Liverpool Thread - 2021/22

[meeesh]

Trying their hardest now,assistant manager so called testing positive

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Trying their hardest now,assistant manager so called testing positive

 

[BillCarlisle]

In fairness, they have been utterly transparent in this matter. Obviously not in the way this chap thinks, but transparent nonetheless.

Indeed. We can all see right through this trick.

 

[BillCarlisle]

I agree but I'd happily trade another EFL cup for the FA cup and I'm not sure if we can do both.

We have done it before though :-)

 

[bluetonium]

If there's a rule to be bent...

We really should be giving the the benefit of the doubt in the face of this challenging and horrid virus. That so many are not shows the perception of the club, outside of the media. There is a heavy suspicion that if the game goes ahead a lot of these 'suspected' positive cases will come back with a second negative. The Scouse variant.. ill enough to skive unless it means benefits are stopped.

Expect a decision today. Did the rules get altered for this season following Orient's dismissal from last season's competition for the same issue?

 

[domalino]

We have done it before though :-)

Not with the CL as well!

 

[domalino]

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In the wake of recent EFL fixture postponements due to COVID-19 cases at Clubs, the EFL has also provided guidance on non-fulfilment of fixtures, confirming that Clubs will be expected to play where it has 14 players including a goalkeeper available from the Club’s registered squad list, Under 21 players not on the squad list but have played one League match, or any other contracted player not on the squad list but otherwise would have been eligible to play.​

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By my count they have 35 players who fit the bill here, and so they'd need 22 to be out. 3 at AFCON, 3 we know have covid, 3 are injured.​

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So they need to find another 13 covid cases before the game to get this postponed.​

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[Paladin]

Pepijn Lijnders (Klopp's assistant who took charge the other day) has apparently returned a suspected positive Covid test as well now

Reminded me of this, from the Christmas edition of Private Eye.

 

[BillCarlisle]

Not with the CL as well!

Your post said FA Cup, not the CL ! :-)

 

[City_Sean]

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In the wake of recent EFL fixture postponements due to COVID-19 cases at Clubs, the EFL has also provided guidance on non-fulfilment of fixtures, confirming that Clubs will be expected to play where it has 14 players including a goalkeeper available from the Club’s registered squad list, Under 21 players not on the squad list but have played one League match, or any other contracted player not on the squad list but otherwise would have been eligible to play.​

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Seems to me they'll have to play. Ultimately they've used a lot of youngsters in this competition already. I don't even think the scheduling will allow postponement.