We all understand that Covid is serious, I am especially vulnerable and doged the bullet, and if Lincoln really do have most of their available players testing positive and genuinely cannot put a squad together, then fair enough. But where's the proof, evidence, how does the EFL monitor and assess a club? While many at ITFC will be happy to give our team a few more days to recover, train and prepare under new management, it will disappoint many fans who have stayed over for the festive period plus their families, to watch another Home game. And we lose money as a Club, because many fans will not come to a later fixture midweek. This whole game cancellation/Covid management is massive issue. Surely most clubs have a register, a record, an app with their fitness coaches/regime to advise the EFL who is sick and how many?
Absolutely pointless. It’s all very easy to fake. Just have trust and get on with it. Some people will cheat and take advantage but that’s nothing new in football.
Just got a positive test diagnosis so from a selfish point of view I’m not unhappy about the cancellation.Fully vaccinated and asymptomatic so far.
I am not overly keen on Gary Neville, but he is correct in stating that clubs can bung out 11 reserves when it suits, and not give a flying fig to the fans that have travelled and paid to watch, if its 11 reserves then so be it.all the top clubs will be losing players to the African cup of nations. Will they get games called off ? This is just a farce now.
Have some sympathy for Chelsea but in equal measure if their players are out partying and mingling (I don’t know that they are) then that is actually something within their control.
Clubs will be using any excuse to postpone a match if they can't field a strong side. Some are towards the top of a table and want promotion, some at the bottom trying to avoid relegation or whatever. None want to risk losing points with a weak team and so will try to get games called off in the hope they will have players back for the rescheduled fixture. As far as I'm concerned, if you have 14 fit players, 11 to start and 3 subs, then you should play.
You would think players and club staff are following strict Covid guidelines to mitigate issues but that doesn't seem to be the case everywhere. From all accounts we haven't really lightened up our protocols and seem to be catching cases quickly and avoiding an outbreak.
For Town it seems to be the case but a third of Football League players not bothering to be vaccinated says otherwise at other clubs.
