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Injury news: Charlton Athletic team skipper set for return against Walsall

ross1
ross1 Posts: 51,153
edited January 2018 in General Charlton
Chris Solly is back in contention for a place in Charlton Athletic's team this weekend.

The right back has overcome his calf injury and will return - but Patrick Bauer remains out with an ankle problem and there is a doubt about Jake Forster-Caskey.

Boss Karl Robinson conceded that Forster-Caskey disregarded personal fitness by insisting on going on in the 1-0 win against Bury last weekend (January 13).

"He said to me 'gaffer we need to win this game and I don't care if I get injured' and that shows how much he cares about the club," revealed Robinson.

"He shouldn't have been anywhere near that pitch and him and Solls put their bodies stupidly at risk at the weekend but we all rallied around and if that what it takes to play for this football club then we're willing to do it."

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  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,640
    edited January 2018
    Isn't it the managers job to manage his players. Whilst getting the result at Bury was important was it worth the risk of an injured player extending his injury, when that player is as important as JFC is to us. Maybe the reason we are getting so many recurring injuries is because we have too many players who want to put their bodies stupidly at risk. And shouldn't the manager be managing this stupidity.
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423

    ross1 said:

    Chris Solly is back in contention for a place in Charlton Athletic's team this weekend.

    The right back has overcome his calf injury and will return - but Patrick Bauer remains out with an ankle problem and there is a doubt about Jake Forster-Caskey.

    Boss Karl Robinson conceded that Forster-Caskey disregarded personal fitness by insisting on going on in the 1-0 win against Bury last weekend (January 13).

    "He said to me 'gaffer we need to win this game and I don't care if I get injured' and that shows how much he cares about the club," revealed Robinson.

    "He shouldn't have been anywhere near that pitch and him and Solls put their bodies stupidly at risk at the weekend but we all rallied around and if that what it takes to play for this football club then we're willing to do it."

    What's the f**king point of having a manager or anybody in charge of the players ??? Novak says on deadline day that he wants to leave - ok, son that's fine, don't worry that we don't have a replacement, we'll run the rest of the season with just 2 strikers. JFC says he wants to play even though he's not fit - no problem, get your boots on, play for 10 mins & then miss the next 5 games.

    Jesus fecking Christ. What a shambles.
    Couldn't have put it better myself! Or half as well if I'm honest.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990

    In one way I admire JFC's sentiment, "'gaffer we need to win this game" ........ but, "I don't care if I get injured' sounds a bit reckless to me.

    JFC has already tried to come back too soon (home to Gillingham) and needed to be subbed at halftime.
    One aborted comeback should have rung warning bells to him - and especially the manager and medical staff.

    So last week JFC comes on for 5 minutes when he clearly wasn't ready and "now there is a doubt" whether he will be fit to face Walsall.
    What on earth did the Medical Dept at Sparrows Lane have to say? If a young player can't be sensible, you'd expect his manager to make a responsible decision.

  • To be honest it just sounds a bit like hyperbole to me and Robinson trying to appeal to fans by creating this sort of siege mentality. His last few interviews have very much been like this, with him portraying an us against them mentality.

    Of course no matter what he says some fans are going to pick it apart and ultimately not be happy with it.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990


    Of course no matter what he says some fans are going to pick it apart and ultimately not be happy with it.

    It's not so much I want to pick it apart ..... but this season we've had far, far too many injuries.
    And players coming back and then quickly picking up another serious injury.

    Clarke and Best out for the season, for example.
    Who's next?

  • I'm not a Robinson apologist at all, but I wouldn't blame the injury issues on him. It seems to have been an endemic issue since RD took over and is probably due to lack of, and frankly often poor, recruitment.

    Also you have to remember being in league one we are often going to pick up players who may be talented but often have underlying issues such as injuries or inconsistent performances.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,535
    edited January 2018

    I'm not a Robinson apologist at all, but I wouldn't blame the injury issues on him. It seems to have been an endemic issue since RD took over and is probably due to lack of, and frankly often poor, recruitment.

    Also you have to remember being in league one we are often going to pick up players who may be talented but often have underlying issues such as injuries or inconsistent performances.

    A very good point. JFC did have injury problems before joining us. Ditto Reeves, obviously.
    Oggy Red said:


    Of course no matter what he says some fans are going to pick it apart and ultimately not be happy with it.

    It's not so much I want to pick it apart ..... but this season we've had far, far too many injuries.
    And players coming back and then quickly picking up another serious injury.

    Clarke and Best out for the season, for example.
    Who's next?

    When you see that Clarke injury, it's pretty freakish in that his studs get caught in the turf and his leg just crumbles. Could it be that he was favoring something, or that there was a biomechanical disruption due to recovering from injury? Yes, certainly possible. But it's also one that could have absolutely nothing to do with previous injuries and was just a freak thing.

    We have obviously had a lot of injuries, and high rate of players coming back and getting hurt again. It's that second one that I would be looking at and wondering what's happening? Are we rushing players back? Are we not correctly preparing them and strengthening them?

    All that said, you can do everything right and sometimes you can get unlucky. I think it's really, really difficult for us to assess these things from the outside.

    Regarding JFC, agree that it's Karl's job as manager to manager players and not let them hurt themselves. That said, did give minutes of running around a bit impact him that greatly? I don't know. Could going through a full warm up and all that be a greater impact? Possibly. I also don't trust Robinson's injury assessments before matches, he's often misleading.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,420
    Last Thursday Robinson stated we only had 16 fit players. After the Bury game he then stated we only had 12 fit players. Did 4 get injured on Thursday and Friday then, or was he being misleading?
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,229
    Call me old fashioned, but that’s just the sort of spirit I wanna see from a player, take a bow JFC.

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  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,271

    Call me old fashioned, but that’s just the sort of spirit I wanna see from a player, take a bow JFC.

    I admire his spirit too. Then I expect the manager to say, "that's great, son, but don't be so bloody stupid, what use is 5 minutes in this game if you then are out for another two months?"

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,336
    edited January 2018
    Sounds like Robinson embellishing a story to make JFC sound like a hero IMO. Not sure why he wouldn't think that putting this story out there makes it sound like he's risking the health of his squad.
  • sm
    sm Posts: 2,973

    I'm not a Robinson apologist at all, but I wouldn't blame the injury issues on him. It seems to have been an endemic issue since RD took over and is probably due to lack of, and frankly often poor, recruitment.

    Also you have to remember being in league one we are often going to pick up players who may be talented but often have underlying issues such as injuries or inconsistent performances.

    He also had an injury crisis with us last season and a number of others previously at MK FC.
  • milo
    milo Posts: 389
    Boss Karl Robinson conceded that Forster-Caskey disregarded personal fitness by insisting on going on in the 1-0 win against Bury last weekend (January 13).

    "He said to me 'gaffer, I love you and if there’s still breath in my body I will lay down my life for you and the club , damn this thigh, I don’t care if my leg comes clean off' and that shows how much he cares about the club," revealed Robinson.

    "He shouldn't have been anywhere near that pitch and yet he turned to Solls and said ‘you’re not going to let a calf strain stand in the way of a momentous victory over Bury are you?’ And Solls said to me ‘Gaffer, let me on, mid-table mediocrity depends on us, here, now, it’s time to make a stand’ then they chest bumped and ran on to the pitch growling”

    “and if that what it takes to play for this football club then we're willing to do it."
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,412
    Things are bad. Sack the manager.
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,340
    Surprised that you lot can’t spot a bit of extra bullshit to make a point.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,563
    Oggy Red said:


    In one way I admire JFC's sentiment, "'gaffer we need to win this game" ........ but, "I don't care if I get injured' sounds a bit reckless to me.

    JFC has already tried to come back too soon (home to Gillingham) and needed to be subbed at halftime.
    One aborted comeback should have rung warning bells to him - and especially the manager and medical staff.

    So last week JFC comes on for 5 minutes when he clearly wasn't ready and "now there is a doubt" whether he will be fit to face Walsall.
    What on earth did the Medical Dept at Sparrows Lane have to say? If a young player can't be sensible, you'd expect his manager to make a responsible decision.

    It's probably more a case of, it's worth the risk if we manage 3 points and the blokes out there are knackered...
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,323
    karl r - to me he seems like the type whos trying to be a friend, it happens a lot with younger managers hes only a few years older then some of our players, hes 37 although he must of had the same paper round as charlie adams. of course its fine being that sort of manager when things are going well.
  • Sounds like Robinson embellishing a story to make JFC sound like a hero IMO. Not sure why he wouldn't think that putting this story out there makes it sound like he's risking the health of his squad.

    Roly will be sitting there in his shed...thinking,that's another couple of quid I could claw back then,il get Murray onto it right away...Sell,Sell,Sell...!!!

    Just sell the club you decrepit old fuck...
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 12,031
    I think Robinson is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. He’s handling a crap situation at the club now but we’re still in the playoff spots. And, he is in the fans corner and isn’t an apologist for the regime. Lot to be said for that. I’m prepared to cut him some slack at the moment. For those who just don’t like ‘Gobby’, be careful what you wish for.

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  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 12,031
    Knowing the way he operates, he probably is making an indirect statement to Roland Rat saying “look what we’re dealing with”. I wouldn’t think at this point he has much of a relationship with the Owner but he continues to stick the knife in. Nothing bad with that. F@@k Roland.
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,315
    It is stupid by any means. We had JJ on the bench who could have come on and done exactly the same thing.
  • redman said:

    It is stupid by any means. We had JJ on the bench who could have come on and done exactly the same thing.

    Jackson came on two mins later (in the 91st min)... Why he didnt come on before JFC and play longer though!!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990

    redman said:

    It is stupid by any means. We had JJ on the bench who could have come on and done exactly the same thing.

    Jackson came on two mins later (in the 91st min)... Why he didnt come on before JFC and play longer though!!
    Jacko was reported as having a tight hamstring after playing for 90 mins in the Checkershirt match a few days earlier.
    Robbo also said he had barely 10 minutes in him, or words to that effect.

  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,153
    edited January 2018
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  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,229
    ross1 said:

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    Going on our previous with rushing injured players back, I expect to see him named as the lone striker this coming Saturday.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,462
    I hope that anti-gravity treadmill has been properly screwed to the floor.
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    Going to be difficult for him kicking a football strapped to that...
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    ross1 said:

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    Going to be difficult for him kicking a football strapped to that...
    Yeah but difficult to mark him as well.