effort to instil the new methods the coaches want. Coupled with lots of games in a short period of time.

[phantom]

Following on from @grifty I would be interested to know how many of our injuries occur either at home or at training? 

Is there a problem with our Desso pitch etc? 

I can't recall many injuries ever occurring away from home?

[marmite]

Its not the players its the style of play thats wrong. Sheff. Wed realised pretty quickly that Pulis was a wrong fit. Wake up SL and smell the shit coffee.

[grifty]

1 minute ago, Red Billy said:

Agreed but the training is supposed to work towards preventing injuries yet come Saturday afternoon half of them seem to be carrying knocks into the game.  I think this could be down to over working them in an effort to instil the new methods the coaches want. Coupled with lots of games in a short period of time.

I think it's been a snowball effect. A couple of big injuries to key players like Weimann & Mawson puts pressure and added game time on those remaining where more knocks get picked up, which is fine if you play once every 7 days, but not when it's 3 games a week like it is at the moment.

[steveybadger]

Or fitting in half a season into 5-6 weeks less than normal? We may be at the higher end but we aren’t alone in terms of above average number of injuries this season.

[Numero Uno]

We should have picked up at least a point tonight, no doubt about it if you judge the game with fairness,  but individual mistakes let us down. So not too critical of tonight and we did deserve the win on Saturday.

However we are bloody awful to watch and there is little sign it will improve significantly.