14 Jan 2019 11:25:19
Old school perhaps, but what is happening with all these injuries.
(And not just at us) .
I remember Paisley saying he wouldn't buy Trevor Francis because he got injured to often.
Players do seem to miss more games through injuries than yesteryear.
At the same time (at least in the PL era) almost every club have dieticians, doctors and god knows what.
We also have a lot bigger squads for rotation purposes (even 3 substitutes now)
Maybe it's my nostalgic/ romantic football brain, but are players getting more injured/ playing less than say 35-40 years ago?


1.) 14 Jan 2019
14 Jan 2019 11:52:48
Maybe they are more cautious these days, keeping players out as a precaution rather than just chuck em on like they used to?


2.) 14 Jan 2019
14 Jan 2019 11:57:34
players played on with injuries 30-40 years ago. If they fell out of the team there was a good chance they wouldn't get back in. Also they didn't get paid the crazy money they do now so they really did need the pay checks.

Now a days everything is monitored and small niggles are picked up on and they don't play even if the player themselves wants to. there is also the 'red zone' where players are more likely to pick up injuries so they will be rested.

{Ed025's Note - your right HRP, they have turned into real farts now mate..


3.) 14 Jan 2019
14 Jan 2019 14:39:10
The game has changed also let's not forget. Its a lot more intense nowadays. The level of opposition is also of a greater standard. More money involved now also. So the manager is under greater pressure to deliver.


4.) 14 Jan 2019
14 Jan 2019 19:13:06
They are hand bags I played a year with a broken toe 😂 if I was on 200k a year I’d play with one leg if I could 😂.


5.) 14 Jan 2019
14 Jan 2019 19:22:00
Most players of yesteryear were finished by 27 years old because of playing through injuries and are now in a position where they are suffering from serious joint issues and even brain damage.

Yesterday's players weren't bigger men just because their world lacked the education ours has today.

{Ed002's Note - This is complete trash as I am sure you must know.}


6.) 14 Jan 2019
14 Jan 2019 19:46:51
The standard of football, and especially the fitness of players is different nowadays. Years ago the players who had a slight injury could get away with playing through it. Today with the pace and intensity of the game, if you are not 100% fit, you would be found out, and be letting the team down. As good as Salah is, he would not be as affective, if he was only 90% fit.

{Ed002's Note - Affective is what he keeps being accused of.}


7.) 14 Jan 2019
14 Jan 2019 20:11:05
Disagree if you want Ed002 but my opinion is backed up by science, case studies, statistics, expert opinions and more. I respect your opinion as always but in this instance, I simply have to agree to disagree. Players are better looked after nowadays and it is improving all the time. The only thing modern sports are still lacking in is mental health and head injuries, in my opinion.

The players of old weren't super human. They also suffered injuries. The difference was that the media was not as accessible for people to know about them and players would have to play through them due to smaller squads and medical staff and players simply not knowing (or maybe caring) about the long term implications.

Please don't take this the wrong way. I know you've had a lot of abuse lately but I feel I have a right to dispute your "trash" comment.

{Ed002's Note - You will need to point me at the science that proves that MOST players prior to this current crop were finished at 27. And the science that substantiates that MOST are now suffering from serious joint issues and even brain damage. Phil Thompson apart with the brain damage, that might be a struggle, but I am sure you will astound me with the wonders of science. It is abject nonsense, sorry.}


8.) 14 Jan 2019
14 Jan 2019 20:51:12
The point was supposed to be that players retire later now, and that injuries are being taken more seriously due to a better understanding of medical science. I'm sorry I bit back though, because in hindsight I did let my emotions dilute my point via excessive exaggeration but I was wound up by what was being implied. My generation follow the lessons of our predecessors and then get called "soft" by the same people telling us not to "make the same mistakes".

I can see now why my post didn't read to others how it sounded in my head though. I stand by what I was meant to say though. Medical science is better now and that has helped players during and after their career. In 50 years it'll be even better still and people will talk about how my generation were clueless about psychological wellbeing and head injuries!