TheFinnFan
Finners
Erm, is he ok for tomorrow?
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johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
We miss him like the deserts miss the rain.
CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
With the emergence of Besic his absence has been softened, but James really is our most important player given the system we play. Would love to see him and Besic play together but I doubt it'll happen. Barry will stay there next to one of them.
tsubaki
Player Valuation: £90m
RM said no changes from the weekend, so McCarthy is still out
johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
Me too. Barry plays too many minutes. He's been largely shiite this year (was good against City though). Besic offers a lot. He's very versatile. I'd like to see some sort of rotation between the three. McCarthy is obviously a bit fragile and Barry's legs need more rest than we've given him. Besic should be playing a lot.
Besic and McCarthy will destroy other midfields once they get some time together. Finishing 5th may be little more than a pipe dream, but there are
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
Hopefully he'll be back soon. In time for WBA would be nice. If we go out tomorrow night he'll get an extra week, so Palace away might be more realistic for his return.
The Equaliser
Player Valuation: £50m
He should not be brought back this time before he has fully recovered from his hammy.
I hope the penny has finally dropped with RM that he has been bringing players back too soon from injury. This goes back to the derby last season when we fielded a team of walking wounded.
Also players should have to fight for their place when they return, as was the case under Moyes. No guarantee of a starting berth can only encourage competition for places.
I hope the penny has finally dropped with RM that he has been bringing players back too soon from injury. This goes back to the derby last season when we fielded a team of walking wounded.
Also players should have to fight for their place when they return, as was the case under Moyes. No guarantee of a starting berth can only encourage competition for places.
SpurtingLesbian
Ken Dodd Nagasaki
I doubt he would choose to, is not the problem the medical staff clearing them to play when they shouldn't?
It would explain the clearout we've seen, Bobby has little or no confidence in their pronouncements because players blatantly aren't fully recovered when allowed to resume training.
The Equaliser
Player Valuation: £50m
Possibly. We don't know who is to blame. Are these medical staff new or are they always been there ? Because if it is the latter it would seem odd that recently there has been an epidemic of hamstring injuries.
Ultimately it is manager's decision whether to play them or not though.
SpurtingLesbian
Ken Dodd Nagasaki
yeah, but he can only go on medical advice. They will tell him when a player is fit to resume training/play. He's not going to go against medical advice, think of the insurance implications if nothing else.
It doesn't matter how long they've been there, there's something in the players programmes that's causing it and our medical staff seem to be struggling to isolate what it is. They are also under pressure (due to the number of injuries) to get players back as quickly as possible. This has lead to players coming back before they should. Bobby will only play the players the Medical team say are fit, he doesn't want more injures or players breaking down after 15 mins and needing subbing. More caution is needed all around, but getting to the bottom of why the injuries are occurring in the first place has to be the number One priority
The Equaliser
Player Valuation: £50m
It could be the case that he is putting pressure on the medical staff to get them fit before they really are. Without knowing the full facts it is impossible to know. But the bottom line is that they are coming back too quickly since he has been in charge.
SpurtingLesbian
Ken Dodd Nagasaki
Indeed, in which case they need to be stronger as it benefits nobody to have a returning player breakdown again.
Bobby doesn't want to play injured players. Our medical team won't want injured players to play. Somebody qualified somewhere is giving them the OK or else the player insurance wouldn't cover them. It needs sorting fast, and I'm guessing (guessing mind) that the shuffling of the medical staff is an attempt to sort it.
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