Now, i love Roy as much as we all do, but i am starting to get the impression that his reluctance to make substitutions is a large factor behind our injury crisis.

While Wilf is an exempt case where we have to leave him on due to the fact that he offers so much late in games, the injury to Kelly for example seems to be due to fatigue.

While Roy is right in stating that many of our injuries are trauma related (Puncheon, Dann etc.), it would help if he gave players a rest now and again, even if it means bringing on an inexperienced U23's player. Loaning out Kaikai to Charlton already appears to be an error because although he is unproven, he is a consistent figure in the U23's and has played at Championship level.

My fear is that integral players such as Townsend or Cabaye may burn out late into the season, leaving as incredibly weak as a squad. While he is crucial to the team, Luka has also been playing non-stop since Roy came in and i do wonder whether he may run out of steam too.

Lets hope my fears don't bear fruit.

This has been a problem long before Roy came in. Including under Pardew, who often made at least one sub at the start of the second half.

Nope, I STILL stand by my claim that it's the medical staff that are the problem. And unless someone can point me to another factor, that's an opinion that I'll be keeping for a while

This incidence of injury and occurring at about the same time in successive seasons cannot be a matter of chance. It's so far above average that (without doi g the math) it must amount to several standard deviations.

Doesn't mean it's the doctors but there has to be some sort of cause in the system somewhere. Perhaps doctors' advice not receiving sufficient weight?

Should have been investigated the first time but now just seems to be tolerated by the Board as a fact of life.

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Your example did very well tonight,against a Top 6 side,who fortunately for Watford tonight and the Cherries last week were more like a bottom 3 side.
I think Antonio will be sacked soon.

Palace 13th 2017/18.

So even when Roy himself tells us these injuries are all impact ones so can’t be prevented by training etc you still think it’s to do with the medical staff? The only one that could be considered as muscular and, therefore, possibly due to fatigue is Kelly’s - problem is, as has been pointed out, that was actually caused whilst he was being fouled.

From what I’ve seen, we pick up injuries when the team is playing flat out, fighting for survival. When the players are giving everything then they are more at risk of impact injuries.

It probably doesn’t help when officials seemingly think it’s ok to bully, kick & batter Palace players without adequate retribution. I don’t think it’s just us but if Pep thinks his prima-donnas get little protection then he should take a long look some of the blatant fouling we’ve seen this season.

Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!

Like Puncheon's foul on de Bruyn you mean