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Reply | Injuries
at 16:51 27 Dec 2024
I think it was Sepp Blatter who wanted the football calendar to be synchronised globally so that all domestic tournaments around the world were played at the same time of year. That way clubs could concentrate on their domestic programs without interruption. Then there would be time set aside at the end of the season to concentrate on international fixtures/tournaments.
Problem is that our winter is someone else's summer, and vice versa. You would end up with games being played in extreme weather conditions.
Another idea that works better on paper than in practice, [Post edited 27 Dec 17:03]
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Reply | Injuries
at 15:30 27 Dec 2024
Unfortunately there are no easy answers.
You could increase squad sizes for EFL clubs, but that just increases costs and gives more scope for parachute clubs to hoard the better players.
You could also change the rules for international breaks so that all EFL fixtures go ahead, regardless of the number of call-ups. It would allow fixtures to be more evenly spread and reduce the number of three-game weeks. But there would be opposition from clubs and international bodies.
Dunno! Ask me one on sport! |
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Reply | Injuries
at 15:17 27 Dec 2024
I quite like the idea of regional leagues for the reasons you explained. But would the clubs agree to it? That's the real sticking point.
Also, teams coming up from the Conference aren't restricted by the sort of P&S rules we have to deal with. Open the doors for a load of them to come in and they will be starting with stronger squads and better finances than the rest. You'll just get more millionaire vanity projects like Salford and Wrexham.
And again, you haven't thought through the impact on L1. Eight teams would need to move down. That's a third of the division. How many of them would really want that? |
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Reply | Injuries
at 15:03 27 Dec 2024
Like I said, I agree with the principle of your suggestion.
But you haven't thought through the logistics.
Two up and four down over two years would only work between the Championship and L1 because four teams would need to move down.
But eight teams would need to drop down from L1 to L2, and twelve teams would need to drop down from L2. You can't move that many teams in two years without creating a lot of chaos and a lot of resentment.
It's not impossible that a team could drop from the Championship to L2 in two seasons without ever finishing in the bottom three. How would QPR fans feel if it happened to us?
The PL teams wouldn't agree to finance it. Why would they? They seem to resent every penny they send our way as it is.
You also need to think about TV deals. Championship clubs get more than the lower leagues. Some clubs are very dependent on that money to balance the books for Profit and Sustainability. The upheaval this would create might force some clubs into administration. Championship finances are very precarious for some clubs. Asking clubs to increase the risk of moving down the pyramid just to give the poor players more rest isn't going to happen.
Great idea on paper. I really do agree with it. But in practice it would be very hard to make it work. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 12:57 27 Dec 2024
I agree with that in principle. But your last paragraph explains why it will never happen.
Also you would need to restructure the whole league. Would you have four divisions with 80 professional clubs or five divisions with 100 professional clubs.
And how would you decide who gets bumped down the ladder?
Four teams would have to drop from the Championship to L1.
Eight teams would have to drop from L1 to L2.
Twelve teams would have to drop out of L2. etc! |
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Reply | Injuries
at 12:50 27 Dec 2024
I wasn't trying to explain why QPR are having a problem this season.
My point was that that soft tissue injuries are an increasing problem in the EFL, despite what Roberto Martinez said back in 2012:
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/blood-red-no-sick-n
The evidence would suggest that RM was wrong.
There could be many reasons for that:
- There's no winter break over here
- A 46 game season is way more games than anyone else plays
- Maybe Gaz's players were better prepared in summer 2023 than Marti's were this summer
- Maybe EFL players have the wrong lifestyle (copyright R. Martinez)
- Maybe it's because we play more three-game weeks
- Maybe we should stop taking risks on players with dodgy injury records
- Maybe the sun is in Taurus and the moon in Uranus
- Maybe there's a gypsy curse (copyright C. Whittingham)
Or maybe there's a dozen more factors I can't be bothered to think of. Dumb luck could certainly be one of them.
I had forgotten that Roberto Martinez is a qualified physio. So maybe he knows what he is talking about. But the data from the EFL would suggest he was wrong. Soft tissue injuries are a growing problem in the game. It can't all be down to lifestyle. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 23:15 26 Dec 2024
I like Hayden and would have been happy to see him come back in the summer. But he does have quite some form of his own when it comes to injuries:
https://uk.soccerway.com/players/isaac-hayden/215545/
In his interview with Hoopsa he mentioned he was playing with a dislocated shoulder through the end of last season.
Would he show the same dedication if he had a new contract from us in his back pocket?
Maybe he would. Who knows for sure. But we've been stung a few times in recent years when ageing players here on loan who would run through a brick wall when they were trying to earn a new contract became a bit more protective of their bodies once the ink had dried on a new deal.
Not pointing the finger or blaming anyone. It's just human nature. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 23:08 26 Dec 2024
The frustration around injuries is understandable, particularly since we seemed to do so well last season.
But this is not just a QPR problem.
A study published last year by Leeds Beckett University showed that there tends to be a spike in injuries around August and the Christmas period, and that hamstring injuries are on the increase in the EFL:
https://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/10573/7/InjuryTrendsInMensEnglishPr
TL;DR
"CONCLUSIONS
Match and training incidence remained stable across all
seasons as well as muscle and ligament injury incidence.
While there were significant increases in hamstring injury
incidence and hamstring match injury incidence. This highlights the need for football performance practitioners to
review current practices around hamstring prevention and
adapt them in line with current literature to reduce prevalence and incidence over subsequent seasons.
Re-injuries were found to cause a higher burden than the
initial injury, indicating the important of practitioners return to play and rehabilitation strategies within these environments to promote a reduction in re-injury rates.
This inter-seasonal information helps to address the gap
of longitudinal epidemiological research identified within
the EFL, often underrepresented in injury audit reviews.
Future longitudinal epidemiological research is needed in
differing cohorts to better enable practitioners to identify
trends and manage injury risk reduction more effectively." |
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Reply | Carlos Corberan to valencia
at 23:17 24 Dec 2024
Russell Martin never finished higher than 10th before Southampton decided they liked the cut of his jib.
And hopelessly relegating Burnley didn't stop Vincent Kompany getting the Bayern Munich job.
Football seems to be about more than just results these days.
But skint is skint, and West Brom probably can't afford to pay the compensation we would want. |
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Reply | Carlos Corberan to valencia
at 10:29 24 Dec 2024
Coopers last two jobs were in the Premier League, and he was unlucky to be sacked from both of them.
He won't be coming back to the Championship this season for a club that has burned through all its parachute payments. |
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Reply | Carlos Corberan to valencia
at 10:25 24 Dec 2024
West Brom are working under an EFL business plan, which might limit their options.
Even if they get some decent compensation for Corberan from Valencia they might prefer a currently out of work option like Mark Robins or Russell Martin, rather than handing that compo over to us for Marti. |
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Reply | Out Of Contract
at 13:50 20 Dec 2024
Before we rush to kick Frey to the curb we should remember that we are short of strikers as it is. I agree that he needs a good second half of the season, but he has shown that he can score and bully defences at this level.
Kolli's not the finished article, but he's another attacking player we don't want to lose. It might come down to money, but how much will it cost to replace him if he leaves?
The glut of number tens in this squad makes me suspect the club is preparing for life after Chair.
Paal also looks like his days are numbered, given that we were trying to offload him last summer.
I would be reluctant to lose the experience and influence of Cook. Perhaps a one-year player/coaching role might suit all parties. He could continue to mentor Morrison who will likely succeed him in the first team.
Colback has missed a lot of games, but the data shows that we perform a lot better when he does play. Tricky one, but age, fitness, and the inability to control his short fuse are not on his side.
The way Andersen's form has dropped off, I'm wondering if he hasn't already been told there's no future for him here!
Fox is a useful squad player who can cover several positions on the left. For that reason it might be useful to keep him if Paal and Colback move on. But he has only started one league game this season and he might not want another season warming the bench at his age. So even if we offer him a deal he might prefer to move on and get first team action elsewhere.
And that leaves Dunne. I would want to keep him, and I'm surprised he hasn't been tied-down already. It might be that a deal has already been done and the club is waiting for the right time to announce it (fingers crossed), or they don't think his profile fits going forward! |
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Reply | Most dramatic fall
at 12:55 18 Dec 2024
Have to agree with Leon Jeanne.
But Todd Kane worth a mention. Never recovered from that interview he gave to RGeneration three years ago. Now playing for Ebbsfleet United. |
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Reply | Cifuentes’ comments
at 15:36 28 Nov 2024
The owners are the board, with the addition of Lee Hoos:
https://www.qpr.co.uk/club/staff-directory
Not sure what LH might have done to upset Marti. Perhaps he voted for Trump 
Obviously no mention of Nourry, but I wouldn't read too much into that. It's the board who ultimately decide if Marti stays or goes. |
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Reply | Mark Warburton interview
at 12:25 18 Nov 2024
And let's not forget that Warburton likes to sign his former players!
Which manager would be comfortable with a changing room full of the DoF's favourites?
And while it's unfair to compare Warburton to Harry Redknapp, we shouldn't forget that HR became Sporting Director at Pompey in 2001 and was managing the team eight months later!
Being on the spot gives a huge advantage if a position becomes vacant.
Given Warburton's history here I think most managers would feel undermined if he came in as DoF. And if the chance arose I don't think he would be able to resist returning to the dugout.
So, much as I like him and regretted him going, I think it would be best for all concerned to leave the past alone.
But this is QPR, so he'll probably be back before Christmas! Closely followed by Moses and Andre Gray in the January sales. [Post edited 19 Nov 0:42]
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Reply | Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 15:45 13 Nov 2024
Given his age and experience, I think more than six months would be excessive.
I always assumed Hoos was kept onboard partly to mentor Nourry, but also in case Nourry didn't work out and a stop gap was needed at short notice.
But Hoos cited family reasons for stepping back, and he might be unwilling to be CEO again, even on an interim basis.
And if Hoos were reluctant to be CEO again, that might make Nourry very difficult to shift. |
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Reply | Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 15:11 13 Nov 2024
The CEO is the most important and powerful individual at any organisation on a day-to-day basis.
As such their employment contracts usually come with lengthy notice periods.
I would be very surprised if his notice period was less than three months. |
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Reply | Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 15:07 13 Nov 2024
If I recall correctly, the owners did say at the September 2023 Fans Forum that they had been "too open" in the past and would be doing things differently.
I don't think anyone asked exactly what that would mean.
I guess we know now!
Clearly things have gone too far the other way and risks losing the goodwill of the fans (not to mention our small army of journalists, podders, bloggers, poets, musicians, performance artists, and god knows what else).
Clearly the current policy is not fit for purpose.
Alienating/dismissing/patronising the fans when you're bottom of the table isn't a smart move. And you shouldn't need a degree from Oxford to realise that!
The club needs to find a better balance for managing its information. Otherwise Uncle Albert's next visit to Loftus Road will be in a Walsall shirt! |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 20:57 29 Aug 2024
You're worried he has Freyzen up!?
Perhaps his joints are made from Toblerone. That could be a bit clunky!
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 18:11 29 Aug 2024
"Frey seizes up in the cold weather"
Frey's Swiss. If he can't take the cold we might need a closer look at his passport!
And we're all forgetting that Jimmy "Write the theme tune, Sing the theme tune" Dunne could probably do a passable job up there if asked. |
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