Where does 17 starts in 3 seasons come from?
i think the reference was to 90s, and has been read incorrectly, and then made into a new point.
bishop has done 16 starts of 70 minutes+ this season.
i would question his fitness last season when he was consistently going off at approx. 60 minutes, but that is not apparent this season.
another factor in his injury record, well documented during the match threads here, and certainly from what i see of his performances this season, is that he gets kicked and fouled a lot per game - because he is often looking to go past the opposition player (targeted, taken out). see early at burton (a) - a particularly bad one that could have been a career ending type of challenge, first half against shrewsbury (h). stevenage (h). etc etc.
another factor, where it is multiple challenges in one game, the referee is doing bishop no favours, by doing nothing about it. for instance an early red card at burton, would most likely have given burton pause for thought on their treatment of bishop after that.
on an entirely different level someone like messi must have been made of titanium, to withstand the kind of treatment he got, and make so many starts.