Quote Originally Posted by mellowmiller View Post
Surely it can't be just a coincidence that the players have so many muscle injuries but I don't remember there being as many when Ross Burbeary was here before as fitness coach so what has changed?
I do remember Neil Warnock saying the training facilities were totally inadequate and successive managers have said something similar but surely the skill and competence of the physios must be also be a key factor in all this.
Does anyone remember when Dennis Circuit was here? He was brilliant at getting injured players back to fitness in the quickest possible time......just ask Lee Frecklington!
There obviously isn't one single reason for the level of injuries that we've had, but Hamshaw needs to take responsibility for most of this in my opinion. He's the one bringing players to the football club. He's the one, along with the coaching staff and backroom staff, responsible for fitness levels and everything that goes with it.

At the start of the season, he gambled on Etete and Martin Sherif, a lad who had never played men's football. Along with Nombe, those two were consistently injured leaving us with literally one fit striker. You might blame that on bad luck but when things like that keep happening, you have to question the manager and his judgement. I understand that budget plays a part in the type of player that we can sign and that we might gamble on certain players (Benson, Tom Holmes) but when you consider that Hamshaw has signed NINETEEN players and that almost every single senior squad member has been injured at some point this season (some 3 or 4 times), then serious questions need to be asked.

There has been no sign of any improvement on the injury front whatsoever. We're in the middle of a relegation battle and have almost our entire midfield injured. It just isn't good enough. I want Hamshaw and his coaching team gone, and they can take Burbeary with them.

I'm not sure I'd even trust Hamshaw with a fully fit squad, but that's another debate.