4 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Nope. Completely new. 
 

 

Yeah so maybe that one now needs surgery as well.

Yeah, beeb had an article on him rgdn his injury. It's a different hamstring and Chels are trying to kill the noise around it especially after the Times article, which gave him a potential return in January.

 

Just makes me think it's going to be a lot longer than January before he's back properly.

Think we need to shut him down completely and start fuguring out which two games we want him fit for next season. 

13 hours ago, ross91690 said:

Think we need to shut him down completely and start fuguring out which two games we want him fit for next season. 

3 games if we do beginning, middle and end or is that pushing it?

Just so people know, there is no scientific evidence for the cause of repeated hamstring injuries in footballers. We actually do not know why or how they are more prevalent in some people, largely because there is still very little research pertinent to elite-level footballers. Most research in this field pertains to other sports (AFL and NFL especially) or college/amateur athletes. But, we can confidently say that "better weather" is not one of the factors.

There are medical speculations (eg muscle size, body shape etc.) but there is no scientific evidence to back them up.

UEFA's landmark study into hamstring injury was published last year. One major finding was that more players are getting hamstring injuries. Almost 1 in 5 hamstring injuries in this period were recurrences of the same injury, and over 60% were caused while intensely running/sprinting. If club football is getting more intense (tactically), and more frequent, it could explain the rise in hamstring injury.

So it is possible that Reece James just isn't cut out for modern football, but there's also a raw 1/5 chance that the player we buy to replace him has similar issues. 

On 29/11/2024 at 08:13, Simplymo said:

Yeah, beeb had an article on him rgdn his injury. It's a different hamstring and Chels are trying to kill the noise around it especially after the Times article, which gave him a potential return in January.

 

Just makes me think it's going to be a lot longer than January before he's back properly.

He can't return in January anyway, it will be too cold and obviously more at risk of injury. (ShedEnd medical team)

 

 

14 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

He can't return in January anyway, it will be too cold and obviously more at risk of injury. (ShedEnd medical team)

 

 

 

Completely disagree, think it's the perfect time for Reece to come back: 

"The zodiac sign for January 2025 is Aquarius, which runs from January 20 to February 18. Aquarius is an airy, masculine, fixed sign, and its planetary ruler is Uranus."

It’s maybe conjecture but Luke Shaw has a similar body shape and a similar injury record.

1 hour ago, 19seventyone said:

It’s maybe conjecture but Luke Shaw has a similar body shape and a similar injury record.

Reece is a muscular monster, Shaw is a fat lad. They're nothing alike. 

19 minutes ago, dkw said:

Reece is a muscular monster, Shaw is a fat lad. They're nothing alike. 

Yes but they are both stocky and a similar height to weight ratio. And they do have a similar injury record. It’s no biggie 

Maybe if we spend 50M on his legs instead of looking for a new RB, he could be cured.

Horse placenta and all that

1 hour ago, Deino said:

Maybe if we spend 50M on his legs instead of looking for a new RB, he could be cured.

Horse placenta and all that

OMG, that's a flush down memory drain!

Would love to know how much he’s been paid per minute on the pitch for the last cpl season. Must be eye watering amount. 
 

that said he’s definitely at a crossroads now and we probably need to move him on. But who would take him ? 

My rough reckoning was about 3 million a match, as much as i love him, i've thought for some time if only we could get him fit long enough to sell him. I'm afraid he's going to be one of those players forced to retire early. We need to track down the bloke that cured Damian Duff.

Back in training!

Just now, Mod said:

Back in training!

Great news.  Wonder if they'll target him back on the bench by Jan 14, or perhaps even some game time against Morecambe on Jan 11.

2 hours ago, Mod said:

Back in training!

Just white noise. We all know what will happen after 3-4 matches. 

3 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Just white noise. We all know what will happen after 3-4 matches. 

That’s the spirit! 

28 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

That’s the spirit! 

Aye... didn't this used to be the season of Joy? 

You all should be enjoying the festive spirit, we are second in the table, come on leave the negative comments and rambling to me.

Ok I guess Jim is allowed....only about Nico though. Everything else needs to be sunshine and rainbows @nonotnowjimok?

4 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Aye... didn't this used to be the season of Joy? 

You all should be enjoying the festive spirit, we are second in the table, come on leave the negative comments and rambling to me.

Ok I guess Jim is allowed....only about Nico though. Everything else needs to be sunshine and rainbows @nonotnowjimok?

Yep - them's da rulez 

Trying my best to follow them... A for effort?

 

He's gonna play against Everton for sure

He’s back in training.

27 minutes ago, El regreso said:

He’s back in training.

This is usually followed by a ‘setback’ a few days later…

30 minutes ago, El regreso said:

He’s back in training.

He was on the bench the other day for the Ipswich game.

Club Captain.  How many games until his next injury?  3, 5, 7 or 9?
 

1 hour ago, TheCeleryKing said:

He was on the bench the other day for the Ipswich game.

Club Captain.  How many games until his next injury?  3, 5, 7 or 9?
 

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