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Robinson being injured is probably more of an issue than all the rest who are injured combined. We haven't got anyone in the squad good enough to replace him and haven't got the finance to buy someone as good as him. The side is significantly weakened by his absence.
He could well return sooner than predicted due to his prior level of fitness which has been exceptional and tremendous desire to play.
Bottom line is that now we are only one Player away (Pearson) from being in big trouble.
 
This is terrible news in the context of our season. Feel for the lad himself who was flying and looking like scoring in every game.

The Owner should have backed Neil in the summer. It’s now essential he does so.

For now we need to hope Barker and Moult Can step in.
 
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ernest;n3405477 said:
Out for at least three months according to AN - may need surgery. This is a huge blow for everyone - in his last few games Robinson has been playing at a new level of capability. We just have to hope that he, Johnson and Maguire all return fully fit and fired up. These things happen but we seem to getting more of it than most at the moment.
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We can’t just wait on them coming back ernest, we will have to react in the market in January.

Robinson is a “minimum” 3 months and we only have 2 other wide players. We can’t bank on Maguire being fit anymore either.
 
kbd_pne;n3405502 said:
We can’t just wait on them coming back ernest, we will have to react in the market in January.

Robinson is a “minimum” 3 months and we only have 2 other wide players. We can’t bank on Maguire being fit anymore either.
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Absolutely. An injury to Barker or Barkuizen and we have no-one to step in. If that happened, Neil would have to resort to 3 at the back and wing backs or improvise by playing Earl or Nmecha in a wide attacking position. We needed a right sided player to cover Barkuizen before these injuries-signings in January are now an absolute necessity but I'm not optimistic!
 
This is bad news indeed. Our track record with injuries to key players in the last 12 months really is horrendous.

It has become imperative that Neil is properly backed in January, preferably with some loans or, god forbid, permanent signings of experienced Championship players in several positions. If only to guide us through the rest of this season.
 
kbd_pne;n3405502 said:
We can’t just wait on them coming back ernest, we will have to react in the market in January.

Robinson is a “minimum” 3 months and we only have 2 other wide players. We can’t bank on Maguire being fit anymore either.
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We will need at least a couple of loans I agree. Bodin, Harrop, Johnson, Maguire, Robinson - that really is an horrendous list of absentees. Until Saturday we could still put out what you might describe as a first choice starting eleven but now we are looking to unproven players starting games. Barker has the skill but has not yet shown the application and consistency. The same is true for Nmecha. Ledson has shown the right character but has so far looked a bit short on the energy needed for this level. I am confident that Moult can step up from being an impact sub to an effective starter. Whatever we now have to dig deep because any more injuries will mean us bringing the kids in. One bright spot is that with Fisher, Hughes and Storey in reserve we do have some strength-in-depth at the back.
 
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Probably have to look to the youth team to plug the holes that have burst open the past few weeks, fingers crossed they can have an Earl-like impact if they are called upon.
 
rorschach;n3405488 said:
Didn't we have a 'freak' injury season last season, or was it the one before?
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Obviously the defensive injury crisis we had last season was bad, but most were short term injuries and by January we were able to field a strong enough side again. Now it is:

Bodin- season
Harrop- Season
Johnson- Season
Robinson- 3 months
Maguire- Doesn’t matter when he’s back if he just gets injured again

Means players like Browne have to play whilst carrying injuries. One more cm goes down, or a winger gets injured and we just don’t have depth there anymore to replace them.
 
Lee Trundle;n3405524 said:
Obviously the defensive injury crisis we had last season was bad, but most were short term injuries and by January we were able to field a strong enough side again. Now it is:

Bodin- season
Harrop- Season
Johnson- Season
Robinson- 3 months
Maguire- Doesn’t matter when he’s back if he just gets injured again

Means players like Browne have to play whilst carrying injuries. One more cm goes down, or a winger gets injured and we just don’t have depth there anymore to replace them.
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DJ is only out for 4-6 weeks, not as bad as first feared.

I don't even want to think about this latest injury to Robinson, makes me feel sick. What have we done to deserve such shocking luck with injuries.
 
Interesting that Neil blames Robinson's injury on going away with Ireland, yet when other players suffer injuries during a match it has nothing to do with our own training regime.

The recurrence of Maguire's injury obviously was down to playing for Ireland, but his original injury was not. So that's Maguire, Bodin, Harrop, Johnson, now Robinson.

NOT just bad luck or coincidence and this needs to be examined closely.
 
Neil on the situation -

"It is really bad news with Callum.

"He is going to be out for a minimum of three months, he has torn a tendon and we are going to get an opinion this week on whether it needs surgery or not.

"It has been an horrific time for us in terms of injuries.

"Like last season, the injuries are all in the same area of the pitch.

"Last season it was defenders, now we have five creative attacking players out, four of who would probably start regularly.

"For us to have to cope with that is tough.

"Callum has been our talisman this year which makes this really frustrating."
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https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/footbal...inson-is-ruled-out-for-three-months-1-9462104
 
Tugg Speedman;n3405534 said:
Interesting that Neil blames Robinson's injury on going away with Ireland, yet when other players suffer injuries during a match it has nothing to do with our own training regime.

The recurrence of Maguire's injury obviously was down to playing for Ireland, but his original injury was not. So that's Maguire, Bodin, Harrop, Johnson, now Robinson.

NOT just bad luck or coincidence and this needs to be examined closely.
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Hard to put a finger on ACL injuries really with Bodin and Harrop. Just bad luck, although I maintain that Harrop being walked off the pitch with an ACL was amateurish.

It’s time for a root and branch investigation by the club though into muscle / soft tissue injuries. Why we are getting so many, and why some aren’t being detected.

Maguire played at home to Brentford and Villa last season with a torn hamstring, and they only detected it afterwards. It can only make matters worse. DJ has just played for over a month with a quad issue which potentially could’ve kept him out for a season. Thankfully it hasn’t turned out that way but it’s hard to accept all this stuff about how they thought it was something minor, then the played and realised it was something worse. It can’t be good for the players and surely must seriously risk the chances of aggravating injuries / making it worse.
 
With the intensity of our game we seem to struggle on the tuesday after a hard game on the saturday. Browne said he was struggling with his quad at the end of Saturday and Pearson clearly has some on-going problem which both could be aggravated. I'd be inclined to rotate beyond a Callum replacement (with his PNE and Ireland commitments so far this season it's not a massive surprise to me he's got injured) with maybe Ledson and even Burke possibly. We need to give a lot more thought to managing workload
 
Tugg Speedman;n3405534 said:
Interesting that Neil blames Robinson's injury on going away with Ireland, yet when other players suffer injuries during a match it has nothing to do with our own training regime.

The recurrence of Maguire's injury obviously was down to playing for Ireland, but his original injury was not. So that's Maguire, Bodin, Harrop, Johnson, now Robinson.

NOT just bad luck or coincidence and this needs to be examined closely.
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The injuries to Harrop and Bodin are down to bad luck - any knee injury especially the one like Bodin's and Harrop's are unfortunate for any footballer and has nothing to do with training.
 
kbd_pne;n3405565 said:
Hard to put a finger on ACL injuries really with Bodin and Harrop. Just bad luck, although I maintain that Harrop being walked off the pitch with an ACL was amateurish.

It’s time for a root and branch investigation by the club though into muscle / soft tissue injuries. Why we are getting so many, and why some aren’t being detected.

Maguire played at home to Brentford and Villa last season with a torn hamstring, and they only detected it afterwards. It can only make matters worse. DJ has just played for over a month with a quad issue which potentially could’ve kept him out for a season. Thankfully it hasn’t turned out that way but it’s hard to accept all this stuff about how they thought it was something minor, then the played and realised it was something worse. It can’t be good for the players and surely must seriously risk the chances of aggravating injuries / making it worse.
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Agree with this. Maguire's was a rare injury but it took way too long to diagnose properly and be operated on - and he also came back after the bare minimum of rehab for the injury.

Robbo was stretching his hammy a couple of times in the early minutes of the second half and should have gone off then. Last time when he came back from Ireland duties we sensibly started with him on the bench.

You're right about DJ's injury. I also think that Pearson has had problems with his quad cramping since early last season. Possibly his regular suspensions and not being on international duty have prevented this from developing into something worse? It's also worrying that as well as playing with an ongoing shoulder problem that he seems to have acquired twice on Ireland duty, Browne was also complaining of feeling a slight quad injury late on on Saturday (I mean on Deepdale not Baluga's).
 
Gutted for Robbo and us, he was having what was turning out to be the season of his life. Just as it was starting to click this happens.
Dont know about other clubs but we seem to have more than our share of muscle/ ligament type injuries. Something the club need to investigate IMO
 
Devastating injuries for us at the moment. Struggling for positives. But I'll have a go.

Real threat of Robinson going in January now looks less likely.

An opportunity for others, including maybe Ethan Walker?

No, didn't work. Gutted.
 
We are unbelievably unlucky with injuries
or
the management / training / medical regime is unbelievably bad.
or
the curse is back with a vengence.
Not sure what to think myself, just so frustrating.
hope all of them get back asap.
 
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