Swede Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Just putting it out there. There seems a lot of games postponed due to Covid now, especially involving teams from London. I know there are exceptions to the rule but will this one be affected as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, Swede said: Just putting it out there. There seems a lot of games postponed due to Covid now, especially involving teams from London. I know there are exceptions to the rule but will this one be affected as well? I think we’re one of the clubs that seem to be on top of our Covid issues in regards to the players and making sure they’re boosted etc. Obviously the Luton postponement was at the request of Luton so I guess we’ll have to wait and see. If it does go ahead it’ll probably one of the few. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Just noticed that QPR’s game tonight is still on as things stand so we might get to see a game on Thursday mate. Would be a lot more dubious if they were one of the games called off yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Just noticed that QPR’s game tonight is still on as things stand so we might get to see a game on Thursday mate. Would be a lot more dubious if they were one of the games called off yesterday. Handy if they do play when we didn`t too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Swede said: Just putting it out there. There seems a lot of games postponed due to Covid now, especially involving teams from London. I know there are exceptions to the rule but will this one be affected as well? Clubs are being a little slow on giving out any information if games will be on that are only 2-3 days away considering many need to book tickets and make travel arrangements. Edited December 27, 2021 by Shaun Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, Shaun Taylor said: Clubs are being a little slow on giving out any information if games will be on that are only 2-3 days away considering many need to book tickets and make travel arrangements. I suppose with daily Covid testing it`s inevitable - look at the Test Match this morning for instance. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 QPR haven’t played since 5th December and so looks like they are over the Covid issues they’ve had…..just hope B’muff run them ragged so that they are shattered for Thursday night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Shaun Taylor said: Clubs are being a little slow on giving out any information if games will be on that are only 2-3 days away considering many need to book tickets and make travel arrangements. Not sure how they can give out information (unless they’ve got cases already). it could all change on the day if several players test positive 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Lanterne Rouge said: I suppose with daily Covid testing it`s inevitable - look at the Test Match this morning for instance. I'd rather not 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Shaun Taylor said: Clubs are being a little slow on giving out any information if games will be on that are only 2-3 days away considering many need to book tickets and make travel arrangements. Many clubs don’t know what their situation will be tomorrow let alone 2-3 days time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 34 minutes ago, Lrrr said: Many clubs don’t know what their situation will be tomorrow let alone 2-3 days time Exactly, let us be totally honest we will not know if City v QPR is going to be played for certain until about 3-4 hours before kick off. Tougher on the Hoops fans who would have already set out by then. For most City fans we wouldn't have left our front doors by the time of an 100% decision. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 As some clubs have had more postponements than others, a fixture back log is already occurring, but some clubs will have more games to play in the next few months than others, especially if they then have a good cup run. At a guess, one or two clubs may find themselves playing Sat - Tue - Thur for the last week or two of the season. Clubs with small squads will thus be fielding weak teams for certain fixtures. As an aside regarding games (not just football)scheduled for broadcasting that have been called off, one sports channel has even broadcast in it's place "Axe throwing championship". Any one ever say to the school sports teacher "Please sir, can I have a go at axe throwing please?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, MarcusX said: Not sure how they can give out information (unless they’ve got cases already). it could all change on the day if several players test positive Fair point maybe it would have been better stopping all fixtures or a couple of weeks to let the spike pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 54 minutes ago, Shaun Taylor said: Fair point maybe it would have been better stopping all fixtures or a couple of weeks to let the spike pass Aren’t they a little constrained due to the early start of next season courtesy of the Qatar World Cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 58 minutes ago, Shaun Taylor said: Fair point maybe it would have been better stopping all fixtures or a couple of weeks to let the spike pass Can’t Incase it just carries on, only so long you could delay for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, 22A said: As some clubs have had more postponements than others, a fixture back log is already occurring, but some clubs will have more games to play in the next few months than others, especially if they then have a good cup run. At a guess, one or two clubs may find themselves playing Sat - Tue - Thur for the last week or two of the season. Clubs with small squads will thus be fielding weak teams for certain fixtures. As an aside regarding games (not just football)scheduled for broadcasting that have been called off, one sports channel has even broadcast in it's place "Axe throwing championship". Any one ever say to the school sports teacher "Please sir, can I have a go at axe throwing please?"" Yea, some kid called Eugene did. (For those of a certain vintage). 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 33 minutes ago, Lrrr said: Can’t Incase it just carries on, only so long you could delay for Make all players & club staff have the vaccines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 23 minutes ago, Red Shadow said: Yea, some kid called Eugene did. (For those of a certain vintage). Careful! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 27, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 5 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Handy if they do play when we didn`t too, Obviously not at the same pace etc but the first played the U23s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 27, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, 22A said: As some clubs have had more postponements than others, a fixture back log is already occurring, but some clubs will have more games to play in the next few months than others, especially if they then have a good cup run. At a guess, one or two clubs may find themselves playing Sat - Tue - Thur for the last week or two of the season. Clubs with small squads will thus be fielding weak teams for certain fixtures. It's a very long way from getting to that stage, there are currently only three midweek fixtures between now and the end of the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Just now, phantom said: It's a very long way from getting to that stage, there are currently only three midweek fixtures between now and the end of the season And no 3rd/4th round cup replays either. it appears the EFL have done some crisis planning for once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totterdown's Finest Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 I believe tonight's game is the first for QPR since the 5th of December. The commentary on the game doesn't suggest they are rusty at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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