Quote Originally Posted by scARAB beetle View Post
The pitches at St Andrews are superb, meticulously maintained and have a slope similar to tannadice. I can’t imagine we would choose to train there for so long if they were anything but. Injuries could be bad luck or the type of training methods but again I can’t imagine the training would be putting the players purposefully at risk.
I’d say bad luck.
If in doubt though I blame other team’s plastic pitches!
Like you say, it's highly unlikely any pitch is the cause of a hamstring injury. More likely our training methods, gym work, recovery etc. Will be interesting to see if Allan Gartshore, the new strength and conditioning coach, makes a difference.