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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
at 20:14 24 Oct 2026
I'm over reacting I know but it's an absolute joke. Recruitment hasn't been good, they're being conditioned badly and or made of glass. The manager is acting like he's playing CM on practice mode trying to see what works. I know there's a 3 year plan but if we barely scrape survival in year one having shipped a ton of goals. I can only see us going one way in year 2. |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 19:01 22 Oct 2026
Just to give some context 7 years ago I took advantage or was conned by a black Friday deal to do one of those deep dive DNA tests and one of the things that came up was about injury risk. |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 18:23 22 Oct 2026
I cheated again and looked up how the PFA might view this
The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) does not have a bespoke, standalone policy specifically titled "Genetic Testing," but its overall position is defined by clear medical, ethical, and employment guidelines.
The PFA’s stance centers on three core principles:
1. Data Ownership and Player Consent
The PFA firmly maintains that a player's medical data belongs entirely to the individual player, not the club. If a club offers or suggests genetic screening, it must be strictly voluntary. The union opposes any compulsory DNA testing or screening that is made a condition of employment.
2. Protection Against Contractual Discrimination
A major union concern is that predictive or unproven science could be misused during contract negotiations, transfers, or youth release decisions. The PFA opposes using genetic markers to:
* Deny contracts or lower wage offers based on a perceived theoretical risk.
* Decide whether to retain or release academy players.
* Devalue a player during medical examinations prior to a transfer.
Because scientific consensus views genetic predisposition as a poor standalone predictor of actual injury, the PFA expects clubs to evaluate players on demonstrable fitness, physical performance, and clinical evidence rather than potential genetic traits.
3. Medical Confidentiality and GDPR
Under standard data protection law and medical privacy frameworks supported by the union, genetic data is classified as highly sensitive personal data. If a player consents to genetic profiling for personalized training or recovery, those results are strictly confidential between the player and the qualified medical staff, and cannot be shared with executive management or used as leverage in commercial decisions. |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 15:38 22 Oct 2026
There was me just looking at a way to prevent further injuries and adapting training programs to get players available for the match day squad as quickly as possible using all tools available. You are right to point out the much wider implications. |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 15:26 22 Oct 2026
I will show my working.
Question asked of AI
Do football clubs check players genetic predisposition for injury risk?
The response
Some elite football clubs and advanced sports science departments explore or utilize genetic profiling, but its application remains a subject of ongoing debate, caution, and varying adoption across the industry.
Current Industry Practice
* Pioneering and Private Use: A subset of elite clubs (including select Premier League and top-flight European sides) have experimented with genetic and epigenetic screening. This is usually conducted quietly through private sports science partnerships rather than as a universal standard.
* The Markers Examined: When clubs or researchers look at genetic predispositions, they typically focus on specific biological systems:
* Connective Tissue: Genes like COL5A1, which influence collagen structure, tendon strength, and ligament resilience under explosive loads.
* Energy Metabolism & Fatigue: Markers like AMPD1, which relate to muscle fatigue resistance and recovery efficiency.
* Inflammation & Repair: Genes like IGF2, which affect tissue healing responses between congested fixtures.
Limitations and Skepticism
Despite commercial interest, many sports scientists and medical professionals treat commercial genetic injury panels with a high degree of skepticism for several reasons:
* Weak Predictive Power: Major systematic reviews note that the evidence base supporting genetics as a standalone prognostic or diagnostic tool for injury risk is currently weak. There is no single "injury gene"; football injuries are multifactorial, depending heavily on training loads, pitch conditions, opponent contact, and cumulative fatigue.
* Environmental Overrides: A player with a theoretical "high-risk" genetic marker who follows rigorous load management, strength conditioning, and recovery protocols will often have a lower absolute injury risk than a "low-risk" player subjected to poor workload management.
* Actionability: Critics argue that genetic insights rarely change what a medical team should be doing anyway. Good practice—such as monitoring GPS data, tracking fatigue, optimizing nutrition, and prescribing strength work—remains essential for every player regardless of their DNA.
How It Is Actually Used
Rather than using DNA to rule out signings or bench players, progressive clubs that look at genetics generally use it as one data point among many. It might help tailor personalized recovery strategies, supplementation, or specific load-monitoring thresholds for a player, but it is rarely treated as a definitive crystal ball for injury prevention. |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 14:22 22 Oct 2026
like this
Rather than using DNA to rule out signings or bench players, progressive clubs that look at genetics generally use it as one data point among many. It might help tailor personalized recovery strategies, supplementation, or specific load-monitoring thresholds for a player, but it is rarely treated as a definitive crystal ball for injury prevention. |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 12:54 22 Oct 2026
Looks like it would be a maximum of £300 per player so to do the entire squad just over £9K. |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 09:44 22 Oct 2026
If it's not been done already the club should carry out DNA tests on the players which can see if they are genetically at elevated risk of injuries like this a tailor training programs to minimise risk of them occurring. |
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Reply | FACup draw
at 10:22 19 Oct 2026
My prediction is it's going to be Boreham Wood, Stockport or York.
At least it won't be Stoke this round! [Post edited 19 Oct 10:33]
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Reply | Hendo
at 09:44 15 Oct 2026
Based on appearances so far this season do you think it os likely his record breaking appearance will be in the first round of The FA Cup? |
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Reply | Reserved seat stickers
at 09:33 15 Oct 2026
As part of the stadium improvements are the letters on the steps clearly marked? I've only been in The Sandy the last few seasons. |
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Thread | NFR Burnham mentioned The Cooperative movement
at 14:32 1 Oct 2026
Not wanting to dissect the speech in it's entirety, but the PM mentioned The Cooperative movement in his conference speech. Would it be worth reminding or indeed educating Mr Burnham where the movement first started? |
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Reply | Conference 26/27
at 18:31 29 Sep 2026
As is said at the end of investment ads past performance is no guide to future performance. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Fleetwood Town v Rochdale
at 17:25 26 Sep 2026
A former colleague is an MK Dons supporter. I asked his thoughts on Watson this was his response 'Carried Williamson fella. He'll do ok for you. Or at least should!' He then reiterated this yesterday when he was passing thru |
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