Match Day Thread Saints vs poor ickle Newcastle, January 2, 14:00

Hopefully we now get to send this joke of a club down when we play the rearranged game.

 

It’s far more likely that the game happens when we have a bunch of key injuries and they have a bunch of new players and we lose

Yes - I know I am a pessimist

But we have a fixture pile up ourselves and can’t sign new players in January

Hopefully they can be rearranged during parts of January as it seemed like a relatively empty month

 

It’s the Hope that kills you

 

Hope we absolutely rinse them when it comes around to being rescheduled.

We should have done this last season at the peak of our injury crisis, would have left about 12 fixtures to be rescheduled or something absurd.

If we have as much as 1 key player out by the rescheduled fixture we should request postponement.

 

It wasn’t in the rules last season

And remember - we couldn’t beat this lot BEFORE they get to sign any new players

So it would be nice if we beat them but it is going to depend on a lot

 

At least Salisu will now miss the FA Cup game, which he would have been rested in anyway. And the next time we play a PL game, we should have a fully fit squad (Covid permitting). It's not all bad news. I'd rather have played the match on Sunday of course and the PL need to get a grip on things for sure.

 

Every other team should now force postponement of every game against Newcastle where they are anything less than full strength.

Hopefully they get 4 games on the last week of the season.

 

I do kind of hope that Everton at least do the same to Newcastle when the rearranged game comes up. Call it off late

But you know they will change the rules and teams that do this in a month or so’s time will
be forced to play

Although that could cause lawsuits if they do that

 

Thank you. Was beginning to think I was the only person left on earth, who still felt that way. If you have something to say, say it; but spare me the outbursts of emotional self indulgence.

 

It's good to "get it off your chest"

 

Bit of a farce

 

Need a thread for Swansea instead.

Swansea City FC v Southampton FC Saturday 8th January 2022. 5:30 pm BBC Wales
Referee Graham Scott
Assistant Referees Scott Ledger & Richard Wild
Fourth Official Tom Reeves

No VAR for this one! ... and no fans. ... and NO replay.

 

They really have generated a clusterfuck.

Should have just bit the bullet and had a 2-3 week shut down to level off cases, followed by reintroduction of the Covid bubble and daily LFT.

 

I more meant that why are the club doing it (if that wasn’t clear)

 

And no crowd

 

and date corrected!

 

PCR better than LFT but where are all the test kits coming from?

 

Fair point! I forgot about the shortage.