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Post by iblue on Aug 3, 2015 16:57:07 GMT 1
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Post by muppet on Aug 3, 2015 17:23:22 GMT 1
Real shame for the young lad. Second similar injury so gonna be a long road to recovery, but wish him well.
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Post by technical on Aug 3, 2015 19:49:44 GMT 1
Anyone else starting to think we should just stop playing friendlies? Do other clubs have such high and serious injuries from them?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2015 20:19:32 GMT 1
He'll do very well to come back from that.
Best of luck. He's a nice young lad with an older head on his shoulders and he's done well when I've seen him play
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Post by statotheblue on Aug 4, 2015 8:05:23 GMT 1
Anyone else starting to think we should just stop playing friendlies? Do other clubs have such high and serious injuries from them? Not sure our injury rate is that much different to any other side. Most of our injuries are nothing to do with weather it is a friendly or not just after a step down and rest from regular training which I believe a body needs. When you start again that's when often something goes wrong. Hare's injury had nothing at all to do with any Tonbridge player and could just as easy happen on the training ground. I feel for the lad but it is very unfortunately clear that while he could have progressed to the level that Jake is now. He has the ability his body seems to have taken too many injuries over the years . Sad but I am sure Darren will be there for him and help him in whatever life pans out for Josh if he is unable to carry on playing. Perhaps he may even get into coaching like his dad many of the best started young. As hess says he is a very mature lad. |
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Post by muppet on Aug 4, 2015 8:35:24 GMT 1
Know what you mean technical, but also agree stato as can been seen with Saturday's opponents and their injuries. However, seems we do get more than our fair share on severe injuries - hare, birchall, king and fish spring to mind.
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Post by statotheblue on Aug 4, 2015 8:40:05 GMT 1
On that subject I will always remember talking to Simon King at Welling about a week before the match at Bromley I believe that saw that bad injury. He told me he was in a lot of pain after playing 45 minutes of that game. Our then manager clearly believed in risking half fit players even pre season in a effort to get a super fit side. Justin clearly prefers to rest players who are not fully fit. More so pre season and that is something I would always support given Kingy words that day had we had a manager like Justin that day King may have played on well after that injury.
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Post by muppet on Aug 4, 2015 11:19:41 GMT 1
Agree stato and if the case the then manger lost us our best defender for a number of years. Would have been a great left centre back next to Egan.
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Post by eccles on Aug 4, 2015 12:31:43 GMT 1
Feel really gutted for young Josh. Very unlikely that he'll come back from this. Ironically, I caught up with James Russell (our fitness coach under MA) at Chatham Town at the weekend, who were playing his current club Dagenham in a friendly. James had the same ligament injury as Josh which led to his release from Gills. Seems Dagenham haven't had any pre-season injuries so far and they beat a strong Palace side in a friendly last night.
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Post by jogills on Aug 4, 2015 14:09:07 GMT 1
I recall reading an interview with Simon King, in which he wondered whether he had too often played through the pain barrier. It was not a one off injury that did for him but cumulative ligament damage. We often question players, who refuse to declare themselves fit but perhaps it is sometimes the better course of action. Players have a resposnibility for their own fitness too though young players should always be protected. I think far too much has been made of injuries being caused by madcap training routines. If we saw a succession of muccle injuries that might be plausible but knocks, twists and wear and tear cannot be placed at the door of the manager/coach.
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