FAO Conan

Foster and Hassell pulled up with calf and hamstring injuries in the last two games. 30+ lads, 3 games in a week and long journeys.

Coincidence or fatigue related injuries?

 

Because they aren't as fit as him.

 

That's odd, Trotters had a lot to say on this subject the last few days. Has our resident fitness expert run out of steam?

 

I see Hassell has appeared in seventeen league games this season. If he's got fatigue then maybe he's in the wrong sport??

What are these long journeys you speak of?? A coach trip to SE London and a flight to Cardiff with a day off to recover?? Exhausting.

 

Coincidence then aye?

 

Dunno but if he's tired after seventeen games then he's got a problem.

 

Give it a rest!!

 

The 17 games point would only make sense if they were spread over the season.

He's a player in his 30's who after missing large parts of the season has played Saturday-Tuesday for the last 4 weeks so of course it will take a toll on him.

Add in to that long away trips on a coach & it's understandable why he's injured

 

Nah, everything is the same physical exertion as getting out of bed, going to work and laiking on here.

It just is.

 

To be fair, I tweaked my hamstring this morning making some toast.

 

Conan despises your inferior hamstrings.

 

I strained a tea bag earlier.

 

Weakness will not be tolerated.

 

if a hamstring twangs within the first ten minutes of a game thats a sign that a player isnt fully warmed up.
if it goes in the last 20 its a sign of fatigue or over stretching.

 

He's not tired after 17 games. He's tired after 4 games in ten days. The equivalent of nearly 150 games of football in a year.

 

That's all well and good but Conan's been known to run up the stairs. Twice. In a day.

Bobby Hassell has merely to run around a football pitch. Which is flat.

 

It had already "twanged" on Saturday. It then tore last night.

**** all to do with warming up. But don't let that stop you (or Tyrone, Hemsworth etc).

 

Did you know Conan rides his bike to work? He'll be the next Bradley Wiggins.

 

Indeed I do. Nigh on 24 miles a day. I do a full day's work in between. I never complain of fatigue though.

Must be just me that thinks that professional atheletes who are paid to be fit should be able to play between 1.5 - 3 hours professional sport per week.

It was only last month that we had an international break - maybe that wasn't enough to recharge their batteries. Still, they've got three months off soon.

 

I assume then that your travel time is always exactly the same or quicker than the day before then too?