ER -Accident & Emergency latest Injury news .......

[WTF11]

Maybe they should investigate then revert to training and playing like last season

I should have known any post from me would get the usual smart ar5e response from you. You think I'm alone in asking questions about why we have suffered so many injuries, something that others have described as unprecedented, unique (and not in a good way)? I know not.

I just asked a question, wondering if others had ideas or thoughts from their experience (we have those who post here who have some expertise in injury prevention/recuperation, maybe not in football but still with experience), shame you couldn't see past your own petty prejudice and contribute something more constructive.

[whitestomper45]

I should have known any post from me would get the usual smart ar5e response from you. You think I'm alone in asking questions about why we have suffered so many injuries, something that others have described as unprecedented, unique (and not in a good way)? I know not.

I just asked a question, wondering if others had ideas or thoughts from their experience (we have those who post here who have some expertise in injury prevention/recuperation, maybe not in football but still with experience), shame you couldn't see past your own petty prejudice and contribute something more constructive.

eah yeah shame on me, hardly needs investigating: All the players from last year playing better at a higher tempo, we are at least 3 players short of senior players for a 46 match season

As for getting promoted and becoming like a Platic Utd, we have always been different, even in the mad days of O'Dreary and Ridsdale, who seemed to be buying players daily at one time. Its the fans who set this club apart from others

All promoted clubs who want to stay up, need to add quality. The expectations on this club should we get back to the top are much higher than most other clubs. Tottenham is a great example of not wanting to splash the top wages and still competing, with plenty of homegrown players in their squad

[WTF11]

eah yeah shame on me, hardly needs investigating: All the players from last year playing better at a higher tempo, we are at least 3 players short of senior players for a 46 match season

As for getting promoted and becoming like a Platic Utd, we have always been different, even in the mad days of O'Dreary and Ridsdale, who seemed to be buying players daily at one time. Its the fans who set this club apart from others

All promoted clubs who want to stay up, need to add quality. The expectations on this club should we get back to the top are much higher than most other clubs. Tottenham is a great example of not wanting to splash the top wages and still competing, with plenty of homegrown players in their squad

Hmm, we're short of 3 players yes? Yet Norwich, who are just ahead of us if you hadn't noticed, are able to sustain the campaign (so far I warrant you that) with a squad of 28, compared to our 33. Even allowing for some of the lesser played names (Miazek, Shackleton, Stevens), Norwich are doing what they are doing (and yes, different style of play) with a smaller squad. I ask again, is there something that could/should be done to limit injuries, even if that requires some modification to tactics. Not much point playing wonderfully entertaining football (and we haven't always done that this season), if all the best players get crocked in the process, and we fall off a cliff results-wise like we did last season, but this time for different reasons.

For once we agree on something, that the fans set Leeds apart. But it's not the fans who would be setting the scene for what happens to the squad if we get promoted, its Radrizzani, and whilst he might be different from our recent past set of charlatan owners, he isn't much different from other owners of Championship and PL owners who see their club as an investment vehicle, rather than a sports club of any sort. In that respect he is MUCH better than those who have preceded him, and I doubt if he would ever make the blunders the likes of Ridsdale made. But it's a double-edged sword, if you regard the club as an investment rather than something you love without question (owner vs fan), then you make decisions based on ROI, not out of a desire to see the club give opportunities to those from the Academy (or candidates for the Academy). I'd like to think he will "get" Leeds even more than he does at the moment, and take that feeling forward should we get promoted, but I have doubts.

Oh, and Spurs a "great example"......."with plenty of homegrown players in the squad"???????

Err, a 1st team squad of 34, and of those 8 are English or Welsh. 1 hasn't appeared this season, one has played in the 1st team 16 times over the last two seasons, and one has played all of 5 times this season. So 5 English/Welsh players playing regularly in the 1st team squad. Yeah huge opportunities.

[whitestomper45]

Hmm, we're short of 3 players yes? Yet Norwich, who are just ahead of us if you hadn't noticed, are able to sustain the campaign (so far I warrant you that) with a squad of 28, compared to our 33. Even allowing for some of the lesser played names (Miazek, Shackleton, Stevens), Norwich are doing what they are doing (and yes, different style of play) with a smaller squad. I ask again, is there something that could/should be done to limit injuries, even if that requires some modification to tactics. Not much point playing wonderfully entertaining football (and we haven't always done that this season), if all the best players get crocked in the process, and we fall off a cliff results-wise like we did last season, but this time for different reasons.

For once we agree on something, that the fans set Leeds apart. But it's not the fans who would be setting the scene for what happens to the squad if we get promoted, its Radrizzani, and whilst he might be different from our recent past set of charlatan owners, he isn't much different from other owners of Championship and PL owners who see their club as an investment vehicle, rather than a sports club of any sort. In that respect he is MUCH better than those who have preceded him, and I doubt if he would ever make the blunders the likes of Ridsdale made. But it's a double-edged sword, if you regard the club as an investment rather than something you love without question (owner vs fan), then you make decisions based on ROI, not out of a desire to see the club give opportunities to those from the Academy (or candidates for the Academy). I'd like to think he will "get" Leeds even more than he does at the moment, and take that feeling forward should we get promoted, but I have doubts.

Oh, and Spurs a "great example"......."with plenty of homegrown players in the squad"???????

Err, a 1st team squad of 34, and of those 8 are English or Welsh. 1 hasn't appeared this season, one has played in the 1st team 16 times over the last two seasons, and one has played all of 5 times this season. So 5 English/Welsh players playing regularly in the 1st team squad. Yeah huge opportunities.

All selective figures and examples WTF. I could have used Liverpool as a better top 6 example (top 6 being where we want to be) but their wage bill a obviously had a problem with Mssrs Radebe, Yeboah and co in the past, and how many Spurs in the England squad....
Luckily I'm on holiday in Lanzorote and lossed my glasses,

[WTF11]

All selective figures and examples WTF. I could have used Liverpool as a better top 6 example (top 6 being where we want to be) but their wage bill a obviously had a problem with Mssrs Radebe, Yeboah and co in the past, and how many Spurs in the England squad....
Luckily I'm on holiday in Lanzorote and lossed my glasses,

Err, they are NOT selective figures/examples, the stuff about Norwich is fact, and not selected facts at that, just facts, and the information regarding Spurs relates to ALL those who are in the Spurs 1st team squad (33 players in all, 8 English or Welsh, and the appearance stats are equally comprehensive, NOT selective).

Keep on picking otehr examples until tey fit your view

[spaldy]

After seeing what our U-23's did against Burnley it's even more obvious that we should sit tight in the January window. Our U-23 side is very good and has quite a few players than can play first team football for us.

The keeper situation is the exception. However, the way BPF is developing we should look for a back up only and not a replacement. he's good enough to up with us if we are promoted.

[whitestomper45]

Err, they are NOT selective figures/examples, the stuff about Norwich is fact, and not selected facts at that, just facts, and the information regarding Spurs relates to ALL those who are in the Spurs 1st team squad (33 players in all, 8 English or Welsh, and the appearance stats are equally comprehensive, NOT selective).

Keep on picking otehr examples until tey fit your view

Norwich City have used 23 players this season in the Championship, we have used the unbelievably larger number of ....eh 24

Yeah thats 24 out of a possible 27 not the 33 you state.... oh and the Canaries have a squad of at least 34, that doesn't include players they have out on loan... facts eh

[MrsORichSenior]

.......... the old ER gypsy curse moves in mysterious ways injury wise .....
Lewis Cook Bournemouth out for 9 months with ACL damage now - bad luck as Max Gradel had a serious injury soon after he joined Bournemouth too but I notice he's back in action this season playing captain at Toulouse now in French Ligue 1.

With Paul Robinson walking around York on prescribed 'blood thinners' as is David Batty for similar health conditions caused by football injuries just shows the other side of the game nowadays sadly for some ......... food for thought.

MOT