Machiavelli
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You were responding to a post about Brighton players' injuries, hence the question about Brighton.
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[Albion] Evan Ferguson
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- Jun 27, 2012
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I think we now have 8 injuries - luckily Welbeck, Wieffer, and Hinshelwood look close to returns. JP hoping that it really is just a mundane twisted ankle and he'll be back next week. March's return has been remarkable - looking forward to perhaps seeing him at Nowrich. Ferdi and Igor though has been a blow.
No denying that we have lost a lot of time to injured players (and on that measurement we top the league) .
But for those thinking this must be a "Brighton" problem and speculating reasons as to why. Then you'd have to think why do Wolves, Spurs, Newcastle and Brentford - have the same number of injured players or more. ?
A lot of this injury discussion for Brighton - recovery times, number of players, speculation - often happens without the context of the PL and football in general where , yep, players do get frequently injured.
No denying that we have lost a lot of time to injured players (and on that measurement we top the league) .
But for those thinking this must be a "Brighton" problem and speculating reasons as to why. Then you'd have to think why do Wolves, Spurs, Newcastle and Brentford - have the same number of injured players or more. ?
A lot of this injury discussion for Brighton - recovery times, number of players, speculation - often happens without the context of the PL and football in general where , yep, players do get frequently injured.
I don’t suppose the manager uses any surnames unless in a nickname form.
Ooh it’s a corner
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Now ChaileyJem you always seem to be very in the know about Albion and post sensibly. As others have noted above though JP is Jan Paul Van Hecke so if he also has an ankle injury we really are unlucky with injuries!
I suspect you are referring to Joao Pedro
I suspect you are referring to Joao Pedro
aolstudios
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Exactly. JP for Jan Paul, not João Pedro
For the manager yes, but we normally refer to surnames so I’d go with JPVH. As someone else said the context will normally make it clear who a poster is referring to if they use JP.
Ferguson out for 'more weeks' now. Guess that's scuppered any realistic thoughts of a loan?
Difference is we've had an average of 8 out every game other teams have fluctuated, we just constantly have 8+ out.
Not seen anywhere to suggest weiffer back soon ...
brighton_tom
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Igor was a few months out. Is Kadioglu done for the season? Or no time frame?
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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Normal recovery time for the surgery Feedi has had is 4-6 months so very likely he’s out for the season.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Spurs , Brentford and Newcastle have had that all season.
Not downplaying our injuries - but there's a strong sense on here that its WOE US , without any context. re other clubs as if we're the only club where players have operations, ACLS, pick up hamstring injuries or return times take longer than expected. We're not.
And the minutes out table - which we topped a few weeks ago - is only one way of measuring it .
The Fits
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I agree with this. Injuries are just the reality now.
I guess a different take might be ‘what are clubs who don’t have as many injuries doing differently to the rest of us’?
It can’t all be good/bad luck surely? Or can it?
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Liverpool have 3
As at December 10th spurs had 16 players out for a combined period of 408 days
Brentford 8 players 286 days
Newcastle 10 players 252 days
Brighton 17 players and a whopping 638 days.
We are far worse than other teams.
Source - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c93gkkxrp9yo
- Jun 27, 2012
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Yep. of course the numbers are the numbers and not down playing them - . But looking for a Brighton specific narrative - when other clubs (Spurs, Ipswich etc) and others have profile ACLs (eg: Rodri for City ) - i don't see it. Or worse the idea that its due to things like ptiches, training, or other speculative theories pushed on here.
I remember when all the medical experts on NSC stated for sure that there were injuries under RDZ because he was over training. After some information emerged on here they all then decided it was because he wasn't training them enough......
I'm pretty sure he's going on loan to West Ham.
Hurzeler has hinted about a PL loan in his press conference this morning and yesterday, I thought Potter accidentally let it slip when he said “He’s a player that’s not a West Ham player, and until he’s a West Ham player I won’t speak about anybody."
I think it's an excellent move. He should get the football he desperately, desperately needs as they have very few other options and he'll be playing under a top coach.
Hurzeler has hinted about a PL loan in his press conference this morning and yesterday, I thought Potter accidentally let it slip when he said “He’s a player that’s not a West Ham player, and until he’s a West Ham player I won’t speak about anybody."
I think it's an excellent move. He should get the football he desperately, desperately needs as they have very few other options and he'll be playing under a top coach.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Wieffer now training. Effectively we have 3 players out now. - Igor, Milner, and Ferdi. Everyone else is training or due to be training in next couple of days.
And I don't think we should be strengthening West Ham in any way. Without Bowen and Antonio they'll struggle massively. With a fresh striker they could easily finish higher in the table than us.
If Evan isn't going to play here then a loan deal makes sense but surely Championship, where he'd be devastating or abroad? Strengthening a direct rival is just weird.
LamieRobertson
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‘’Back soon’’ was fabs quote today