Seriously how the bloody heck would the season be finished in time for the euros if we have a two week break? I think it's a good idea, but logistically it would cause chaos with the supposed euros taking place right? I'd just bin off the euros, its daft anyway with the world in the sort of mess it currently is.
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Hmm, we were having a staggered winter break again weren't we? Makes sense for everyone just have those 2 weeks off at the same time, revise the protocols in accordance with the new strain and to then play the next gameweek altogether. Problem is the cup games in and around the same period.
Who would have predicted a packed christmas period would end up in positive tests galore.
Would it help to bin the FA cup?
Knife edge now. The winter effect, possibly made worse by this new variant. It was always a worry how the winter would go, seeing as we're dealing with a respiratory virus. They need to made a decision quick, and be consistent. Not this curiosity of having games go ahead today despite positive tests while last night gets called off.
Not sure how enforceable it will be but clubs need to have stricter protocols and rules for players and staff going forward.
Yeah, I meant if that wasn't an option. Maybe dropping the cups would help this season.
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Yep, said this in the summer. Bin the Euros and give yourself time to catch up with the season that will inevitably be railroaded due to covid. The idea that by June there’ll be 40-50 thousands in stadiums across Europe for the Euros is a pipe dream. And if there’s no fans for the Euros you may as well bin it.
Why was City's game called off, when other teams like West Ham (Moyes) and apparently there's been an outbreak in Sheffield United and Fulham squads, but so far only City (probably the only side who have multiple players) have their game called off?
Surely cancel the pointless mid season internationals, you have players mixing outside their team bubbles and travelling to various places, plus it will give players a rest and also provide "free" dates for rearranged fixtures
Only 18 positives, I reckon the country will go into lockdown but football will continue. It’s the safest profession there is.
Had to get a fecking variant of this virus didn’t we, hoping the vaccine can be rolled out quicker.
Had to get a fecking variant of this virus didn’t we, hoping the vaccine can be rolled out quicker.
If Liverpool are still top by the end of January let’s get the null and void campaign started back up.
He was in the upper echelon of cnut even before this.
He has separated from the pack now.
Common sense.....so Fifa would probably put 4 games in the two week period instead.
Yeah let's not cancel the tournament that is played every single year and only impacts 1 nation, while we cancel the tournament that will have the whole world watching and will effect all of Europe just because it's the "oldest tournament"
Sound logic.
Exactly.
These calls to stop the season are BS and pretty much only becoming a thing because it's beneficial to City.
Practically everyone else has managed their Covid bubbles properly. It's not our fault that a few berties let their discipline go over Christmas.
Play the games or forefeit.
A break now and it'll be the season done for, there's not gonna be less corona in 3 weeks ffs.
Too long to finish in the Summer so that's not an option, stop now and it's a total right off.
Too long to finish in the Summer so that's not an option, stop now and it's a total right off.
There is a history that we should take care of. Not throw it in the trash.
I rather see my team win TheFA cup than see my country win Euros.
At least we've gotten a win for ourselves, if the season gets postponed. It would have been horrible mulling over missed opportunities for God knows how long.
Then you are a very strange individual. The FA Cup means very little these days.
FA Cup is already thrash. You know it is when you have teams like arsenal winning it year after year.
Ironically, wouldn't it be better to have the Euro games space out across Europe vs all of the teams packed together in one city? I'd keep the group games as they are and arrange them so that teams are situated in cities as close to their country as possible, if possible. I haven't looked at the groups to see if that could work and I won't because I don't work for UEFA.
Play the quarters onwards in one city.
Shame that you don’t understand importance of a cup like FA-cup and what it means.
I might be wrong but you seem to be young generation of fans. Nothing wrong with that. But you don’t really seem to understand how big history it is behind this cup.
It's as much about fair play as it is about safety. Imagine how we would feel if Bruno, Rashford, Maguire, Fred and Martial would miss the match against Liverpool with Corona
It would suck balls, but many a side has been decimated in the past with illness also. Food poisoning and flu the usual culprits.
We all knew this situation would likely arise in the winter, and after living with this for 10 months we know elite athletes are not at any real risk, so you crack on. It’s an odd season, was always going to be.
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If the football is suspended then they should put the euros back to the summer of 22, then we can have the Euros and World Cup in the space of six months
I think a two week circuit break is a perfectly reasonable thing to do at this time. It doesn't take long to go from 18 to 50+ positive tests even with the best precautions if the new variant in the UK is far more transmissible.
I said this in the FPL thread, but if this is your threshold for needing a circuit breaker then you will need several of them before the end of the season. Why would you make a load of teams sit out for two weeks just because a few sides have a number of cases? You just need to postpone the fixtures of those sides and allow others to get on with it. You can even rearrange some fixtures to minimise the number of sides sitting out because their opponents cannot field a team.
This season should've been a stripped down season in terms of competitions. The FA cup and League cup should've been binned together with the pointless international friendlies. As usual the goverming bodies that run football haven't got the foggiest. Now we're in a situation where covid cases are rising, talk of a circuit breaker which means the players won't have much rest before the Euros start. That would mean 2 years without a proper rest for the players. Madness.
Not really the same thing - food poisoning doesn't spread to other team members, flu usually doesn't either. Nor does it have long term effects. And more importantly - no one is decked for weeks or months with flu or food poisoning. Lascelles hasn't played a match for over a month - and after what I hear is not likely to play for at least a few more weeks at best.
Flu doesn’t spread to other teammates? Or leave people decked for weeks?
Really?
As I say, it sucks, but it was always going to be a strange season with a big *
A couple of examples in the entire league are actually the reason they shouldn’t stop, if they stop, the season is done.
I think we can agree that flu and Corona spreads somewhat differently. I can't recall the last time flu took out 5 members of one team - if it has ever happened. And sure - you can be ill for a week, but with Corona you can be out for months. There is a difference.
There is a big difference between stopping and taking a break for 2 weeks
Yup.
It’s happened loads!! Happens every winter.
Here’s an example from winter before corona...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8709002/poland-flu-epidemic-milik-piatek-bednarek/
Yes, but what do you think will happen in 2 weeks? Less corona? If they stop for this, they won’t be able to get going again till Summer.
A 2-week break will help the players I think. It's a gruelling season.
Cases in the community are at a record high. Football doesn’t exist in another land - that clearly has an impact on the number of cases within football. I’d imagine the thinking is if there is a lockdown then a 2 week break to coincide with that and the inevitable lowering of cases means football can then restart when cases in general are much lower.