Tottenham handed bye in Carabao Cup

[Crouchinho]

Right, but for a lower league team that needs the money, why would you agree to be tested if it means the game could be cancelled? Testing either has to be mandatory, and it should be, or if it stays optional the "punishment" should be a postponement so teams don't take dumb risks just to get the game in.

That's what the football league needs to work out unfortunately. They should cover the costs, I have no idea all that stuff costs.

I know Levy and the O's chairman wanted it postponed and to go ahead. There is a huge amount of charity work involved in this game and it meant a lot to the Orient players and the staff at Spurs. Unfortunately they couldn't put out a squad because of the infection rate. I'm hoping they have a game in the summer with a full crowd (wishful thinking perhaps)

Of course people will have a pop at Spurs over this. All so predictable.

Its going to get messy this season, but with clubs in the shit lower league finances and TV rating money for the premier league money talks

 

[Ribchester]

Nowhere as serious but does remind me of 1976 when Gowling and McDonald had the sniffles and the barcodes wanted the Lge Cup Final rearranging

 

[marco]

were they awarded the bye because that would have been the most likely outcome or because LO could not field a team

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

We shouldn’t be too self righteous here folks.

We got handed a bye in the semi final last year?

 

[Mon Autre]

were they awarded the bye because that would have been the most likely outcome or because LO could not field a team

It was awarded to Spurs because Orient weren't able to fulfil the fixture. However it wasn't it because they couldn't field a team, it was because the council ordered the game couldn't go ahead. So Orient didn't really get a say in it.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Levy will be working out how he can infect their opponents in every round so they can win the cup.

Then he'll try to use the job retention scheme before putting a bid in for Neymar.

They would still bottle it and lose.

 

[give it to gordon]

So a team is kicked out of the cup , not because of cheating or player unregistered players, or because of injuries. Their only 'crime' is for some players and staff to catch covid19 in a world pandemic. This doesnt seem right. So going by this come the final a team could win the cup without kicking a ball.

It doesnt seem right that a team that has been checked plays a team that hasnt been checked, or a team doesnt get tested by infects the team they are playing but the team that checks its playsers and has covid19 gets thrown out ! it's a bloody mess.

 

[Gray]

This is just another example of how football currently is not the game we all love. The football authorities and media companies want matches played whatever the cost. If many more matches end up going the way of this one then what really is the point of carrying on, it is just farcical.

 

[give it to gordon]

This is just another example of how football currently is not the game we all love. The football authorities and media companies want matches played whatever the cost. If many more matches end up going the way of this one then what really is the point of carrying on, it is just farcical.