...because of a "severe outbreak of Covid" at Liverpool.
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[Football] Arsneal v Liverpool Carabao Cup SF postponed
- Thread starter Bozza
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Dave the OAP
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So orient get kicked out against Tottenham as they had an outbreak, but Liverpool are given an extra life.
Big six shite
Big six shite
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,680
Looking at the Liverpool teams that were put out in the earlier rounds I'm calling this a pisstake.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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I'm detecting little sympathy for Liverpool's situation
To be fair both their manager and assistant manager have covid
The rules did away with forfeit for covid from Fourth round
The rules did away with forfeit for covid from Fourth round
Weststander
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studio150
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Both not required if you play the U23s which they have done in previous seasons when the first team was away playing in the World Club Championship
When they had to - which doesn’t mean it’s right. They had 2 matches at the same time in different continents
I’d not be to happy to find out we played the U23s in a match because of covid. And let’s not forget we tried to call off Wolves with Steele , Locadia & Maupay out with covid …
Up there with the support for Novak Djokovic's crusade to end the vaccination dictatorship.
Durlston
"You plonker, Rodney!"
This is the very reason why I have decided to give up football gambling.
Studying or trying to find out who has got Covid was essential for team news when the bookies are the first ones to be involved and 'in the know' because they have sponsorship ties with so many different clubs. This disease is going nowhere for a couple of years so count me out, fed up of being a mug punter.
Studying or trying to find out who has got Covid was essential for team news when the bookies are the first ones to be involved and 'in the know' because they have sponsorship ties with so many different clubs. This disease is going nowhere for a couple of years so count me out, fed up of being a mug punter.
brightn'ove
cringe
Arsneal 
brilliant
brilliant
Think you'll find that clubs agreed to extra-strict rules last season as rescheduling was impossible in a Covid-ravaged year,
FA Cup, EPL, EFL, whatever….unless they literally can’t find 13 players anywhere in the club I’m definitely now in the get-on-with-it-camp…… especially after hearing that a load of Leicester players were on the piss at the darts.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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.... from someone who's second team is Chelsea
Second only to Palace in the list of teams I detest
The Big Bash League teams in Australia have been hit by covid. Organisers have said the show is going on regardless and impacted teams have been told to pick players from club / State cricket teams and get on with it.
Suggestion - do away with the 25 man squads and tell clubs "you have dozens to select from. Use U23 or other age group players and get on with it. Whinge when you don't have 16 fit, covid free players over 18 at your club".
Suggestion - do away with the 25 man squads and tell clubs "you have dozens to select from. Use U23 or other age group players and get on with it. Whinge when you don't have 16 fit, covid free players over 18 at your club".
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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outbreak of AFCON.
Personally I don't care about the Worthless Cup, but PL postponements grind my gears.
You say "tell clubs", but the 20 Premier League clubs set their own rules.
They agreed, a couple of weeks back, that games should go ahead if a club has 14 first-teamers available, with that defined as any player who has taken part in a PL or a cup match.
As I understand it, it doesn't matter if absent players have Covid, are injured, suspended or at AFCON.
Clubs aren't forced to promote players from U23 squads, which is obv the main problem.
As such, clubs who haven't previously used U23 players, even in the Carabou, have a smaller pool of "first-teamers" are far more likely to have games called off.
Newcastle, in particular, are using this to their advantage, while key men are out, and they can sign new players.
Hope it bites them in the arse, and they have to play a few days before we visit....
(I assume Newcastle will have to play kids in the FA Cup this week, btw)