25/26 Injury and illness thread

[Gutter Boy]

Random locations so it's not the pitch then.

Could be them wearing blades instead of studs? The photo of Odobert there looks like his boot has got stuck in the turf when it should have slipped away a bit

 

[Surfless]

I think if it were blades that was the issue then we would likely see the same issue elsewhere.

 

[Gutter Boy]

I think if it were blades that was the issue then we would likely see the same issue elsewhere.

There is the same issue elsewhere. There's been 20 years academic research on how bad they are. Ferguson called for them to be banned back in 2005 because the number of ACLs they were causing

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/5/642.1

Emphasizing Sport-Specific and Anatomical Factors of Injuries in Amateur Rugby: A Prospective Study - Sport Mont

www.sportmont.ucg.ac.me

Caring about the ‘foot’ in ‘football’ – how can England avoid injury scares?

As World Cup watchers get football fever, podiatry academic Emma Cowley shares some ideas about how England can avoid injury scares.

www.plymouth.ac.uk

 

[Bullet]

I don't recall a load of opposition players having serious injuries from our pitch to be fair?

He said "Prolonged exposure to hard playing surfaces" i.e. the training ground being too firm, seems the most likely source of the problems.

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

Can someone do a list of all our injured players and their expected return dates?

......so we can feed it into the....'how far are we in the brick' machine. Thanks in advance...I'm hitting the hay. Sweet dreams Thomas.

 

[Gutter Boy]

Can someone do a list of all our injured players and their expected return dates?

......so we can feed it into the....'how far are we in the brick' machine. Thanks in advance...I'm hitting the hay. Sweet dreams Thomas.

Everyone bar Tel and Gray. Pre-season.

 

[Mulletperm]

Would be interesting to see how many of our injuries have occurred while playing at our place rather than away.

 

[thfcsteff]

He said "Prolonged exposure to hard playing surfaces" i.e. the training ground being too firm, seems the most likely source of the problems.

The training ground pitches were in excellent shape last I knew.

 

[Robbo]

I don't recall a load of opposition players having serious injuries from our pitch to be fair?

Whatever it is I don't consider it to be a coincidence and a 'Spurs curse' and we should invest a lot of time and money if need be into what the fudging hell is going on with all of this....

Opposition players spend 90 minutes on that surface, though - ours train and play there regularly. It's the only correlation I can think of. The number of ACL injuries we suffer, compared to everyone else, is such an anamoly there has to be an underlying factor. Not to mention all the other injuries. Something's not right (and it's not a curse, although I do wonder sometimes).

 

[Surfless]

Would be interesting to see how many of our injuries have occurred while playing at our place rather than away.

I did ask and was answered a bit further back - its only a couple at home.