Knowing the PL, the game will probably be rearranged during AFCON, and Leeds will miraculously turn up with a fully fit squad. 🙂
Oh, and Andy Robertson now misses the Chelsea game, which is nice. 🙂
Shame re the Chelsea game but we will benefit from only playing once before then ,
Earliest we could play Leeds game would be mid week on 17 Jan or more likely in the Jan break for Afcon.
I was due to go, too.
Now I'll probably have to sit around admiring babies, & being offered turkey left-overs.
comment by Wessie Road (U10652)
posted 2 minutes ago
I was due to go, too.
Now I'll probably have to sit around admiring babies, & being offered turkey left-overs.
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Just pretend it’s still on and go to the pub all day
comment by Wessie Road (U10652)
posted 7 minutes ago
I was due to go, too.
Now I'll probably have to sit around admiring babies, & being offered turkey left-overs.
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My son is absolutely gutted for that very reason
comment by jlou1978 (U15376)
posted 34 minutes ago
Knowing the PL, the game will probably be rearranged during AFCON, and Leeds will miraculously turn up with a fully fit squad. 🙂
Oh, and Andy Robertson now misses the Chelsea game, which is nice. 🙂
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Definitely think the bans should carry over to the game they were due to miss...
@AHunterGuardian
Benitez says Everton request to postpone Burnley game on Boxing Day rejected by PL. Had 5 positive tests after Chelsea + injuries. "We have 9 outfield players available + 3 keepers and have to bring in 5 young players. That includes Calvert-Lewin, who has been out for 2 months."
We can now fully prepare for Leicester just like they did for us last night.
But knowing brenda he will prob want to rest everyone this weekend so they are fresh to face us few days later
They should have done two weeks from last week as there it's now not a fair situation. For example Liverpool had to play Spurs with a load of injuries and COVID cases and then when they're back ready to play Leeds have cases and the game is called off. This is going to happen over the next load of weeks.
There doesn't seem to be a set criteria for when a game is eligible to be called off.
comment by Klopp klopp (U17359)
My son is absolutely gutted for that very reason
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Boxing Day's a bit of a bummer, without football
Leicester are struggling...soyunci(spell)..evans..Pereira..Vardy all carrying injuries.
Hopefully we can have the likes of VVD..Fabinho..Curtis et al available and expose Leicester.
Was due to be at the game too, no bother will wait for the re-arranged date.
comment by *Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 6 minutes ago
Was due to be at the game too, no bother will wait for the re-arranged date.
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My lads at uni now but doesn’t seem to matter when the game is he’s going - told me he doesn’t have lectures the day it will be replayed.
a match can be postponed when a club is unable to field 14 players. This minimum, however, includes academy and reserve players
does anyone really believe that leeds or watford can't field 14 players out of their entire squad?
or spurs couldn't for their euro conf. game? interesting that they wouldn't state how many players had covid... was it just a case of not having enough 1st team players available and not wanting to use academy players?
in the interests of league integrity, any team that requests postponement due to lack of players should be required to list all unavailable players and their reason for not being available.
each players injury or illness should then be independently verified by the leagues own medical staff.
can't have teams postponing games just because they don't want to field a number of academy players and have their team get mullered by the oppositions first choice team.
comment by 20th title coming soon. (U12879)
posted 57 minutes ago
a match can be postponed when a club is unable to field 14 players. This minimum, however, includes academy and reserve players
does anyone really believe that leeds or watford can't field 14 players out of their entire squad?
or spurs couldn't for their euro conf. game? interesting that they wouldn't state how many players had covid... was it just a case of not having enough 1st team players available and not wanting to use academy players?
in the interests of league integrity, any team that requests postponement due to lack of players should be required to list all unavailable players and their reason for not being available.
each players injury or illness should then be independently verified by the leagues own medical staff.
can't have teams postponing games just because they don't want to field a number of academy players and have their team get mullered by the oppositions first choice team.
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Yeah I’ve been banging the same drum
This system can easily be abused if it counts injuries as well as covid
Youth / reserve players should count too but seems like it’s the registered 25 that matter
So if you lose all your keepers from your selection of 25 squad I presume that would be enough to postpone a game
Forgetting there are younger players too ….
Could just make up some injuries to bump the unavailable players up to go with covid cases if that quota isn’t met
Come on, you might want to play our youth side, but we don’t need another high scoreline loss thanks very much!
We already had about 9 first teamers out with injury & according to the club at least 4 first team players have covid now, so the training ground is closed until under control.
The league can’t go on like this. Either cup comps need cancelling, or it’ll be 3 games a week before long, maybe even more. That’ll mean more injury’s no doubt.
Right mess
I thought Leeds were treated abysmally by the fa over this last week when spurs were certainly indulged and imo leicester were too
Personally I hope leicester are.hammered.by city.and us in short order over the next few days.
Leeds.need all the luck they can get frankly.
Chelsea listed their covid cases and injuries and still had to play wolves and brentford. so there is no criteria apparant just luck i guess.
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posted on 23/12/21
Dodgy
posted on 23/12/21
Knowing the PL, the game will probably be rearranged during AFCON, and Leeds will miraculously turn up with a fully fit squad. 🙂
Oh, and Andy Robertson now misses the Chelsea game, which is nice. 🙂
posted on 23/12/21
Shame re the Chelsea game but we will benefit from only playing once before then ,
Earliest we could play Leeds game would be mid week on 17 Jan or more likely in the Jan break for Afcon.
posted on 23/12/21
I was due to go, too.
Now I'll probably have to sit around admiring babies, & being offered turkey left-overs.
posted on 23/12/21
comment by Wessie Road (U10652)
posted 2 minutes ago
I was due to go, too.
Now I'll probably have to sit around admiring babies, & being offered turkey left-overs.
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Just pretend it’s still on and go to the pub all day
posted on 23/12/21
comment by Wessie Road (U10652)
posted 7 minutes ago
I was due to go, too.
Now I'll probably have to sit around admiring babies, & being offered turkey left-overs.
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My son is absolutely gutted for that very reason
posted on 23/12/21
comment by jlou1978 (U15376)
posted 34 minutes ago
Knowing the PL, the game will probably be rearranged during AFCON, and Leeds will miraculously turn up with a fully fit squad. 🙂
Oh, and Andy Robertson now misses the Chelsea game, which is nice. 🙂
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Definitely think the bans should carry over to the game they were due to miss...
posted on 23/12/21
@AHunterGuardian
Benitez says Everton request to postpone Burnley game on Boxing Day rejected by PL. Had 5 positive tests after Chelsea + injuries. "We have 9 outfield players available + 3 keepers and have to bring in 5 young players. That includes Calvert-Lewin, who has been out for 2 months."
posted on 23/12/21
We can now fully prepare for Leicester just like they did for us last night.
posted on 23/12/21
But knowing brenda he will prob want to rest everyone this weekend so they are fresh to face us few days later
posted on 23/12/21
They should have done two weeks from last week as there it's now not a fair situation. For example Liverpool had to play Spurs with a load of injuries and COVID cases and then when they're back ready to play Leeds have cases and the game is called off. This is going to happen over the next load of weeks.
There doesn't seem to be a set criteria for when a game is eligible to be called off.
posted on 23/12/21
comment by Klopp klopp (U17359)
My son is absolutely gutted for that very reason
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Boxing Day's a bit of a bummer, without football
posted on 23/12/21
Leicester are struggling...soyunci(spell)..evans..Pereira..Vardy all carrying injuries.
Hopefully we can have the likes of VVD..Fabinho..Curtis et al available and expose Leicester.
posted on 23/12/21
Was due to be at the game too, no bother will wait for the re-arranged date.
posted on 23/12/21
comment by *Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 6 minutes ago
Was due to be at the game too, no bother will wait for the re-arranged date.
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My lads at uni now but doesn’t seem to matter when the game is he’s going - told me he doesn’t have lectures the day it will be replayed.
posted on 23/12/21
a match can be postponed when a club is unable to field 14 players. This minimum, however, includes academy and reserve players
does anyone really believe that leeds or watford can't field 14 players out of their entire squad?
or spurs couldn't for their euro conf. game? interesting that they wouldn't state how many players had covid... was it just a case of not having enough 1st team players available and not wanting to use academy players?
in the interests of league integrity, any team that requests postponement due to lack of players should be required to list all unavailable players and their reason for not being available.
each players injury or illness should then be independently verified by the leagues own medical staff.
can't have teams postponing games just because they don't want to field a number of academy players and have their team get mullered by the oppositions first choice team.
posted on 23/12/21
comment by 20th title coming soon. (U12879)
posted 57 minutes ago
a match can be postponed when a club is unable to field 14 players. This minimum, however, includes academy and reserve players
does anyone really believe that leeds or watford can't field 14 players out of their entire squad?
or spurs couldn't for their euro conf. game? interesting that they wouldn't state how many players had covid... was it just a case of not having enough 1st team players available and not wanting to use academy players?
in the interests of league integrity, any team that requests postponement due to lack of players should be required to list all unavailable players and their reason for not being available.
each players injury or illness should then be independently verified by the leagues own medical staff.
can't have teams postponing games just because they don't want to field a number of academy players and have their team get mullered by the oppositions first choice team.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah I’ve been banging the same drum
This system can easily be abused if it counts injuries as well as covid
Youth / reserve players should count too but seems like it’s the registered 25 that matter
So if you lose all your keepers from your selection of 25 squad I presume that would be enough to postpone a game
Forgetting there are younger players too ….
Could just make up some injuries to bump the unavailable players up to go with covid cases if that quota isn’t met
posted on 23/12/21
Come on, you might want to play our youth side, but we don’t need another high scoreline loss thanks very much!
We already had about 9 first teamers out with injury & according to the club at least 4 first team players have covid now, so the training ground is closed until under control.
The league can’t go on like this. Either cup comps need cancelling, or it’ll be 3 games a week before long, maybe even more. That’ll mean more injury’s no doubt.
Right mess
posted on 24/12/21
I thought Leeds were treated abysmally by the fa over this last week when spurs were certainly indulged and imo leicester were too
Personally I hope leicester are.hammered.by city.and us in short order over the next few days.
Leeds.need all the luck they can get frankly.
posted on 24/12/21
Chelsea listed their covid cases and injuries and still had to play wolves and brentford. so there is no criteria apparant just luck i guess.
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