No Timeline on Injuries

[Ned the Donkey]

It first became noticeable under Hecky that he would not put a date of return on injured players.

At the time, to me at least, this seemed like it was just his way of doing things.

But now with, for instance, Arblaster, it looks like Wilder is taking the same approach.

Does anyone know if this is a club policy specific to United's medical team?

Is it following the latest thinking/trend from other teams: How do Man City and Liverpool, say, manage injuries?

Is it an even broader injury management policy in football? Is this the stock answer in press conferences up and down the land now?

Or is it current practice in the medical profession generally; so next time I fall off a roof the doctor - if I ever manage to see one - will tell me, 'We don't want to put a date on your return to climbing ladders.'

 

[relish]

What’s the advantage of putting a date on it in public? Plenty of disadvantages I can think of:

• you might be wrong and you’ll look like an idiot
• you might be wrong and weird rumours will start about the severity of the injury
• the player may feel under pressure to come back when they’re not 100% ready
• your opposition will have more information on your lineup and can plan accordingly.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

He's put timelines on Robinson and Davies just not Arblaster as maybe we are not 100% sure

 

[SwissBlade]

It first became noticeable under Hecky that he would not put a date of return on injured players.

At the time, to me at least, this seemed like it was just his way of doing things.

But now with, for instance, Arblaster, it looks like Wilder is taking the same approach.

Does anyone know if this is a club policy specific to United's medical team?

Is it following the latest thinking/trend from other teams: How do Man City and Liverpool, say, manage injuries?

Is it an even broader injury management policy in football? Is this the stock answer in press conferences up and down the land now?

Or is it current practice in the medical profession generally; so next time I fall off a roof the doctor - if I ever manage to see one - will tell me, 'We don't want to put a date on your return to climbing ladders.'

Wilder also did it and there was a silence on the type of injury players had as well. Always found it a bit odd.

Now there seems to be time scales but not a lot of detail of the actual injury, I guess it prevents speculation, but we all knew RND was hamstring and Egan was Achilles. It may well have come about after JOC’s injury, which I don’t recall what it was

 

[brownblade]

He's put timelines on Robinson and Davies just not Arblaster as maybe we are not 100% sure

Opposition managers know we aren't going to start Davies or JLT. Whereas they'd know Arblaster starts. i.e. Assists planning.