I'm probably a bit slow, but I've just realised it's basically three weeks until our next EPL fixture. Assuming the Spurs or Man Utd games aren't rearranged short term.
[Albion] Three weeks until next Premier League match
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Cowfold Seagull
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Yes indeedy, Sat 19th Feb our next home game at the Amex, just hope my seat doesn't feel too lonely without me . . . sob.
Man Utd may well be Feb 15th, ie in the midweek immediately following Watford, which is that next league game.
Arthur
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Why is there no game this coming weekend? Is it that poxy winter break?
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
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Bemusing the league hasn’t put in fixtures given how far behind some teams are
I’m assuming it’s due to the Asian/African/South American WC fixtures.
But there was surely a way to assess teams and put a couple of fixtures in?
How many players would Burnley lose ?
I’m assuming it’s due to the Asian/African/South American WC fixtures.
But there was surely a way to assess teams and put a couple of fixtures in?
How many players would Burnley lose ?
nickbrighton
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- Feb 19, 2016
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whilst it would seem to make sense to fill the break with some of the postponed fixtures, it will give a Covid Break and hopefully reduce the need for future postponements. It also gives a bit of time for our injured players to get some more recovery time
The thing is of course, it also disrupts a good run of form for us and also gives those teams on poor runs time to rebuild a bit of confidence.
The thing is of course, it also disrupts a good run of form for us and also gives those teams on poor runs time to rebuild a bit of confidence.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I would hope that with us on 30 points going into the break Potter will put out a full-strength team vs Spurs in the Cup.
Isn’t he away at AFCON, that’s why he didn’t play for Leicester yesterday?
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Seasider78
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- Nov 14, 2004
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Well the PL have said they must protect the winter break for players (probably to keep Tuchel happy) but then by not using this window to ease congestion burn out the players later in the season
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Apart from putting time between what I hope is the worst of the winter covid surge, I highly doubt it will affect how many players catch covid. If anything, they will mix with a greater number of people now that they presumably have a little time on their hands.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
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The Premier League have been reluctant to put games in as they wanted it to be the winter break. It's normally split over two weekends so you do get 5 games each weekend but it doesn't seem as though they've been able to schedule that this season. I think its due to the fact that some World Cup qualification games have been delayed because of Covid so they've had to squeeze an extra international break into the season. They should have banned playing friendlies abroad like they did previously though, warm weather training camps are fine but **** Newcastle's good will trip to their paymasters.
I'm quite glad they've not tried to reschedule any games, we'd have be without Bissouma, Mac Allister, Alzate and Cacideo if we'd had the Man Utd or Spurs played in the next fortnight. Tough luck on Burnley and others if they have fixture congestion later in the season, maybe they should have played a few games with the kids on the bench rather than crying off.
And the USMNT will need Pulisic from Chelsea, Josh Sargent from Norwich and Zack Steffen #2 goalkeeper at Citeh.
I'm told Josh Sargent might decide to come back to the US if his home town entry in MLS, St Louis City SC, which starts play in 2023, decides to pay him enough. He is a real local hero in St Louis same as Tim Ream, defender with Fulham. I think they are from the same high school, St Dominic, in St Charles County, Missouri a suburb of St Louis. Some of you might remember it was St Louis that provided many of the players on the 1950 USA team that happen to beat a certain country from Europe in the Brazil World Cup made famous in a film called The Game of Their Lives.
My mother actually worked in the same US Postal Service building in downtown St Louis over the Christmas holiday one year as Harry Keough, a member of that 1950 US team. I was born in St Louis but don't remember much about living there since we moved to Indiana when I was 9 years old.
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I remember the good old days when we could schedule a league game on the day of the FA cup 4th round...
... & 3rd round.
Oh, hang on a minute.
... & 3rd round.
Oh, hang on a minute.
Baker lite
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Doesn’t he play for Leicester?
southstandandy
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- Jul 9, 2003
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Yep.
Thought with all the games to be caught up on, they may have used next weekend. But that would be too sensible, so obviously not then.