League One
club Port Vale say they plan to continue the trialling of their in-house ‘fight
club’ despite injuries sustained to players.
Earlier
this month the club, currently ninth in the league, began the plan to psych
their players up for games by having them fight each other in training however
the scheme was in some question after captain Doug Loft suffered injuries
during a bout meaning he would miss the remainder of the season.
Defender
Daniel Jones, with whom Loft’s match-up was with, was later that week sacked by
the club after talking about the scheme too much.
Yes, it's from fighting. Yes, he's okay with it
Vale have
now confirmed that they are pleased with the overall results so far and will
continue to trial it and make refinements.
“It’s a bit
rough around the edges right now” said a spokesperson for The Valiants. “It’s
bare-knuckle and the rounds usually last for 2 minutes a time. It’s a great way
to get everyone fired up, even some of the coaching staff have joined in.”
“Obviously
the injury to Doug was a shame but look, our next game we went and won 1-0 so
the proof is in the pudding really, isn’t it?”
Vale then
lost their next game at promotion chasing Rotherham but they insist that despite the setbacks, the
scheme is reaping its rewards.
“We’ve gone
away to Rotherham and lost to a late goal but we were
fighting until the very end. Some might ask if we’re okay going out every
Saturday with cuts and bruises but to be honest some of the lads came away with
worse when we had to play Burton Albion last season. Some might say it’s not a
good way to fire the players up but I say to those people; come down to the
training ground on Monday and I’ll punch you really hard in the face and you’ll
soon change your tune.”
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