I think he's got a splinter.
Or it might have been tummy ache.
Injuries happen, the bigger question for me is why, when we haven't a pot to piss in are we giving contract extensions to injury prone players?
I think all teams will have players that have picked up knocks at the weekend, this is just a fact of life and we have to get on with it. I suspect that quite a few players with "knocks" will patch themselves up for Tuesday and rightly so.
I think Millwall now safe may choose to blood some youngsters on Tuesday night hoping due to not having much to play for we can scrape the three points. Then it is donny now they are down most of their loanees will not stick around, again they may play a weaker side with taking a view to the future which may play into our hands.
It is bloody nerver wracking and Tuesdays games are pivotal hoping the boys do not freeze! PUSB
isn't baker ment to be back for tuesday?
You say that but McPake is currently captain of Hibs having played every game, hes played more games in a row for them than he has ever for us!!!
"I think all teams will have players that have picked up knocks at the weekend, this is just a fact of life and we have to get on with it. I suspect that quite a few players with "knocks" will patch themselves up for Tuesday and rightly so."
But 'all teams' don't have our size of squad do they!
How do you 'get on with it' if you don't have enough players to field a team?
Yep.
Freddy got himself fit quickly for Southend too didn't he.
So why not place clauses in loan players' contracts to recall them? Poor management from AT?
I'm sure the likes of Ryan Giggs are looking on with envy that James McPake can play 10 games in a row.
i agree with what you are saying, but why not for us?? its like we are cursed with players who get injuryed, which leaves us with players who we never really no if they are good enough because there never fit!!!
If they are never fit then why are they being offered extensions? The point i'm trying to get at, is we have no money, so we need to get the most of what little we do have, having players sit on the treatment table is a waste of money and puts more strain on the other players. Players like Hussey, McPake, Bell, Baker, Wood, Deegan, Cameron should all be moved on for the 1 reason alone that they can't play more then 15-20 games a season.
Obviously injuries happen, but those mentioned pick up injuries time and time again which results in them missing half a season and putting no real string off games together.
So why not place clauses in loan players' contracts to recall them? Poor management from AT?
You have Ken twatty deluded to thank for that!!
I put the blame to this season down to him... he had made his first mistake after 3 mins in the press conference last season and he just got worse and worse!!! The sad thing is his mistakes are still being felt today, as thorn is the manager!!!
We'll still be feeling the pain of his decisions in 3-4 seasons, nobody will be touching the likes of Bell or Baker, so the only option is for them to run down their contracts. Like I said yesterday, this club has no future until some serious investment comes in. In 12 months time we'll be starring League two in the face. I don't see Hoffman as a viable alternative either, another faceless organisation to run our once great club further into the ground.
AT would have nothing to do with the transfer negotiations. Managers rarely do these days, it's all done by chairmen and/or DOF's.
So he has no input whatsoever?
CCFC board/manager meeting;
Board official/Director of Football; "Andy, we need to reduce the playing budget/wages. Any ideas?"
AT; "Er....er.....no, but they are all a good bunch of lads and have been back at it in training."
Board official/Director of football: "Hibs want James McPake on loan...what do you think? Should we let him go? He is on £6k a week, and they may pay 20/30% of this if we are lucky."
AT; "Er....er....he's a good lad, but we have other good lads who are buzzing in training."
Board official; "So, we'll let him go? How will that leave your squad/options in defence?"
AT; "Er....er....we'll keep going, they're a great bunch of lads.".
Board official; "So we'll let him go...no need to put a recall clause in is there...isn't that what some clubs do in case we have an injury crisis?"
AT; "Er...er....I can't fault the lads, they are a great bunch, and we'll carry on...no problem.".
I think you are right lads, AT has no input whatsoever in deciding who goes/stays etc.....:facepalm:
Agreed, DTD...it has been an unbelievable season...someone inside the club should write a book. I'd buy it.
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