Fábio Carvalho

[Banana]

That there’s absolutely no mention of Fab in the team news article is either a good sign or an absolutely terrible one. Hope it’s the former and not an injury that gets the dreaded entire news article devoted to it.

Yes, no idea why no-one asked. Same as they didn't ask about Rico for weeks and weeks.

 

[hanworthbee]

You wonder if some of these journalists even have a clue about Brentford

 

[JANORAK]

You wonder if some of these journalists even have a clue about Brentford

The BBC ones on sort of radio/website are generally useless. On Saturday she was all ‘x, y and Z’ for Hull, but ‘Brentford player’ or ‘Brentford get it back/kick it long’ etc. I reckon we did ok in the end, with only 7 or 8 names on the pitch…

 

[TorbayBee]

No word of him at the press conference?

 

[jlove]

No word of him at the press conference?

No-one asked...

 

[Windmill Rd Bee]

No-one asked...

Which makes me worry that, as with previous bad injury news e.g. Hickey’s 24-25 hamstring setback, they’ve been asked not to ask.

 

[jlove]

Which makes me worry that, as with previous bad injury news e.g. Hickey’s 24-25 hamstring setback, they’ve been asked not to ask.

That's a bit too much like a conspiracy theory!

 

[andyrew]

You wonder if some of these journalists even have a clue about Brentford

You don't need to wonder

 

[hanworthbee]

You don't need to wonder

You'd atleast expect the bloke from the Hounslow paper to ask

 

[jlove]

You'd atleast expect the bloke from the Hounslow paper to ask

It seems to me that the journalists asking the questions are more interested to present a précis of their dissertation than actually ask specific questions!

 

[longdistancebee]

We need George Sands from the Chronicle at those pressers - he'd ask the difficult questions!

 

[North London Bee]

We need George Sands from the Chronicle at those pressers - he'd ask the difficult questions!

Yeah right

 

[Beelated]

View: https://x.com/jonharland_/status/2116164401736929401?s=46

 

[Beelated]

This was probably assumed, due to his recent absence.

 

[rodders]

Out I see till international break,we see to have an uncanny ability so sign injury prone players

 

[Bigbee]

Jesus , best £27m we've ever spent

 

[PGH_Bee]

I really do feel for Fabio. A high potential player who was behind Damsgaard in the pecking order and has been injured every time there was a space for him to have the chance to make an impact. Really difficult for him, but it is what it is.

 

[North London Bee]

Out I see till international break,we see to have an uncanny ability so sign injury prone players

so does every other club.

 

[Untouchable]

Out I see till international break,we see to have an uncanny ability so sign injury prone players

Can you do an exhaustive comparison of injuries of BFC players against players signed by other clubs.

Thanks.

 

[brentfordfc4ever]

Can you do an exhaustive comparison of injuries of BFC players against players signed by other clubs.

Thanks.

It's fair to say we have our troubles in this area! Thats life.

 

[Isleworth_Bee]

It's fair to say we have our troubles in this area! Thats life.

But to say we sign injury prone players is OTT bollx.

Every club has this issue. Look at Spurs.

Its the demands of modern football.

 

[Westlad]

Can you do an exhaustive comparison of injuries of BFC players against players signed by other clubs.

Thanks.

I do think we sign a disproportionate number of players who have previously had existing injuries, but it's just another way the club finds value. You can go back to Scott Hogan, who also got a new contract while crocked. We wouldn't have signed Damsgaard, Eriksen etc either

 

[Untouchable]

I do think we sign a disproportionate number of players who have previously had existing injuries, but it's just another way the club finds value. You can go back to Scott Hogan, who also got a new contract while crocked. We wouldn't have signed Damsgaard, Eriksen etc either

Yes but signing players with known issues ≠ signing injury prone players.

 

[malkay]

Yes but signing players with known issues ≠ signing injury prone players.

Exactly. Just because a player has an existing issue it doesn't mean he's for the abattoir. It just means he's dealing with something that other clubs may consider him a risk for or lower his marker value. This is what medicals are for and with Nusa we've shown that we can walk away from someone who's too much of a risk in that regard.

This was stylised in the Moneyball movie but is in a less Hollywood way what clubs like the Oakland A's benefited from against clubs with traditional scouting methods, where the eye test and physicality of a player overlooked their on field metrics.

 

[hanworthbee]

548 premier league minutes which is equivalent to 6 games played since we signed him over 2 years ago.

 

[Beelated]

548 premier league minutes which is equivalent to 6 games played since we signed him over 2 years ago.

What were stats for Rico Henry when we signed him? Or Scott Hogan, for that matter.

Personally, I think it’s just an unfortunate situation, especially for the individuals concerned.

 

[Banana]

What were stats for Rico Henry when we signed him? Or Scott Hogan, for that matter.

Personally, I think it’s just an unfortunate situation, especially for the individuals concerned.

Top post!

 

[ITK]

Can you do an exhaustive comparison of injuries of BFC players against players signed by other clubs.

Thanks.

I looked this up and this was the answer

There is no statistical evidence showing that


Brentford's new signings get injured more frequently within their first year compared to new signings at other Premier League clubs.
Data from comprehensive injury analytics platforms like the Premier Injuries Season Review indicates that Brentford actually maintains an exceptionally strong overall player availability record. The club frequently records a raw squad availability rate near 88.8%, which climbs even higher among established core squad members. This demonstrates that the club's medical, recruitment, and sports science frameworks are highly effective at managing player loads relative to the rest of the top flight. [1]

 

[JANORAK]

I looked this up and this was the answer

There is no statistical evidence showing that


Brentford's new signings get injured more frequently within their first year compared to new signings at other Premier League clubs.
Data from comprehensive injury analytics platforms like the Premier Injuries Season Review indicates that Brentford actually maintains an exceptionally strong overall player availability record. The club frequently records a raw squad availability rate near 88.8%, which climbs even higher among established core squad members. This demonstrates that the club's medical, recruitment, and sports science frameworks are highly effective at managing player loads relative to the rest of the top flight. [1]

Yeah, but we all need to moan/scream/blame something, however irrational!

FC must be so frustrated right now, after just getting going again from that long spell out. Hopefully, he can channel it in the right direction.

 

[maddogging]

548 premier league minutes which is equivalent to 6 games played since we signed him over 2 years ago.

Yep, poor signing. Was a strange one at the time

 

[JCMcBee]

...he's on long term sick leave at the moment..he has been for a while tbh..on and off... business as usual today without him.... absolutely nothing to see here.... forget all this BFC sign injury prone players nonsense... it's boring

 

[Jim Rourke]

548 premier league minutes which is equivalent to 6 games played since we signed him over 2 years ago.

Scoring three league goals? Not a bad ratio

 

[Beecareful]

You wonder if some of these journalists even have a clue about Brentford

Very few professional journos about these days.

In the good old bad old days we had two full-time correspondents covering us : George Sands and Ernie Gifford.