Injuries

[BBFC11]

As most of you know my brother plays for Ware on Saturday he broke his arm playing, he is now in cast for 6 weeks and cannot work for 6 weeks.

 

Do you think players at this level should have football insurance? and do you think clubs should help players out when things like this happen?

[NeutralFan]

Players should make sure they are adequately covered (for their individual situations), whether the club provides that cover or the player themselves.

[BBFC11]

Do you think players should be made aware of this when they are signing for a club, all the clubs i have signed for have never advised that i should be covered or asked if you are. Lucky for me i am.

[HTFCew]

I know we have player insurance, but I'm not sure what type it is. More likely to be "third party" than "fully comp".

[BBFC11]

So how does that insurance work ew?

[NeutralFan]

Interesting point, I'm pretty sure Hoddesdon do.. seem to remember a bit of paper that said a certain amount a week would be covered, might not cover a good lunch but they make you aware of it

[Horace]

It is a requirement for all clubs to have a basic player insurance policy. The league will not let you play without proof of it - so Ware will be able to pay Scott something. These schemes are very limited though - usually nothing for the first couple of weeks, then no more than £30 or £40 a week.

[BBFC11]

Thanks for the info Horace, i will let him know.

[ONE]

Thats a shame for Scott...Although all those people he was going to 'Plumb' for in the coming weeks have had a lucky escape !

[Tubbsy8]

Buryballer we have this insurance for all players at the club from youth up to vets!

[BBFC11]

Originally Posted By: HTFC ONE

Thats a shame for Scott...Although all those people he was going to 'Plumb' for in the coming weeks have had a lucky escape !

hahah quality

You coming over the Bury to watch tonight HTFC1

[Maldini66]

Originally Posted By: BuryBaller

As most of you know my brother plays for Ware on Saturday he broke his arm playing, he is now in cast for 6 weeks and cannot work for 6 weeks.

Do you think players at this level should have football insurance? and do you think clubs should help players out when things like this happen?

Hi Sorry to hear about Scott as he seemed to be playing well for Ware and notching a few
I would think Scott's team mates might chip in something to help him out as that's what most of us used to do if a team mate got injured and didn't have his own insurance.
Personally I would advise getting some as the policy's are quite reasonable and cover you for the whole year and sometimes not even if your injured playing football
Quite a few of my ex team mates used to be with CIS I think
but there are alot of companies that do this type of cover.

[ONE]

I was going to but I've got too much work on...plus a few brownie points with the missus wont go amiss !

[HTFCew]

Any idea how much was collected for the Cheshunt player last Saturday?

[ONE]

I know all the players put in a fiver a man...

[HTFCew]

There was a bucket collection around the ground as well.

[petethegreek]

Originally Posted By: HTFCew

Any idea how much was collected for the Cheshunt player last Saturday?

Is this for the Reserve player who was badly injured a few weeks ago in a midweek match?

[HTFCew]

Yes - it was at Royston, and his knee was badly damaged.

[petethegreek]

Originally Posted By: HTFCew

Yes - it was at Royston, and his knee was badly damaged.

I was at the game and he was in a pretty bad state.

Will get back to my mate Tom Loizou soon and find out how the player is doing.

[HTFCew]

I've just found the article about him in NLT on 9th Sept.

 

He had already had 2 operations to save his leg and was scheduled to have 2 more. He's due to spend 3-5 months in hospital.