Everton (A) | Game Postponed

[Cityinmud]

It's probably a bit poorly worded, the Everton statement, but they are well within their rights for full disclosure. Any club would if a game was cancelled at such short notice.

The statement was absolutely callous and insensitive.

Our statement when Arsenal match was postponed in March on the day of the game due to Arsenal staff coming into contact with Olympiacos owner Marinakis. Don't remember us demanding and causing an unnecessary outcry.

 

[Gray]

Stupid match timings and gaps between games aren’t helping matters. Throw in idiotic international breaks on top and you can see those in charge of football have just assumed the virus would vanish into thin air.

The only people getting any benefit from the continuation of the League and Cup competitions are the Media and the hoards of ex-players who pontificate on the game.

At the end of the day football is not going ahead for the match going fans, it is for the stay at home sat on their arse follower and for the continuation of the cash cow created by the television companies.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

The statement was absolutely callous and insensitive.

Our statement when Arsenal match was postponed in March on the day of the game due to Arsenal staff coming into contact with Olympiacos owner Marinakis. Don't remember us demanding and causing an unnecessary outcry.View attachment 7264

I did say poorly worded, and that's what it was. Regardless though, they are entitled to an explanation from the PL as to why it was cancelled. That's who their frustration is aimed at.

 

[urban genie]

Where was the faux outrage when Newcastle had to postpone their game? If it’s because of fans attending surely that’s more reason to postpone the game.

It is more the notice period of a few hrs that seems to be what more sensible people are on about.

Villa v newcastle was cancelled a couple of days before.


It does show the stupidity of aranging this game two days after we already played, once we had in outbreak in the squad the game should have been pushed back a few days as a precaution of the chance more would test positive.

If that had happened and everton would have had a few days notice I expect their statement would be less confrontational and open to interpretation.

Fans online bleatimg on are not worth the bandwith tbf


It also shows how the prems covid rules are about cash not health, London had a massive surge and went into tier 4, all games in tier 4 shpuld have been postponed imediately unless safety was gaurenteed, apparently it maybe can be traced back to our stay in London for Arsenal, so we were put at risk intentionally for the sake of a football game.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

I hope that City are not getting special treatment and the Premier League come out with a strong case for their reasoning in short order to avoid the negative spotlight being cast on the club by Everton...which I’m absolutely stunned to read.

By all appearances, it appears the “spread incident” took place at the London hotel for the Arsenal game, then was UNKNOWINGLY brought back to the Etihad Training Complex, where it has been spread to multiple players and staff. Given the increase in players from 2 to 5, it would probably be safe to assume there will be more positive tests amongst the players and staff, and given that (even with current negative test results for more than 14 players), it is being considered UNSAFE for the club to field players who have definitely been in close contact with the infected players and staff.

I’m assuming those extra 3 players were infected before the last game, so it’ll be interesting to see if there was any spread to Newcastle players and/or staff.

Regardless, City do not have the power to have made ANY decision on postponement of games, the Premier League has done that, so we should be Scott free.

From here, it’ll be a matter of how many multiple negative tests we can generate within the squad that will determine if games go forward. I’d be surprised if this went beyond this one game, as I think multiple tests over the ne t few days will clear sufficient squad players that we will be GORCED to play under the 14 man policy put in place. Now it’s down to how many, and which, players are affected!

 

[Cityinmud]

I did say poorly worded, and that's what it was. Regardless though, they are entitled to an explanation from the PL as to why it was cancelled. That's who their frustration is aimed at.

As per our statement PL after strong medical advice and with consultation with two clubs wanted to postpone the game.


They want to try and have a go at 3 points that is what it is. No words about recovery of our players/staffs and who knows how many are going to be affected. Disgusting statement .

 

[doobyedoobye]

Everton have to refund 2000 people and will have had paid for the nights security, policing etc.


They have seen their arse over the short notice peeiod by the sound of it and so them losing money, though I would hope cash is not deemed more important than peoples health.

If communication between the clubs had been open and clear I’m not sure this would have resulted in that incendiary statement

 

[Franknorgrovesnephew]

We're was the all this outrage when Newcastle v villa was called off.for the exact same reason and same amount of people at there club as ours bitter fucking lot.

 

[nmc]

My lad has just showed me tweets off some cock from arsenal tv who says arsenal should replace us in the semi.. I’m done !!

That would be consistent with Arsenal’s history of getting promoted from mid table... bent cunts.

 

[Gray]

That would be consistent with Arsenal’s history of getting promoted from mid table... bent cunts.

The way Arsenal milk their fans at that stadium, it must be killing them the loss of revenue.