trousers Posted 31 January, 2021 Share Posted 31 January, 2021 (edited) Ralph has said on numerous occasions that injury recovery times have been extended due to certain recovery facilities being out of bounds at Staplewood due to Covid restrictions. Surely Staplewood is a place of work and therefore should be allowed to operate 'normally', albeit with extra covid safety measures in place? I don't hear managers of other teams complaining about lack of access to such facilities. Could this be a case of Saints applying the rules too ridgedly when we don't need to? Or maybe our facilities are less condusive to applying covid secure measures compared to other clubs? Surely it can't be right that players are being denied access to facilities and thus potentially jeopardising their welfare? In what other walk-of-life would an injury not be treated in the most appropriate/effective way possibly? Or maybe this is just the club/Ralph citing the lack of access to facilities as a convenient excuse for a dip in form? (The least likely explanation I'd have thought given how honest Ralph comes across) It just seems bizarre that we don't have access to some critical tools of the trade. The PL is either open for business or it isn't. Thoughts? Edited 31 January, 2021 by trousers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 31 January, 2021 Share Posted 31 January, 2021 I've had the same thoughts. It does seem strange. Hopefully someone can shed some light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 31 January, 2021 Share Posted 31 January, 2021 I’ve wondered about this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 31 January, 2021 Share Posted 31 January, 2021 Yes I touched on this at some point yesterday too - I bet other clubs haven't closed their facilities either and I only hope Ralph was being dishonest about ours. If the facilities truly do need to be shut then it really is bizarre- when you consider how often the players and staff are getting tested then they are probably working in the safest environment out of all of us. It is very frustrating to have so many players out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 31 January, 2021 Share Posted 31 January, 2021 Yes, I've wondered about this. Surely in a covid secure environment, the players can be allowed to use the recovery tools. Hopefully Ralph will be asked about it before the Man Utd game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 31 January, 2021 Share Posted 31 January, 2021 Well I have been using hydrotherapy pool at Nuffield so something amiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 31 January, 2021 Share Posted 31 January, 2021 Has anyone else wondered about this? I know I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryoman Posted 31 January, 2021 Share Posted 31 January, 2021 None of the Premier League Teams use their Cryotherapy Chambers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 31 January, 2021 Author Share Posted 31 January, 2021 2 minutes ago, Cryoman said: None of the Premier League Teams use their Cryotherapy Chambers. With a username like yours, how on earth would you know that...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 31 January, 2021 Share Posted 31 January, 2021 Fair enough on the Cryochamber, but Ralph said about sauna and pool being out of action too, which seems strange. Sure I saw a picture of Joe Gomez doing some pool recovery work the other day, so unless Ralph was exaggerating it does seem weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 1 February, 2021 Share Posted 1 February, 2021 Chlorinated pools are proven as safe aren't they? Thought that's why they were allowed to reopen back in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 1 February, 2021 Share Posted 1 February, 2021 1 hour ago, Saint_clark said: Chlorinated pools are proven as safe aren't they? Thought that's why they were allowed to reopen back in the summer. They are all closed again at the moment though since going to tier 4, which is why I wonder if Saints have been too quick to close some facilities that they didn't have to. Can imagine a right jobsworth risk assessment completed by someone who looks like Mike Dean taping off half of Staplewood as out of use. More questions should be asked about this as our injury record and slow recoveries are costing the club big time. Players and staff get tested regularly , communal areas are cleaned thoroughly, get on and open up and get these players back asap, poor old Mo Salisu is probably down as he walks past the pool every day that he's not allowed to have a dip in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Kerplunk Posted 1 February, 2021 Share Posted 1 February, 2021 Is this a case of BS? Surely the facilities are open for first team use and recovery unless the legal team has deemed this naughty behaviour and they are impacting football success. A risk reduction approach is fine but surely the club hasn’t lost sight of their primary reason for existence and players need to be ready to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 1 February, 2021 Share Posted 1 February, 2021 I assume he is referring to the room where the doc feels up their nuts and asks them to cough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarisbury Saint Posted 1 February, 2021 Share Posted 1 February, 2021 Does seem strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 1 February, 2021 Share Posted 1 February, 2021 I would have thought given that they are all bubbled up and having a kiss and a cuddle after scoring (despite being told not to) the facilities would be good to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trout-Tickler Posted 1 February, 2021 Share Posted 1 February, 2021 Can't afford the electricity bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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