Grim. Just terribly unlucky.
Definitely there’s an element of misfortune involved. But surely a big factor in our sudden injury list (after 3 years of relatively good luck on the injury front) has to be that the majority of our squad has now essentially played, or trained, continuously for the past 16 months – since reporting for pre-season way back in June 2019.
The prolonged 2019/20 season turned out great for us, but an extended injury list now is perhaps an unavoidable consequence, and something we will probably need to live with this season as 16 months becomes 17 months, becomes 18 months… etc.
Thankfully we’ve made a decent start to the season this time round (allowing for the home-away split), as these points could be vital at the back end of the season if the injuries do continue. The next week will be important too, starting tonight, with 3 home games against sides that all represent a great opportunity to get some more early points on the board.