It’s totally embarrassing but the EPL made the rules, the clubs are just taking advantage of it.
They can also change the rules. I don't blame teams for ripping the piss out of it. You're going to do what's best for your Club. Morals mean nothing when multiple millions are at stake.It’s totally embarrassing but the EPL made the rules, the clubs are just taking advantage of it.
Sooner they're relegated the better.
You have my sympathy.I'm a Burnley fan, we had four games in a row postponed mostly for covid reasons, none of which we requested. If it's good enough for the other teams it's good enough for us. We have a small squad with our best player at AFCON - more than happy to push those games back to allow us to get signings in and players back.
I'm a Burnley fan, we had four games in a row postponed mostly for covid reasons, none of which we requested. If it's good enough for the other teams it's good enough for us. We have a small squad with our best player at AFCON - more than happy to push those games back to allow us to get signings in and players back.
I'm a Burnley fan, we had four games in a row postponed mostly for covid reasons, none of which we requested. If it's good enough for the other teams it's good enough for us. We have a small squad with our best player at AFCON - more than happy to push those games back to allow us to get signings in and players back.
So not because of covid then?I'm a Burnley fan, we had four games in a row postponed mostly for covid reasons, none of which we requested. If it's good enough for the other teams it's good enough for us. We have a small squad with our best player at AFCON - more than happy to push those games back to allow us to get signings in and players back.
Just call em all off and start planning for the championship in August bud
Have they not already been relegated from the EPL before and bounced right back up?You get the feeling that once they inevitably get relegated they'll struggle to get back up (or atleast i hope they do)
Burnley will go down in part due to this, they’ll never cope with all the rearranged fixtures.
How can you fine clubs for following the rules ?exactly
apex being Arsenal reportedly having 1 case of Covid but postponed Sundays game
what they should do is massively fine clubs that postponed this season & then put out under 23 sides in the cup next year
if they aren't up to playing league games, they shouldn't play any first team games
Yep, came back up as Champions off the back of a 23 game unbeaten run in the championship.Have they not already been relegated from the EPL before and bounced right back up?
Have they not already been relegated from the EPL before and bounced right back up?
edit 15/16 they spent in the Championship.
Unless we get some players through the door we will undoubtedly go down, weird thing is we've looked more solid this season than in seasons past, we're just not scoring. Look at the GD at the bottom of the Prem, we're outliers. Gonna be sick in August when we swap places with Blackburn.
EPL have made a rod for their own back here with this.
They need to draw a line and set guidelines that only a certain amount of positive results etc can trigger a postponement request rather than what is happening just now
Don’t they already have about 5 games in hand as it is? When are they expecting to play all of these games?
I agree that the arse is being ripped out it now but they're not really in a position to punish teams. They can't accept their reasons and grant postponements then suddenly announce they were wrong and hand out fines and punishments.exactly
apex being Arsenal reportedly having 1 case of Covid but postponed Sundays game
what they should do is massively fine clubs that postponed this season & then put out under 23 sides in the cup next year
if they aren't up to playing league games, they shouldn't play any first team games
I agree that the arse is being ripped out it now but they're not really in a position to punish teams. They can't accept their reasons and grant postponements then suddenly announce they were wrong and hand out fines and punishments.
The teams only submit requests for the game to be moved, to my knowledge nobody has actually refused to play, so the decision has sat with the FA/EPL etc and they must take their share of the blame.
I heard the other day that Dyche and Burnley were interested in replacing Wood with Andy Carroll. I've never been less surprised at a transfer rumour, a match made in heaven having an immobile target man in a Dyche teamThey'll go down & Dyche will be off. Be glad to see the back of them - dreadful team to watch.IO
I can see Leicester putting out a reserve team in the Conference League.And some of those will be against European participating teams, like Leicester who you imagine would go quite deep into the Conference league.
They’ll have a Rangers May 2008 style of fixture pile up
Yeah the idea that the richest league in the world is filled with clubs that don't have 15 or 16 fit and able bodies throughout their various squads is an embarrassment100% shambolic leadership by the EPL
one of my issues with the clubs will be their reluctance to throw a couple of youngsters in
but will be looking to punt them for millions later after a 5min cameo against Port Vale
Yeah the idea that the richest league in the world is filled with clubs that don't have 15 or 16 fit and able bodies throughout their various squads is an embarrassment
I can see Leicester putting out a reserve team in the Conference League.
I think one was still at school?I read that all the players on the Bayern bench were youngsters with no Bundesliga experience. Surely if Bayern can do it then no reason for the clubs in the EPL not to be able to fulfill fixtures
I’ve patched it for the year, FF is unworkable.Get on with it FFS.
These postponements are affecting my Fantasy Football team!!
AgreedThey really need to draw a line under it now. Its turned into a complete farce