Spurs (H) - Postponed due to the passing of the Queen (pg67)

[Tricky_Trev]

Potentially no Premier League matches until October!

 

[Fordyboy46]

Can understand games being called off on the day (or even weekend) of her funeral, but to potentially postpone all football over two weekends (and midweek) would be a bit excessive imo. Possibly unworkable too, with an already packed schedule due to the World Cup.

You can bet your bottom dollar the prem league would only want one weekend cancelled, two would cause serious problems for the season

 

[Fordyboy46]

Announced tomo morn if on or not. Possibly means they going ahead as surely if gonna call them off do it asap so fans can sort out

When have the fans mattered mate, never

 

[Fordyboy46]

Potentially no Premier League matches until October!

Groan

 

[SebastianBlue]

Potentially no Premier League matches until October!

Where did you see that?

 

[bluesmith]

Where did you see that?

There is only this weekend and next left with games in September. If the Funeral is as expected next Saturday and this weekends are cancelled the Derby would be our next match.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Where did you see that?

International break in 2 weeks

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Where did you see that?

Nowhere. I’m just speculating that with 10 days of mourning there might be no games. Then it’s the international break. There’s no announcement yet or anything. Journos saying an announcement tomorrow morning is expected re: this weekend’s games.

 

[SebastianBlue]

There is only this weekend and next left with games in September. If the Funeral is as expected next Saturday and this weekends are cancelled the Derby would be our next match.

International break in 2 weeks

Nowhere. I’m just speculating that with 10 days of mourning there might be no games. Then it’s the international break. There’s no announcement yet or anything. Journos saying an announcement tomorrow morning is expected re: this weekend’s games.

Cheers — I assumed that is what you meant but wanted to see if I had missed an annoucement.

 

[Blu1]

Potentially no Premier League matches until October!

Think you could be right.

10 days of mourning takes us into international games

 

[BuzLightyear]

You are very much in the minority. It’s arguably the biggest news story in decades and will have a major impact on the UK. Football is pretty irrelevant to most people as well. Don’t know whether it will be cancelled or not though

The death of Princess Diana was a much bigger news story. The whole world mourned.

 

[SebastianBlue]

You are very much in the minority. It’s arguably the biggest news story in decades and will have a major impact on the UK. Football is pretty irrelevant to most people as well. Don’t know whether it will be cancelled or not though

Except all those that have their livelihoods partially or wholly dependent on the football being played, most of which are already struggling amidst an economic crisis.

Who is going to compensate them for lost revenues and wages?

These cancellations have nothing to do with public safety or health, and you know the government are not going to provide financial relief to those impacted.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Potentially no Premier League matches until October!

What a fucking piss-take.

 

[shadowplay]

Most of the country couldn’t care less if football is on or not this weekend. Don’t think that’s an exaggeration.

The queen passing away is huge. Not saying I agree with postponing, but was bound to happen

“Most of the country”? Says who and on what basis?

 

[Zenmanc]

The death of Princess Diana was a much bigger news story. The whole world mourned.

Slightly different circumstances or am I totally misremembering

 

[JGL07]

On one hand any cancellations will seriously piss off swathes of people and help to stir up anti-monarchist feeling.

So it's not all bad!

I will be left with a very expensive hotel room for Saturday and return rail fares from Edinburgh.

 

[oldius]

Until today, I have very rarely met anyone who professed a deep love for The Queen. Now, I discover that my true love, City, might not be playing this weekend. Granted, I am not a royalist, but cancelling the weekend's games is ridiculous. What's more, I daren't post this anywhere else.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Until today, I have very rarely met anyone who professed a deep love for The Queen. Now, I discover that my true love, City, might not be playing this weekend. Granted, I am not a royalist, but cancelling the weekend's games is ridiculous. What's more, I daren't post this anywhere else.

How often would that conversation crop up?

'Why is Pep starting Ake? Bet he doesn't love the Queen as much as us two.'

 

[oldius]

How often would that conversation crop up?

'Why is Pep starting Ake? Bet he doesn't love the Queen as much as us two.'

I will have you know that most weeks I asked all of my friends, "Who here loves The Queen and the monarchy?" Nobody replied in the affirmative.

Actually, nobody replied in the negative either due to me having no friends.

 

[paulchapo]

Premier league games called off??? How utterly ridiculous. Not everyone is a royalist and it's 2022 not 1872. Also in times of darkness life carries on, people need things to take their mind off sad occasions. They have the funeral day to close everything down, mourn etcetera.