COVID and football (proper thread)

[jon545660]

Rodgers: "we've picked up a couple more injuries as well that are maybe not directly from Covid but they're certainly Covid related because players are picking up injuries because we can't rotate the squad."

Haha.

 

[Hansern]

Leicester haven't got 7 out with Covid. It's a combination of Covid, other illness and injury.

Thats not easy to find out given that clubs dont name those infected with Covid. That goes for Utd, Spurs, Leicester or Brighton.
Wheter or not its 5, 7 or 9. Its just interesting that two bigger clubs got their games postponed.

 

[King Binny]

Seems like Tottenham wanted the game to be postponed too

 

[Woland]

If I had a quid for every time a journalist made up a story about this AFCON getting cancelled I'd have three, maybe even four pound.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

It's fairly standard for nearly every major tournament. Stadiums not finished...English FA ready to step in....

 

[Woland]

Actual journalists quote tweeting Africans with about nine followers

 

[the count]

If I had a quid for every time a journalist made up a story about this AFCON getting cancelled I'd have three, maybe even four pound.

So there won't be Mo in Africa this Christmas time?

 

[MomoWASright]

Burnley v Watford is the latest fixture to be called off.

 

[FreshRed]

The league came out with specifics on frequency and type of testing. They should come out with clear criteria for postponing games.

With the load of holiday games, some clubs could get significant benefits or harm from these decisions, so they at least need objective, transparent criteria.

 

[Beamrider]

Watford v Burnley called off due to covid. Was really looking forward to that one as well 😉

 

[King Binny]

😛

 

[rurikbird]

It would be interesting if at some point the league decided that instead trying to reschedule when a team doesn’t have enough fit players because of COVID, the game would be forfeited (if both team’s can’t make it, both get 0 points). First, it would incentivize teams to step up COVID protocols, vaccinations among players etc. Second, it might lead to some hilarious matches where a lineup resembling that Brighton joke post above might actually take the field in an EPL game (OK that might require relaxing the rules about unregistered players taking the field - I say let the physios and the team accountants play!). And third, it would probably benefit us, since due to Klopp’s clarity on this issue we seem to have this more under control than most others.

 

[singlerider]

I was always rather fond of Brighton's Zamora ditty:

When the ball hits the goal,
It's not Shearer or Cole,
It's...Zamora!

 

[Hansern]

It would be interesting if at some point the league decided that instead trying to reschedule when a team doesn’t have enough fit players because of COVID, the game would be forfeited (if both team’s can’t make it, both get 0 points). First, it would incentivize teams to step up COVID protocols, vaccinations among players etc. Second, it might lead to some hilarious matches where a lineup resembling that Brighton joke post above might actually take the field in an EPL game (OK that might require relaxing the rules about unregistered players taking the field - I say let the physios and the team accountants play!). And third, it would probably benefit us, since due to Klopp’s clarity on this issue we seem to have this more under control than most others.

I saw that it was discussed on Twitter yesterday, but there seem to be some that think a forced break is coming. Maybe over the holidays given the spikes in cases.

 

[The Nomad]

Thomas Frank wants all football fixtures to be postponed until Boxing day as a circuit breaker.

 

[MomoWASright]

Fuck that. I want to spank Tottenham

 

[Hansern]

Leicester - Spurs is set to be postponed according the Daily Telegraph.

Chelsea with 3 new positive cases today in their first team, but tonights game is set to go ahead. For now.

A break is surely incoming.

 

[jexykrodic]

I was always rather fond of Brighton's Zamora ditty:

When the ball hits the goal,
It's not Shearer or Cole,
It's...Zamora!

The one I heard (to 'amore') was:

If you're sat in row Z
And the ball hits your head
That's Zamora

 

[warnerles]

I was always rather fond of Brighton's Zamora ditty:

When the ball hits the goal,
It's not Shearer or Cole,
It's...Zamora!

I like the other version...
When the ball hits your head
And you're sat in row Z
Its Zamora...

 

[warnerles]

I like the other version...
When the ball hits your head
And you're sat in row Z
Its Zamora...

Damn!!!

 

[LeTallecWiz]

 

[The Nomad]

It's inevitable that after tonights games there will be some sort of announcement.

Shame.

 

[Frogfish]

Burnley v Watford is the latest fixture to be called off.

That was because it was a shit game that no-one bar binomial wanted to watch.

 

[Hansern]

It's inevitable that after tonights games there will be some sort of announcement.

Shame.

Yeah, there probably will be. Can see a break until the 26th to get the cases under control.

 

[Woland]

I'm determined to catch this shit variant asap so I'm off into hospitality this evening. No ventilation and school dinners in a big queue. Can't wait

 

[6TimesaRed]

Yeah, there probably will be. Can see a break until the 26th to get the cases under control.

The break will be longer than that for sure...

They will go down no fans route before hitting a break though, I suspect..

the variant is far more easier to catch than delta..

 

[Bradley]

Null and Void!

 

[MomoWASright]

Null and Void!

Nooooooo. We’ve got a chance of winning the thing.

 

[Hansern]

The break will be longer than that for sure...

They will go down no fans route before hitting a break though, I suspect..

the variant is far more easier to catch than delta..

Yes, this is definitely the last home game with a full capacity for a while. Sad times.

 

[Bradley]

Nooooooo. We’ve got a chance of winning the thing.

I think we are the most fucked without fans in the ground, maybe that's just having reds tinted glasses but City and Chelsea are devoid of emotion.