Last season we had 14 players out injured at the same time.
Thought it might be useful to have a thread were we could list /discuss players that are injured, what the injury is, and when they are due to return.
To be fair, I can’t keep up with who is out injured, and who is fit to play.
So if someone can get the ball rolling please I’d appreciate it.
Quite happy with someone who specialises in lists, taking over this thread!
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Name - Return Date - Injury/Location
Jason Pearce - Late October - Knee
Deji Oshilaja - Unknown - Niggle / Foot (Old injury?)
Alex Gilbey - November - Something/ Achilles & Calf
General Charlton surely...
If you start a thread on the homepage forum.charltonlife.com you can choose the forum you want it posted in.
Anyone with a little niggle seems to disappear for most of the season.
Achillies injuries can be a bit difficult sometimes.
Not to mention those that aren't up to required fitness levels and the ones that can never do 90 mins.
How many does that leave?
But given our history it is a foregone conclusion, thread or not that we will have many injuries... Maybe the thread will stem the flow.
Now, I fully agree with his comments about posts criticising or blaming injuries on L.B.'s intensity of training as daft (or words to that effect).
I've never witnessed one of the clubs training sessions or have sage's knowledge of the medical support at Charlton.
So today.
I was browsing the air waves and caught a conversation with former Norwich city footballer Mark Rivers and Andy Goreham previewing the Rotherham v Norwich game.
They were both moaning about the Norwich City's injury list which has plagued them though last seasons prem campaign and is a current problem.
Part of the discussion could have implications for Charlton.
Apparently after selling Godfrey to Everton for megga bucks and loaning Famewo to us, they find themselves with just three centre backs and one of those is apparently injured.
The manager tried to sign a replacement yesterday but drew a blank, quoting financial reasons for the lack of activity. (surprising since the money they got for Godfrey and Lewis).
I digress.
Mark Rivers was moaning about modern day players injuries.
He said he was never injured in his career (don't think he was that good anyway)
In fact he said, "if you look back, players didn't get injured in the quantities that happen today".
He was surprised that with all the technology, the sports scientist, the dieticians and all the paraphernalia surrounding the modern game, that so many footballers get inured so often.
He laughing talked of consuming large quantities of ale after training sessions.
Now I don't necessarily agree with his argument but (and its a large butt) he's got a point.
Maybe today footballers are more athletic and the game is played at a greater pace than years ago.
He also suggested that footballers should be allowed to follow training programs which suits their needs, something that Page mentioned in his interview that has has kept him playing this season.
Can't see too many of our players playing 70 games across 2 seasons, let alone just one.
That would be annoying Famewo gets recalled already, hes looked good so far.
He's a Norwich player though so there is always that risk that parent clubs can recall a player if they have an injury crises.
Ah thats OK then. I thought there was some clause that players can be recalled during an injury crisis.
2 of the 4 injured players are from the 11 new players