Ollie says 'Absolutely Rediculous'

Quoted from immariner

balderdash that professional footballers can't play two games a week. You train less frequently to compensate for the rest needed.

Saturday- game.
Sunday- stretching and recovery
Monday- lighter training session(s)
Tuesday- game
Wednesday- stretching and recovery
Thursday- full training session(s)
Friday- lighter training session(s)
Saturday- game

Repeat.

So you work 7 days a week do you? They’re not slaves for our entertainment, they’re working men like you and me and are entitled to at the very least one full day off a week. Football has changed, it’s much higher paced now, it’s physically hard work, very demanding mentally too and takes it’s toll on the body.

We can talk about how the game has moved on, more energetic and so forth but the simple fact is it’s the same for everyone.

Perhaps every manager is moaning, who knows? But surely this is where managers really earn their money. Ensuring training is appropriate, players remain effective and fit whilst rotating and managing the games and deploying tactics that are effective but possibly ensure we can cover that many games.

It always seems like you play 2 a week for a month or so at the start of every season.

Is it excuse making because we’ve been honest about our biggest being lower than many others? Is it excuse making because we still haven’t recruited all of our targets and may not before we start again or is it just a manager moaning about the amount of games they’ve got to play?

No excuses for a top man - but we start on a level playing field - its the same for all 24 cubs as far as I can see. Its football - get out there & do it. Sometimes I despair at the negativity before it even kicks off.

Quoted from immariner

balderdash that professional footballers can't play two games a week. You train less frequently to compensate for the rest needed.




Saturday- game.
Sunday- stretching and recovery - church,  then pub
Monday- lighter training session(s) - session in pub
Tuesday- game
Wednesday- stretching and recovery - session in pub
Thursday- full training session(s) - session in pub
Friday- lighter training session(s) - can't be seen out so a couple of bottles of vino at home
Saturday- game

Repeat.

Suitably altered for the 1980s / 90s player.

Quoted from Heswall Mariner

No excuses for a top man - but we start on a level playing field - its the same for all 24 cubs as far as I can see. Its football - get out there & do it. Sometimes I despair at the negativity before it even kicks off.

It will be harder for those clubs , like us, who wont be spending a full seasons budget until crowds and income start rolling in , so in a double whammy, we aren't recruiting a normal full season squad just when the games are coming thick and fast and i doubt we will be in all honesty. The quicker we are out of the cups the better for squad protection wise i would think.

Of course Holloway is entitled to point it out , Fergie used to moan about it at Man Utd and he had squads of 40 - 50 to rotate, didnt play in the first rounds of the cup and unbelievably while moaning they played too much would organise games around the world when they did get a week off.
I dont think its the same for all as some have said and i think Holloway will be one of a few managers in our League who will have a smaller squad to cope with this season, or half season until crowds are back in.

Quoted from jock dock tower

Suitably altered for the 1980s / 90s player.

Or the Newell Years .......

Quoted from Hagrid

Mohsni and the 3 new lads behind on fitness he also said. And hanson injured

2 games a week they’ll soon catch up😉

Quoted from Heswall Mariner

No excuses for a top man - but we start on a level playing field - its the same for all 24 cubs as far as I can see. Its football - get out there & do it. Sometimes I despair at the negativity before it even kicks off.

We don't though because clubs like Scunthorpe went nuts signing players before the salary cap. It won't ever level out because relegated clubs don't have to tow the line either but if will take a couple of seasons for most teams to be on an even keel.

I am with pete on this one, just we played because we loved playing ,not because we had to for a pay packet.. I along with many back in the 60`s 70`s 80`s played more than twice a week , in fact i worked permanant nights , and played , thursday  , sat aftenoon and sunday morning.. and trained tuesday evenings . I cannot ever remember getting up and feeling i cant be bothered today cos am tired. we loved playing the game end of... and as for the pub afterwards .it worked better than any magic sponge lol

Quoted from jimgtfc

So you work 7 days a week do you? They’re not slaves for our entertainment, they’re working men like you and me and are entitled to at the very least one full day off a week. Football has changed, it’s much higher paced now, it’s physically hard work, very demanding mentally too and takes it’s toll on the body.

May I suggest you try nursing 12 hours a day, especially in the current climate, then you can talk about "very demanding and it takes its toll on the body" or you can just ask my wife.