January Transfer Rumours

[J_B]

Read a few of their fans saying he's has a few attitude problems sometimes. Lets hope its not another Obafemi situation if it comes off

Thus is the sort of signing that we need to make. We're not going to sign players who are flying near the top of the Championship. We need to sign misfits who could thrive in the right environment.
Whether we have the manager who can piece together a team of misfits is another matter.

 

[bakajack]

Try working in a factory for 70hrs a week for minimum wage to put food on the table and pay the mortgage and bills.
Professional footballers have a privileged life whatever standard they play. If they have to do 60% more running around than players from years gone by (most on minimum wage)then tough shit. If they don't like the extra effort they have to put in with modern day football the solution is easy, get a job in a factory...

Very very few footballers back in those days were actually pushing their bodies to the limits.

You could even argue that many of the pre season exercises and fitness drills back then were actually detrimental to the long term health of a footballer's body (hill sprints being an excellent example)

It probably wasn't even until the days of Arsene Wenger that football science in the UK was even taken remotely seriously. It's relatively easy to "give your all" for 90 minutes when you only play once a week and train two or three times a week, even if you also had another job on the go since very few jobs actually worked/stressed the entire body in the way that being a professional athlete does.

Nowadays players are pushed to the limits (and beyond in many cases) far more often and the human body simply isn't designed to be operating at those limits long term. There are reasons why very few professional footballers continue to play at a high professional level compared to 20-30-40 years ago.

 

[Bluenile]

Not many silly rumours this window either.
I’ve heard we’re looking at a Dutch winger, Willie Drijble from league 2 side CK Spasti.
Pederson currently spending £60-70 a week in the canteen so may be willing to keep him this window.

Nurse! Nurse!! Fetch a suture set, my sides are splitting!

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

6 months left on his deal and we're eyeing a bid, can't imagine he's desperate to stay at Rovers if he hasn't signed a new deal

We were linked with him the last time his contract was running down too. So this could potentially be just agent talk again.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Very very few footballers back in those days were actually pushing their bodies to the limits.

You could even argue that many of the pre season exercises and fitness drills back then were actually detrimental to the long term health of a footballer's body (hill sprints being an excellent example)

It probably wasn't even until the days of Arsene Wenger that football science in the UK was even taken remotely seriously. It's relatively easy to "give your all" for 90 minutes when you only play once a week and train two or three times a week, even if you also had another job on the go since very few jobs actually worked/stressed the entire body in the way that being a professional athlete does.

Nowadays players are pushed to the limits (and beyond in many cases) far more often and the human body simply isn't designed to be operating at those limits long term. There are reasons why very few professional footballers continue to play at a high professional level compared to 20-30-40 years ago.

Or you could say that nowadays, with cutting edge sports science, nutrition experts, modern day training facilities, qualified teams of physiotherapist, billiard table like training surfaces, overnight stops before away game, executive coach travel/flights for away games, that the players of today, have never had it so good.
Anyway, all about opinions aye.





pitches

 

[Smurph]

Very very few footballers back in those days were actually pushing their bodies to the limits.

You could even argue that many of the pre season exercises and fitness drills back then were actually detrimental to the long term health of a footballer's body (hill sprints being an excellent example)

It probably wasn't even until the days of Arsene Wenger that football science in the UK was even taken remotely seriously. It's relatively easy to "give your all" for 90 minutes when you only play once a week and train two or three times a week, even if you also had another job on the go since very few jobs actually worked/stressed the entire body in the way that being a professional athlete does.

Nowadays players are pushed to the limits (and beyond in many cases) far more often and the human body simply isn't designed to be operating at those limits long term. There are reasons why very few professional footballers continue to play at a high professional level compared to 20-30-40 years ago.

Ask the families of the Charlton brothers, Jeff Astle and Dean Windass if they put their bodies on the line or not.

Players are playing longer these days. Just look at Ronaldo, Messi, Pepe, Modric, Lewandowski, I can go on.

If players are retiring earlier these days it's because of the money generated through the careers. Which isn't a luxury previous generations have had.

 

[ABSwan]

Ask the families of the Charlton brothers, Jeff Astle and Dean Windass if they put their bodies on the line or not.

Players are playing longer these days. Just look at Ronaldo, Messi, Pepe, Modric, Lewandowski, I can go on.

If players are retiring earlier these days it's because of the money generated through the careers. Which isn't a luxury previous generations have had.

How about you guys start a new thread on sports science, I see this thread having new entries so expect to see a rumour on a signing, instead I see comments on how fit you have to be. Alternatively change the thread title and perhaps someone can start a new one on rumours.

 

[Smurph]

How about you guys start a new thread on sports science, I see this thread having new entries so expect to see a rumour on a signing, instead I see comments on how fit you have to be. Alternatively change the thread title and perhaps someone can start a new one on rumours.

It's healthy debate amongst forum users.

Our transfer activity isn't exactly buzzing at the moment.

 

[SwanseaJack]

It's healthy debate amongst forum users.

Our transfer activity isn't exactly buzzing at the moment.

he has a fair point though

 

[Smurph]

he has a fair point though

Maybe, personally I prefer to see the forum active.

I tend to skip through posts that don't interest me or contribute to those that do.

 

[NEATH JACK 8]

So fans are having a debate on a forum about another topic. Considering, until the rumour of Dolan, all we had to discuss was the current Joe Low non event how dare we

 

[Swanjaxs]

Ok I'll add something to the January Transfer Thread...
Nothing will happen until about 20.45 January 31st

 

[Skippyjack]

Ask the families of the Charlton brothers, Jeff Astle and Dean Windass if they put their bodies on the line or not.

Players are playing longer these days. Just look at Ronaldo, Messi, Pepe, Modric, Lewandowski, I can go on.

If players are retiring earlier these days it's because of the money generated through the careers. Which isn't a luxury previous generations have had.

Jeff Astle was my great grandmother's cousin.. so technically you said I can have an opinion and Blaze can.. you're correct

 

[Dr. Winston]

I'll be surprised if there's many factory jobs that require you to run 10km+ in 90 minutes if I'm honest.

 

[Swanjaxs]

I'll be surprised if there's many factory jobs that require you to run 10km+ in 90 minutes if I'm honest.

Or many factory jobs that pay 20k a week...