We need to sack the whole fitness team

and burn the facilities to the ground.

There seems to be such a push on strength and conditioning supposedly for injury prevention but it's seemingly having the opposite effect. They're footballers not power lifters.

Posted By: Ken Dodds Dads Dog on September 22nd 2025 at 10:15:16

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Manning as a slow starter (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Sep 22, 09:47:44
- Bristol City started last season poorly.... (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 22, 10:32:22
  - How did he turn it round there? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 22, 10:41:29
    - He drew his way to the Play-Offs (NCFC) - tim berry, Sep 22, 10:53:53
      - Weirdly, mostly based on home form (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 22, 11:25:48
        
        Think his assistant took charge for a spell as well… (NCFC) - loz, Sep 22, 11:41:58
- I would be more patient if i could see the method in what we are doing (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 22, 10:12:28
  - This. (n/m) (NCFC) - Wilts, Sep 22, 12:14:15
  - most of our goals scored have been defensive mistakes or set pieces too. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 22, 11:22:22
  - It sounds like you've given up on him already? Is this true? (n/m) (NCFC) - Goosebumps, Sep 22, 10:48:51
    - I think I have. Obviously I hope he can turn it around but (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 22, 10:58:04
      - And, even more worryingly, this seems to be exactly how his Bristol City side played (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 22, 11:20:29
      - 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - Goosebumps, Sep 22, 11:06:47
  - Agreed Jim (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Sep 22, 10:19:54
  - Great summary ^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Sep 22, 10:17:07
- I think the main defence that can be made of Manning so far... (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 22, 10:03:20
  - We need to sack the whole fitness team (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 22, 10:15:16
    - Let's see if Gibbs's hamstring goes again..... (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Sep 22, 10:36:27
    - Or the recruitment team, if these players have a history of injury (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 22, 10:33:02
      - Which players have we signed that have a history of injury (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 22, 10:41:07
        
        You can look up any player, for example, here is Schlupp (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 22, 11:25:50
        
        Surely the fitness team have the final say when they do the medical (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 22, 11:30:42
        
        *their (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 22, 11:32:17
        
        His day job is radio commentary tbf (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 22, 10:51:13
        
        Jurassic had only completed one 90 minutes in the 12 months before we signed him. (n/m) (NCFC) - Chicken, Sep 22, 11:03:00
        
        Wow is that true? No wonder we've barely seen him (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Sep 22, 11:05:29
        
        Isn't that the reason we get them relatively cheaply? (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Sep 22, 11:11:01
        
        Don't think Jurasek was cheap (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 22, 11:26:58
        
        I think the theory with those 2 in paticular (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Sep 22, 13:52:47
        
        Yeah, I get that, but worth pointing out that Matt Grimes (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 22, 14:05:21
        
        He's quite old though, isn't he? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 22, 14:13:00
        
        30. A player for the here and now (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 22, 14:15:36
        
        And I think he was only £2.75m (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 22, 14:16:38
- Was expected to do well at MK Dons and sacked wasn’t he ? (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Sep 22, 09:54:45
  - Started well, missed out on autos first season by a point (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 22, 09:57:12
    - Which means things won't necessarily improve if given time! (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 22, 09:59:04

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