[Albion] Ferdi Kadioglu **Singed 27/08/24**

[Zeberdi]

I'm sure there was a stat with "total minutes missed" or some such and we were top by a fair margin.

Yep - I heard you and wasn’t disagreeing (we have had several players out with very long term injury which will push that stat up too) but I was talking about the number of players out at any one time. A slightly different metric.

I still think we are in a better place than we were, this time last year - partly because we have a deeper squad (and a medical team that hasn’t fcuked off out the door!)

 

[Machiavelli]

Isn't that true when it comes to anything nowadays, we seldom praise when everything's working but are quick to moan (me included...) when it doesn't. It a shame, I'll try to be better at it.

Social media, innit. It's shifted our behaviour and, in too many instances, limits our agency.

 

[Machiavelli]

It's the communication thing isn't it? Often when there are travel delays it's the lack of information or conflicting messages that annoy people more than the delays themselves.

Injuries happen. Impact injuries are unpreventable. Muscle injuries, while they can be mitigated a bit more are inevitiable.

Unfortunately, we had a lot of injuries last season and a coach who was in conflict with the club owner and CEO over recruitment, partly due to those injuries. So, when we changed medical staff we made a big song and dance of it. Now people are remembering that and putting 2 and 2 together to get 5 (sometimes) and, likely, 4 sometimes.

The new medics have done a fantastic job with March and I know he was seeing them as soon as he was able. They rehabilitated O'Riley really well from a serious impact injury. But this? This just looks like a massive f*** up.

Is this 2+2 = 4 or 5?
As @dazzer6666 says, it'll be specialists making the key decision, not our medical team. I'd imagine there's a track record with such injuries, some of which can be cured without an operation -- and therefore take 4/6 weeks -- and some that will clearly need an operation -- and here we're talking 4/6 months. Most fans would want the decision to go all in on the first option, and to at least see if it works. There may have even been pressure from the medical team/FH/DW/TB for this one -- we simply don't know. It transpires that the first option was the wrong decision. But that's in hindsight.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Is this 2+2 = 4 or 5?
As @dazzer6666 says, it'll be specialists making the key decision, not our medical team. I'd imagine there's a track record with such injuries, some of which can be cured without an operation -- and therefore take 4/6 weeks -- and some that will clearly need an operation -- and here we're talking 4/6 months. Most fans would want the decision to go all in on the first option, and to at least see if it works. There may have even been pressure from the medical team/FH/DW/TB for this one -- we simply don't know. It transpires that the first option was the wrong decision. But that's in hindsight.

To cop out, it’s four and a half.

Two serious injuries this season. One excellently rehabbed, one with a decision made that’s lost us an experienced, versatile and expensive player probably for the season. I’d imagine that we didn’t just google the internet for “toe specialist”.

 

[Machiavelli]

To cop out, it’s four and a half.

Two serious injuries this season. One excellently rehabbed, one with a decision made that’s lost us an experienced, versatile and expensive player probably for the season. I’d imagine that we didn’t just google the internet for “toe specialist”.

I was going to offer that but, as usual, thought I'd gone on too long already

 

[Triggaaar]

Is this 2+2 = 4 or 5?

To cop out, it’s four and a half.

It could be 3, 4 or 5. It's not really going to be 4.5. Don't make me explain.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

This is the one that hurts the most from an ability and position point of view. Ferdi was such an important signing for us for the now, not just the future like some of the other signings.

Best signing for me.
Absolute quality

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Is this 2+2 = 4 or 5?
As @dazzer6666 says, it'll be specialists making the key decision, not our medical team. I'd imagine there's a track record with such injuries, some of which can be cured without an operation -- and therefore take 4/6 weeks -- and some that will clearly need an operation -- and here we're talking 4/6 months. Most fans would want the decision to go all in on the first option, and to at least see if it works. There may have even been pressure from the medical team/FH/DW/TB for this one -- we simply don't know. It transpires that the first option was the wrong decision. But that's in hindsight.

But that’s why in healthcare you review and reflect. I remain surprised a change of treatment plan wasn’t implemented earlier.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

And do you know, we had way fewer injured players when our medical staff was just a portly ex pro with a sponge

And the players could get away with just ambling round the pitch, occasionally kicking each other, smoking fags at half time, and an ACL injury mostly signalled retirement to go and work down the pit or running a pub.

 

[zefarelly]

....we'll be millionaires, Ferdi?

We'll be . . . .

fit again . . . . .seems to be the norm the last few years.

 

[brighton_tom]

Other than it being a ''toe injury'' do we actually know any other details? And so have an idea on recovery times..