It's a hard thing to hear, and I'd love Fletcher to prove him wrong. However I feel he's got it perfect in the way he's said it. Colitis is not an easy thing to deal with in normal life, let alone whilst being in a professional sporting career that demands a seriously strict lifestyle.
Darren Fletcher's break from football
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It is awful what's happened to him. Especially just as he was getting to his peak, had won a lot of people over and was turning into one of our most important players.
I'd love to see him back as a coach here sometime, I feel his energy and drive could still be put to good use, even if not on a pitch. To me his energy and drive is much more than just a physical attribute.
Never hurts to a huge thread that veers dangerously from one side to the other as it thrusts.
Paddy Crerand is a funny one at the best of times. He's probably not got any inside knowledge on this.
Boxer's weight tend to balloon when not in-training, as does Rooneys if he doesn't play every week.
Neither Boxing nor Football is really a "fit" sport. Combine a Tennis player with a Cyclist for me.
Boxer's weight tend to balloon when not in-training, as does Rooneys if he doesn't play every week.
Who'd be talking about out of fight weight though? Boxers at their fighting weight are comfortably amongst the fittest.
Comfortably? Could a boxer out-last a cyclist in an endurance running race? Perhaps that's an unfair comparison. Of course you get quick and nimble boxers, and obviously I'm not trying to claim endurance isn't key in boxing, but I'd guess that a cyclist would out-last a boxer even at peak fitness in an endurance event.
Obviously tennis players are becoming more like boxers "if you want to play better tennis, train like a boxer," and both would destroy each other at certain competitions, but boxers only "peak" a few times a year, and when we are talking about darren fletchers fitness I'd say Paddy Crerand is talking about the wrong sports. Boxers are often unfit.
Obviously tennis players are becoming more like boxers "if you want to play better tennis, train like a boxer," and both would destroy each other at certain competitions, but boxers only "peak" a few times a year, and when we are talking about darren fletchers fitness I'd say Paddy Crerand is talking about the wrong sports. Boxers are often unfit.
Not sure even you know what you're on about this time, rboocp
"He's not been heard of, he's not played anywhere, he's not done anything"
What is this jibberish supposed to mean?
He played a few months ago and it was announced he was having surgery?
What is this jibberish supposed to mean?
He played a few months ago and it was announced he was having surgery?
Of the training I've tried I've never been as exhausted/knackered/whatever as after a boxing. Hope this helps.
You do realise how much energy you burn in a boxing match do you not? Besides, you're not using the same muscles. Boxers are often unfit?
Stand facing a mirror and shadow box. See how you feel after 30 seconds. Boxers are the fittest athletes on the planet, their is no question of that.
This was his performance against Fulham U21. Looked pretty neat actually from that video. If he can perform like this for the first team in the premiership, then I guess we are set atleast for this season even if we dont get any CM in January.