Coronavirus and Football (Plus all Sport in General)

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And the word cup.

would never happen unfortunately

[Fredo]

Sean Dyche is a Tory I’m sure.

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And the word cup.

Agreed Terry Christian is a ******.

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Agreed Terry Christian is a ******.

& a manc one at that!!!

[Buzzo]

Another one bites the dust.

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[Buzzo]

Massive decision looming for the PL.

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[Liverpool]

With the fixture pile up there is no choice but to carry on until the point its clearly gone too far. There is too much covid in the community and will continue to rise to say a short break will stop the players getting it.

[Yozza]

Premier League: 'We'll continue with fixtures where safe'

The Premier League has released a statement in relation to the postponement of Manchester United's match against Brighton on Saturday.

It makes interesting reading considering a report earlier today that clubs are pushing for a league-wide shutdown.

"It is with regret that this is the fourth Premier League fixture to have been postponed in the past week," say the Premier League.

"While recognising a number of clubs are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, it is the League’s intention to continue its current fixture schedule where safely possible.

"Manchester United continues to have an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within their squad, which has left them unable to field a team for the match at Old Trafford.

"The Premier League Board assesses applications to postpone matches on a case-by-case basis, based on existing rules and COVID-19 postponement guidance issued to all clubs."

[Yozza]

EFL move to enhanced anti-Covid measures

The EFL have instructed all their clubs to move to a higher level of anti-Covid measures.

"All 72 Clubs will now be required to implement enhanced RED protocols for first team training settings," read a statement.S

"Social distancing measures will be required outside of physical sessions, along with restrictions to the use of indoor facilities, manual therapy and group travel, amongst others."

All clubs will be required to carry out daily lateral flow test.

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Premier League: 'We'll continue with fixtures where safe'

The Premier League has released a statement in relation to the postponement of Manchester United's match against Brighton on Saturday.

It makes interesting reading considering a report earlier today that clubs are pushing for a league-wide shutdown.

"It is with regret that this is the fourth Premier League fixture to have been postponed in the past week," say the Premier League.

"While recognising a number of clubs are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, it is the League’s intention to continue its current fixture schedule where safely possible.

"Manchester United continues to have an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within their squad, which has left them unable to field a team for the match at Old Trafford.

"The Premier League Board assesses applications to postpone matches on a case-by-case basis, based on existing rules and COVID-19 postponement guidance issued to all clubs."

Money based decision....... I assume our game vs Spurs will likely be postponed

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https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/story/4549444/premier-league-covid-19-crisis-clubs-push-for-shutdown-until-2022-sources

An increasing number of Premier League clubs want fixtures suspended until 2022 report ESPN.

"Premier League chiefs have been informed that with rising case numbers being fuelled by the omicron variant, there would be support for suspending games until the weekend of 8-9 January, when FA Cup third-round ties are due to take place," they write.

"Under the proposal, Premier League games would restart on 15 January.

"Officially, the Premier League is still considering postponements on a case-by-case basis. The Premier League did not immediately respond to a request for comment when asked about plans for a shutdown by ESPN."

[ChesterDave]

Would be great if Spurs game did go ahead even if other teams cancelled. Means fewer games in the second half of the season as other teams struggle to cram them in. Particularly the likes of Chelsea and Citeh who will likely have CL runs to contend with too.

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Got to call off the weekend fixtures surely

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[labourRed]

I think the PL said they will carry on as long as clubs can fulfil them but when does it become untenable. When spurs have another 5 fixtures to fulfil. I think there'll be a break as well, and I can't see the AFCON going ahead either.

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VVD, Fab and Curtis all tested positive according to Liverpools twitter feed