Injuries

Can anyone explain why it takes so much more time for players these days to recover from injuries than it did 40 years ago.

As an example, I used to go and watch Jinky get kicked all over the park and:

1) He seldom, if ever, went off injured, and

2) He was up for a game on the Wednesday if needed.

From memory, most teams had a 15 or 16 member squad in those days and the "reserves" hardly ever got a game.

Why is it the "fitter" you get the longer you are out when you get a wee tap on the ankles.

I think refs protect the players so much these days that they should be able to play three times a week.

Just Saying.