chopper6
Player Valuation: £10m
Not for me it isn’t. He’s got that gangly frame, which can never change, and I would say is contributing to his injury concerns.
Then you consider once the hammy’s go, they tend to plague you for the rest of your career.
You can’t get to an elite level missing 15-20 games a season.
He’ll probably always look decent when he is fit, but the problem will always remain. He won’t be able to stay fit. Doesn’t matter how good you are if on the treatment table more than you are on the pitch.
Out of interest who are these players that have managed that by the way?
preposterousvelios
Player Valuation: £8m
Stuff like this is massively OTT. It's disappointing and concerning for our season, that is all.
We have more CMs than we do RB. A fair few could come in for Garner there, whether Rohl, Iroegbunam, adapt the midfield to change Alcaraz or Dewsbury-Hall's position.
It's also about the player, his development and confidence. O'Brien is struggling at right back.
The words that matter are highlighted. Like I said, I'm not saying it's definitely what I would do but it's fairly easy to see why we would do it. A few people suggested they couldn't see why we would do it, which seems odd to me.
Why are people saying Garner at RB when we have Coleman and Patterson, for this unimportant position over the summer? 
Yeh, you're massively overreacting. Based on a rumour, too.
I am trying to look at it positively....
Due to our inability to fill some big gaps in the summer (ST/RB minimum), this season is definitely a transitional period and if we can (barring any substantial injuries) manage a comfortable mid table finish with an outside chance of European places, then hopefully we can step up next season once we have managed to fill these gaps!
With an injury hit season for Jarrad (although bad for him), I cannot see anyone fighting to get him, and if we can get him fit in the 1st half next year, strengthen in the summer without any of the top players going we can then push on again the following season!
pfim
Player Valuation: £50m
He is, and it's tough to watch sometimes. But I don't think he's in the starting 11 at this point if he's not at RB. I wouldn't put him in before Tarkowski or Keane atm, for instance. Maybe that's the simplest move, if there is one to be made. JOB to the bench, and you hope that KDH, Iroebugnum or Rohl play as well as Garner has in a much more important position.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Injury to either will force his hand.
Well, KDH's only done it his entire career so he should be okay to keep doing it.
chopper6
Player Valuation: £10m
My comments are on the basis the rumour is true. Thought that was obvious.
Hopefully it’s not true!
Still intrigued as to who these players are you reckon got over reoccurring hamstring injuries? I can’t think of any that all of a sudden stopped getting hamstring injuries…
It's somewhere in the middle I think. It obviously doesn't mean he's finished but it's potentially a lot more than just disappointing. If (and i'm aware it's a big if) talk of 4 months is accurate then we're talking about him pretty much missing the entire season. That's serious stuff, especially off the back of him missing a decent chunk of last season and needing surgery aswell. It's certainly not a case of throwing him on the scrap heap but we probably do have to consider the possibility that this could be a much bigger deal than just just being a bit of a short term disappointment.
chopper6
Player Valuation: £10m
So how can you rely on a player if he misses 15-20 games a season for arguments sake?
Look im gutted if the rumour is true, because I rate him very highly. But hamstring injuries don’t just magically stop reoccurring. Once they start, it can be incredibly hard to avoid them.
Case in point, with Branthwaite. They you consider he was only back in training Thursday/ Friday, so if it’s gone again already, it’s a huge concern.
Confirmed now by Everton... undergoing surgery.
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