Everton (A) | Game Postponed

[TomDixie]

What's to consult about? Either the criteria are met for a postponement or they're not.

Everton's statement is a bit classless if you ask me.

It sounds like the criteria may have been changed a few hours before and Everton were just told about it afterward.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Ironically classless.

People from Liverpool are no different than people from Manchester.

Oh I think they are, although I accept that is something of a generalisation. To be fair I always quite liked Ken Dodd, although I am not sure he paid his fair share of taxes

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Ironically classless.

People from Liverpool are no different than people from Manchester.

Wow

 

[Stoned Rose]

Ironically classless.

People from Liverpool are no different than people from Manchester.

Your last sentence should see you banned from BM for life.

 

[cleavers]

I've got no issue with the match being postponed but there has to be transparency around the decision making.

It's the PL, when has there ever been transparency around "decisions", just look at how VAR is arranged for some ?

 

[give it to gordon]

Or maybe the fact that we are not privy to your clubs medical records, we have no idea how many players staff etc have it.

Maybe if the PL actually spoke to us today, they could have just said City have reported 5 first team players, 3 staff members and a youth player (for instance) have tested positive for Covid19, therefore we believe this is an outbreak at the club and its risks everyones safety, including Evertons players and staff, to play the game.

Your taking this as a dig against City, but its not as you dont report to us. Its more the fact that a game was called off without us knowing why.

so you dont believe what the premier league are telling you ? you dont need to know how many City players and staff have covid. If the premier league believe what City have told them all that Everton need to know is the game is of due to a covid outbreak at City which meets to criteria fro the game to be of

 

[chaddblue]

You will be amazed by how quickly your 'medical history' is shared, not that that is the proper term for it really. Its a test result that people need to know about. Work knew my result before I did. I fact that they rang me to tell me the result

Yeah your work knew, but it wasn’t made public knowledge was it? The Everton fan is saying Everton should have been given names, I’m saying it’s nothing to do with them unless the players affected agree to it

 

[Scottyboi]

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

 

[BringBackSwales]

Your last sentence should see you banned from BM for life.

He has a point though, clearly the ruined evening for a couple of thousand spectators is far more important than people’s health and even whether they might die

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

Exactly. City have followed the proceedure of informing the league and from a safety aspect requested a postponement due to an outbreak at the club. The decision to call it off was correct but as 2 teams are involved in a game, the opposition who are actually at home and planning for it, should have been consulted so they can plan ahead

Reading between the lines, city requested a postponement which was initially rejected and Everton were not made aware.

Had we not appealed their initial decision and the game gone ahead, and we found out afterwards that the premier league rejected City’s request, then there would have to be a serious inquest in to the premier league’s commitment to players’ and fans’ welfare. A fuck up of catostrophic proportion.