Everton (A) | Game Postponed

[waspish]

So Everton get full transparency and it says 8 first team players have test positive will they say well you have 17 other players it should of been played then papers pick it up and go with it and it’s more shit. When in fact if 1 first team player has tested positive the whole squad are at a threat of getting it so positive should mean the whole squad should be isolating for at least 2 more tests per person with 3 days.

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

They were told FOUR HOURS before. As I said the issue here is health and safety.

I agree.

Health above all else and the correct decision was made.

However, if I was a business expecting to meet another business and there was a medical reason why that meeting could not go ahead, I’d prefer to be told as soon as humanly possible before I make arrangements and travel to that meeting.

Everton don’t just unlock the gates at Goodson an hour before kick off.

 

[dickie davies]

Or maybe it was due to a matchday being planned which involves police (albeit a smaller scale) security, catering, stewards, fans, club staff, the players all probably at or on their way to Goodison preparing for the game when the club was just informed it was called off.

Maybe if we were involved, we could have planned for a postponement, or sided with city and agreed it earlier so we could prevent all of the above. The club are well within their right to be informed of something that affects them

In the grand scheme of things, the costs are negligible
If you were planning on a 30,000 crowd then that is totally different

And considering an Arsenal player is now positive it opens up the possibility he was infected by coming into contact with City player

 

[HarrytheBlue]

And that would be reasonable.

However, Everton should know exactly who has Covid, when were the Prem informed, under what basis has the decision been made, has the protocol been broken and why etc.

Basically, Everton should know everything there is to know and shouldn't have to request it. I can't see why this is an issue with anyone?

I cannot for the life of me imagine that the Prem called Everton:
'Hello Everton, Prem here'
'Hi Prem'
'Bad news, game off'
'Why ?'
'Five City players have tested positive'
'So?'
'Can't say any more'

Surely the Prem would have said to Everton 'There is a very real risk that the virus could spread quickly assymptomatically amongst the 22 on the pitch.'

 

[paulchapo]

Shhhh Liam has spoken

 

[domalino]

Everton in being massive cunts shocker.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I'm bowing out until the rescheduled fixture.

Cheers to the sensible, polite ones.

Good luck for your other fixtures. I hope you stop that lot retaining the title.

See ya

 

[waspish]

Shhhh Liam has spoken

Short and to the point as per usual

 

[HarrytheBlue]

That has always been the case before GDPR, and GDPR actually longer applies in the UK from Friday, but thankfully we have the GPA 2018 still holding up data processing integrity.

GDPR will continue to apply in the UK - yes even after Brexit.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Completely missed the point. Correct call was made. The way it was made is in question



Agree, I honestly dont understand why some people are getting all twisted about it and taking it to heart.

I “completely missed the point”? Fucking hell pal there’s a killer pandemic virus out there, several of our players and staff are infected with it, and some people are moaning about only being advised about it four hours before the kick off. Yes I am definitely the one completely missing the point.

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

To be fair they put out a statement but it didn't suit the gobshite narrative and was drowned in foam

Ha ha...oh f*ck. I hadn't seen that PP! However, I wouldn't call it transparency and they don't seem to have given Everton the full details, which (IMHO) I think they are entitled to, even if told privately. If they had the full information - and we don't know whether they had or they didn't - we may have got an Everton statement similar to that of Villa. My summary ....the PL were underwhelming. Again. To put it mildly.

 

[give it to gordon]

Ha ha...oh f*ck. I hadn't seen that PP! However, I wouldn't call it transparency and they don't seem to have given Everton the full details, which (IMHO) I think they are entitled to, even if told privately. If they had the full information - and we don't know whether they had or they didn't - we may have got an Everton statement similar to that of Villa. My summary ....the PL were underwhelming. Again. To put it mildly.

what have Villa said

 

[Stelea]

Moaning about having 4 hours, I drove to a home match against Sunderland that was called off for dangerous wind like 2 hours before.

Me too.

 

[BlueLou82]

I agree.

Health above all else and the correct decision was made.

However, if I was a business expecting to meet another business and there was a medical reason why that meeting could not go ahead, I’d prefer to be told as soon as humanly possible before I make arrangements and travel to that meeting.

Everton don’t just unlock the gates at Goodson an hour before kick off.

Apparently 22 fellas just turn up at goodison at 7.30 to kick a ball.

Looking at the PL statement you reported and requested the postponement this morning, but we apparently got informed at 4pm - im sorry but how anyone can think thats acceptable by the PL.

Maybe if we were notified early enough or consulted by the PL we could have agreed and planned accordingly.

Manchester City lodged a request with the Premier League today to rearrange the match following an increase in positive COVID-19 test results received by the club this morning, on top of the cases reported on Christmas Day.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

imagine Peps reaction if it was the other way round?

dissapointed in Lampard.. thought he had a bit of class

He's a Tory, so sees this pandemic as a chance to be exploited rather than a national disaster.

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

what have Villa said

Their statement when their game with the Barcodes was called off. Basically said the PL told them what had happened, they understood and wished them all the best for a speedy recovery.

 

[paulchapo]

Short and to the point as per usual

It made me laugh. He reminds me of a few lads I drank with in Wythenshawe and Manchester in my misspent youth. You could give them all a few million and they'd never change, Liam is the same.

 

[Postman Pep]

Ha ha...oh f*ck. I hadn't seen that PP! However, I wouldn't call it transparency and they don't seem to have given Everton the full details, which (IMHO) I think they are entitled to, even if told privately. If they had the full information - and we don't know whether they had or they didn't - we may have got an Everton statement similar to that of Villa. My summary ....the PL were underwhelming. Again. To put it mildly.

Didn't see it myself until half hour ago! Until I did I had similar sympathy regarding Everton being kept in the loop. Not sure what more they could have said in the circumstances.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

what have Villa said

Quote on p105

 

[Cityinmud]

Pundits and journalists are slowly pushing the narrative that the game should now be forfeit - Gary Neville among them. An interesting stance to take as next time a team does have positive covid cases, they should then ignore the health advice from the government and just play - in an effort to avoid punitive measures.

They should just fuck right off.