Baleforce
Ron Henry
Yep, and Madrid.
Cycling was 5% of his work at most.
Tyler Hamilton said it in his autobiography, when he was in the waiting room he'd always see footballers in there.
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Daniel Levy - Chairman
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Yep, and Madrid.
Cycling was 5% of his work at most.
Tyler Hamilton said it in his autobiography, when he was in the waiting room he'd always see footballers in there.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Lots of Dutch and Belgian guys too
I haven’t got the names to hand
One worked for Leicester and one is at red bull currently
DubaiSpur
Ian Walker
Yep.
Not to the extent we do. Between 2009 and 2014, as I recall, we were in the top four teams for minutes lost to injury, every single season. Since then, we have lost literally all of our first-choice defensive midfielders to long-term injuries that ruined their careers, from Sandro to Wanyama to Dembele, have seen players develop chronic long-term issues that have to be managed, like Kane, and have seen players with literally spotless records (not a single long-term injury) prior to arriving at Spurs become permacrocks, namely Lamela and now (sadly) Lo Celso.
Well, we're happy to spend tens of millions on players that are dogsh*t based on what I can only imagine was dubious scouting, so why would that not also be possible in terms of physios? You don't have to be utterly atrcious at your job to still underperform relative to the rest of the league - it is a top league, after all. Which is why my phrasing is that our physios are sub-par, not frauds or hacks. Just not great, and defo can be fired and replaced.
As for specialists, yes, but their longer-term recoveries have less to do with specialist consultations than long-term care by our chaps. I think that's where we struggle, although it's only a guess on my part.
True, but I struggle to think of a team which has been struck by as many career-limiting injuries as ours, with many coming in training, outside of games. Again, every defensive midfielder we have ever had in the past decade, with the sole exception of Parker, has succumbed to some strange career-limiting permanent injury, from Sandro to Dier to Wanyama to Dembele. That isn't normal, imo.
Allegedly he had a verbal agreement with Ferguson, or so the story goes, but he should have sorted things out with Burkinshaw - who knows how much more we could have done.
Would you mind listing them and providing evidence or is this your memory? I prefer facts to anyone's memory.
I can equally say that between 2009 and 2014, as I can recall, we were the bestest in the whole wide world for injuries, but it doesn't make it true (I can barely remember what I had for breakfast so never rely on my memory).
Can you give me details on your insider knowledge of the team's medical records, details of your medical expertise to judge such a field, and details of your comparison between our physios dealing with injuries and other team's physios? Because I'd be damned if I'd know where to start with such a comparison to know if they are sub-par, par or the creme de la creme.
Again can you give details? What career-limiting injuries have happened in training? Is it a really an occurring theme?
Again can you give details? Sandro had an impact injury during a game that led to his problems, he has said as much himself, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Dier? He has problems, but I would suggest that is more skillset than injury, but again feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Moussa? He played the best part of 40 games every season up until his last season with us, not as bad a record as made out, and again feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
As far as I can see it's just hyperbole about our injury record and our "sub-par" physio team with zero facts to back it up. That does not mean that they cannot be improved on, just that so far I have seen no facts that would give any support to your position on their ability.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Lamela is the one that has the training ground injuries that meant career changing surgery
spurs' magna carter
Ronnie Rosenthal
Was a massive fan of his but have been fed up with him since 2019 and now know his eyes are only the prize sale that ENIC would receive when selling the club.
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
I wish i had a pound every time i have heard a muppet say that over the last several years.
StephenH
David Ginola
Yes, me to but sadly it doesn't make it wrong now. Daniel has made some poor judgement calls of late. They all smack of being quick fixes of late. The current Bale saga is embarrassing for the club and unnecessary wast of £250K a week. It has emphasised Mourinho's shortcomings in handling his players.
StephenH
David Ginola
Well, they should. What a waste of money we don't have or should/could use elsewhere.
Mountain, Molehill
I don't think for a second that the Bale money was available to be spent elsewhere it was something found down the back of the sofa for a opportune deal that potentially had a bit of magic about it
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Who is buying a football club for the best part of a couple of £B with a £600m loan hanging over them
I’m sure ENIC would sell if they to had an offer they thought was acceptable bug I just don’t see anyone offering the right kind of money
Not only that but someone who does is only going to be more focussed on the £££s than what Levy is accused of
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
it’s wages
It was a gamble worth taking IMO
Yeah if a hang worked so far but I’d back that call 9 times out of 10
You can work out a players fitness but you can’t work out their drive and hunger from a distance
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Theh would have to be surely
I mean that would be a mega money purchase
And that’s why it’s no where near to being in the cards
StephenH
David Ginola
Surely a new owner will give us a billion of their own money to spend on new players and transform us into serial winners unlike that scrooge Levy?