Thanks, I genuinely couldn't think of any other than players who regularly pull up with a stretched muscle or tear something from over extending. I was probably thinking more of broken bones or dislocations.
Most of the time its blades doing the damage. They might be firmergrip but they are lethal for knees and legs. I'm pretty sure Dave Bassett dropped a jar on his foot and it broke and cut him up. And Sturridge sneezed once and his lung came out.
Who was it that got injured doing the ironing? Cleaning staff were always warned not to leave buckets out in case Studge came by and kicked one.
Ah, I see. I was wondering how they got there. Would have been very impressive if it had been what I was thinking.
I still don't know what I think about the Elliott red card incident. There aren't very many serious injuries, thank God. Virgil had a terrible injury yet walked off the pitch, so an injury involving a stretcher still doesn't indicate the seriousness. I wonder if there's a case to be made for any injuries where there is visible evidence of the seriousness which resulted from a tackle, will always get a card, yellow or red determined by intent.
Incidents like this serve to highlight the problem with officiating the game. We call for consistency, but we don't even have a consistent voice amongst ourselves. There is no consensus here about the correct punishment for, or even an agreed interpretation of, the nature of the tackle. It's been my contention all along over refereeing (and VAR ), that football is inherently subjective and always will be while it's played by humans.
