Our Injury problems

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Chris Phillips ‏@CJPhillips1982 Hearing that it's someone who can play defence & midfield Blues are trying to sign. Not Mkandawire though before you say it!

Jusy keeping my fingers crossed! If we do manage it, I hope he arrives at the ground before 2.15 pm on Saturday.

 

[Willie Coulson's Red Cheeks]

Chris Phillips ‏@CJPhillips1982 Hearing that it's someone who can play defence & midfield Blues are trying to sign. Not Mkandawire though before you say it!

Jusy keeping my fingers crossed! If we do manage it, I hope he arrives at the ground before 2.15 pm on Saturday.

Hopefully at the same time!!

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Chris Phillips ‏@CJPhillips1982 Sturrock does not expect any of the injured players to be back fit for Saturday @SUFCRootsHall

True or bluff?

And whos to say that another couple get injured on saturday?

 

[shrimperjon]

Big question is - if there is s chance a couple maybe fit for saturday do we play them or not? I agree that the league is very important, but the team that played on Tuesday did ok and should have got the result. We wont go up or not on Saturday, but it would give the likes of Barker and Phillips that bit extra time to recover for Wednesday. For me, at the moment the chnace of seeing Southend at Wembley, a massive thing for us fans, is more important than saturday, i know that some would disagree and the league is the priority, but just take a step back and think of 25-30,000 blues at wembley, surely a dream for us all.

 

[WESTY_SUFC]

We all have injury problems! At one point us Cobblers had 13 players out through suspension/injury! You'll still win Saturday because we're playing away.

We're awful at home though. Not a half decent league performance in nearly 2 months

 

[chapperzUK]

Big question is - if there is s chance a couple maybe fit for saturday do we play them or not? I agree that the league is very important, but the team that played on Tuesday did ok and should have got the result. We wont go up or not on Saturday, but it would give the likes of Barker and Phillips that bit extra time to recover for Wednesday. For me, at the moment the chnace of seeing Southend at Wembley, a massive thing for us fans, is more important than saturday, i know that some would disagree and the league is the priority, but just take a step back and think of 25-30,000 blues at wembley, surely a dream for us all.

I wouldn't start them unless they were 90-100% fit, which I doubt. Can't risk losing them for any longer, but an ideal scenario would be to give them 10-15 at the end of the game.

 

[dannypav]

To make matters even worse , I've woken up with a sore back today.
Hopefully rest today will help and I will be able to take my seat tomorrow.

 

[Jam_Man]

Big question is - if there is s chance a couple maybe fit for saturday do we play them or not? I agree that the league is very important, but the team that played on Tuesday did ok and should have got the result. We wont go up or not on Saturday, but it would give the likes of Barker and Phillips that bit extra time to recover for Wednesday. For me, at the moment the chnace of seeing Southend at Wembley, a massive thing for us fans, is more important than saturday, i know that some would disagree and the league is the priority, but just take a step back and think of 25-30,000 blues at wembley, surely a dream for us all.

League is more important than a day out.

We win Saturday and it keeps us right up there with the pack chasing for 3rd, lose and we lose ground and have to start chasing just to get back in the play offs.

That said, theres no point risking players if theres a risk of worsening the injury.

 

[dingleydangley]

To make matters even worse , I've woken up with a sore back today.
Hopefully rest today will help and I will be able to take my seat tomorrow.

When it rains, eh?. I can't make tomorrow so I'm getting someone in on loan to fill my seat. My scout assures me that he doesn't boo, but he hasn't had much chair time recently. Hopefully, he'll be able to do a job for us.

 

[ntfcfan]

We're awful at home though. Not a half decent league performance in nearly 2 months

I'm now even more convinced you'll win. That post could be leveled at Gillingham/Rotherham who've beaten us in the last few games. Also lost at Barnet in October when they hadn't won all season, 4-0.

 

[dannypav]

When it rains, eh?. I can't make tomorrow so I'm getting someone in on loan to fill my seat. My scout assures me that he doesn't boo, but he hasn't had much chair time recently. Hopefully, he'll be able to do a job for us.

Is your loanee eligible for the JPT match or do you expect to be back then yourself ?

 

[Norwichshrimper]

League is more important than a day out.

We win Saturday and it keeps us right up there with the pack chasing for 3rd, lose and we lose ground and have to start chasing just to get back in the play offs.

That said, theres no point risking players if theres a risk of worsening the injury.

I agree that all things being equal the league is more important. But IMO promotion this year is a long shot (injuries or not) - We have to win a number of games to get promotion, we just have to avoid defeat in one game to reach Wembley.

It's a bit like me offering you a chance to win £50 for scoring 100 on a dart board, or £100 for scoring 180 - yes, arguably, the prize is greater, but the chances of winning the larger prize are much less.

I'd personally rest anyone not 100% fit on Saturday for the JPT game - you never know we might win the game anyway.

 

[dingleydangley]

Is your loanee eligible for the JPT match or do you expect to be back then yourself ?

This is the problem. If you get loanees in they'll want to, er, sit. Truth is, I'm very likely to be back but, if he has a stormer tomorrow, there are no guarantees.

 

[dannypav]

This is the problem. If you get loanees in they'll want to, er, sit. Truth is, I'm very likely to be back but, if he has a stormer tomorrow, there are no guarantees.

If he does well tomorrow , then that will make next week very tricky.
I think just sit him down and explain that he's one for the future , but for a JPT Area Final 2nd leg , we really do need our experienced campaigners back.
I mean you could keep him in , but he could freeze on the night :omg:

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Chris Phillips ‏@CJPhillips1982 Blues' number one target is a youngster on the books of a Premier League club.

Banton at last! :smile:

 

[dingleydangley]

If he does well tomorrow , then that will make next week very tricky.
I think just sit him down and explain that he's one for the future , but for a JPT Area Final 2nd leg , we really do need our experienced campaigners back.
I mean you could keep him in , but he could freeze on the night :omg:

I've spoken to the boy and clarified a few points. He realises that he's here initially for one game and that he can't just walk into an established seat. He's spent a lot of time on the bench (south-east corner in the late seventies) but he's an ambitious lad. Comes from a good family who keep his feet on the ground, good in the fresh air and tidy on the steps. He's just here for the experience, and I'm sure he realises that I'll be back after the girl's graduation ceremony...I mean my suspension. Good lad.

 

[Kris]

I'm now even more convinced you'll win. That post could be leveled at Gillingham/Rotherham who've beaten us in the last few games. Also lost at Barnet in October when they hadn't won all season, 4-0.

Nah, you're already 3-0 up. Bayo Akinfenwa has scored against us in practically every fixture, whether for the Cobblers, Gillingham or Swansea. Roy O'Donovan, who was with us for a while a few seasons back, scored a hat-trick against us when he subsequently signed for Hartlepool, and then of course there's another ex-blue in Luke Guttridge.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

[h=5]Southend United Football Club
[/h][h=5]Sturrock: "Marc Laird is out for three weeks, Lavery is out for six to eight so is on his way back to Sheffield Wednesday."
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[dannypav]

Southend United Football Club


Sturrock: "Marc Laird is out for three weeks, Lavery is out for six to eight so is on his way back to Sheffield Wednesday."

Any news about anyone coming back??

 

[blueveined]

Any news about anyone coming back??

Unfortunately not! Pretty sure in Sturrock's interview on Saturday he said he didn't expect any of the injured players to be back by Wednesday. :thumbdown: