The games afoot wrote:
People on here banging on about Abdull fitness….Jai Field has done his hamstring again…that’s 3 times in 3 seasons,1st time 5ths,2nd 10 weeks and now this one is looking like weeks as well…so Abdull could play more than Field but if field was available,we would sign him with his injury record
If Abdull was a fullback like Field his injury record wouldn’t be talked about half as much. For one thing we’ve got a few options there, and in general it’s usually easier for wingers and centres to cover that position well. We’ve massively struggled without a specialist playmaker to the point that our season was effectively over in about 6 weeks. Factor in how much we’ve struggled without Trueman and his bad luck with injuries we’d have to have rely on a chunk of luck to see our 6 and 7 playing together most weeks.
FWIW I don’t know the logistics of it as there’s not much available but I just have a hunch we might either add some experienced cover/completion for the playmakers or maybe even an unexpected twist in our recruitment/retention that might mean Abdull’s fitness is less of a gamble.
