Injuries

[Davidimp]

Building up a bit, the Saturday Tuesday fixture list is clearly taking it's toll on our small squad
Players currently out
Ross
Jackson
Bridcutt
McGrandles
Archibald
Morton
Soule
Sounds like none of them will be back for Tuesday either and without a genuine holding midfielder our style of play really struggles imho

 

[NottyImp]

Agreed, that's a long list and some quite influential/key players on it.

 

[Davidimp]

Arguably our two most influential players in McGrandles and Bridcutt.
Also the man to take the workload of Hopper in Morton.

 

[PerthImp]

It’s bit of a worry with the more “winnable” games coming thick & fast.

 

[Red Wimp]

Think maybe we are seeing why we were able to sign Bridcutt. Not sure what his longest run of games without an injury is but this season can’t be many. Doesn’t feel like major ones but just enough to keep him out

 

[Scotimp]

Bridcutt is currently injured for the third time this season, his longest run was 9 games in September and October (7 in the league).

As far as having a small squad goes, we must not forget that everyone has a small squad now: currently limited to 22 named players (over the age of 21), reducing to 21 for 2021-22, and 20 for 2022-23.

 

[Chesterimp]

Think maybe we are seeing why we were able to sign Bridcutt. Not sure what his longest run of games without an injury is but this season can’t be many. Doesn’t feel like major ones but just enough to keep him out

Good job we arent also carrying the likes if Bozzie and Eardley.

 

[HoofGrantBrown]

So maybe Tayo as holding midfield?
Or could Howarth do it?

 

[jal jal]

Tayo is better playing in the middle more than he is at LB