players on holiday (16 Viewers)
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Sky Blue Harry H
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It's a long old season. They'll be back in plenty of time for preparation and planning. Also less chance of them picking up injuries in the meantime. I'm sure 'The management' have weighed up the pros and cons of any time off.
I tend to agree.
Robins has been desperate to get them all in to work with them and then we have a 2 week window and we don’t make the most of it.
Modern football.
Covkid1968#
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Didn’t Fadz get injured last year on some international break heading ball exercise??
Wasn’t that during the pre-season training camp in Spain? Not whilst he was on holiday.
I’ve also noticed that none of the Inside Training videos ever take place at night. Given the players don’t seem to be posting on social media between the hours of 11pm and 8am either, I can only assume they’re asleep - almost half of the day when they’re literally doing nothing. Robins must be tearing his hair out.
Brighton Sky Blue
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That performance on Saturday showed that a lot of work needed doing on the training pitch. If memory serves Robins also let them have a week off before they returned to get spanked by Stoke…
Covkid1968#
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Yes I think you’re right
Sky Blue Harry H
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This - let's face it, who is going to be at their best taking in info and working their nuts off in this weather? Let them enjoy a week off, then use next week for the planning, sharpening up. As I said earlier, it's not as if this won't have been thought through. Easy excuse for fans to have a pop if we lose at Hull (but we might have anyway). They're not robots, and MR seems to be a brilliant man manager.
fatso
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I wish you were my boss Harry, I come back from a 3 month break, and a month or so later you send me on holiday for a week! Lovely!
Esoterica
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There will be loads of knocks and blisters and bruises that we never get to hear about, players who have moved to England for the first time or relocated to the area. A few days off to rest and visit family before a full training week in preparation for Hull, might be exactly what everyone needs (including Robins after an extremely challenging transfer window)
Kingokings204
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Plenty of time. It’s a long long season. It’s a chance to take stock and assess where we are a let the dust settle on a manic opening month of the season.
honestken
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Was the last training session before we camee back after the World Cup break from what i remember, did it warming up playing head tennis.
fernandopartridge
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They're allowed time off like any other employee. They'll have been in since late June / early July.
You’ve named 2 players who’ve not started a league game this season. Who are the others?
baldy
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You’re right actually - Robins should’ve at least checked with you first before allowing them the time off
skybluecam
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Not much rest and family time going on in Dubai & Ibiza
fernandopartridge
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SkyblueDad
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Players going abroad for long weekends has been going on for years.
Boicey
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A professional footballer who wants to get anywhere with their career should be an athlete capable of contributing 90 mins+
The fact many can’t do that and apparently have to be made to do it in training rather than as a lifestyle is disappointing especially for the money they are getting.
The fact many can’t do that and apparently have to be made to do it in training rather than as a lifestyle is disappointing especially for the money they are getting.
fatso
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There aren't that many left from the play off squad.
fatso
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5 or 6 of them that were in the starting line up at Wembley?
The rest have had a long enough break.
I wish I could have a month of in summer, and a week off in September and every Monday off. While only training for 3 hours a day, while "earning thousands a week" Fucking hard done too or what?
Compared to NHS staff or emergency workers or care workers etc, who work shifts and cover 24/7 - 365 for shit money it's a doddle.
bawtryneal
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I expect MR and AV must have sat down with all their coaching, medical and psychology team, took their advice on how to manage athletes who have been training since end of June and have a 9 month season in front of them and then just decided on a whim to let everyone have a holiday.
fernandopartridge
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Do you fancy working every Saturday or Sunday? Tuesday or Wednesday nights? Most employees can ask for 2 weeks holiday between August and May, footballers can't.
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SkyblueDad
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So you never go on a long weekend or a couple of days away here or there when you are able to.
Yeah, it’s just constant sesh in the UAE
Boicey
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We have had fitness and injury problems for years. MR and the coaching staff have been weak on this. It needs looking at.
Boicey
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Poor dears. Most of them wouldn’t last a day in the NHS.
Pampered as fook.
fernandopartridge
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Great remark, NHS is crying out for more footballers
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