30 Apr 2026 15:09:13
So if they are not fit to start but are on the bench what happens if someone gets sent off three players get injured in the first ten minutes. Then the player not fit enough to start comes on and potentially plays 90 minutes.
(Time added on). I don't really get it. I would get it if the data said he wasn't fit to start and was left out the team tgen I'd understand.
30 Apr 2026 15:37:53
Fab, there r several players carrying many injuries at present, it's a major juggling act.
30 Apr 2026 15:53:12
Rab, I have no idea how we are currently positioned. However, before the cup weekend we went into a couple of fixtures with less than 10 players who were 'technically' flagged as fit for 90 minutes.
I don't imagine that would have changed drastically over the last few weeks.
30 Apr 2026 16:17:31
Ehl, I've been reading about fitness levels back to when PC was here. How is it possible a club with the backroom facilities have players who are unfit? Is it training or conditioning? Should fitness not be maintained no matter the coach?
30 Apr 2026 16:45:59
Ows, if there was one specific reason, then it'd be fixed by now.
It's pretty common with squads that have a high turnaround in coaches.
30 Apr 2026 17:39:37
There was talk a long time ago about the pitch at Ibrox being responsible for increased rates of injury due to the surface being hard. I think this was tied into the pitch and the way it drains.
I believe Theo Janssen was one of the players who mentioned this in public.
However, this is purely anecdotal information. I'm only offering it up because I remember chat about it from years ago.
30 Apr 2026 17:57:57
Our current issues aren't necessarily with injury, they're with fitness.
In terms of lost time to injury, we're in a relatively good place.
30 Apr 2026 18:00:51
Just read Cavenagh's speech about Tavs "Countless achievements". What??
30 Apr 2026 19:16:15
Am with you ows, it's the players' responsibility also to be fit, they aren't babies.