Any news on Crowley?

[kill_the_drum]

By Mid December he?ll be back fighting fit, all way from then until deadline day in January he will be a world beater then when he doesn?t get his move on deadline day in January he will go off the boil rest of season with the odd injury here or there. Can read him like a book.

We?ve reached a new level of stupid on here!

[Mark_Ross]

Please be fit for Peterborough Dan, we need you in that game.

Yes, that'd be nice. But for gawdsake let's not rush him back too soon & risk yet another long term injury.

[slack_pie]

I thought Crowley had a minor 'knock'. A minor knock is a dead-leg, a bruised toe or minor strain, it's been a full month now hasn't it?

'Close' might still be a month away.

I've never known a team have so many "knocks". Every week it feels like two or three new ones.

[Mud Pie]

I've never known a team have so many "knocks". Every week it feels like two or three new ones.

this! Guess SM said 90% of our injuries were knocks, but Crowley, McG, Robbo? Who knows. The new pitch was touted as being easier on the home team's legs. At some point our injury list has to be addressed systemically? Is the coaching team doing something wrong in training?

But we're not alone: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/newport-county
eta: scroll down to see Newport's own current injury crisis.

[matt_magpie]

this! Guess SM said 90% of our injuries were knocks, but Crowley, McG, Robbo? Who knows. The new pitch was touted as being easier on the home team's legs. At some point our injury list has to be addressed systemically? Is the coaching team doing something wrong in training?

But we're not alone: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/newport-county
eta: scroll down to see Newport's own current injury crisis.

Exactly we?re not alone, Man City have a massive list and have the same manager, more than likely just bad luck and we know at least in the case of Jones and Edwards they were impact injuries.

[Old_pie]

I've never known a team have so many "knocks". Every week it feels like two or three new ones.

Just my theory but the players are expected to be highly tuned athletes and have to perform to within an inch of exhaustion to cover as much ground as possible to control territory. Many athletes suffer from niggling injuries and take great care in their build up to a major event. But players are also constantly facing impacts and the two combined creates an issue.

It would be interesting to have a comparison of our average squad energy expended versus say Mansfield or Port Vale.

Managers' praise seems more geared to effort and less so for effectivness. That used to make sense for mid-fielders but I'd rather see forwards never go into their own half. And if the No 9 does nothing all game but bang in two goals he's done his job.

[i961pie]

With all due respect - that’s a load of b*ll*x.

Ditto😂

[SmiffyPie]

Just my theory but the players are expected to be highly tuned athletes and have to perform to within an inch of exhaustion to cover as much ground as possible to control territory. Many athletes suffer from niggling injuries and take great care in their build up to a major event. But players are also constantly facing impacts and the two combined creates an issue.

It would be interesting to have a comparison of our average squad energy expended versus say Mansfield or Port Vale.

Managers' praise seems more geared to effort and less so for effectivness. That used to make sense for mid-fielders but I'd rather see forwards never go into their own half. And if the No 9 does nothing all game but bang in two goals he's done his job.

Add to that the fact that the attacking side is normally pushing onto a stable(ish) defence and putting themselves into close contact. The ball over the top never produced so many injuries because there was less one-on-one contact. Guess it's the negative side of possession football (unless you just pass it across the back that is, but we've stopped doing that so much).

[Elite_Pie]

By Mid December he?ll be back fighting fit, all way from then until deadline day in January he will be a world beater then when he doesn?t get his move on deadline day in January he will go off the boil rest of season with the odd injury here or there. Can read him like a book.

I think I know the book:

[Med Pie]

Someone commented on Magpie Circle podcast either this week or last, that they thought we'd seen the last of Crowley in a Notts shirt and that he'll be gone in January.

I think that quietly, one or two others might be starting to think the same but I hope they're wrong.

It wouldn't do his reputation much good, especially being as traveled as he is if, he was found to have feigned injury and effectively, refused to play, not that I (yet) think that.

What do others think, what was a minor injury has seen him out for about six weeks now and no gossip to suggest he's ready to return.