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Everton game postponed

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:36 am

Called off this morning

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Loyalclaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:37 am

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Rileybobs » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:38 am

The most predictable outcome imaginable. At least fans have been given plenty of notice.
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by randomclaret2 » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:40 am

"...following further injuries to their squad..."

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:43 am

Rileybobs wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:38 am
The most predictable outcome imaginable. At least fans have been given plenty of notice.
That's the one positive
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:43 am

I am NOT happy

This is a ******* joke !!!

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by ksrclaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:43 am

I think when the season is called off, players and football staff should be laid off until we get another season going in August. They ought to be made redundant like they would be in any other profession when their role is no longer viable.
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by bobinho » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:43 am

What an absolute shitshow this has become.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by burnleymik » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:44 am

Getting ridiculous.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Gordaleman » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:44 am

Oh dear. That's four games we will have to fit in before the end of the season. Hopefully, it will help us though. Maybe Cornet will be fit and we will sign a couple of players in January to help us.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by fanzone » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:45 am

Injured players shouldn't be in the equation.

These clubs have 100s of players on their books and should be required to use them to fulfil fixtures.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by MACCA » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:45 am

The foundations were layed yesterday, it was always going to happen.
Once they didn't get their own way yesterday they were always going to "get more cases" today.

These teams would find a team if it was case play or award the match to the opposition.

Rule bending at its finest, coincidence they have a injury list as long as their arm, I think not.
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Johma » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:46 am

Bastards
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by SMClaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:46 am

Gordaleman wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:44 am
Oh dear. That's four games we will have to fit in before the end of the season. Hopefully, it will help us though. Maybe Cornet will be fit and we will sign a couple of players in January to help us.
Not only that, but by the time we do get a game, we'll be nowhere near match fit

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Spijed » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:50 am

MACCA wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:45 am
The foundations were layed yesterday, it was always going to happen.
Once they didn't get their own way yesterday they were always going to "get more cases" today.

These teams would find a team if it was case play or award the match to the opposition.

Rule bending at its finest, coincidence they have a injury list as long as their arm, I think not.
It's becoming obvious with testing that it's very easy to have negative or positive results depending on your requirements.

A completely pointless exercise in these type of environments.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:53 am

What an absolute joke. I sympathise with covid cases but it’s wrong when it’s just injuries. We could all see that they were going to be a few ‘injuries’ in training yesterday / today. Scandalous.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Funkydrummer » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:53 am

Well bugger my teddy, who would have thought it eh ? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolute joke and they should now just abandon the competitive league for this season
and start all over again next August unless armageddon intervenes. Friendlies may continue
at the behest of the "BIG" clubs and we can just tag along if we wish.

In the meantime, just remember, If at first you don't succeed, try,try again !!!!!!!!!!

Disillusioned to say the least. Getting very close to packing it all in and taking up some other
interest.

Grrrrrrrrrrr
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by tarkys_ears » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:54 am

WELL IMAGINE MY SURPRISE!!!

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by RMutt » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:57 am

You'd have thought they'd have wrapped the remaining players up in cotton wool with such a threadbare squad. Further injuries, they must have been really unlucky there.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by NewClaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:59 am

Everton fans absolutely loving it on their instagram! All delighted that DCL will now have time to get fit.

“Due to further injuries”… what a surprise!

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by expoultryboy » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:59 am

Injuries shouldn't come into this at all . Don't like sticking up for dirty leeds , but they've had massive Injuries all season so should their games of been off until they're all fit again ?? Everton's got 5 with covid out of a squad of 28 - absolute joke . What's worse , I've no excuse not to go to the in-laws on boxing day now !!

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by claret2018 » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:00 pm

I can’t see any option but to null and void. They’ve left it too late for a break and there will be too many fixtures to make up if it carries on as is

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Sheedyclaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:03 pm

May aswell void the league its becoming a farce

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by ashtonlongsider » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:04 pm

I still find it difficult to fathom why this situation couldn't have been resolved last Monday when all the managers met remotely. It was obvious what was going to happen, no 'hindsight is a wonderful thing' about it.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by NewClaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:05 pm

claret2018 wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:00 pm
I can’t see any option but to null and void. They’ve left it too late for a break and there will be too many fixtures to make up if it carries on as is
Have to say, they’ve left the league in a right shambles. They should’ve just insisted all games are played or forfeited. Now they’re in a right mess.
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by ksrclaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:05 pm

What goes around comes around, and all that.

When the league is pulled in the New Year, and clubs then owe Sky et al eye watering rebates, some of these players and staff will be wishing they’d behaved with a little more integrity. They’ll only be concerned when they’re pockets take the hit.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Cirrus_Minor » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:07 pm

I was hoping we could face a week Everton team and always look forward to a Boxing Day match.

Complete farce.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by dsr » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:09 pm

When do the announce the replay dates? Presumably we will have to ask Everton when it might be convenient re. their injury situation? What's the odds that it's fixed for a time when we have injury problems and Everton are fully fit.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Burnley1989 » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:12 pm

ksrclaret wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:43 am
I think when the season is called off, players and football staff should be laid off until we get another season going in August. They ought to be made redundant like they would be in any other profession when their role is no longer viable.
Why :lol: it’s an illness for gods sake, they’re not criminals

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by claretburns » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:14 pm

It has been so long since we have played in the Premier League starting to feel what it would be like to be a B@stard fan :D

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by ksrclaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:16 pm

Burnley1989 wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:12 pm
Why :lol: it’s an illness for gods sake, they’re not criminals
Let's not get into a debate about the illness, its not allowed on here.

The simple point is, when the season is pulled, the jobs of the players and staff will not be viable anymore. They will be unable to fulfil the obligations of their contracts. In any other industry, employees in this situation have either been furloughed or made redundant. I just wonder why this shouldn't be applied to football.

Edit - and that's before we entertain the idea that the criteria for getting games postponed is being abused at the moment.
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by bobinho » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:17 pm

Carrying on with this farce is really all about the tv money. It’s greed pure and simple. Amazing how having shiploads of coin coming in alleviates the worry of Covid.

Football is absolutely bent as a nine bob note, and not one club in the PL has any shame over how they are manipulating the rules. Shameful.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:17 pm

They are still guaranteed their cash when clubs go into admin so I doubt that would happen.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Goodclaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:17 pm

The "due to further injuries" bit stinks to me.
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by BenWickes » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:18 pm

Gutted. Got a couple of Everton fans at work. Took my Burnley mug in to wind them up. It all strikes me as 'covid' is being used as a crutch by clubs, an excuse rather than a reason.
How is it that there's been a sudden upsurge in positive cases? Lackadaisical attitudes perchance or just poor discipline? Seems that we're one of a small handful of clubs who manage to curtail any outbreaks.
It stinks of something and it doesn't sit right with me.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by bobinho » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:19 pm

ksrclaret wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:16 pm
Let's not get into a debate about the illness, its not allowed on here.

The simple point is, when the season is pulled, the jobs of the players and staff will not be viable anymore. They will be unable to fulfil the obligations of their contracts. In any other industry, employees in this situation have either been furloughed or made redundant. I just wonder why this shouldn't be applied to football.
Do you think the furlough scheme should be extended to PL footballers? We are already borrowing money faster than it can be printed, and your grandchildren will still be paying it back. You want to add these RIDICULOUS sums to it?
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by ClaretAL » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:20 pm

Surely when the contributing factor is injuries then we should be awarded 3 points and the other team done for failing to field a team. Absolute farce.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by RVclaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:20 pm

How is it that zero matches in the other major overseas leagues have been getting called off?

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by ksrclaret » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:20 pm

bobinho wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:19 pm
Do you think the furlough scheme should be extended to PL footballers? We are already borrowing money faster than it can be printed, and your grandchildren will still be paying it back. You want to add these RIDICULOUS sums to it?
No, definitely not.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by randomclaret2 » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:22 pm

dsr wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:09 pm
When do the announce the replay dates? Presumably we will have to ask Everton when it might be convenient re. their injury situation? What's the odds that it's fixed for a time when we have injury problems and Everton are fully fit.
Nothing surer...

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by ClaretAL » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:24 pm

I bet its while Africa nations are on. If so we should pull the same ******** that this lot are.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Dyched » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:25 pm

Needs cancelling. On a more serious note, they’ve completely knackered up our Christmas. I work in hospitality and it’s sickening what they’ve created.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Dy1geo » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:26 pm

As I am currently self isolating with Covid, hopefully it means that I will be able to watch the rearranged fixture

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Spijed » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:26 pm

Hard to have sympathy when all those new injuries are completely made up.
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Firthy » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:26 pm

I could understand more covid cases but how the hell do you get more injuries between yesterday and this morning when they're not even playing. Made up injuries to get their own way. Between this, diving and VAR football is becoming a joke.
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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by beddie » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:27 pm

Another club that’s manipulated matters (allegedly) to suit their agenda, imo of course.

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by MACCA » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:30 pm

Firthy wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:26 pm
I could understand more covid cases but how the hell do you get more injuries between yesterday and this morning when they're not even playing. Made up injuries to get their own way. Between this, diving and VAR football is becoming a joke.
Becoming?

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by claptrappers_union » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:33 pm

I fear our team is going to be (inevitably) riddled with Covid when the time comes to play these games-in-hand and new rules from the Premier League won't let us postpone again

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by Spijed » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:35 pm

claptrappers_union wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:33 pm
I fear our team is going to be (inevitably) riddled with Covid when the time comes to to play these games in hand and new rules from the Premier League won't let us postpone again
If Everton have a squad full of 'injured' players then is there any reason why we won't get the same 'mysterious' injuries?

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Re: Everton game postponed

Post by FCBurnley » Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:39 pm

The new ‘injuries’ must be hangovers from last night. Certainly not from playing !!!!!!!

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