Ollie says 'Absolutely Rediculous'

Ollie has slammed the amount of games to be played over the first several weeks, saying that playing saturday and tuesdays is way too much for players. I'm probably on my own here, but to work for 3 hours a week playing 2 games isnt exactly rocket science to me, and getting paid a full weeks wage for that. I admit they do a few hours more training, but i cant get it into my head that its similar in Premiership where Klopp and others moan that its too much for their players too for too many games in a week. 2 games= 180 minutes,3 bloody hours. I understand that a footballers career can be short, but its their career choice, and know what the outcome is. Maybe im missing something here, ive worked all my life, and sometimes doing 60 hours a week, and now at 65+, am looking forward to my state pension come next january. All i can say is.... Man up guys, 3 hours of sweat isnt a lot to ask for each week, well, for 7 weeks. I lost the interest of players when agents got involved. In my earlier days, the Club owned the players and they earnt their weekly wage, its now easy for them to be protected. End of rant, send me the red crosses, but you know im right.

It’s the same for everyone so it’s not unfair is it?

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

Quoted from dicko995

Ollie has slammed the amount of games to be played over the first several weeks, saying that playing saturday and tuesdays is way too much for players. I'm probably on my own here, but to work for 3 hours a week playing 2 games isnt exactly rocket science to me, and getting paid a full weeks wage for that. I admit they do a few hours more training, but i cant get it into my head that its similar in Premiership where Klopp and others moan that its too much for their players too for too many games in a week. 2 games= 180 minutes,3 bloody hours. I understand that a footballers career can be short, but its their career choice, and know what the outcome is. Maybe im missing something here, ive worked all my life, and sometimes doing 60 hours a week, and now at 65+, am looking forward to my state pension come next january. All i can say is.... Man up guys, 3 hours of sweat isnt a lot to ask for each week, well, for 7 weeks. I lost the interest of players when agents got involved. In my earlier days, the Club owned the players and they earnt their weekly wage, its now easy for them to be protected. End of rant, send me the red crosses, but you know im right.

I do understand what you're saying but the human body will only withstand so much before performance starts to deteriorate rapidly. Playing 90 minutes of football is an intense physical effort and would needs adequate recover time in between to maximise performance... Playing the odd Saturday/Tuesday is fine but for several weeks in a row, without the luxury of a large squad to rotate will inevitably have a detrimental impact on both fitness and performance.

However, everyone is in the same boat I suppose and the salary cap will hopefully prevent those with the luxury of carrying overly large squads from having an advantage.

I suspect the phrase “Hanson injured” will be one we’ve heard for much of the season.

I understand what Holloway is saying but it’s no different for anyone so surely you adjust your training methods etc to fit...

I used to play twice in two days when I was young and I did that without training .

Damned either way.

If a manager or player raises fatigue issues and playing too much, we, as ‘normal’ workers get on our high horses and slate them as pampered prima donnas and they don’t know they’re born.

Then the players play too much and subsequently their performances deteriorate due to tiredness and playing through niggles, or worse still they get a serious injury. We then moan that players aren’t at the level we require them to be or are sat in the treatment room picking up a wage for nothing.

Either way this is a scenario in which the gaffer earns his money by ‘managing’ the squad and each game accordingly. Hopefully this is when having Ollie at the helm proves the difference between us and our rivals over the course of the season.

Football is very different to ye olde days, there is a much higher athletic requirement at league levels with much more intensive training than back in the 1950's or whenever a bunch of you started watching Town. It's not a run about in a muddy field and then down to the pub for a few pints anymore (except maybe when Newell was in charge!).

Increasing games in a shorter period limits rest time and puts more pressure on the body which equals injuries. It's going to be tough starting the season as it is. Comparing your 40 years working at Tesco or whatever to being a pro footballer just sounds funny. Careers are short for a reason and often end even earlier due to severe injuries.

Bunch of pessimistic old farts on here who complain about everything.

You obviously don't play football, two games a week is flipping absured and flipping ridiculous at a high level.

We know why it is but don't assert that they are league two players they should just get on with it, they will. But two 90 minutes of war a week for a month or more is stupid.

Quoted from aldi_01

I suspect the phrase “Hanson injured” will be one we’ve heard for much of the season.

I understand what Holloway is saying but it’s no different for anyone so surely you adjust your training methods etc to fit...

Hanson injured already! That must suggest that purely training has done him in, which does not bode well. The sad fact is, players of his age are largely past it nowadays, and can’t be relied upon to play every week, let alone twice a week.