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Post by parky64 on Dec 16, 2021 18:28:41 GMT
Tony out for a couple of months minimum with a broken collarbone!
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Post by Bay Dolphin on Dec 16, 2021 19:02:36 GMT
Oh dear! That’s really tough on Tony and the team. But who knows, it’s not over yet! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! COYD
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Post by peterlep on Dec 17, 2021 13:22:18 GMT
Difficult not to be negative with this news + Dan Bartlett.
But I will give the remaining players the benefit of the doubt - we really need them (especially the senior members) to step up and show they can still win without Tony who has been so awesome this season. But a poor performance tomorrow could really impact crowds even further going forward. I already fear for tomorrow's gate - normally would expect 500+ for Salisbury - but with our poor performances + covid I am concerned we could see half that.
But I will be there trying my best to cheer the team on.
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Tony Lee
Dec 17, 2021 20:41:21 GMT
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Post by Choirboy Dave on Dec 17, 2021 20:41:21 GMT
Are injuries picked up on 3G/4G artificial pitches worse than grass pitches? In other words what I am really asking is are they actually dangerous? I understand at the very bottom is a concrete base. After that before the final layer of sand, followed by the plastic finish. As anyone who has fallen on concrete will know, it has absolutely no give. You will therefore suffer more injuries than one other surfaces, as the full force of the impact has just one way to go. Through you. If you fall on a grass surface it may still hurt, but because it is either dry earth or mud below you, it will absorb some of the impact. TL's injury at Beaconsfield is the 2nd serious injury that a player playing for us on such a pitch. The other one was Steve Devlin a few seasons back at Hendon. Don't know how much research has been done, into the this. But for me it is concerning, as in Tony's case he has had similar collisions with opponents' goalkeepers, without either party being seriously injured, on normal grass pitches. I really don't believe he would have suffered, this possibly life changing, injury on a grass pitch. I really hope he recovers fully from it as soon as possible. I wish him & his family a merry Christmas & a happy new year. Enjoy the time off & come back sometime in 2022, to continue where you left off, scoring goals for the Dolphins 🐬🐬 Really hope the FA have a full investigation into the safety of artificial pitches. Might be ok for training, but in a full on match situation, I feel there are serious questions hanging over them.
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Dec 17, 2021 21:01:25 GMT
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Post by rob bayston on Dec 17, 2021 21:01:25 GMT
Choirboy are you being serious??? Artificial pitches are not new, been around many years now, also great strides have been made in the newest ones. Do you really believe the FA would allow football be played on them if there was proven stats to support your argument!!! I accept some players find it difficult to play on them as opposed to grass, and pick up more tweaks etc but dangerous??? NO! To start with the early pitches we’re accused of being the cause of cancer!!! Really don’t understand where your coming from on this one!!!
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Tony Lee
Dec 17, 2021 22:36:40 GMT
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Post by Choirboy Dave on Dec 17, 2021 22:36:40 GMT
If they are that safe why don't the Football League allow them Nothing to do with a closed shop anymore. I have mixed feelings over them. Great source of income as I saw the other month at Walton Casuals. But also have doubts about them. Maybe an investigation is to strong. But certainly a review into the current situation might be needed. So in the future they can be improved.
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Tony Lee
Dec 17, 2021 23:13:25 GMT
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Post by rob bayston on Dec 17, 2021 23:13:25 GMT
So they allow non league players (step 3 etc and below) to risk health issues, but not pro players? Still don’t see your argument mate!
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Post by WelshDolphin on Dec 18, 2021 9:20:13 GMT
Dave, I can't imagine there is any way that players at any level would be playing on them if there was a significant risk.
A lot of top level rugby is played on 4G surfaces nowadays and ground impact happens all game there with little known issue. I think sadly for us Tony just got unlucky.
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Post by Steve47 on Dec 18, 2021 10:26:01 GMT
Dave, I can't imagine there is any way that players at any level would be playing on them if there was a significant risk. A lot of top level rugby is played on 4G surfaces nowadays and ground impact happens all game there with little known issue. I think sadly for us Tony just got unlucky. I agree WD, I know having been to Farleigh Hungerford which is the training base for my beloved Bath Rugby that they use a 4G pitch..... although there are issues certainly within rugby that 4G isn't what they are cracked up to be in the injury department - maybe because Rugby is a far softer game than Football!!!!!! There are only 4 Premiership Rugby teams that use 4G as the main playing surface: Saracens, Newcastle Falcons, Gloucester & Worcester Warriors... Here is an account of a typical injury playing Rugby let alone 'softball' on the plastic... www.rugbydump.com/news/4g-pitch-strikes-again-as-curry-shares-nasty-image/
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Post by Jack Tanner on Dec 19, 2021 14:44:18 GMT
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Post by Jack Tanner on Dec 20, 2021 11:39:21 GMT
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Post by Bay Dolphin on Dec 20, 2021 13:52:32 GMT
Great to see some loyalty and commitment. Makes a pleasant change. Thanks Tony and the BOD.
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Post by georgefullerton on Dec 20, 2021 19:37:27 GMT
Fantastic news - coupled with Andy Rossiter’s interview - it’s an exciting time. Let’s hope these stadium plans are with us soon!
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Post by expat on Dec 21, 2021 11:36:01 GMT
cue Ms Ethel Merman and "Every thin' is coming up Roses"
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