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The Off-Season Training Thread

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  On 27/10/2022 at 00:21, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

As a matter of interest, do we know how many players (and who) have had post-season surgery? Similarly, who is going to have an enforced delayed start as they recover? 

As far as I can ascertain, there wasn't anything major, Tommy Mc had the bits of metal that were holding his foot together removed and kept them.

Everybody else are posting pics of holiday and off season work

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      On 27/10/2022 at 07:48, Redleg said:

    The houses have started falling down. 

    gee, they must have got them all re-built pretty quick from last season

    my son just finished a reno that took all of 20 months

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      On 27/10/2022 at 09:32, daisycutter said:

    gee, they must have got them all re-built pretty quick from last season

    my son just finished a reno that took all of 20 months

    Well don’t let any Demons train in it in the off season, or he will be looking at a full rebuild.

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      On 27/10/2022 at 09:36, Redleg said:

    Well don’t let any Demons train in it in the off season, or he will be looking at a full rebuild.

    no risk, he's already been warned

    by the look of things tracc has probably flattened half of vienna

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      On 27/10/2022 at 10:45, daisycutter said:

    no risk, he's already been warned

    by the look of things tracc has probably flattened half of vienna

    Hope Tracc doesn't hit the schnitzels.

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      On 27/10/2022 at 13:04, Freddy Fuschia said:

    Are they training the houses down or are the houses on fire? I can never tell the difference.

    you must be thinking of burning up the track, freddy?

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    Anyone heard of any off season surgeries?

    would be great to have our top 30 all with a full pre season

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      On 30/10/2022 at 08:28, Superunknown said:

    Is everyone aight with the DemonSpirit hashie

    feels a bit…confected

    Not as tight as HeartBeatsTrue etc etc

    Yep, with you on that. Thought #GiveEmHell could have hung around longer and is a bit more inspiring. #DemonSpirit just feels a bit not connected to anything - Doesn't reference our song, doesn't have any kind of real 'Demon' connection, just a bit nothing.

    Wouldn't care so much if it was just a hashtag, but it's the whole marketing motto, and in the era of the 'disruptors' (god, I hate corporate speak) it's wishy washy.

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      On 30/10/2022 at 10:34, Lord Nev said:

    Yep, with you on that. Thought #GiveEmHell could have hung around longer and is a bit more inspiring. #DemonSpirit just feels a bit not connected to anything - Doesn't reference our song, doesn't have any kind of real 'Demon' connection, just a bit nothing.

    Wouldn't care so much if it was just a hashtag, but it's the whole marketing motto, and in the era of the 'disruptors' (god, I hate corporate speak) it's wishy washy.

    [censored] me me Nev ! You [censored] are talking a foreign language..  The only time I use hash ( apart from the odd smoke) is when I finish a voice message.

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      On 30/10/2022 at 10:41, Bitter but optimistic said:

    [censored] me me Nev ! You [censored] are talking a foreign language..  The only time I use hash ( apart from the odd smoke) is when I finish a voice message.

    It's 2022 mate, you need to get on the vapes and tik toks to be a part of the club now...

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      On 27/10/2022 at 07:48, Redleg said:

    The houses have started falling down. 

    Be careful where you walk Mr. Leg! 

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      On 31/10/2022 at 04:13, Demonland said:

     

    Is Tmac still rehabbing the foot? There was conjecture he re-injured the lisfranc IIRC…

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      On 31/10/2022 at 04:32, Demonland said:

    Looks to be running in that photo unless they were just miming exaggerated running in slow motion.

    I would think it’d be in a moonboot still if it was injured again. 

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      On 31/10/2022 at 04:41, McQueen said:

    I would think it’d be in a moonboot still if it was injured again. 

    I think saty mentioned in another thread that he had gone in to have the screws removed.

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