Regarding injuries, I would assume that the physio and medical team would've stayed

constant throughout the different managerial changes. Unlikely that when they sack a manager, they sack the whole support staff too. The fact that we are getting a lot of injuries despite changes in coaches could suggest that there is an issue with the Sports Science and Medical team. They're the ones screening the new players. They're the ones getting them to improve the player's deadlift 1RM and turning them into powerlifters rather than robust footballers.

There's a lot of quackery in modern sports science. I'd be interested to know the recruitment policy in this area, whether they are going for professionals with a lot of experience specifically with footballers or cheap fresh-faced uni post-grads

Posted By: Ken Dodds Dads Dog on October 24th 2025 at 11:29:57

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Haven’t been on here much recently but my thoughts from afar (NCFC) - I Am H2O, Oct 24, 10:14:55
- You can’t sell players for profit if you never play them in their best positions. (NCFC) - Kentish Canary, Oct 24, 13:50:06
- This is all very well thought out, however... (NCFC) - atlcanary, Oct 24, 13:08:48
- Regarding injuries, I would assume that the physio and medical team would've stayed (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 24, 11:29:57
  - Farke had his own fitness guru didn't he - Chris Domogalla? Gone to shit since he left (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Oct 24, 11:43:11
    - I think he was some kind of yoga ninja (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Oct 24, 16:09:29
    - Didn't he get sent off once? Brilliant (n/m) (NCFC) - atlcanary, Oct 24, 13:23:07
      - Against them. For being pointed at by Lambert. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Oct 24, 16:08:55
      - He just looks guilty (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Oct 24, 14:39:22
      - LOL when he didn't do anything... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 24, 13:34:54
    - This is true from what i understand too (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am H2O, Oct 24, 13:03:28
    - Bring back the Germans!! (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Oct 24, 11:43:35
- I don't think Forson, Diallo, Chrisene, Mahovo, Jurasek etc (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 24, 11:16:04
  - Chrisene suffered a serious ligament injury to his knee before (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 11:35:16
    - Ah yes, forgot that (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 24, 11:40:06
- Agree, especially with our injury record comments, I think however much we support the (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Oct 24, 11:01:42
- Re injuries etc.. its why we can buy them (NCFC) - Disco, Oct 24, 10:59:18
  - 100% agree, I wonder how much it’s hurting us though (NCFC) - I Am H2O, Oct 24, 13:04:54
- I agree with a lot of that (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 10:49:04
  - No I agree, it’s not solely on Knapper although he’s clearly made some mistakes (NCFC) - I Am H2O, Oct 24, 13:07:00
    - Sorry but this is nonsense. They're in among the most senior jobs at the club (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Oct 24, 17:47:56
      - Yes - I agree (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 19:34:15
    - That begs the question, what does the Technical Director do? (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 24, 13:32:10
      - Putting out the cones at Colney is quite a technical job. (n/m) (NCFC) - Chicken, Oct 24, 15:14:01
  - Squad? Did you think that before the season kicked off? (n/m) (NCFC) - Chopper, Oct 24, 11:33:36
    - What any of us thought before the season kicked off is surely irrelevant (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 24, 13:00:49
      - This, 100% (n/m) (NCFC) - Bertie Russell, Oct 24, 13:35:20
    - Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 11:35:29
      - Not sure any of us could have been certain of that (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 24, 11:41:47
        
        I was excited (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 24, 15:13:38
        
        Spot on, nobody said we had a poor squad. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 24, 12:57:08
        
        Ahem (NCFC) - megson, Oct 24, 15:58:14
        
        Mystic megson (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 24, 16:15:47
        
        I didn’t think we’d be this shit, but my concerns were right (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 13:13:00
        
        Change in manager was certainly transformational... (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 24, 13:33:08
        
        lol! (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 13:41:41
        
        I thought we’d be short of goals (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 11:50:19
        
        And…. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 24, 11:57:28
        
        Yes, agree (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 24, 12:01:38
- ^^^^ Really good balanced summary (n/m) (NCFC) - Drinkell, Oct 24, 10:32:19
  - Opinions v summary v speculation (n/m) (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Oct 24, 12:54:18

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