Carry on? Circuit break? Stop until safe? Discuss.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55615893
Football: should it be continuing?
posted on 12/1/21
comment by thebluebellsarablue (U9292)
posted 6 hours, 47 minutes ago
comment by Globaled (U7198)
posted 27 minutes ago
Keep football going as long as the teams can control themselves and their players. Taking football away from the country will do more harm that good.
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Even Linfield, lol
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theblue,
There could always be exceptions!
posted on 12/1/21
comment by Hansaplast (U1250)
posted 8 hours, 8 minutes ago
It needs to be stopped to keep integrity of the competition. If more and more teams need to start fielding youth teams or forfeit matches, the integrity of the competition is compromised. Totally unfair the way its going now.
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Precisely
posted on 12/1/21
I don't think it should stop. But I think there should be strict penalties for players and clubs who fail to control players who repeatedly breach regulations. It's beyond a disgrace that Kyle Walker felt he could get away with it not once, but twice.
Personally if an outbreak at a club is due to players being irresponsible, and this endangers a fixture then that club should forfeit the game.
posted on 12/1/21
comment by Hansaplast (U1250)
posted 12 hours, 28 minutes ago
It needs to be stopped to keep integrity of the competition. If more and more teams need to start fielding youth teams or forfeit matches, the integrity of the competition is compromised. Totally unfair the way its going now.
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This is true.
posted on 12/1/21
Yes, I imagine in years to come people will look back at the PL period of 2020 to 2030 and remember when the PL was completely lacking integrity.
Integrity
Who gives a fack?
It's football ffs. I could partially understand the owners of clubs having a say on that, but fans? What a load of sheite.
posted on 12/1/21
The FA Youth Cup has been suspended until the end of the current lockdown. FA announcement due today however it is down to the worsening Covid-19 situation.
posted on 12/1/21
"The health and wellbeing of players and staff are of paramount importance and we intend to resume the national competition once the UK Government's current national COVID-19 lockdown concludes and it is deemed safer for clubs to travel"
If they're saying that about the Youth Cup how can they justify keeping everything else going?
posted on 12/1/21
comment by Mason, Marcus, Martial - Mountains are there t... (U3867)
posted 5 hours, 54 minutes ago
I don't think it should stop. But I think there should be strict penalties for players and clubs who fail to control players who repeatedly breach regulations. It's beyond a disgrace that Kyle Walker felt he could get away with it not once, but twice.
Personally if an outbreak at a club is due to players being irresponsible, and this endangers a fixture then that club should forfeit the game.
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And the player, or players, responsible should be suspended for 5(?) games without pay, simple as that!
posted on 12/1/21
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posted on 12/1/21
comment by Bãles left boot (U22081)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
"The health and wellbeing of players and staff are of paramount importance and we intend to resume the national competition once the UK Government's current national COVID-19 lockdown concludes and it is deemed safer for clubs to travel"
If they're saying that about the Youth Cup how can they justify keeping everything else going?
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Probably as simple as these players not on the testing programme, added to the fact that the suspension doesn’t have the same impact on clubs.