It struck me as odd his reaction to the question "Will we have new players at all?" when asked about the up coming palace game. His immediate reaction was to laugh, and with a wiry smile, scratch his head. But I took it as a defeated laugh. The body language wasn't positive. He looked and sounded resigned to the fact we will not get anyone in. He then said,"That's a great question...If we do, great, If we don't, we just get on with it."
Now he maybe a cunning man ( Fuller signing comes to mind) but to me he isn't expecting anything in this window.
Maybe it's because it's such a predictable question? How many times do you think he's been asked that this month?
Slipped a disc a few months ago, now completely healed so back doing weights. What I wont do however is pick the dog up to put him in the bath, because thats how I incurred the injury. My dog lifting could be paralleled to Haynes having to suddenly sprint. My backs fine, but my mind wont except that where the dog is concerned.
Well Powell said either it's something that he and the doctors have never seen before, or it could be mental.
Not quite. He said it "might be". And that they were looking into it.
The inference I took was that CP suspected there might be a mental aspect to it. I'm not an expert but I've been doing some work with a rehab company in Croydon and they talk a lot about the physcological side of recovery.
Assume you mean the psychological side of recovery at the end there?
It strikes me as a phrase that implies that Haynes doesn't want it enough; but I can't see that being right at all. He is one of the most passionate players we have.
Slipped a disc a few months ago, now completely healed so back doing weights. What I wont do however is pick the dog up to put him in the bath, because thats how I incurred the injury. My dog lifting could be paralleled to Haynes having to suddenly sprint. My backs fine, but my mind wont except that where the dog is concerned.
This echoes my thoughts on the subject, maybe_baby.
I've suffered from back problems since 1984 - nothing major but enough to restrict certain activities IYKWIM...
Seriously, a slight niggle and I tense up , holding my shoulders & neck as rigid as having a broomstick horizontally across that area. This then results in stress headaches & general stiffness in my upper body , hence I approach tasks such as hoovering with trepidation , thinking that I'm inevitably going to make things worse.
Can't help feeling that Danno's problem might be mind over matter to some degree with some proven relaxation techniques practised in tandem with a degree of psycological assistance possibly helping his head AND body stay strong.
Well Powell said either it's something that he and the doctors have never seen before, or it could be mental.
Not quite. He said it "might be". And that they were looking into it.
The inference I took was that CP suspected there might be a mental aspect to it. I'm not an expert but I've been doing some work with a rehab company in Croydon and they talk a lot about the physcological side of recovery.
Yes sorry, that's an important distinction to make. And like you, I think CP suspects there is a mental aspect.
Agree Clem I thought it was an odd comment too, having pulled one many moons ago it wasn't mental it was physical and it hurt like a bastard!
That's some thorough and statistically sound research you've done there Greenie. I suggest you send CP your findings post haste so he can rule it out as a possible cause of Danny's issues.
I took your advice exiled CP and Haynes agreed with me it does hurt like a bastard! Is that Mental or what?!
Haynes has got dodgy hamstrings like some people have dodgy knees or ankles! I suspect they will have to balance his stretching and warm up routines, it's the correct stretch at the right time. There's no point in doing static relaxed stretching before physical exertion he should be doing active stretching dynamic stretching, leg lefts for all three parts of his upper legs the quads the adductor and the hammys! It could be his quads or adductors are weak and his hamstrings see over compensating!
Powell's comment shows some frustration. Not sure I would be too happy with that if I was Haynes. He must have pulled his hamstring so it is down to the medical people.
Given the state of our finances and our position in the table I'd be surprised if we brought anyone in. If I was the chairman, I wouldn't finance it. We could splash out and still probably wouldn't be in a position to get promoted, or we could keep our cash and still be unlikely to drop. Unless we get a bargain buy to help for a push next year, it's not worth risking it.
It might be worth paying something if it guarantees getting in a player that you want ,especially if you know that others are also sniffing around because they also want to get the player for less/ nothing in the Summer.But it's a difficult balance to strike between guaranteeing that you don't miss out and overpaying.The question of what player is really worth that assessment relative to any other player appears so difficult to "judge".
Presumably we can sign Judge and Wordsworth on pre contract contracts now so that they become out players in the summer. That would make most sense financially because there would be no fee involved and, as has been said, we probably don't need reinforcements now.
I am having trouble reconciling the apparent lack of money, with Mr. Slater's comment that the only way to make sense of our situation financially is to reach the premiership. Although the subject of strangers in the Directors Box has been attracting a lot of humour on another thread, I have to think that Mr. Jiminez is on the hunt.
I am having trouble reconciling the apparent lack of money, with Mr. Slater's comment that the only way to make sense of our situation financially is to reach the premiership. Although the subject of strangers in the Directors Box has been attracting a lot of humour on another thread, I have to think that Mr. Jiminez is on the hunt.
It's not that difficult to understand really though is it? IF we had some available cash we would "invest" it in new players & try to push for promotion. As it is, there is no spare cash - so we can't. Hence the search for additional investors & new finance.
Not a sports injury therapist, but Haynes has obviously got career threatening problems here. No club is going to have someone on the paroll to play 2 or 3 games, then have a month out injured. These issues could be related to posture/muscular imbalance, or problems in other areas (back and h/strings are closely related).
Maybe through necessity he keeps coming back too soon and the scar tissue is not healing properly. He must have specialist people looking after him. Maybe they just can't nail it? There may be a psycological reaction to these injuries, but the cause is no doubt a physical one. Maybe he was/is always innately going to liable to hamstring trouble.
Presumably we can sign Judge and Wordsworth on pre contract contracts now so that they become out players in the summer. That would make most sense financially because there would be no fee involved and, as has been said, we probably don't need reinforcements now.
Nope we can't, that's against the rules. You can only start speaking to soon to be out of contract players from 1 month before the expiry of their contract if they are at an englisg club. 6 months is for players from abroad.
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It strikes me as a phrase that implies that Haynes doesn't want it enough; but I can't see that being right at all. He is one of the most passionate players we have.
I've suffered from back problems since 1984 - nothing major but enough to restrict certain activities IYKWIM...
Seriously, a slight niggle and I tense up , holding my shoulders & neck as rigid as having a broomstick horizontally across that area. This then results in stress headaches & general stiffness in my upper body , hence I approach tasks such as hoovering with trepidation , thinking that I'm inevitably going to make things worse.
Can't help feeling that Danno's problem might be mind over matter to some degree with some proven relaxation techniques practised in tandem with a degree of psycological assistance possibly helping his head AND body stay strong.
I suspect they will have to balance his stretching and warm up routines, it's the correct stretch at the right time. There's no point in doing static relaxed stretching before physical exertion he should be doing active stretching dynamic stretching, leg lefts for all three parts of his upper legs the quads the adductor and the hammys! It could be his quads or adductors are weak and his hamstrings see over compensating!
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Maybe through necessity he keeps coming back too soon and the scar tissue is not healing properly. He must have specialist people looking after him. Maybe they just can't nail it? There may be a psycological reaction to these injuries, but the cause is no doubt a physical one. Maybe he was/is always innately going to liable to hamstring trouble.