Where are the players today?

[pilsburydoughboy]

The players would have been at David Lloyd centre in Lordshill today for swimming and light gym work.

[Jez]

But from Pizza Hut?? Nothing against them - but sugars, additives? Who knows what's in there - HVO????

 

Please, find me a profesional football club dietician who confirms this is a) common place and b) of benefit.

 

I don't believe it.

 

As for the Jelly beans, that's cricketers and usually starts a row...

 

How about this link as provided above?

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2213722.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Football

[Whitey Grandad]

How about this link as provided above?

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2213722.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Football

There are pizze and there are the things that you get from Pizza Hut. There's a big difference between the two.

[Legod Third Coming]

How about this link as provided above?

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2213722.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Football

 

I take it back. I am stunned.

[FloridaMarlin]

A ritual for the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 70s and 80s was to order fish and chips for the journey home.

 

They would always find out where the nearest chippy was to the ground, the staff would order them up for after the game and the bus would stop en route and pick them up.

 

If it was thought good enough for the European Champions, other clubs followed suit.

 

During Lawrie's reign and that of several other managers (back in the day when Saints weren't a bad side) you would see the team bus in the distance, the brake lights go on and somebody nip into the chippy.

 

I'm no dietician, but the general perception is that there is a need to refuel with carbs pretty quickly after a game.

 

The fat content of a food is not considered that disastrous as that can always be worked off by athletes in training, but foods like fish and chips and pizza do have the high carb content that is needed.

 

I also seem to recall Man Utd keeping Mars bars in the dugout as Rio Ferdinand and others would eat them DURING THE GAME!

 

I must admit, the first time I heard of that, I wondered whether he might be on the cusp of being diabetic, but it's just another means of keeping energy levels up.

[Wiltshire Saint]

I once saw John Burridge eating a packet of salt and vinegar crisps.

 

Micky Quinn, when at Coventry, apparently ordered a chinese takeaway at half time and later complained when it arrived 15 minutes after the final whistle.

[benjii]

Andy Goode and Paul Sackey were in Cardiff Oceana last night (and I suspect some of the others were too).

 

I cannot confirm if either of them had pizza or KFC but I had some chips.

 

I can confirm that no one started on them for being out after losing.

 

Fact.