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Thought we could have a thread on this for whenever people are injured, with any updates included.

Injured at the moment:

Crooks (Knee) - 6 Weeks (Will know more later today)
Phillips (Knee) - Unknown
JJOT (Groin) - 3-4 Weeks (Non Contact Training at the minute)
Chris Long (Hamstring) - 3-4 Weeks Seen a chiropractor to try and free up hamstrings)
Hoskins (Ankle) Should be available as of Saturday 7th Sep
McWilliams (Foot) Should be available as of Saturday 7th Sep
Moloney (Unknown)Should be okay
Barnett (Unknown) 4 Weeks

Todays injury news!

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers/cobblers-boss-hasselbaink-waiting-on-matt-crooks-injury-news-1-8169622 (http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers/cobblers-boss-hasselbaink-waiting-on-matt-crooks-injury-news-1-8169622)

Injured at the moment:

Crooks (Knee) - 6 Weeks
Phillips (Knee) - Unknown
JJOT (Groin) - 3-4 Weeks?
Chris Long (Hamstring) - 3-4 Weeks?
Hoskins (Ankle) 2 Weeks?
McWilliams (Foot) Days?

Foley was fit for the  Wigan game as he was on the bench but didn't come on. He the disappeared again for two games, mystifying really as I don't see how he could have been injured.

And the same with George smith, he was on the bench for Bradford and then not in the squad last night - granted Hanley had a good game yesterday but are we saying that kasim is rated a better bet than foley and Hanley a better bet than smith? Also no injury update on McWilliams so I hope this means he's fit and available for Saturday.

Oops, I missed him out.

Think the last update was "a couple of weeks", bang on two weeks ago.

So would think a week at most if he isn't fit for Saturday?

Good idea to have a thread for this.

Club are a bit rubbish when it comes to injury updates at the moment though, particularly when it comes to O'Toole!

JJOT update..............read the website, or the chron website.

the internet is a wonderful thing

So is common decency. And politeness. Shame you don't have any of either!

Spoke with Matt Crooks today, says he'll be out for 6 weeks, but happy as he feared initially that he could've been out for the rest of the season...

While I concede that 2 months is infinitely better than 7 months I can’t see how this can be seen as anything other than terrible news when we are desperate for results (and goals) right now. If jjot is not going to return any time soon as suggested by insider then we are seriously scratching around for quality not just up front but also now in midfield - all we need now is an injury to ash Taylor and we are in a crisis!

I've modified one of my posts with the injured players, maybe a Mod could pin it to the top of the thread for us?

Injured at the moment:

Crooks (Knee) - 6 Weeks
Phillips (Knee) - Unknown
JJOT (Groin) - 3-4 Weeks?
Chris Long (Hamstring) - 3-4 Weeks?
Hoskins (Ankle) 2 Weeks?
McWilliams (Foot) Days?

If you cut and paste, amend then re-post it, it will remain at the forefront.

Doh, forgot I had the first post!  ;D

Seem to be missing Foley

Foley is fit and available for selection as far as I'm aware?

Was on the bench at the weekend unless injured in the warm up/training.

Ah ok that's the benefit of this thread as it's an update for me 😉

Is it official that crooks is out for 6 weeks or is it based on what the guy who spoke to him over the weekend posted - I'm sure I haven't read anything from the club about it?

Yet another injury by the sounds of it, moloney's had to come off - we've got no cover at right back with Phillips out.

Last player we need getting injured.

It's OK. We can play Powell RWB, I'm glad Edinburgh got him used to the position.

I'm sure he'll get shoehorned in there somehow - I literally can't think of any other solution - but now that we're not playing wing backs and Powell can't defend or tackle I can potentially see a few problems - let's hope moloney shakes off whatever injury he picked up.

Does George Smith have a decent right foot? According to Jimmy's interview after the game, Barnett is injured as well.

The amount of injuries we’re picking up is starting to get ridiculous - I get that he’s having to work them hard in training but I wonder how many of these are down to fatigue.

He’s missing on international duty.

I've said this before, Hoskins is the man, except he's another of the injured.

I wonder if he will play McWilliams brother at right back who is supposed to be the next best prospect coming through

Moloney and Barnett added to the list now.

Poole can play RB but is away on International Duty, do we dare start a youngster in Cameron McWilliams? I hope so.

What is the worst that could happen?

'Fort that Poole only misses one league game which is this Sat?

Poole is only missing the Bristol game but the concern would be if moloney is missing for a length of time - Poole has been outstanding in midfield and to shift him to rb would mean disrupting both areas. If moloney is out the options look like either playing a left footer on the wrong side, Powell at rb or Cameron McWilliams - I’d probably go for the latter if that is his natural position. What side does bodin play on for Bristol - if he’s left sided he’s going to give whoever is at rb a real test?

Correct, so if Moloney is not fit then we need an RB for Saturday. Poole would have been my first choice as Foley could cover the midfield.

As he is not there, I would rather an inexperienced RB play there than a wide midfielder with about 2/3 games experience at that position (Powell).

Moloney is fine to play on Saturday by all accounts.

Good news if true - also McWilliams and Hoskins likely to be back which is another bonus.

Anyone but Powell at RB - he can’t stop fouling when trying to defend .
Hopefully Moloney will be fine
We desperately need some of these players back , especially Long , Hoskins and JJOT

Injuries updated as per NTFC twitter.....

Moloney, Hoskins & McWilliams all should be fit for Saturday.

Barnett out for 4 weeks - Achilles
Phillips - no return date
Long won't be rushed back - maybe 10 days (hamstring)
O'Toole is joining in with training on non-contact basis - no return date
Crooks out for at least 6 weeks, if he doesn't need surgery - knee

I think that's everyone.

That’s terrible news on Crooks - disaster .
We desperately need Long back as well
Back to where we were a few years ago with far too many injuries

Could do with Barnett and Phillips returning. Moloney looked so tired last game I saw him... Not surprised he came off with muscle fatigue yesterday.

I agree with this, with Barnett, Poole and Phillips all out it meant that we had no choice yesterday but to field Taylor, Pierre and moloney - all of them could have done with a rest but we have no alternatives.

Its funny when the team is doing crap how many injuries you get. Then when you start winning they miraculously become uninjured.

According to JFH the team have done very little training because it's been Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday matches ever since he arrived. He has said this openly and its one of his frustrations because he would like more time on the training field. The fatigue is due to accumulation of games and probably also that JFH's system requires players to be fitter as they have to run around more.

And that's any different to any other team in the division??

Mainly positive injury news from today:
- Shaun McWilliams and Sam Hoskins are now "fully fit" and available for selection
- Chris Long is "back running" and is "touch and go" for Saturday's game
- John Joe O'Toole is back in full training but won't be ready for Saturday


However Moloney is not training and not available for selection

Great news on all but Moloney.

Does that mean that save for O'Toole, Moloney & Long everyone is fully fit for Saturday?

(Obviously Revell is suspended).

Aaron Phillips in still injured, but that is more long term.

Maybe fully fit aren't the words I would use. Certainly Hoskins, Foley, McGugan and McWilliams (to a lesser extent) can't be classed as fully fit, but yes, certainly available for selection.

"We think he might be okay for Saturday" the words of JFH on the Chron report.

He didn't train Monday, as is going for a scan. They are unsure what the injury is although they don't think it's a tear.

Fingers crossed.

Crooks is injured as well.

And Leon Barnett.

Injured at the moment:

Crooks (Knee): 5 Weeks
Phillips (Knee): Unknown
JJOT (Groin): 1-2 Weeks (Back in full training)
Chris Long (Hamstring): Running, "may" be fit for the weekend
Moloney (Hamstring): Not training "might" be okay for Saturday
Barnett (Achilles): 3-4 Weeks

Suspended:
Revell: 3 Games (Straight Red Card)

FFS THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH CHRIS LONG

Is this fact?

I don’t believe this .
JFH would desperately want Long back

can you tell us the facts then please?

I don’t believe for a moment the management are hiding non selection behind injuries.
JFH would want every player available for selection .

Chris Long does have a slight problem with his hamstring (since the Charlton game). However, it hasn't been enough to keep him out of games but does not allow him to be totally free in his movements. Therefore, JFH took the decision to get him right before he returns this time (hopefully), this involved some treatment to his back to try and free up his hamstring.     

Moloney and Mcgugan available for selection.

The squad is starting to look healthy again.

Crooks is also back in training.

Phillips back doing some light running.

Barnett has protective boot off next week.

Lobjoit and Coddington back from loan.

Iaciofano no news yet.

Goff extended loan to 8th Jan 2018.

I think that rounds it all up!   

I think Raheem Hanley also has an injury, not sure what it is and how long it will keep him out though. 

Thought I'd update this as a lot of people are back/injuries have changed (as per tweet from NTFC today):

Long Term:

Phillips (Close to fitness)
Barnett (Back In Training)

Short Term:
JJ (Hopefully fit for Saturday)
Hoskins (Late Decision - Touch and Go)
Revs (Groin Strain picked up in training)

JFH has confirmed tonight that Sam Hoskins is back in training. JJOT and Daniel Powell may join in training later in the week. Aaron Pierre back training Wednesday, Aaron Phillips also back with the main group.

That leaves only Alex Revell who had a groin operation 2 weeks ago and is still a further 10 days away from a return.

Pierre out until at at least April.

Thats a real shame, I felt him and Taylor were just starting to get used to each other.

I can tell you ,Aaron Pierre was not due to play against Blackburn because of injury .
It must have been a very late call to play him and risk the injury .
He obviously pulled up early in the game and is now out for three months .
It seems the gamble seriously back fired .

Announcing this and Phillips the day after we confirm the physio is leaving us. Coincidence?

Exactly my thoughts

It doesn't sound like he has any intention of playing Facey in the middle, and it would also appear to provide a reason for not adding/changing our strikers.

What? the same physio that kept all the players fit in the promotion season?

Everyone is fit when we're winning...

I thought Wilder took our fitness guy, Matt Prestridge with him to Sheff Utd ?

The physio and the fitness guy are not the same person.

Correct. And left the physio where he is.

The managing of Moloney and O'Toole in recent years have been shambolic.

Van Veen back in training and 'touch and go' to be fit for Rovers on Saturday. With the squad well rested from the abandoned Blackpool match, hopefully we don't have a need to throw a half fit Van Veen up top.

Facey also looks to be fully fit now. Have we lost a game he's played in?

Facey played against Dale but was subbed I think. KVV is another sicknote Im afraid.

Not sure about that - would have thought that the treatment of Moloney has been ok?  As for JJOT perhaps he has been overplayed but always got the impression that JFH has managed him ok with frequent substitutions. Just a different point of view; no pack drill!

As I feared it looks like the van veen situation is going to be like the Powell saga from earlier this season - rated as touch and go for every match but not being fit. Until van veen is back we won’t be seeing anything of Poole as Mathis will have to be in the match day squad to cover Long.

I was referring to when they misdiagnosed Moloney, and deemed the rest of the summer period to be sufficient. Only to injure himself in his first preseason game vs Sileby and needing an operation, thus missing preseason and the start of our 2016/17 campaign. Shambolic.

Now I see why shambolic is mentioned.

There is no way Van Veen will be back this week - I guarantee it !

Van Veen is ..... you guessed it, "Touch and go!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zNFOdLKrdo&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zNFOdLKrdo&feature=youtu.be)

Same old sound bites regurgitated

Hopefully Jimmy is being clever and not ever giving a clear answer on KvV so the opponents don't know what they're getting until the day of the match. Preparing for facing Long is a different prospect to facing the big man I would think.

From the Chron:

There are no fresh injury concerns for the Cobblers from the weekend defeat at Fleetwood, and there is good news on injured pair Aaron Pierre and Aaron Phillips, who have both been out long term with thigh injuries.

Pierre was back out with the first team squad at Moulton College this morning, going through the warm-ups, while Phillips is also back out running again.

We really miss Pierre .
Much better than Turnbull .
Another JED signing .

I quite liked Turnbull after his first few appearances.

One thing I did notice Saturday though was how many times he headed the ball into a dangerous position halfway between our box and the centre circle. I couldn't work out if our invisible midfield was at fault for this or if it was just him having a 50p head.

Great news, Pierre has been missed.

Agreed. I really liked his attitude on the pitch. Could tell he was taking every loss personally and really told a teammate when he felt they should be performing better.

I also feel Taylor played better alongside Pierre. Not sure if it's just my memory playing tricks though...

Pierre had a wobbly start but was just starting to show some good form before he got injured.

Very unlikely to play this season but good to hear he has made progress.

Pierre and Taylor definitely our best centre back option.

Ash Taylor - Out with a fractured ego or bombed out the squad, anybody in the know, know?

Cheers Ash, you fell out with the gaffa already?!

Taylor still just being disclosed as "unavailable". Do we suspect he will be looking elsewhere in January?

He’s definitely avoiding the Taylor question !
Fair enough though - he’s been poor

Not sure what the obsession with Ash Taylor is.......

Are you happy with the current results?

If so, let's just support something which we've not seen for a while - played 3, lost none..........

He will be back in the side when the time is right.  But, when the current back 3 have done so well, he needs to open some doors.  Simple as......

But is he recuperating in Eurodisney?

Not all injuries are physical  ???

Taylor has looked poor but what concerns me more, is how easily he loses his temper with other players when it's usually his mistake.

Both Taylor and Barnett "unavailable", obviously something going on.
Lets just hope Turnbull, Pierre and Facey stay fit until Jan - not sure we have any other viable CB options.

"Gardening Leave"?

Carefull with your comments as I believe Leon's absence could be a potentially serious illness!!!

perhaps if the cobblers came clean with the real reason behind the injuries then the cynical assumptions would disappear, but then again thats wishful thinking when Cobblers followers have cynicism as second nature to them.

I was referring more to Taylor and the fact he's been seen at Eurodisney!

Barnett had "a medical procedure" a few weeks ago didn't he? With him you may indeed be correct unfortunately.

Ash Taylor has torn hamstring. Out for another 4-6 weeks

Leon is absent following the medical procedure not having the desired outcome. He could be back in a couple of weeks or it could be very long term.

Why hasn't the club announced this information? Someone even suggested Taylor was at EuroDisney last week - although clearly on a windup. By the way Taylor was at yesterday's game. He was with Morias, maybe both are doing rehab together. I hope Leon's problem isn't too serious.

If you see his Instagram account,he was at Euro Disney last week. Assume Club agreed to him going as he can''t train or do any rehab I'd guess.

I don't do Instagram or Facebook or Twitter. I'm a boring old git, well according to my two sons anyway  :)

when is marias coming back into the rechoning ??? ???

reckoning ;D ;D

Anytime soon. November was his expected return date.

Why are our injuries always so long term and shrouded in secrecy ?

I can answer the second part. Nobody is in the know.

Apparently, KC did the same at Carlisle, as he didn't want to give anything away to the opposition as to when/if injured players will be returning.

Fair play, seems to be working so far and tbh I don't really want to know when Ash Taylor and his ego will be back... ;D

I'm not dismissing the reasoning behind keeping his cards close to his chest regarding missing players but it's leading to a lot of rumours particularly with Barnett & Taylor

We don't need to know.

         The End.

They're are not... And they're are not.

Reading between the Curley Wurley lines sounds like Barnett is going to be a spent force and Taylors continued absence does not bother me, just look at the defence stats since he has been out of the frame, they speak for themselves.

Barnett has undergone a number of medical procedures to try and resolve the issue, but to date none have got to bottom of the problem. Doctors still trying to sort it.

What's the injury?

All is out in the open now. That's why I never referred to it as an injury mate

Sh**, poor bloke - best wishes to him and his family.  Thanks for the information Benji22, I totally understand.

Does anyone know who's currently actually injured in the squad?

Other than Cox, I don't believe any of them are actually unfit.

Which makes it all the more remarkable that McWilliams & Morias can't even get a place in the 18...

Morais is injured again - they mentioned it on RN last night.

Agreed with McWilliams, I cant see how he cannot be in the 18 when fit.  Why bother having all 3 of Bridge, Powell, Elsnick, surely Shaun's versatility and the fact he is actually signed on to us would put him on the bench. 

Facey is the other notable fit player who didnt make the 18 last night. 

Ah I didn't know about Morias being injured as I didn't hear Radio Numpty before the game.

Think Facey would be a waste of a bench spot tbh, as J Williams can cover centre half and right back too I believe.

No confirmation from the club that Morias is injured. They did tweet to say he was ill at the Crewe game but there has been nothing since. It's a mysterious Curle mystery.

Junior had to attend A&E before the Crewe game due to appendicitis following advice from the Crewe doctor, he had an operation the next day. He will be out for about 4 weeks and is now at home recuperating. It's a shame for Junior he's had a stop start season.     

It would have been SO much better if the club had stated this instead of reading it on a message board. I get the "Keep the opposition in the dark" strategy but this news must be known in the football world unless we asked the Crewe doctor to keep it quiet  ???

The club did state it. The info here came out of an article published by the Chron after an interview with Keith Curle

No it's curteous to the player. You or anyone else has the right to his privacy until he is ok with it.  

I suppose you are gutted that you wasn't updated withBarnetts heart condition as well?

It's intrusive and it's disgraceful.

What I'm saying that all the club need to say is that he's injured. We had that crap the other week that Jordan Turnbull was "Unavailable", what was that supposed to mean? was he waiting for the gasman to service his boiler ? got a delivery from Amazon?
   We don't need to know what the injury is but when nothing is said all sorts of rumours start, if a player is playing well then, suddenly, he's not even in the 18 but there is no mention of injury, then the rumours start, so and so has had a bust up, whatshisname was late for training and the like. It's so easy for the club just to say he's injured, so what's the problem with that?

The club stated that he was unavailable because he was I'll.

I know you guys have your eyes on domination of the club as laid out in your document-that-wasn't-really-your-document-when-no-one-liked-it but you aren't there yet. You don't own the players and they aren't public property. I've no idea why Turnbull was "unavailable" the other week but it's none of our business. It could have been anything - a bereavement, a sick child, an embarrassing medical issue, problems at home, a disciplinary issue... there's any number of things that might mean he needed some time off for that he might not want to be public knowledge.

You might not like it, but players are entitled to their privacy, even if that goes against the DNA of "the Northampton type".  >:D

All I said is why don't the club say that a player is injured to stop all the silly rumours that start up when they say nothing, remember Ash Taylor earlier in the season ?? Please explain what is wrong with this?

Because the club should only say that a player is injured if the player is injured. If a player is unavailable for another reason that could be personal then saying they are injured is misleading the fans. I want a club that is open and upfront with the supporters  ;)

I agree with you 100%, so why was I told the other week when Turnbull was "unavailable" that the reason he was unavailable was because he was injured. With the Morias case, it was posted on here on Weds that he was injured, which is a week and a half after the injury occurred. I heard various rumours last Saturday about Morias and McWilliams, non of the rumours would have surfaced if there had been a simple "He's injured" . So does anyone know why McWilliams has not been in the squad for the last 2 games ?  :-\

Not selected because he's not as good as people think he is?

More question marks that could so easily be avoided.

I heard on Tuesday , McWilliams has been late for training,  just a rumour, but knowing how strict KC can be, this may possibly be the reason?

Well done KC If that’s true

We ask the question and the answer appears...coincidence again?
https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/mcwilliams-absence-explained-by-boss-curle-1-8852449

Another rumour now proved to be wrong by a few words from the club. Just as I said, no its not discourteous to the player to say he's injured, it saves him having bad timekeeping rumours spread about him  :)

Junior is not injured he is ill.

But we're talking about Shaun McWilliams, he's injured according to KC.

McWiliams late for training  was before the Crewe game

So is it OK to say he's unfit?

I refer you to your earlier email.  The club had stated he was ill before the Crewe game but they did not specify the illness, indeed nor should they. Ill not injured. You or indeed no other fan has the right to know the details .

didnt the chron say it was appendicitis?!

The club has now given the reason.

My point is when the information is released is up to the player first and foremost  and the club. No one else. They stated he was unavailable but some on here read conspiracy theories into that and want to know the details. See Morias, Barnett and Taylor.

No it has to be up to the club, otherwise if xxxxx is not getting picked because he was late for training and is being a general d*ckhead, he's not going to put that out in public, is he?
  My original point was that it just needs 3 words from the club to stop any conspiracy theories or other rumours, "he is unfit", I really can't see a problem with this.

Right going around in circles.

Morias   Club stated he was unwell. No update until last week nor should there have been. It is not upto the club. personal medical matters should only be divulged when the player is ok with it.  Companies should not reveal personal issues of employees to all and sundry and neither should a football club

Mcwilliams   He was stated as being injured. Prior to Exeter it was said he was now fit but not included in the 18.

Definitely going round in circles, might as well call it quits  8)

I agree to an extent in extreme circumstances but are you seriously suggesting the club should not divulge a hamstring strain that keeps a player out for four weeks as that could be private to the player?  A player breaks a leg and is out for the season and nobody says anything other than unavailable.  It's just not the real world is it?

What next we release a player at the end of his contract but because the player deems it a private matter we only find out when he plays against us?

The Barnett one was tricky and obviously deeply personal.  Appendicitis?

Barton is exactly right in that in a vacuum of information rumours run rife.  At least 4/5 time this season alone the club has had to come out an address situations because they said nothing originally.  If Ash Taylor has a hamstring strain and is out for 2 months just tell us....job done.

It's what pretty much every other football club in England does!

No not injury related, illness and that was the distinction I kept making.

Ill not injured. illness should be private. It is a basic legal principle that an employer should not divulge any details.

Fair play though in Barton's defence I didn't spot that distinction either and reading back through I'm not sure it's a clear as you have made it until above.

Even in the circumstance of illness though the club can say something and a rough timeline.  I've worked in many different environments where without disclosing the nature of the illness we needed to explain someone is absent and give a timeline even if undefined of absence.  Again in fairness to Barton I don't get the impression the nature of the illness is relevant more the lack of communication and the vacuum that leaves.

Unless we’ve got a chance of signing him permanently - or I suppose we could be looking to sign him again on loan next season - what is the point of looking to play Cox again this season?

With Cox coming back - will he go back to 3 at the back ?
I think he will stick with Buchs and give him another contract

I don't....Buchs not worth another contract imo if we want to try and progress.

Pedji explanation is simple enough; he was not referring to injuries but only to illness. As in Barton's case it is when the Club fails to give clarification on a Players absence do 'misunderstandings' occur; so if player Taylor is injured then it is the Clubs responsibility to say so ....and quickly. If a player is ill then the Club needs to handle the situation differently and crucially in consultation with the Player. 

"Not fit" covers every thing doesn't it ?

Looks like McCormack could be out for a while (hamstring) but Vadaine Oliver (didn't know he was injured) and Camron McWilliams are both back in field based training according to KC.

Can Oliver play left wing 🙂

No

Looks like Curle has been had over by our friends down the road  ::)

It is being reported on Twitter that Harry Smith has a broken ankle and will be out for 3 to 4 months. Shaun McWilliams has a knee ligament injury and could be out for up to 8 months. This has not been confirmed by the club.

Well, Smith posted on social media, that x ray showed no break!

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Let's hope u r right friend 8)

Fair enough. I said it was being reported not that it was correct. Hopefully you are right.

Yeah but you presented it as fact and clearly wrote without checking; relying on Twitter ::)

Everbrite, your last post was totally unnecessary. Can you not see that?

Why are you such a fúcking cretin?

It's obviously taken years of practice.......!

90% of his posts are snipes at other peoples posts......its all very boring!

He is clearly either senile or a sniper.

Oh, come on. It doesn't have to be either/or.... ;D

I think he is compensating for a very small penís

I did not present it as fact. The last bit might be a clue "This has NOT been confirmed by the club". By the way we still haven't heard from the club but I hope like all supporters that his injury is not serious and Shaun's also.  

 Shaun's injury would be a major blow.

Its a major blow for him, but i'm not sure he's ever been one of Keiths "favourites".....only started 13 of the 23 games this season.

Concerning is that he replaced sick note McCormack and then went off injured himself, so potentially we could be two midfielders short on Sunday at least. Chance for Pollock to impress, although again, Pollock doesn't seem to be in favour....probably plays too much "football"!

Transfer window opens in a couple of days........!

I worry for Shaun that he appears to be injury prone...too often not available for my liking. Both players injuries sound serious and I wish them well. At least KC will understand his striking options a bit better now.

Both Shaun McWilliams and Harry Smith out for at least 8 to 12 weeks. Alan McCormack back in training.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-injury-latest-james-olayinka-jordan-turnbull-and-joe-martin-1380292

Sounds like Turnbull might be missing for a little while.

Why does no one ask the question about McCormack ? What on earth is happening with him ?

He’s hearing full fitness
We’re having to manage him
He wants to get out there and play but we’re having to hold him back
He’s on a strict program of recovery which we won’t deviate from
We’re getting him fit so he can play a big part in the second half/last quarter/final game of the season

he is old

;D For football

Ha ha ... that does sum it up !
I wonder why Luton moved him on , good player that he clearly is

Any updates on how long the lad from Arsenal will be out?

Since his Instagram post, no further news & nothing official whatsoever from the club...if our so called reporters actually asked the question, I wouldn't need to even post this!

I doubt we will be seeing him Saturday or Tuesday having seen the image he shared.

Agree, but would be nice for our local sports journalists to actually ask the question...

Perhaps they've given up as KC likes to keep his cards close to his chest when it comes to injuries. Doesn't like to give away return dates or say that someone is definitely missing from the next game as he likes to keep the opposition guessing.

Its frustrating when it comes to the likes of McCormack especially, who is obviously nowhere near match fit and probably never will be again, but KC plants that little seed prior to each game to say that he is in contention or is close to a return.

Yes I agree but, if you never get a straight answer, I suppose in the end you would stop asking, if you knew you wouldn't get an answer.

WTF has happened to McCormack?
Has he been abducted by aliens?
Would love to see him back for a least one more game, IMO this is his last season in the EFL.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-trio-edge-closer-full-fitness-new-signings-return-port-vale-clash-1387562

The weekly injury update...

Pretty soon there are going to be some big selection decisions to be made, especially when McCormack, Turnbull and oyalinke are back.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/curle-will-not-rush-mccormack-back-despite-successive-defeats-1594550
https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/20202/february/kc140220/

The weekly injury update(s):

How many times is Curle going to say about "modifying" McCormacks return to the team/squad?

He's started 9 of our 32 league games this season, with no appearance since the Boxing Day massacre at Crawley.

As good as people think he is its worth pointing out that he hasn't scored a goal since August 2017!

IMO he is not the messiah, he's an expensive luxury who hasn't provided us with value for money this season.

I like the way Curle also says about having lots of options to change the personnel without changing the dynamics.....ain't that the truth, doesn't matter which 11 are selected, we always play the same way!!  ;)

Yes, annoying to the core. Also rather telling the way he seems to be trying to convince himself if not everyone else, that after a good result or turnout of fans it is down to them (us) buying into his philosophy. Is that really why we took over 1000 to Salford, 1,500 to Burton and 4,500 to Derby?

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-suffer-mcwilliams-blow-arsenals-olayinka-set-make-his-return-2042789

Good stuff, we need A Williams back ASAP, Oliver looks a broken man to me and needs a rest.

As much as I don’t like it I can’t see McWilliams getting a new contract

That would be a crying shame. We should be looking after our own home grown talen, playing them as much as possible to shine for us to lead us to better things and if they then get sold on at least it would be for decent money. Don't let them slip through our fingers. The likes of McWilliams, Pollock, Jay Williams (remember him) should be the cornerstone of our team for years.

Totally disagree. I believe his athleticism and use of the ball is rare in one still young.

Not just my amateur opinion but if the rumour was true that Derby were prepared to pay a hundred thousand for him then a professional opinion as well!

probably just use the like for like replacement in smith then

 I hope he does get offered one. He has had a few injuries which are unfortunate. Sometimes I think that that he has the curse of being able to play in different positions which is good but then lacks definition on where is best for him and us. When he burst into the team at the level above he did well and shone. I just don’t think he’s pushed on as it looked like he would. Changes of management plus the injuries haven’t helped but he has the ability no doubt.

I don’t think Shaun will get a new contract, I also don’t think he’s good enough for L1 and is an average L2 midfielder, I actually think he’s better at fullback.
As for Pollock, I think this lad has got a very bright future and can see him playing Championship football in the next couple of years, I would play him in front of Watson in the pecking order.

I would not worry over Williams being fit as I would be surprised to see him in the starting 11 in any of our remaining 10 games (that is not to say that I do not like him). My thinking is that on current form  Morton will be starting and if Oliver misses out Smith will replace him as I do not see us abandoning totally the long ball. Smith is more likely to win the aerial duel than Williams although I think Williams is better on the ground.
At the end of the season as Oliver has been a regular first choice he is also more likely to be offered a new contract than Williams who KC has not  given an extended run when he has had all strikers fit. Smith is under contract for 2 more seasons and I cannot see KC wanting to keep all 3. Therefor I believe Williams will be restricted to sustitute appearances unless we have further injuries.

So Callum Morton suffering from Hamstring strain, following Saturday's Six Nations clash with Mansfield.
KC says he's quick at recovering. Just hope he's fit by this coming Saturday and in the lineup at FGR...or is asking for those two things a little too optimistic, medically and given KC's frustrating habit of dropping our best performers?

No Williams, No Hoskins and No Morton would make things difficult on Saturday.....Oliver looks burnt out.....at least Smith made his comeback on Saturday.

If that's what we've got left, Smith and Oliver up front I can imagine the tactics now...…... ;)

Hoskins no loss, im sure someone else can take penalties

The loss of Hoskins means Marshall in a defensive capacity .
That’s a worry and I wouldnt do it .
Oliver recently has been a bit average and I would have Smith up top with Marshall behind him in an attacking role

I’m guessing it will be much more likely to be Harriman at rwb particularly as it is an away game.

Almost certainly Anderson will come in for Hoskins, Harriman RWB and Adams LWB.

I’d be tempted to play Marshall up front with Smith or Oliver in a little and large combo.

How's this looking?  :-\

Both Hoskins and Nuttall are available for selection on Saturday...   :)

Thanks JG that has cheered me up a lot!

I agree with Zen; McW appears to have on going muscular issues. So in your estimate how long do we have to engage with him?

Why on earth did we play such a strong team last night when there are so many in the treatment room ?
Ridiculous .

Another 'pre-season' game, he couldn't win whatever he did. Another time we wouldn't have got any injuries and you'd all have been happy.
No probably not....

KC says Miller likely to be out for 3 weeks. Sowerby and Sheehan could be ready in 1 week.

With everyone fit it will be interesting to see what KC does with formation & selection

With emphasis on 'likely to be' and 'could be'. Recent injury updates seem to have been optimistic.

Think KC has a cushy position awaiting for him... Foreign affairs, advising the EU on medical implementation!  ;D

I am sticking to the thread >:D but surely  any Remainer would do the job  ;D

I notice that KC gave no update on Pollock who has been out all season. Also Arnold, not sure what's wrong with him, probably a bruised ego.

How many players are we going to sign that get injured in their first game .
if i was kT i would be asking questions there .

If I was KC I'd also be asking similar questions... ;)

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/curle-provides-update-pollock-marshall-arnold-and-others-3119871

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/sheehan-suffers-injury-setback-miller-makes-return-training-3127677

More toe curling BS from Curlio.
Field based training and controlled training  ::)

So frustrating!
If we can’t get Sheehan fit for potentially our 2 most important games of the season what’s the bloody point of him?
I think the blokes a class act and brings us so much with his leadership on the pitch as well but it’s a lot of fuss and pain for half a dozen games a season!
The only silver lining on this particular dark cloud is the way our back 3(5) played on Saturday. I’m just worried Mssrs Horsfall and Bolger go AWOL again on Tuesday / Saturday?!

Sheehan is turning into a false hope, frankly another piss poor signing, doesn't matter how good he could be, he's never fit long enough to make a long term impact. Should have let him go in January,  waste of a squad place.

Fair point. As good as they are the older player takes a lot longer to heal. Then when fit you can’t rush them back too soon in case they breakdown!

Spot on, sums up my feelings Jim, it’s like having a new Porsche 911 turbo S with no engine, pointless.

Real shame about Sheehan. A bit like McCormack last year but even more injury prone it seems. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though. I'm sure KC wouldn't have taken him on if he'd known he'd miss most of the season. On the other hand, players of Sheehan's pedigree only come to clubs like the Cobblers when they're getting on and/or injury prone. If he'd stayed fit we'd all be saying it was a masterstroke by KC to sign him. It's the risk you take and this time it doesn't seem to be working. Mind you, if he gets to play 10 games between now and the end of the season he could still be the difference between us going down or staying up.

While I understand people’s frustrations but even with hindsight I think I’d have kept him on as the club has done on a player coach role. I feel the impact he can have in the dressing room as well as his know how to organise the defence in a coaching role could be vital in bringing up the performances of the other defences. Then on the seemingly rare occasions he does play he raises the level of the team. With the spaces still in the squad I think KC still had the opportunity to bring in another CB if he felt the right player was there who he thought would have improved the team, there seems little point though in signing a player on a similar level to what we have already.

I agree since Sheehan came in we have reduced the number of goals we concede both with him on and off the pitch, this also has a lot to do with better defenders such as Jones and Kioso.
The problem for us now is at the other end, it’s scoring goals, we are the league’s lowest scoring team and I’m really not sure Edmundson is the answer.
Maybe a player coach in that area would help, like in rugby with forwards and backs coaches.

Perhaps we should have said the same to McWilliams then? He was out for a long time. Injuries do happen! Unfortunately, we seem to be particularly 'unlucky?' with new players getting injured.

I think Hoskins has already received coaching from the Saints try conversion coach.  :( :( :(

Careful you’ll have the dwarf appreciation society after you  ;D

As mercenary as it sounds, these are my thoughts entirely!
Remember back in the early Eighties, going into my local Dixons store (remember them!). Couldn't believe my eyes seeing a computer game console for a fiver! On immediately wanting to purchase and asking why so cheap, guy in shop says "Well, it doesn't actually work"!

ZX Spectrums, Commodore 64s and Sheehans!

And probably also kicking for touch, given the proximity to the corner flag that some of his goal attempts finish.

On 28th January I posted that KC said Miller was about 3 weeks away from being fit (takes us to 18th February) and Sowerby and Sheehan 1 week ( 4th February)
Obviously Sowerby is fit again but now Brady says Sheehan is still about 10 days away (25th February). So in the 18 days between the 2 updates Sheehan has gone backwards by 21 days.
Brady also says that Miller will be ready a few days before Sheehan so it appears doubtful that we will see him for the 2 away games this week.

Dear oh dear when was the last time Sheehan played?

I think Sheehan's last appearance was against Sunderland on 2nd January so it looks like he will be out for 7-8 weeks altogether.

Signing announced on 27th October, made his debut that night in the 0-4 defeat at Portsmouth, subbed off after 78 minutes
31/10   Away at Wigan, Won 3-2, played 90 minutes
03/11   Home v MK Dons, Drew 0-0, played 90 minutes
09/11   Away v Oxford City FA Cup, not named in the squad
14/11   Home v Accrington, Lost 0-1, played 90 minutes
17/11   Home v Stevenage PJ Trophy, Won on pens, played 90 minutes
21/11   Away v Burton, Won 3-1, played 90 minutes
24/11   Away v Rochdale, Drew 1-1, played 90 minutes
01/12   Home v Fleetwood, Drew 0-0, played 90 minutes
05/12   Home v Doncaster, Lost 0-2. not named in the squad, then not in the squad for Exeter, Crewe, Oxford, Lincoln.....
29/12   Home v Gillingham, Won 3-1, subbed off after 77 minutes
02/01   Home v Sunderland, Drew 0-0, subbed off after 62 minutes
Not been in a squad since.

Games Cobblers have played since he signed: 23
Games he has played in: 10
Games he has started: 10
Games subbed off: 3
Minutes played: 847 out of a possible 2070 (40.9% availability)
Wins when playing: 3
Draws when playing: 5
Losses when playing: 2
Goals conceded when playing: 11

Interesting to see Brady say BAS is not injured but he must try harder in training to make it into the squad!

He's the one striker we signed this year isnt he?
Laughable.

After a youth career at Arsenal, Tottenham and then Norwich before Wolves signed him, and then we actually paid money for him!!

Someone who thinks he's better than he actually is? Hopefully its not beneath him to be playing for little old Northampton Town.

Three goals for the club, all in the Papa Johns Trophy (2 v Southampton U21 and the other v Exeter City), no goals in the other 23 appearances he's made for us!

Not to put to finer point on BAS but I would describe him as utter w@nk, he can’t stay on his feet, if he could and it’s a big if, he would be very ordinary.

Are you seriously writing a player off just because he can't stand up!? Err! I see what you mean... :o

;D

Rose?

Anyone else a little puzzled about Miller? KC confirmed a week before he left that Miller was back training..

Brady confirmed yesterday, he isn't and is still a little way off coming back.

That was Curle's way, if someone asks a question that you don't want to answer, give them some bull sh*t

;D Curle obviously didn’t want to answer any questions!

I'd rather believe Brady over the waffling Curle!

No waffles today, it's Pancake Day.... ;D

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-hints-duo-might-not-start-against-rochdale-as-town-boss-looks-to-manage-players-through-busy-period-3143996

I'm really surprised that neither are available to start the game.

I thought that he explained the reason quite well?

Probably see miller get 45 and Sheehan get 30 potentially, depending on how the games going I guess.

(This has aged well. Both start)

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/sheehan-and-bolger-face-spell-on-the-sidelines-3154817

With only 2 fit centre backs we'll have to hope that Jones and Horsfall don't pick up any injuries during the next month.

Or get sent off too many times.

Harriman could play CB at a push, but we really are lacking in that area so must be on the lookout for an ooc centre back now we know the extent of these two injuries, unless young Dyche gets the call...

Thankfully, we only play with 2 CB's now!  ;D

Joseph Mills to be reassessed before Saturday.

Alan Sheehan is 2 to 3 weeks away.

Cian Bolger being monitored but is going through the pain barrier.

Benny Ashley-Seal a week away (didn't know he was injured).     

No news on Scott Pollock.

Sheehan still 2-3 weeks away so he has made no progress in the last week. Mills they are being careful with and not sure if he will be ready for Saturday. BAS about a week away, did anybody know he was injured?.

You've just repeated what I posted above, but twice is better than once I suppose  ;D

Suffering from vertigo? ;D ;D

Shame he appears so injury prone

Teachers Pet - things always sound better in stereo.

BAS is suffering from delusions of being a footballer.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/sheehan-closing-in-on-return-but-cobblers-hit-by-arnold-setback-3167803

James from the Chron reporting Brady has confirmed Miller out for 6 weeks....his season is pretty much over!

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-gutted-as-cobblers-suffer-huge-miller-injury-blow-3176443

BAS - a week away .
“ we will take it slowly and start by removing his stabilisers . Once we are confident he can stand up , we will move him onto the grass and use that special surface around the swings where it’s a rubbery flooring so that he doesn’t graze anything and need a plaster “

That's not good news.

It's a strange situation, he joined injured, has been here a couple of months and been injured 3/4 times and has now been ruled out for the season.

 ;D ;D

Still got more game time than Nuttall!

Bin off Oliver to bring Nuttall in on better wages by all accounts! Cheers KC

Hopefully, the club put Nuttall on furlough & he's still on it!

As Ian Dury once said....what a waste!

Especially when you think of what a great season Oliver has had.

As I get older I find I only need three shops.
Specsavers, Boots & Greggs.
My life is just specs and drugs and sausage rolls

Knock me down with a feather, Clarity Trevor!

I think that was KCs downfall. If he kept Oliver he would still be manager.

Good chuckle that!

Sowerby out for another 2 weeks.

Out for the season now...

Latest JB interview confirms BAS also out for the rest of the season...

Still, at least KC signed him on a 2 year contract, so we can all look forward to watching him slip over again all next season  ;D

Now, where is Joe Nuttall, seeing as we're still paying him might as well get him in if he's finally recovered from the injury he had before we signed him  ::)

Any chance of Smith getting a game - ever?

Oh, I meant Jones, silly me.  ::) ::)
By the way, talking of Smith, has he had any game time recently up at Motherwell?

he's played 5 not scored.
Can't play Jones as he may upset KT and keep us up,

Yesterday Brady says "no injury worries"....today Kioso misses out through injury.

Manager lying shock

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-reveals-injury-concerns-for-cobblers-trio-3197159

Interesting observations ref Marshall. Pretty much every man and his dog from our end of things, would have brought him on with at least 30 minutes to go.

What I don't get though, is that if he's fit enough for 15 minutes with a dodgy hamstring, surely he's fit enough for 30 minutes? If the hamstrings gonna go, it will go in the first few minutes of coming on? I profess to knowing nothing about sports injuries, I would though love to understand the rationing behind this?!

Alex Jones now injured
https://twitter.com/James_ChronNTFC/status/1382327439754473477?s=20

Well that’s any last little bit of hope gone!

Sweet Jesus, I think I might give the posh game a miss, it’s going to get very ugly.

So, with Alex Jones apparently injured and Brady blaming the training pitches at Moulton for being to hard. We have s*** training pitches, s*** pitch at our stadium, s*** team on the pitch and s*** times to live in and unable to attend games. That about sums everything up  ::)   

Here here.

Now we have 3 front players out injured, Miller, Ashley-Seal and Jones. Rose went off Saturday when a Bristol player landed on his ankle and it was swollen but no mention of him not making Fridays game. So short of options up front perhaps we should recall Harry from his loan at Motherwell where he has not started a game and is not included in their 20 man match squad or is he injured as well?.

Get Rico out there. He'd be a lot better than any of our other "options".

I know,.....he's not registered.

Could he have Joe Nuttall's shirt?, nobody knows what he looks like! ;D

Was he ever fit?

It would appear not. We're now nailed on for 24th place anyway.

According to Wiki. Gabbiadini 14, Aldridge 11, some bloke called Watkins 12.
Number of goals our top goalscorer put away when we previously finished bottom.
Sammy's gonna set a record.
Wonder what was HRH's best goalscoring season?

Warburton recall?

No loans can be recalled so forget about those...

We're fvcked anyway so just play that Ethan Johnstone lad & Chuks up top...

We've an acclaimed youth set up allegedly so bout time we used em eh?

Oh, where the fvck is Joe Nuttall in our hour of need? Still paying him...is he STILL injured?

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-says-no-one-knows-what-goes-on-inside-our-building-amid-incredible-injury-trade-offs-3205777

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/defender-kioso-struggling-to-make-gills-trip-3210561

I like hot water bottles !

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/defensive-duo-to-miss-final-day-trip-to-sunderland-after-suffering-serious-injuries-3227128

Who is playing LB then?

He came on as a late Sub in one of the early L1 fixtures. Here he is:https://twitter.com/zoneefl/status/1209425791156658176

 You need to change your broadband, there's a three week delay on yours! ;D ;D

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/hoskins-back-in-training-after-struggling-with-covid-in-pre-season-3335242

Jon Brady was on crutches on Wednesday, is he a long term injury doubt?

He pulled his Achilles in training, stretching for a ball he had no right to reach, the week before the season started. Rico joked at the fans forum that Brady still thinks he is 25.

Don't we all...  ;D

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-provides-update-on-key-cobblers-players-3359156

No mention of Sowerby?

Or BAS, he must surely be carrying an injury?

He came on last night.

What a load of bôllôx about Kabamba he’s was rested, he’s played one game for 70 mins in two weeks WTF.
Piss poor excuse IMO.

Oh no he didn’t………..in panto style.
He looks so disinterested after the first minute he’s on the pitch.

"Nicke has played almost every minute so far this season so it was just a chance to bring him out and give him a bit of break, which is something we're able to do with the squad we've got."

Clearly not something we are able to do as we lost and needed a striker who has a better strike rate of 0-30.

My first thought was "Is he being sarcastic?" but I chose to take the question at face value.

BAS I used to think had something of an attitude problem but this season he just doesn't look good enough. A loan to Bedford, Corby or perhaps Rushden (a team at that level) might help him and us one way or the other.

I think he’d struggle to get in a decent Sunday side.

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2021/august/mills_300821/

As stated in another thread, not a 'nice' injury that. 
Normally a lot of ligaments that complicate the recovery.

It is always a bad sign when they add a 'y' on the end of a name. It suggests they are being over-friendly in a patronising way. Happens a lot in the military.

Just as he was starting to find some decent form as well!

I’m not sure he’s ever lasted more than a handful of games in a row for us without getting injured, so luckily we have a good replacement in Koiki.

Get well Mills, take your time and don’t rush it.

Crikey Mysterious you've quickly changed your opinion of Mills " pity as he was just starting to find some decent form". After the Rochdale game you said you had watched him 30 times and he along with McGowan should be nowhere near the first team (has he actually played 30 games for us with the 2 injuries he had last seaso ?). Since the Rochdale game he had only played in the AFC Wimbledon game before saturday so presumably he found this "decent form" in that one game and that was enough for you to change your opinion of him that you had formed in these previous 30 games, surely it was just a blip and he would he would soon have reverted to type.

A touch of sarcasm oap.

No sarcasm, just telling it as it is.

Blimey oap.

My first post was sarcasm.

To confirm, Mills has never and will never find decent form.

I wish him all the best in his recovery, but if he could stretch it out for a long as possible that would be great.

I think you are being over critical of Mills, also McGowan. Mills has had a decent career and clearly our management do not hold similar views to your own otherwise they would not have made him captain because you expect your captain to be in your starting 11 so they had no concerns about his ability. He was also made captain at FGR.

On Saturday Mills made a brave interception with a tackle which forestalled a dangerous Crawley breakaway. That interception led to a serious injury for Mills. Now you claim sarcasm as an excuse to now confound us all with quote "To confirm, Mills has never and will never find decent form.  ...sic but if he could stretch it out for a long as possible that would be great" - end quote. To me that seems a pretty mealy mouthed way to treat an NTFC player who was injured in action for the team. Pretty nasty comments you make in support of your anti -NTFC player agenda.

From what I have seen of Mills so far this season (Vale/Col U/Crawley) I have not generally been impressed .. busy, but gives the ball away far too cheaply.

However, that tackle at Crawley was brave and, from what I could see from the away end, quite possibly a goal saver. I wish him well on his road to recovery and applaud his commitment to the cause.

++

For once I agree with you.

Sid Nelson will be out for some considerable time with a knee ligament injury sustained in training.

Does that mean a free agent will be signed? Both Mills and Nelson out for a long period. Good job we've got the Villa lad.

Recall for Max Dyche perhaps?

Any news on the Villa lad. He hasn’t made the match day squad since we signed him?

Deemed not fit enough for “men’s football “ good job we used the data driven approach and then backed that up with the committee.
What a load of old shît.

I'm sorry but that's wrong. He is currently not up to the required fitness levels, it has nothing to do with not being fit enough for "mens football" as you have just made up  ::)   

Oh course he is correct. Didn't you know his opinions are based on facts so are basically true.

;D Gooo on then WTF is the difference?  8)

He's only here until January, is he going to be 'fit' by then? If not why didn't we sign someone who can play straight away? I would also like to know why Sowerby isn't playing, I thought he would be an automatic pick now he's fit?

Did he not have any pre season training then? Says a lot for Villa, if hes not fit enough to play for a league two side.

I agree about the Villa lad, clearly a bit of a panic buy. It has been made even worse now with Nelson's injury.

Where would we have played him yesterday and in who's place?
I agree largely on Sowerby but Brady doesn't seem to fancy him.

I'm not suggesting we should have played him necessarily but surely he should be on the bench as injury cover especially with Nelson out. It all just seems odd, but I accept they couldn't have predicted Nelson's injury.

Harriman was on the bench as injury cover as he has played all across the back 4.

Agree can’t understand why he doesn’t play Sowerby?

Injuries...

Creeping up aren't they?

 In defence too which is probably where we had least cover

Not any L2 side, it’s Northampton!

Still no sign of him...not involved tonight...neither is Lewis who misses out "with a knock".....

Nelson out for the season...which means he'll probably never play for us again...

How often does that happen to us, a new signing playing a couple of games then having a serious injury? I can only think of Purcell atm, Nicholls came back but was never the same and we at least saw his potential.

Bert Llewellyn is the one I remember. Injured in his first game at The White City, he never played another league game for us. Because he was sidelined, Dave Bowen went out and brought in Frank Large, so some good came out of it.

Yes, but things are not so black & white these days!  ;)

Very true Coolcat, apparently only black lives matter, no chance of "the black & white minstrels" in this day and age, golliwogs are not allowed etc etc etc.

and for good reason.

In 2009, golliwogs were on open sale at Sandringham.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1135931/Race-doll-row-hits-royals-Queen-say-sorry-golliwogs-sale-Sandringham.html

Two I can think of, from around the same time;

Darren Wood
Kevin Wilkin

Joe Nuttall, but to be fair, he was already injured when we signed him!

Doug Hodgson. Pretty sure that he damaged his neck, and it turned out that he wasnt insured. If anybody knows other wise, I am happy to be corrected.

He was insured but we only had him 3rd Party, Fire & Theft  ;D

It seems unimaginable in this day and age, but a Wycombe fan reported one of his fellow idiots for calling a black steward such at Oxford, last Saturday!

Talking of injuries the Ross Kemp/Micah Richards podcast is worth a listen. His insurance didn't pay up following his retirement through injury, down to being 'wear and tear'. I think he is doing OK though so doesn't need a whip round. I can imagine he paid a lot into that pot.

Martin Singleton. I think he had a nasty knee injury shortly after signing for us also.

SINGLE SINGLE TON TON TON.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/guthrie-shakes-off-knock-but-midfielder-lewis-still-struggling-with-sore-neck-3385594

It's like Simply O'Toole wrote a parody headline to make a dig at us not keeping the ball on the ground enough  ;D ;D ;D

Done it away at Grimsby in a 2-2 draw just as he scored. Culpin the other scorer.
Not sure why I remember that.

Who the heck is Sid Dennis and where did we sign him from?

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/no-fresh-injury-worries-for-cobblers-ahead-of-salford-city-trip-3392243

Also an update on Revan.....who joined us injured and totally unfit, but its ok because he was "the best of what was left"..... a glowing endorsement there if ever there was one!!

Hope am wrong on Revan but the Chron article appears to ‘slightly’ contradict your message above?

The whole Revan signing is shambles, good job we’ve learnt our lessons from the Nuttall saga.
Typical Thomas and his data driven committee, bluff, blunder and bûlls*** in spades with no substance.

 ;D

It’s the committee they thought they were buying Sid Nelson but got Sid Dennis instead.

Contradict in that you are saying he wasn't injured when he joined us as the article says he's "coming back from an injury"?

Looking back a few months....he was on loan at Weymouth at the back end of last season but his spell there was cut short by injury....he picked up "a nasty broken jaw"

Consider that he would have been out with that....but now is working his way back from "a thigh problem"..... if he is unfit now I assume he did not have a pre-season training regime? I can not find any reference to him playing in any of Villas pre season games, nor in any of their U18 or U23 fixtures played before August 31st.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/guthrie-rejoins-training-after-covid-absence-but-remains-a-doubt-for-hartlepool-trip-3410972

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-provides-update-on-progress-of-long-term-injured-duo-3433103

after that update , we definitely need a centre half in january …. unless Dyche comes through

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-will-wait-and-see-on-mcgowan-as-illness-continues-to-hit-bradys-squad-3451179

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-gives-injury-update-ahead-of-oldham-athletic-fixture-3466777

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/theres-no-need-for-anyone-to-worry-about-me-says-fit-again-mcgowan-3467313

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/skipper-mills-is-closing-in-on-playing-return-for-cobblers-3478958

Splendid news - we should be well served down the left for the run in.

Vital we offer Horsfall and Koiki extended contracts.

i was told Etete would be out for between 2 to 3 weeks on saturday which sounds reasonable with a hamstring injury .

And Roberts.

Agreed.

Sad news if true but agreed sounds about right if it wasn't too serious.  Would be silly to rush him in too soon and lose him for longer.

Also agree with the calls about contract extensions for Horsfall, Roberts and Koiki.  Some big players we need to get under contract and soon.  Hopefully we have a few extension clauses written in.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-defender-nelson-opens-up-on-his-injury-nightmare-3484991

It's a precarious occupation.
Hopefully he gets back to full fitness and realises his potential. ;)

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/etete-ruled-out-of-harrogate-trip-and-mcwilliams-is-also-a-doubt-3488777

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-left-praying-after-cobblers-injury-list-grows-3491937

At least Barrow will be knackered by their game against Ipswich on Wednesday !

as predicted early on - sadly Etete out for at least another 2 weeks and could be more.

He’ll have to earn his place back if we keep up this run of form.

Tongue in cheek surely. He'll walk back into the side considering our other options on the striker front.

Not good news that, we need a Striker in Jan more than ever.

Just a suggestion but perhaps we should give Max Dyche a run there. He may be better able to win the aerial duels than our present attack.

In the past we have had several Centre Forwards/ Centre Halves who were able to successfully transition between the two positions.

Yeah, a bit. If we win every game whilst he is absent then we won't have missed him that much. It took him an age to start getting the goals.

I think the point is that people will be crowing about injuries and lack of strength in depth if we are 10 points clear at the top.
One thing that is definitely a Cobblers trait of old is for injury recovery to take far, far longer than you'd expect it to. Maybe they'll recover a bit quicker now we are flying!
All teams have injuries, we need to crack on, which we are doing very nicely with the easier games to come  :P  :)

You'd think that Danny Rose would benefit from Max challenging and winning his fair share of aerial duels against lumbering Centre Halves. They could form an old fashioned smash and grab sort of relationship. The other two (Benny and Kabamba) don't look like either.

And we would rather have these injuries as we approach the transfer window than get them months before or weeks after
Good timing  ;)

Good thinking Batman, Spiderman... erm, Gazman.

In view of the recent upsurge in Premier League Covid cases I do worry about potential outbreak for us. Does anybody know which safeguards JB has in place for Covid security?

"Benny went down before the game"
Before, during and after no doubt, had he played!

That made me chuckle as well  ;D

trouble at mill

Why do you keep giving these hints? Is there a reason why you can't just tell us what you know, or does it make you feel more important?

Omicron.

Thank you, why couldn't B&S just say that instead of being the 'man of mystery'?  ???

"trouble at mill" - ee by gum - wot is it me old flour?

Is this your educated guess or do you know something most of us don't? If true, how many players are affected?

Surely if we are suffering with many niggling injuries the best policy would be to slip the doctor something, declare us all positive and get a few games off?

Sneak a bit closer to January.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-hopeful-at-least-one-of-cobblers-walking-wounded-will-return-for-barrow-clash-3495153

No mention of Omicron, or has that developed since this report?

If the virus was rife we'd already be talking about potential postponement. It'll be rife in the stands!

8)

as hinted at yesterday … any apologies accepted TP …
Don’t expect Boxing Day to be on either - positive tests everywhere !

Hinted, but why did you feel that you had to be the man of mystery and not reveal it like Manny did?
Do you revel in the "knowledge is power" high?

On the plus side you won't have any boots to clean on Saturday and might get an Xmas break  :P
TBF it was a very vague 'hint' and could have been linked to Atkins joining the Trust board (I'm sure that ruffled some feathers), or Shelia from HR getting cornered by the photo copier.
Plus NTFClad messaged everyone else a month ago with this news.

These pansy ballers need to 'man-up'.

if you engaged your brain and thought about it for a minute you could probably work out why .

 ;D Flooding again at Kingsthorpe Mill?

Well done for getting it right. The question is why didn't you just say it instead of pissing about  ::)

Careful, you might get the "if you engaged your brain" quote... ;D

 ;D

Brilliant. That is very funny  ;D 

no big surprise , but i would make other plans for boxing day too

Hmmm, what can that mean? You mean my Auntie Joan has forgot to order the joint of beef?

Wouldn’t be at all surprised if all games are postponed to keep the public at home.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-hints-at-etete-injury-blow-for-cobblers-as-pollock-also-picks-up-tweak-3513058

Pollocks time as a NTFC player will end this summer and he’s nowhere near the starting line up so no loss really.
As for Etete you can’t blame him for liking Spuds world class training facilities, can’t see him starting again anytime soon.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-could-be-depleted-at-port-vale-after-picking-up-niggles-in-midweek-3562874
 :(

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-provides-injury-update-from-sixfields-3562155

Wow :o

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/injured-players-face-race-against-time-to-return-for-cobblers-against-colchester-3569418

Will be interesting to see if Brady uses Pollock on Saturday (assuming Sowerby is also out), rather than just getting him to run up and down the touchline all game with no intention of bringing him on.

The fact that we didn't enforce the central midfield position in January and Brady said that he wants to put round pegs in round holes, suggests that he is happy with the backup options though. We were always going to be left short at some point with McWilliams' and Sowerby's injury/disciplinary records.

Its looked all season like Pollock had no future here, despite him getting a new contract in the summer, so this will be make or break.

Every time it is reported players are racing against time of fighting to be fit they NEVER make the starting line up. Lucky of we wee any of the 3 before March.

I doubt that if any of the injured players need a "we wee" it will keep them out until March.

Some serious issues with injuries coming up . Appere and Sowerby now out for weeks .
No one to play in midfield and back to laurel and hardy up front

Didn't realise there was anything wrong with Appere when he went off? What is it?

We have Lewis, and McWilliams will be back after tuesday. If Appere is out that will be a bigger loss.

I did notice he went straight down the tunnel after being substituted. It wasn't clear he had an injury during play or when coming off the pitch though.

Appere is out for Tuesday and probably a fair bit longer .
Sowerby injured the other knee .

That would be a nightmare if hes out long term. Despite not being a huge goal threat so far his pressing and hold up play has been a massive addition. Sowerby was excellent yesterday also. Lets hope Eppiah is back soon as dont want Rose starting.

This will mean that 4 of the 6 signings we made in January are now injured, you couldn't make it up. Let's hope Bez and Tylor stay fit.

Who needs them when we have BAS!

True supporter😎

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2022/march/jb_150322/
Hopefully the scan doesn't reveal something more serious.

One less booking to worry about. Good to have some selection decisions to make for an important game.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-waiting-on-progress-reports-on-injured-players-ahead-of-rovers-battle-3616084

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2022/march/reaction_h_212219/

McWilliams out for the season, Koiki out for three to four weeks.

Surely we will recall Pollock from Boston ?

He confirmed Pollock will be recalled. Also, probably Dyche.

My guess is that McWilliams' injury will mean he is more likely to accept a new contract from us. Less competition for his signature.

Add McGowan to the list with badly bruised ankle .

He has a week to recover!

Think losing McWilliams might be the final nail in our coffin this season I fear. Be interesting to see the stats when him & Sowerby are on the pitch together because they really seem to make each other tick. Thought Sowerby was awful yesterday without him.

Whilst he was MotM at Stevenage without him

Scott Pollock was on the bench yesterday and I think he was for the game before, so hardly setting the world alight. Although he has scored twice.

Max Dyche has been playing regularly for Brackley but mainly at left back. Could be useful with Koiki injured.

Ryan Nolan featured in Kidderminster's first game but hasn't in the next two - injured already?

That bit of news is not totally surprising, based on that info it appears to me that SP may be destined for the bench unless we have more injuries.

Agreed. If he comes back it will be for cover only. Bez Lubala or Mitch Pinnock are better number 10's although yesterday Lubala didn't show it. He must have lost it three times in the short time he was on the pitch with them breaking forward at the other end.

Etete still out injured, could he be more perfect for us?  :P

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-provides-injury-update-on-magloire-eppiah-and-kanu-3621800

I think Eppiah could be a real threat if we could get him back functioning to his potential - speed, skill, potentially a natural striker. He's impressed me more than our other current loanees. We would need to get him the ball to run on to and threaten the goal.

Have the club recalled Scott Pollock and Max Dyche? Nothing official on the website but both can be seen in the training video that was put up on twitter today. Could be they still train here even though they are out on loan.   

I think I've just researched my own question. Neither player was involved in Boston or Brackley's team yesterday evening, so safe to say both have been recalled.     

Unless they're both injured  ::) That would just be our luck.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-provides-update-on-lewis-mcwilliams-koiki-and-eppiah-ahead-of-final-five-games-3651475

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-have-one-or-two-on-the-treatment-table-after-orient-win-3669516

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/injured-players-touch-and-go-for-grimsby-trip-3790877

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-frustrated-by-constraints-as-injuries-continue-to-limit-his-options-3816603

Sowerby, Sherring and McGowern were training separately, doing light running and a bit of ball work. However everyone else was present throughout the entire open training session. Eppiah looked decent, and as fit as the rest of the team (for the hour sessions at least).

Hoskins didn’t train as Jon Guthrie was saying that Hoskins legs were a bit sore, so was sitting the session out.

If we can keep the majority of this squad fit we've really got some cracking options when you consider who is still to come back.

Get McGowan  , Odimayo , Sherring and Sowerby back and we are looking very strong .
When Eppiah is fit ( October ) we are looking challengers .
Get Hylton and Pinnock firing and there are exciting times ahead .

Even if we only have Pinnock and Hylton firing in the short term, we'll be well on the way.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-injury-update-odimayo-eppiah-sherring-and-sowerby-3827573

Fox out for 6 months after picking up his 3rd injury in 6 weeks.

This time a knee problem.

So 3 injuries picked up (one serious) in a meaningless pizza cup game! Just play ALL the kids and take any fine given ffs!

Gutted for Fox been impressed with him.every time I've seen uim

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-provides-update-on-injured-players-and-explains-why-leicester-loanee-eppiah-still-hasnt-played-for-cobblers-3831681

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/sherring-reveals-the-annoying-and-weird-injury-which-kept-him-out-for-a-month-and-how-he-felt-on-his-return-3834529

Sounds like good news.

It doesn’t sound very promising regarding McWilliams - if he is out for any length of time we are one injury to Sowerby or Leonard from a crisis. Also, I hope that when Brighton appoint a new Manager he won’t recall Leonard to have a closer look or loan him out again to a higher club - we need him with us for the whole season.

He is a class above league 2 we will struggle to keep him in january

Unfortunately I think you’re right - if we keep hold of him for the whole season I think we will definitely be in the automatic’s.

It’s great news but how can Fox go from being out for at least 6 months to being back on the bench today?!

Who actually said Fox was out for 6 months? I don't think it was the club.

It was said that his injury was similar to McGowans and that is where the 6 months came from.

It was reported by Brady, and repeated by the Chron.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-provides-update-on-injured-players-and-explains-why-leicester-loanee-eppiah-still-hasnt-played-for-cobblers-3831681

They probably got a second opinion and it wasn't as bad as first feared. Thankfully for him and us.

Have any of our budding journos asked Brady about Hylton, et all..?

All I’ve seen is doubts over McWilliams.

Not if Brighton are punching above their weight in the Prem ;)

Presumably, It will take their new manager (whoever he is) a little time to make his mark on his new team. I can see them slipping down the table soon. As you say "punching above".

What is actually wrong with Hylton ?

My thoughts entirely - the same for Odimayo, I think we’re just going to have to accept that we’re not going to get detailed injury updates from JB - it was the same under Curle.

Hylton, on paper our biggest signing in a number of years picked up a knock 20 days ago. No reporter etc has thought to ask what he has knocked and how long he’s out for.

Very strange.

plus highest paid player by far and disappeared from view .
What is his injury / is he fit / where is he on the sidelines etc

Why doesn’t Brady update the supporters with the latest situation on the injury front? I understand that he does not want to give too much away to the opposition in terms of possible selection but, surely, as supporters - who are, ultimately, paying his wages - deserve to receive information on our injured players. Why not tell us if: in rehab/ physio; started running; light training on grass; full contact training, etc? We deserve updates on McGowan, Odimayo, Hilton, McWilliams and Magloire.

He provides weekly updates, or do you want an update after each of the daily physio sessions?

So you knowing about the injured players is more important than preventing oppositions managers knowing who he might have available for selection?
Does your boss share your medical information with your customers?

What’s the weekly update on Hylton as I seem to have missed it?

As I live around 80 miles away and it’s possible I may have missed some key information maybe you could update me on the injury front.

Maybe he's got the sulks because he's not the main man up front and/or because he's not scored a single goal this season when everyone including himself probably thought he'd be one of the leading scorers. To rub salt in the wound Sammy Hoskins has 10 more than him  :o

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-admits-it-is-a-waiting-game-on-cobblers-injuries-ahead-of-rochdale-date-3844813

I live 110 miles away, internet is such a wonder. 8)

I am not seeking detailed information on the player’s injury but looking at his stage of progress. In my post, I made reference to understanding that we did not want to give too much information to the opposition but, surely, if more players are available then it makes it more difficult for them to second guess who will be playing whereas atm the team almost picks itself.

FYI: if my boss required my medical information he would need my consent first before requesting from the doctor  :)

Well yes, which is why he isn't confirming if Hylton (and others) are either still injured or how long they will be out for. You've answered your own point  ???

;D back to form I see 8)

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/scan-frustration-for-cobblers-boss-brady-as-he-waits-for-results-on-key-duo-3850126

 

;D

Brady just saying on the radio, that Maglorie could be out for months, with his hamstring.

If the Fox "injury" was anything to go by, Maglorie will start at Swindon in that case ;D

Yet another hamstring injury , this time to Magloire .
It makes you wonder if it is something to do with training methods because we have had an inordinate amount of non contact injuries .

Both the Fox and Magloire injuries happened in games. Not sure either of those could be attributed to training methods?

Because it makes no difference if the injury occurs in a game or not. It could be do with conditioning / surfaces / warm up / back or core strength / sitting or lying position .
Or it could be down to luck .
It’s nothing to do with the game you are playing in and that’s my point .

Only talking hamstring injuries here not physical knocks obviously

Having watched Magloire go off walking apparently fairly comfortably and also having done a few hammies in my time, I wouldn't think he'll be out for (several) months like Brady seemed to imply, more like a few/several weeks.
That is if he doesn't have an underlying problem which makes him more susceptible to the injury and more prone to a longer recovery.
In which case we probably should not have signed him.

Depends how severe it is.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hamstring-injury/#:~:text=Recovering%20from%20a%20hamstring%20injury,play%20sport%20during%20this%20time.

So could be 'months' if it is...

Got to say at the time when he went off, I said to my lad he's likely to be out for 4 or 5 weeks. Which is normally the case. Lets hope it heels quicker than Brady is currently implying it will. Preferably at the same rate as Foxe's injury did!

it’s worst news on Magloire than people might think .

i think he is out for the season - is it worse than that?

Internet? He lives in 'There be dragons' country!  ;D

Absolutely.
Unless my eyes were playing tricks on me I can see it being more than a 'strain'.
My fear is he turns into another Fraser Hornby and has something much more fundamentally wrong going on. Misaligned pelvis putting additional strain on an already tight hamstrings for example.

Do you mean Lewis?

Fraser at Oostende FC

That's him.
The older of the two brothers who's career went sadly downhill after a very promising start.

I’m starting to lose track how many times he’s been injured this season already. A centre back made of glass is one to avoid giving a 3 years deal I must admit.

It’s like a merry go round our treatment table.

It’s a particular concern given that pace is Magloire’s biggest asset - I hope this doesn’t have an adverse influence on his career. You read about with sprinters that it is all to do with fast twitch fibres and I’m guessing that’s what we’re looking at here.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-injury-news-as-aaron-mcgowan-closes-in-on-return-3858579

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-discusses-the-headaches-he-had-to-deal-with-during-stressful-morning-before-depleted-cobblers-beat-swindon-3864692

Fingers crossed that a couple are available for tomorrow...

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2022/october/jb_071022/

Hoskins is a hero and probably the best player ever to have donned the shirt of claret/maroon. We should not sludge that reputation.

As much as I would like to agree with that sentiment, he isn’t as there are at least a dozen players to choose from! Jack English, Alan Woan, Alec Ashworth, Holmes for starters! Agree on the negative comments he attracts…. Unfairly.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/stressed-brady-reveals-five-players-got-off-their-sick-beds-to-play-for-cobblers-against-salford-3873327

We may be without a few others for a while yet?

I guess the saving grace is that it's illness so hopefully only days out and not injuries that will keep people out for weeks/months.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-sets-potential-return-date-for-mcwilliams-and-mcgowan-3876892

A bit of optimism... 8)

Think we've missed McWilliams, hopefully doesn't take him too long to get back up to full speed.

Is it not possible to get games postponed when there are sognificant numbers of players out with illness?

I think that that only applies if it's a significant percentage or it's COVID related?
I don't know the figures, though they are probably different for each?

BREAKING NEWS….

Eppiah is injured for the 6th time in as many weeks. Should be available in a couple of weeks to make another cameo before picking up another injury.

Love it don’t you🤣

Eppiah out for a while .
I wouldn’t be surprised if we send him back in january and get someone who turns up .

Do you know what his latest injury is?

I recall some on here saying if we get 16 or so appearances from him a season they would be chuffed, he is a game changer and worth the punt.

A waste of a place in the squad I said at the time I wish we had signed a player with more games in him rather than hold out for him who is so injury prone

Eppiah is out for the medium term this time.

Signed two months ago and has already completed the set.

Illness, Short term, medium term, long term injuries all in 8 weeks is very impressive.

you forgot food poisoning …
I can tell you one of the illnesses was a headache as well . Plus he still doesn’t train fully even when he is fit .

Stealing a living. He needs to get a job stacking shelves at Tesco and hope he doesn't fall off a ladder.

Where there's a blame there's a claim .. 8)

I had a step ladder once. My real ladder ran away.

Every little helps.

Have we got an early loan termination clause in January?

No doubt, we're gonna be stuck with him for the season, while both Leonard & Bowie will no doubt be recalled and loaned out elsewhere  ::)

I, like many were apprehensive about re signing Eppiah simply due to his appalling injury record, it was so predictable!

Just a shame we spent so long waiting for him to sign, rather than looking at more robust alternative targets!

Is this the same player most on here were getting their knickers in a twist during the transfer window because we hadn't yet got him back?.

Blimey.

I assume the headache was the week after the food poisoning when JB said he shouldn’t really be playing?

The money we must be spending on him could be much better spent that’s for sure!

No doubt JB regrets hanging around for months to sign him.

Yes, of course it is!

And Manny kept saying that he was fit throughout pre-season  ::)

https://twitter.com/BBCSportNhants/status/1582008536002924544/photo/1

Good news, Lintott has done well in his absence though.

I was thrilled to get Eppiah back but it looks like our gàmble has backfired somewhat, doesn't it?

He was great when he was fit last year and you can see the potential but this year his injury and illness record has been on another level. When he has got on the pitch he hasn't looked much good, presumably because he's massively rusty.

I guess the positive is we didn't sign him on a permanent deal!

strange McWilliams didn’t play in the week v Arsenal to get his fitness levels up .
It was obviously considered a risk with Fox out .
Hopefully he starts on Saturday v Stevenage .
Would be great to see McGowan start as well  .
I notice Evans saying he couldn’t afford some of our players - his budget is actually bigger than ours !!

Maybe that it wasn't a purely financial decision?
Playing for Evans or JB would probably have been foremost in their minds.  ;)

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-gives-sam-hoskins-update-ahead-of-clash-at-table-topping-stevenage-3886837

 8)

Hoskins is injured then?

Not a misdemeanour behind the wheel (allegedly).. which was the word going around at Orient?

Another centre half down . Jeez

Nope nothing like that. Complete crap the drink driving rumour.

Ntfclad

Any idea about Maxstead personal problems last Saturday played Tuesday then personal problems again yesterday

Maybe he doesn't want to be too far from home so home games are fine but away games aren't?

Sherring out for Tuesday sadly .

Yes, this is very strange.

Shame. Maybe a start for Max Dyche, then. It would be good for him to get 90 minutes in a league game. Hope Koiki's OK, as he limped off too, and was still limping after the game. We're still looking a bit stretched with the combination of injuries and now suspensions.

My guess is that they are personal and therefore we and everyone else apart from family, friends and employers should have no idea and certainly not discuss them on the world wide web.

Agreed. Peoples obsessions with knowing everything about injuries is one thing but as soon as its 'personal reasons' that should be a trigger to not ask and just wish him well in whatever the issues are.

Whilst not wanting to speak for the lad....I'm sure if he does know, they will remain personal?

👍

Spot on.

Not in a place to say. I’ll only quash the more outlandish ones such as Hoskins drink driving rumour.

I don't know why that would prevent him playing anyway.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/those-are-just-the-cold-hard-facts-bradys-frustration-at-limited-options-but-its-no-excuse-for-fa-cup-defeat-3909677

"Cold hard facts"

Part and parcel of the game. All clubs have injuries at this stage in the season, nothing new there.

That’s the risk you take putting all your eggs in the basket of 3 strikers.

We mostly play 4231 so we have 3 strikers for 1 position plus Eppiah when fit. Just bad luck only 1 was available at Chesterfield due to suspensions and injuries. If anything we are undercovered in other positions, Hoskins and Pinnock take the wide positions behind the striker and we have limited other options. Leonard or Fox take the other position to play behind the striker so with 2 holding midfield players we have 4 players for 3 positions other than youths.

Its hardly an option to have 3 or more strikers, the expense of doing so is unjustifiable at our level. Do you mean we should have also invested in goal scoring midfielders? Or clarify what you mean or better still as a Manager what would you have done?

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-provides-summary-of-cobblers-injury-situation-after-eppiah-returns-and-mcgowan-gets-through-90-minutes-3926851

Slowly getting them all back... ;)

Crocker again? Matchstick man.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-have-almost-everyone-fit-and-available-for-tranmere-rovers-clash-3935802

Selection dilemmas for Saturday?

Tyler Magloire back on Saturday? Maybe on the bench with a few minutes play hopefully.
I think we have missed him quite a bit. He was just starting to look good when he picked up that nasty injury.

He's a good player and I'm glad he's on the way back. Not really sure how much we've missed him though. I think Sherring has done a pretty good job in his place.

Where Sherring struggles is in the air, he’s only 5’11” and against some of the big guys it’s not big enough.

Magloire is only an inch taller at 6ft but who has the better leap? Magloire's speed is an asset in recovering a dangerous threat.

Surely the side that played Bradford should start against Tranmere. Even Sam has no right to getting straight back into the side after that performance.

Nice to have sooooo many good choices!

Sherring crocked

Didn’t do us a lot of good having the full quota to pick from. Even when Hoskins is out we do OK.
The way the previous weeks have gone we could do with playing our games away. It has to point towards the type of team we are and not as effective when the onus is on us to be on the front foot.
For Hylton’s glimpses in some games he really needs to add to our goal tally at some point. He has been shocking VFM.
Positives being a clean sheet and we didn’t lose, extending the gap.

Let’s hope England turn up later.

VFM?

Viable Fart Machine  8)

Posh way of suggesting "What a waste of money, what a waste of money, what a waste of money" ad infinitum.

EFWHI.

WTFHWT?

FUBAR :afro

NTFC

No Time For Cricket?

;D

How's this going? Brady seems to think he'll be back in training before the end of the week?

"Sam just needed to come off at the weekend because at the time he felt a bit of pain,” Brady added. “He rested up yesterday and today and we hope to have him back in training later in the week.”

Any update on Eppiah?

He's nearly made it to 3 weeks fit...

Anyone would think the transfer window is looming  ;D

He was in the squad last Saturday and made a late appearance in that game.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/jon-brady-provides-injury-update-after-five-players-miss-barrow-win-4005987

Massive blow losing Bowie in my opinion.  Rate him highly and tricky to find another youngster with that level of ability and experience.  Just hope we don't end up with another punt loan and Eppiah can stay fit.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-could-be-without-four-full-backs-against-rochdale-4015218

How can you have four first choice full backs? Strange formation…

Seems like the Chronic are also thinking along the same lines as B&S, in that Sammy and Mitch will be the wing backs tomorrow?
Could be an interesting/exciting watch, with three CBs, it might be the way of including them and all of the new signings into an attack minded formation?
We'll either score loads or......
Looking forward to seeing how it pans out.  8)

I have injured my belief.....

Does that coun?

This season needs a rocket up its arse!!!!!!!

7 currently injured -

4-5 weeks for Odimayo and 3-4 for Bowie. Probably longer for Fox but waiting for confirmation.

No timescale for Hylton and his knee problem.

Haynes back in training (on the grass  ???) but Harrop now has a muscle injury.

Burge could be in the squad on Saturday.

Also, a couple more have minor problems that will be "worked on" before Saturday.

I think that's covered it all  ::) By the way, why do we get so many muscle injuries?

Lazy warm ups... ::)

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-injury-update-fox-hylton-bowie-harrop-odimayo-burge-and-haynes-4035696

So basically 1 guaranteed starter remains out injured but could be back for the weekend.

6 squad players remain injured.

2/3 of which would unlikely be in the matchday squad.

I can’t see the crisis in all honesty.

Meanwhile, up at Mansfield

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64721837

An injury hit squad is no real excuse if the overall squad is as good as is touted.

Surely it is the job of the manager to make sure that with the correct signings he has the depth of squad to cover these injuries.

 ;D ;D

Finally some common sense.

No doubt some of here will be shocked to hear that other squads have injuries as well. Reading some of the posts I thought it was only us!

Maybe Clough is telling some white lies to rub the salt in the Cobblers wounds?

Agreed and for example: Salford had their two first choice centre backs missing when they beat us.

True.  Depends on how many and in what position those injuries occur though.  League two isn't like the Prem where clubs can carry essentially two first teams.

Mind you certainly doesn't help if the solution the manager comes up with is to completely change the shape of the team and play wingers at fullback.

We can’t be any worse off than average for injuries…it’s no excuse.

Dav speaks sense.

We aren't hit with injuries' to a particular part of the squad.

Injuries are well spread with only 1/2 nailed on starters. It shouldn't be an excuse.

GK
CF
ATTACKER
MID / ATTACKER
CM
RB / CB
LB

I smell excuses.

Mcgloire on the treatment table…. again!

It’s no exaggeration to say we’ve signed someone that gets injured as soon as they sprint full tilt or enter a 50/50. How’s this possible?

The challenge from yesterday was like something McWilliams jogs off about 15 times a game.

In hindsight, summer transfer window was a disaster. So much budget wasted on Mcgloire and Hlyton.

If you are going on Tuesday - bring your boots .

Like other teams, yes we've got injuries, that's why we have a squad of professional players to cope...

At least DWP might get a start now!

Fed up reading about injuries as an excuse, although not so much from the club. EVERY team has injuries.
In fact it seems to be a running theme with us. Not many seasons when some use it as an excuse.
A good opportunity to see some of Brady’s other signings perhaps.

I take it you mean Magloire and McWilliams are added to the list that also includes :

Fox, Odimayo, Bowie, Hylton, Harrop and Haynes.

Injuries to key players give others a chance to shine.

The hope is that Brady abandons this "loyalty" crap, and just plays the best players......

..... Regardless of who is fit, and who is on a strop.

if only it was just that …

On radio they mentioned a possible injury to Guthrie

How many black cats have crossed JBs path

With the greatest of respect, why do you always talk in riddles? It would hardly break the Official Secrets Act if you named names.

We always have an ‘amazing’ bench, so maybe time for them to shine.
A win tomorrow puts us firmly back in the frame but it’s very tight up there.

If he talks in riddles, then he can never be wrong..

Exactly this.

All finger in the air stuff from boot and shoe.

Simple. He tries to give the impression that he's ITK - when clearly not. Offering vague speculative comments leaves him some wiggle room to manoeuvre when his guesses don't exactly transpire!
A rather shallow, childish trait in truth!

Neither the Chron nor Radio Jake asked why McWilliams was substituted. Seems like a tacit agreement not to mention these things to keep the next opponents in the dark. I’m going to spoil that. I have no sources close to the palace like BS but watching the full game knowing McW was subbed at h-t without explanation, I kept an eye out for signs of injury. Very early on, he stretched for a tackle, then lifted his shorts and felt his right asscheek. I guess that’s ruined our chances of a win now Harrogate know that…

Big Up the injury massive  ;D

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-injury-list-nearing-double-figures-after-colchester-win-comes-at-a-cost-4042428

It was a really poor ball from McWilliams that resulted in Maglore having to make the tackle/foul that got him injured. I hope Shaun apologised to him

Radio Northampton said hamstring.

Poor training methods, poor conditioning or just bad luck? Who knows but it’s a lot of players injured this season.
 More than most seasons that I can recall

I think its fair too say that a few of these lads would be playing higher up the pyramid if they were not so injury prone. That's just the way it is...

Clearly with a tight budget there's a degree of g@mbling going on, proportioning budget towards very good but brittle players! Which is absolutely understandable.

So in answer to your rhetorical question, Id say none of the options given! 

Really bad luck with injuries. Still we carry on chasing promotion.

If I hear Sammy the GOAT is injured I’ll start worrying. A good chance for our exciting untried talent to shine. With all due respect it’s Harrogate and not Man City we’re playing. Their keeper is injured so hopefully test the no.2. I’m sure they’ll make some changes after their drubbing on Saturday.

Recall some youth if need be or better still give me a call.
49 years young, eye for goal and once met Diego Simeone in the Vatican.
Knees are not what they were so I’ll fit right in. I did sell my Predators but still have a pair of Patrick’s knocking about.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/brady-says-its-incredible-what-cobblers-are-doing-given-injury-situation-4043392

Fox out for the rest of the season.

He does know we’re not keeping pace though right?

Poor Tyler is going to be out for a long time and Fox will miss pre season .

Sheff United did OK last night with a shed load of injuries.

Some of these fringe players need more time before they are written off. How many minutes did he persist with Hylton until he discovered he wasn’t worth a place? Mainly driven no doubt by the wage we were forking out. You can’t give them 10,20,30 minutes and expect them to play like Messi.
If the current form continues he hasn’t got a lot to lose.

Have you ever considered that Hylton was unable to play more than half an hour ?

If that was the case when we signed Hylton it was a huge mistake bringing him in.

You missed the point. Hylton got a lot more opportunities than the new batch look like getting.
As above…some due diligence should have been performed before whipping the cheque book out if he is that crocked.

He isn’t going to get criticism for throwing them in, just criticism for signing them if they are Sunday league players which seems to be the suggestion. I doubt Stoke think DWP is, unless it’s a case of players not hacking the league two life, which is always possible. There’ll be plenty of higher league players who would struggle at the basement, we’ve had a few of them.

Poor Tyler seems to have a ratio of about 3 games to every injury.

Still got another season of the injury prone non scoring Hylton to look forward too!

Should never have been given a straight 2 year deal...not hindsight...look at his injury recorded before he joined us!

Massive chunk of next seasons budget used up before we've even started!

Does anyone know exactly what is wrong with Hylton and when he is likely to be back? All I can remember hearing is that he was injured training on an artificial pitch.

He has atrophy in his lower leg muscles and the skin is sagging on the thighs causing undue pressure to his dorsal fin.

I said at the start of the season I think this will be his last professional contract. As the weeks tick on it seems more and more likely.

A lovely guy. I hope he’s thinking of the next steps with all his time out.

He’s a good player when fit, I guess when your are always shopping in the bargain bucket you have to take a pünt on injury prone players, Eppiah and Hylton.

The amount of muscle injuries we have had this season seems strange

Is it something to do with training etc

Wilder championship season I don't remember many hamstring injuries at all

Maybe something we need to address with a new strength and conditioning coach

The Club have just tweeted that Koiki is now out for the season - it wasn’t a great decision to let him play lay on after picking up the injury.

The injury situation is getting silly!

EVERY game this season we have had at least 3 or 4 first teamers injured!

It highlights how well the squad is doing to be in 4th presently.

I can only think of the Atkins season being worse, when we had over 10 operations on players!

How many of the injuries are muscular?

It must be something were doing no?

I recall going through a similar period 5 of so years ago.

We changed the strength and conditioning team (a guy called Pablo rings a bell) and it worked wonders the following season. 

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