Aus Fox Posted 25 December 2021 Share Posted 25 December 2021 3 minutes ago, jammie82uk said: I assume it’s this Why the bloody hell are they travelling to a hotel? They are playing away in the same bloody city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 25 December 2021 Share Posted 25 December 2021 1 minute ago, Aus Fox said: Why the bloody hell are they travelling to a hotel? They are playing away in the same bloody city! Because not all players may live in one area. Assume as the away side they need to arrive at once for policing reasons etc, so maybe easier on that note. Again with clubs controlling the diets prior to game day But then obviously you could meet at their training ground, but London traffic and testing requirements probably make it easier to have them closer by? Clutching at straws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 25 December 2021 Share Posted 25 December 2021 3 minutes ago, Aus Fox said: Why the bloody hell are they travelling to a hotel? They are playing away in the same bloody city! It’s often quicker to go from Leicester to Manchester than Croydon to Tottenham! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 25 December 2021 Share Posted 25 December 2021 Not sure why having 2 staff off should be enough to call a game off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Posted 25 December 2021 Share Posted 25 December 2021 They also stay in hotels for away games to keep the same procedures/routines for consistency. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 25 December 2021 Share Posted 25 December 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, filbertway said: Not sure why having 2 staff off should be enough to call a game off It wont be ……we will no doubt find out more in the morning Edited 25 December 2021 by st albans fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 25 December 2021 Share Posted 25 December 2021 Another late call Inbound. Let's hope it isn't too late and doesn't **** over fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFCCHRIS Posted 25 December 2021 Share Posted 25 December 2021 (edited) Thought the EPL said you have to play if you have 13 players and a GK? Hope they are sticking to that. Otherwise we won't see many games until this variant runs though everyone. I don't really care about the "integrity" of the competition. I just wanna see games, in fact, a team having to field a 16 year old GK for his professional debut might make it more interesting 🤣 Edited 25 December 2021 by LCFCCHRIS 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 25 December 2021 Share Posted 25 December 2021 Just now, LCFCCHRIS said: Thought the EPL said you have to play if you have 13 players and a GK? Hope they are sticking to that. Otherwise we won't see many games until this variant runs though everyone. Don't believe a word of that. Given they can't release names, it leaves too much potential backhanded actions from behind the scenes for me to honestly believe they have rules 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post iancognito Posted 26 December 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 26 December 2021 It's an odd one as Villa's game is on despite Gerrard having Covid and - you'd think - he would have been in contact with most of the playing squad in the last couple of days. Yet two backroom guys get it and there's talk of Palace's game being off. I do wonder whether it's some teams simply trying to avoid the 2 games in 3 days scenario. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 so could be going ahead then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 10 hours ago, iancognito said: It's an odd one as Villa's game is on despite Gerrard having Covid and - you'd think - he would have been in contact with most of the playing squad in the last couple of days. Yet two backroom guys get it and there's talk of Palace's game being off. I do wonder whether it's some teams simply trying to avoid the 2 games in 3 days scenario. Perhaps one of the palace back room staff is a masseur ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 It’s a complete mess isn’t it. Just call it off for two weeks and then come back fresh. All this pissing around isn’t going to be doing the league any good at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 13 minutes ago, Pliskin said: It’s a complete mess isn’t it. Just call it off for two weeks and then come back fresh. All this pissing around isn’t going to be doing the league any good at all! 2 weeks in isolation from everyone, family members, work colleagues, everyone, is a pretty hard sell tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 2 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: 2 weeks in isolation from everyone, family members, work colleagues, everyone, is a pretty hard sell tbh And then they would still have to isolate from family because otherwise we would quickly go back to first base …. can’t see it working when wider society is still open. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sunbury Fox Posted 26 December 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 26 December 2021 No doubt the league will be paused for a bit straight after we have taken 2 absolute batterings with our C team. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoyleFox Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 58 minutes ago, Pliskin said: It’s a complete mess isn’t it. Just call it off for two weeks and then come back fresh. All this pissing around isn’t going to be doing the league any good at all! The clubs had the option to do this last week, or at least say this was the preferred choice but they requested playing on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Md9 Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 Still on then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 Vieira missing today along with Gerrard. Not having the manager there is a big thing. This is where differences could be key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbury Fox Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Corky said: Vieira missing today along with Gerrard. Not having the manager there is a big thing. This is where differences could be key. I'd rather have the manager missing and most of the first team available than the situation that we are in. Edited 26 December 2021 by Sunbury Fox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazzyfox Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 (edited) . wrong thread, sorry Edited 26 December 2021 by fazzyfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 13 hours ago, iancognito said: It's an odd one as Villa's game is on despite Gerrard having Covid and - you'd think - he would have been in contact with most of the playing squad in the last couple of days. Yet two backroom guys get it and there's talk of Palace's game being off. I do wonder whether it's some teams simply trying to avoid the 2 games in 3 days scenario. That suggests that Villa’s squad are virtually vaccinated whereas Palaces is not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsr-burnley Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 8 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said: That suggests that Villa’s squad are virtually vaccinated whereas Palaces is not That's the difference. People who haven't been vaccinated and are in "close contact" (still defined as being within 6 feet, indoors, for 15 minutes so far as I know) have to self-isolate. People who have been vaccinated, don't. This means that there are two simple means by which teams can avoid unnecessary postponements - one, vaccinate everyone; two, ensure the unvaccinated are not in close contact with anyone. That's what they do in the NFL (American football), and any team or player that has players missing because they haven't done either 1 or 2, gets fined, and gets no sympathy. Some teams, it seems, don't want to avoid unnecessary postponements. They would rather inconvenience the fans by postponements, often late postponements, rather than inconvenience themselves by having a jab or sitting 6 feet apart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterpool Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 Would it be option if its discovered you have covid cases on the day of the game. A games kick off time can he delayed by 2 hours to allow extra time for youth players to travel to the game in order to fill the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterpool Posted 26 December 2021 Share Posted 26 December 2021 Leeds v villa is off in midweek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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