Injury watch 2026/27

[morganb]

After the Farnborough pre-season friendly -

Haydon Roberts and Randell Williams have both picked up a knock and will be assessed before the squad fly out to Spain.

https://x.com/i/status/2075981603734454686

[morganb]

Also reports that Dorsett injured. John Ryan still out

[MR. CYNICAL]

Where's the new bloke from Burton, have we broken him already?

[MR. CYNICAL]

After the Farnborough pre-season friendly -

Haydon Roberts and Randell Williams have both picked up a knock and will be assessed before the squad fly out to Spain.

https://x.com/i/status/2075981603734454686

Picking up knocks in a pre season kick about. Not a good sign for the coming season.

[WestYorksRoyal]

That was quick.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Good start.....Richardson said after the game that players staying fit was a priority; apparently 80% of the squad missed at least half the season last term.

[stealthpapes]

Just eyeballing appearance stats, that don't hold up.

Half the games would be 23-26 games depending on what you count.

Players with =< 25 appearances - Marriott (25), Williams (D), O'Mahoney, Nyambe, Jacob, Williams (R), Roberts, Keane, Camara, Elliott, Garcia, Ahmed, Stickland, Stevens, Ward, Patton, Young, Ryan, Rushesha, Okine-Peters, Spencer, Rinomhota, and then a long tail of kids in the EFL trophy.

While that might look like a lot, you've got two players sent back early, another sold, several youngsters, and a good number brought in at January (so only had about half the games to play in).

That said, our January signings really did feel fragile - several spells out etc.

[West F]

Good start.....Richardson said after the game that players staying fit was a priority; apparently 80% of the squad missed at least half the season last term.

He is the statistical excuse guy after all. His dedication to playing a numbers game is second to none. Accountancy manager style, football by the numbers. It is probably his ability to produce volumes of hard data that makes him so attractive to senior management who are themselves data led.

[Marcel]

Good start.....Richardson said after the game that players staying fit was a priority; apparently 80% of the squad missed at least half the season last term.

He is the statistical excuse guy after all. His dedication to playing a numbers game is second to none. Accountancy manager style, football by the numbers. It is probably his ability to produce volumes of hard data that makes him so attractive to senior management who are themselves data led.

Well he’s certainly no football coach.
Has to be good at something I suppose.

[UTD1871]

Since day one, Richardson has consistently pointed to factors that needed to be addressed before he could be properly judged:

He needed transfer windows to improve the squad.
He needed improvements in the sports science department.
He needed a full pre-season with the players.

Since then, he has been backed in the transfer market and has been able to bring in players. something Hunt arguably wasn't afforded to the same extent. He has also overseen the appointment of a new Head of S&C and now has the benefit of a full pre-season programme.

With that context, the fact that two players have already picked up injuries, while another two or three were unavailable beforehand, is not an ideal start.

As many have suggested, the opening 5–10 league games are likely to be pivotal. The groundwork has been laid, the resources he asked for have largely been provided, and there are now fewer external factors to point to. Results and performances will ultimately determine how his tenure is judged from here & fans will give him zero room to breathe.

[Hound]

Tbf we’ve no real idea on what the injuries etc were. Could be precautionary- dry hard pitch, first game etc. could be illness, could be anything really

I’ve no doubts he exaggerated how many games players missed last year but it was undoubtedly a (maybe the?) problem last year. We have to improve it massively if we are going to get anywhere this season