The Physio

It wasn't all that long ago when the medical team in all the 92 professional clubs consisted of one full-time...

By Joe Miller Throughout my time in the beautiful game, I have met some interesting and some not some so...

When then-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho became embroiled in an internal row with club doctor Eva Carneiro in the club’s first...

Christmas is a time of celebration and festivities for most people, but not for football managers, player and staff.  It’s...

One factor of football that remains ever constant like it does when Autumn arrives, temperatures drop, leaves fall off trees,...

"Has the Doc had a look at him?" "What does the Doc think?" "The doc has arranged for him to...

By Joe Miller Over the past 42 years that I have been involved in our beautiful game, I have seen...

Being a member of the LMA Coaches Association PFCA I have been able to attend some great coaching clinics and,...

Understanding the dynamics of a football club environment are an essential aspect, discipline and organisation are also important factors in...

Serious, career-threatening injuries are relatively rare throughout a season at a club, fortunately, but statistics are of no comfort to...

"My integrity as a physio was questioned. I was not prepared to allow unfit players to play, putting their career...

The majority of my time during the week is spent on what we call running repair injuries that raise the...

A football scout by the name of Fred O’Donoghue quoted in his book Scouting For Glory “working for a football...

Towards the end of this month, the England and Wales European Championship squads would have gathered fresh from a long...

Everyone can appreciate music, but not everyone can play a musical instrument. The value of practical experience is summed up...

Long before the Premier League, there was what some of us refer to as football’s little secret - the Football...

Bob Paisley was a fine trainer and physiotherapist, long before he became, in my opinion, English football’s greatest manager. Anfield...

Having been in football for many years as part of the supporting cast I have worked for a number of...

You have to know your players, certain ones will go down and the gaffer will say you better get on...

The football industry is becoming increasingly diverse with the advent of so many different areas- nutrition tactical monitoring video analysis...