Maybe I misjudged your tone, but it came across as you saying it was widespread. We have more than our fair share of idiots too, as we saw prior to the Leicester game.
Don't think that it's because anyone thinks he's a liability, it because he'll still be building his fitness. It's essentially a pre-season period for him.
This one has banana skin written all over it to be honest. We always struggle more against the teams lower down the league who try to shut us out. They've also been on a reasonable run recently. Nervous about this one.