From BBC website

[TomandJerry]

We have so many players who can't walk onto the pitch without getting injured. Must be the grass.

Actually when the pitch was first laid, below the layers of grass there was a hard layer of something, which caused injuries to players who fell down hard, not sure if it's been replaced or relaid yet though.

 

[nwgull]

11.

3 for orlandi, 8 for Buckley (including the 136mins game v Newport county)

I didn't realise it was a few as that! A good reason to let Buckley to for a couple of million in the summer then.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Imagine a team with Orlandi, Buckley, CMS and Hoskins all starting .....

Stretchers at the ready !

 

[Icy Gull]

Imagine a team with Orlandi, Buckley, CMS and Hoskins all starting .....

Stretchers at the ready !

All subbed by half time ( harsh on CMS who had a pretty good record before he had the bad injury)

 

[Craig4004]

The BBC knows nothing about injuries etc. A lot of the players are assesed on the day of the match, therefore the information they have is unreliable. A prime example of this was when Rohan Ince was on the brink of a comeback after his injury, the BBC website had him down as being unavailable, he played 90 mins that day!

 

[Mr Smggles]

Actually when the pitch was first laid, below the layers of grass there was a hard layer of something, which caused injuries to players who fell down hard, not sure if it's been replaced or relaid yet though.

I thought the pitch was designed to reduce impact injuries?

 

[Knotty]

Oh dear, same old, same old, how dare you raise a criticism of anything to do with our club.

Criticism is fine but it is hollow if it's not based on all the facts.

You know who is injured, and what the injury is, but you are clueless about the treatment that goes on behind the scenes, and that makes your criticism completely worthless. Exactly what qualifies you to make judgements on medical matters in general and Albion' injures in particular?

Plenty of clubs have a string of injuries at this time of year, and the history of football is riddled with players who were injury-prone and were difficult to keep fit.

 

[One Love]

Criticism is fine but it is hollow if it's not based on all the facts.

You know who is injured, and what the injury is, but you are clueless about the treatment that goes on behind the scenes, and that makes your criticism completely worthless. Exactly what qualifies you to make judgements on medical matters in general and Albion' injures in particular?

That would rather negate the point of having a forum with football discussion don't you think?

 

[Knotty]

That would rather negate the point of having a forum with football discussion don't you think?

No I don't!

So the point of a forum is to criticise even though you have no idea if that criticism is justified or not? Why would you want to do that?

 

[One Love]

I'm not joining in with your attempt to start an angry exchange.

I'm going to the game. Have a nice day.

 

[Knotty]

I'm not joining in with your attempt to start an angry exchange.

I'm going to the game. Have a nice day.

No anger on my part! Just puzzlement that you should want to criticise when you don't know the facts.

 

[One Love]

Actually I didn't criticise but more like questioned IMO.

I was going to get into a discussion with you but frankly on a day like today after a much improved home performance I would rather stay away from anything negative and remain positive.