I’d imagine at the meeting today some firm rules are going to be put in place because at the moment it’s reviewed case by case which sounds like a weird thing to do when you’d imagine should be uniformed across all teams. Also find it funny when managers of some teams moan about covid which then means more injuries as playing same players who rushing players back from injury. I’d imagine a lot of these managers were also ones that said we shouldn’t have 5 subs a game because it just benefits the top teams either bigger squads?
13 players you play. Leeds are getting absolutely smashed. Imo we look run out a bit having played consistently but spurs were fresh as daisies. Imo it's about the public safety not player safety so the government need to make a call for the 60k in the crowd not the 11 on the park.
Interesting reading about f1 today and how saying they maybe need to stop teams being able to talk directly with the race director and putting pressure on them during the race and that they have to take the blame themselves as wanted to show the fans what goes on, but at same time they took it too far. Now it’s sad that it’s too much and having to take it away as I think fans of all sports like hearing the chats that go on. It reminds me of people wanting to hear the referee being mic’d up so can hear the player and them. I feel the same would happen that it would really wake fans up to the abuse they get. But then at same time, maybe it will shock players into realising that they are going too far and if it’s there for the public to hear, it might shock players into actually being much more respectful.
In the end it works in rugby. But.there players are trained from birth virtually to not abuse refs who tall them through the game almost. I think a mike on delle alli and harry kane would have thrown up all but match fixing last night. Liverpool need to get wise and stand right on the ref with an ear cocked to prevent this stuff.
Prem clubs have rejected a break. League have told them that should use under 23/21 players to make up the numbers. Don’t schedule under 23 games so close to first team matches to ensure you can call up players if needed. Makes sense, not sure why hasn’t been the case all along. If you get 10 injuries you don’t call the game off, you just play the youth players so why not same for covid.
They wont stop till government call.off games for public health Frankly speaking we could be worse off for sure. However clubs who call off games.due to covid should. Not be indulged with a nice rest and recovery for injured players, nothing to do with covid. They should.basically be made give walkovers if they cant field u23s
The only club boned by this is leeds. City played all theirs as did we and Chelsea. I've zero sympathy for Chelsea. We go at leeds next. They are in serious trouble.
Did City have any covid cases? Even if they did, they have a huge squad to deal with it anyways. Tbh, I'm just lamenting our typical bad luck.
Personally I could give two ****s about players but I'd love to hear refs have to explain thier complete turns of calls to the whole public and be under much more scrutiny.
Not really bothered about hearing players either but they'd be bothered about us hearing them, especially when they start landing fines/suspensions for disrespecting thre referee.
they did it once , to david ellerary iirc , for a tv programme and i think the need for 845 beeps to drown out the swearing each game put them off the idea .
well considering the commentators apologise everytime a swear word is picked up , unless thousands are doing it , prepare to hear a very disjointed commentary and all games being played after the watershed
