So they need to isolate for 10 days, so wont be able to train then the following day are due to have a possible 6 pointer against another promotion chasing team without any training on matches for 10 days so will be cold, so call it off
Seems very suspect to me.
Clubs are now using Covid for their advantage, which is wrong and needs to be looked at, there is absolutely no reason for our game to be off, if they still have covid in 10 days then fair enough, but right now, they are using a global pandemic as an excuse which is poor
Postponing games unnecessarily could be a very dodgy ploy this season, we could get a covid outbbreak in our squad at anytime later in the season or a period of severe weather could lead to postponements. Postponing games for tactical reasons will likely backfire on any team this season.
Could backfire on posh if that player of theirs who seems to be scoring for fun moves on in the January window before they play the rearranged game
They won't be selling Clarke Harris in the January window
Money talks, especially given the current pandemic
So they need to isolate for 10 days, so wont be able to train then the following day are due to have a possible 6 pointer against another promotion chasing team without any training or matches for 10 days so will be cold, so call it off
Seems very suspect to me.
Clubs are now using Covid for their advantage, which is wrong and needs to be looked at, there is absolutely no reason for our game to be off, if they still have covid in 10 days then fair enough, but right now, they are using a global pandemic as an excuse which is poor
I said similar after the BR game was called off & Sunderland's weren't. It seems it's open season as to when you can claim Covid & call off games.
If the Government says 10 days isolation then thats what it should be. We should be making protestations to the EFL & NOT agreeing to the game being called off. We should turn up on the 29th ready to play. If they don't then they forfeit the fixture. No other option. 10 days is 10 days. Not 11. Otherwise teams will push it to 12, 13 or even 14 days.
I can’t see why everybody is moaning. With TS the club is in a better position than it has been in years and probably in a far better position than the rest of the division. Pushing the midweek games back until we’ve got some key players back and brought in one or two others to strengthen the squad is the perfect scenario for us. We play Hull away a few days after we were scheduled to play Peterborough so the extra break will do the players good.
I can’t see why everybody is moaning. With TS the club is in a better position than it has been in years and probably in a far better position than the rest of the division. Pushing the midweek games back until we’ve got some key players back and brought in one or two others to strengthen the squad is the perfect scenario for us. We play Hull away a few days after we were scheduled to play Peterborough so the extra break will do the players good.
So they need to isolate for 10 days, so wont be able to train then the following day are due to have a possible 6 pointer against another promotion chasing team without any training on matches for 10 days so will be cold, so call it off
Seems very suspect to me.
Clubs are now using Covid for their advantage, which is wrong and needs to be looked at, there is absolutely no reason for our game to be off, if they still have covid in 10 days then fair enough, but right now, they are using a global pandemic as an excuse which is poor
Postponing games unnecessarily could be a very dodgy ploy this season, we could get a covid outbbreak in our squad at anytime later in the season or a period of severe weather could lead to postponements. Postponing games for tactical reasons will likely backfire on any team this season.
Could backfire on posh if that player of theirs who seems to be scoring for fun moves on in the January window before they play the rearranged game
They won't be selling Clarke Harris in the January window
Money talks, especially given the current pandemic
It does but January is too soon. They might well cash in in the summer but not while they are top 6 .
I can’t see why everybody is moaning. With TS the club is in a better position than it has been in years and probably in a far better position than the rest of the division. Pushing the midweek games back until we’ve got some key players back and brought in one or two others to strengthen the squad is the perfect scenario for us. We play Hull away a few days after we were scheduled to play Peterborough so the extra break will do the players good.
But that just pushes the congestion further into the season and we are likely to pick up more injuries with a fixture pile up. It pushes the problem further down the road. I imagine a lot of people were looking forward to watching some Charlton related football in the purgatory between Xmas and new years too.
If another game gets called off on the 29th I wonder if we can bring forward a game with someone else affected and what the latest date would be to do this?
So they need to isolate for 10 days, so wont be able to train then the following day are due to have a possible 6 pointer against another promotion chasing team without any training or matches for 10 days so will be cold, so call it off
Seems very suspect to me.
Clubs are now using Covid for their advantage, which is wrong and needs to be looked at, there is absolutely no reason for our game to be off, if they still have covid in 10 days then fair enough, but right now, they are using a global pandemic as an excuse which is poor
I said similar after the BR game was called off & Sunderland's weren't. It seems it's open season as to when you can claim Covid & call off games.
If the Government says 10 days isolation then thats what it should be. We should be making protestations to the EFL & NOT agreeing to the game being called off. We should turn up on the 29th ready to play. If they don't then they forfeit the fixture. No other option. 10 days is 10 days. Not 11. Otherwise teams will push it to 12, 13 or even 14 days.
The EFL really need to confirm the Covid procedures, as it's a mess at the moment. You have teams like Sunderland not sure whether they have to play or not, then you have Posh postponing a game played after the self isolation period has finished. It shouldn't be down to the clubs to decide whether they are interpreting the government rules correctly
The EFL really need to confirm the Covid procedures, as it's a mess at the moment. You have teams like Sunderland not sure whether they have to play or not, then you have Posh postponing a game played after the self isolation period has finished. It shouldn't be down to the clubs to decide whether they are interpreting the government rules correctly
The efl couldn't confirm wether a bath was running or not
So they need to isolate for 10 days, so wont be able to train then the following day are due to have a possible 6 pointer against another promotion chasing team without any training on matches for 10 days so will be cold, so call it off
Seems very suspect to me.
Clubs are now using Covid for their advantage, which is wrong and needs to be looked at, there is absolutely no reason for our game to be off, if they still have covid in 10 days then fair enough, but right now, they are using a global pandemic as an excuse which is poor
Postponing games unnecessarily could be a very dodgy ploy this season, we could get a covid outbbreak in our squad at anytime later in the season or a period of severe weather could lead to postponements. Postponing games for tactical reasons will likely backfire on any team this season.
Could backfire on posh if that player of theirs who seems to be scoring for fun moves on in the January window before they play the rearranged game
They won't be selling Clarke Harris in the January window
Money talks, especially given the current pandemic
It does but January is too soon. They might well cash in in the summer but not while they are top 6 .
Hang on,
didn't Dylan Levitt get Covid? And Deji had to self-isolate, and at the moment
Albie has to self isolate. If Posh only have a single confirmed case why have our
fixtures gone ahead?
With the frequency of testing professional footballers are
getting I struggle to understand the need for the whole squad to isolate.
Surely the regular testing would pick up if the virus is spreading through the
squad - and then if considerable numbers - fixtures should be postponed. Feels
like overkill to me
I wonder if teams are statistically more likely to call off games against stronger teams than weaker one's? Postponing harder games in the hope they're never played is a good strategy if the season's decided on PPG.
Suppose the big issue will be whether the players are asymptomatic or not, in the case of Levitt it was known he had been sent home with a high temperature, but if a positive test has been returned by an asymptomatic player then they will have been in close contact with most of the players and staff at that club
I wonder if teams are statistically more likely to call off games against stronger teams than weaker one's? Postponing harder games in the hope they're never played is a good strategy if the season's decided on PPG.
This is why 10 days means 10 days. You follow rules or people die (to quote A Few Good Men). You can't simply make rules up to fit your needs.
I don't expect either CAFC or the EFL to do anything about it though. All spineless imo.
Hang on,
didn't Dylan Levitt get Covid? And Deji had to self-isolate, and at the moment
Albie has to self isolate. If Posh only have a single confirmed case why have our
fixtures gone ahead?
With the frequency of testing professional footballers are
getting I struggle to understand the need for the whole squad to isolate.
Surely the regular testing would pick up if the virus is spreading through the
squad - and then if considerable numbers - fixtures should be postponed. Feels
like overkill to me
3 other Posh players have symptoms
I've said this before, but football rules seem to be a weird hybrid between football specific protocol (enabling matches and training to go ahead with no distancing) and following government rules on self isolation. It's summed up by the nonsense of teams still having to enter the pitch separately, despite the players then spending the next 100 minutes in super close contact
Bristol Rovers have their outbreak on the 15th, but will play their game on the 26th 11 days later Peterborough have their outbreak on the 18th, but won't play their game on the 29th 11 days later
Got to be double headers at the end of the season like they do in junior football. Much more exciting for everyone.
Used to love a double header back in the day. Everybody blowing out their backside after a game only to have to change ends and start all over again.
*edit - reading the above it all sounds rather rude too!
My Sunday league team were top of the table going into the final matches 2 seasons in a row - both seasons we had to play double headers on each of the last 2 weekends - completely shattering, and we ended up finishing 3rd both seasons because we blew up in the final matches - gutting
So they need to isolate for 10 days, so wont be able to train then the following day are due to have a possible 6 pointer against another promotion chasing team without any training on matches for 10 days so will be cold, so call it off
Seems very suspect to me.
Clubs are now using Covid for their advantage, which is wrong and needs to be looked at, there is absolutely no reason for our game to be off, if they still have covid in 10 days then fair enough, but right now, they are using a global pandemic as an excuse which is poor
So you think Peterborough want a fixture pile up
Probably prefer to play 2 fixtures in a week throughout jan and feb than play a promotion rival on the back off no training for 10 days yes
And what happens 2 months down the line they have to self isolate again
Unless I have missed something - are you suggesting they should be allowed 11 days self isolation, just in case something happens in two months time @clb74? Or do you know something we don't?
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If the Government says 10 days isolation then thats what it should be. We should be making protestations to the EFL & NOT agreeing to the game being called off. We should turn up on the 29th ready to play. If they don't then they forfeit the fixture. No other option. 10 days is 10 days. Not 11. Otherwise teams will push it to 12, 13 or even 14 days.
We gained back FA Cup Second round day.
I thought if you followed the guidelines you would only be risking players in pairs. Has someone been breaking the rules at the club?
Hang on, didn't Dylan Levitt get Covid? And Deji had to self-isolate, and at the moment Albie has to self isolate. If Posh only have a single confirmed case why have our fixtures gone ahead?
With the frequency of testing professional footballers are getting I struggle to understand the need for the whole squad to isolate. Surely the regular testing would pick up if the virus is spreading through the squad - and then if considerable numbers - fixtures should be postponed. Feels like overkill to me
I don't expect either CAFC or the EFL to do anything about it though. All spineless imo.
I've said this before, but football rules seem to be a weird hybrid between football specific protocol (enabling matches and training to go ahead with no distancing) and following government rules on self isolation. It's summed up by the nonsense of teams still having to enter the pitch separately, despite the players then spending the next 100 minutes in super close contact
Seems crazy they can just call it off.
Peterborough have their outbreak on the 18th, but won't play their game on the 29th 11 days later
?