Burnley (A) next Saturday - POSTPONED

[UniFox21]

11 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

****ing fed up with this now.

 

We'll have gone 23 days between league games between Liverpool and Spurs.

At the same time, this has given us a great chance to nurse our knocks back to fitness. 

[Dahnsouff]

Que Sera Sera

[Jimothy]

 

 

 

[Shit_arse]

Another weeks recovery for the players

[filbertway]

In my opinion, it would be wise for the club to decide where their priorites will lie and make it clear to the fans so it's obvious what they're trying to do. If they try and balance the league and a good run in europe then we'll fail in both, I'm confident of that.

 

If we need to play the kids in some European games then fine. If we need to play some kids in some sunday games then fine. Don't absolutely destroy an already injury ridden squad by overplaying them and having us bow out of Europe and finish 14-10th.

 

 

 

[EnderbyFox]

Any of the Burnley players at the darts final? 

[berniethebolt]

Frustrating as it is, every cloud…

gives those rejoining the squad another week for rehabilitation.
 

Extra week will really aid the likes of Cags, Tomas, Castagne, Daka, KDH and Justin.
and brings likes of Vardy, Fofana, Evans another step closer. 

 

 

[Matt]

Just bin the season, I’m sick of it.

Any integrity during this season has gone.

 

8 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Just to clarify 

if we are moaning about these postponements then we accept we should have played all the games we have called off 

 

it is what it is 

 

 

 

 

Exactly.

 

As I have said all along a lot of hypocrites.

 

No-one should have been allowed to get games cancelled but the precedent was set and we find ourselves where clubs are cancelling game on their terms and twisting their circumstances, claiming circumstances in order to cancel games.

 

Our club being very much at the forefront of that.

No doubt our club, management, players and many fans alike will bemoan and blame the Norwich and Burnley postponements for our inevitable fixture build up later in the season and the coming weeks but perhaps they should look a little closer to home, always easier to blame others though isn’t it.

 

Positives though - Atleast we won’t get any of the prima donnas injured.

 

Ah damnit - We still manage that on reduced schedule training don’t we.  

 

Edited 14 January 2022 by Matt

[UniFox21]

Prem need to clamp that rule down for next season. Otherwise we'll see a repeat where every club when things get tough will try to slide out of games.

[Raj]

Can a mod add postponed please on the topic. Saves us all trawling through to find out

[adejo92]

Getting a bit silly now.

 

Absolutely no issues until they allowed the first club to do it. Now every club just calls the game off if they are missing players or just don't fancy it.

 

Set a dangerous president, they might as well end the season, give the title to Man City and relegate Watford, Newcastle & Tottenham. 

[Fox 4 Life]

They are currently trying to get Andy Carroll in from Reading 

[GlennyFox55]

5 minutes ago, lcfc_forever said:

No, the Government and new variant have damaged things. Lots to blame the PL on but this is not one of them. 

 

If they'd introduced more restrictions, likely more games would have gone ahead. 

The premier league set the rules around games being called off, the rules allow clubs (like we have) to call off games where the majority of absences are often non-covid related.

 

Also I’m not convinced any ‘restrictions’ would have helped too much as plenty of countries have brought them in and seen spiralling cases regardless. 

 

 

[Sharpe's Fox]

it's coming to the point where the rearranged fixtures will become the pre-season games for 2022/23.

[Guest Manini]

Bradford City V Salford for me instead then 

[Soar Fox]

2 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

At the same time, this has given us a great chance to nurse our knocks back to fitness. 

Until they are required to play 3 games a week in April which will then lead to more injuries. 

[turlo]

5 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

He is now going off saying you should have recalled that striker you have on loan at Accrington I think? Who is also injured 

He's a complete idiot. He was saying James Justin shouldn't be counted as injured as he's just played 45 minutes in an U23 game after 10 months out!

[WinslowFox]

Something about but they fielded a side against Huddersfield in the FA Cup, it's an outrage!!!

[mozartfox]

As long as the EPL come out now and say that any player signed after the date of the postponed game is illegible for the re-arranged fixture, then fine.  Otherwise teams in a relegation battle can take the p*ss.   The integrity of the EPL sinks lower as each week passes by.

[grobyfox1990]

Don’t understand why some think this is good. We will always be beset by injuries, they have just lost their key man and are on a downward spiral. They will be in a much better position come through rearranged tie 

[Mark]

Just now, grobyfox1990 said:

Don’t understand why some think this is good. We will always be beset by injuries, they have just lost their key man and are on a downward spiral. They will be in a much better position come through rearranged tie 

As will Everton with DCL, Richarlison returning and maybe a new manager.

[AKCJ]

January

19th - Spurs (H)

23rd - Brighton (H)

International Break

 

February

6th - Forest (A)

10th - Liverpool (A)

13th - West Ham (H)

17th - Randers (H)

20th - Wolves (A)

24th - Randers (A)

 

March

2nd - FA Cup 5th Round

5th - Leeds (H)

10th - ECL RO16 1st Leg

12th - Arsenal (A)

17th - ECL RO16 2nd Leg

19th - Brentford (H) (FA Cup Quarter-Final)

International Break

 

April

2nd - Man United (A)

7th - ECL Quarter Final 1st Leg

9th - Palace (H)

14th - ECL Quarter Final 2nd Leg

16th - Newcastle (A) (FA Cup Semi-Final)

23rd - Villa (H)

28th - ECL Semi Final 1st Leg

30th - Spurs (A)

 

May

5th - ECL Semi Final 2nd Leg

7th - Everton (H)

14th - FA Cup Final

15th - Watford (A)

22nd - Southampton (H)

25th - ECL Final

 

This is our schedule as it stands for the rest of the season.

 

We have to fit in the following games, Everton (A), Norwich (H), Burnley (A) and Chelsea (A) We'll potentially have to postpone Brentford (H), Newcastle (A) and Watford (A) if we go far in the Cup.

Edited 14 January 2022 by AKCJ

[Scanchez]

This is getting silly now.

It's been so long since we've played I feel like I'm beginning to forget who our players are.

I just want to see Harry Barnes and Jamie Cardigan score some goals again.

#BADGERSNEVERQUIT

[walkerleeds]

15 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Just to clarify 

if we are moaning about these postponements then we accept we should have played all the games we have called off 

 

it is what it is 

 

 

 

 

 

Haven't we only postponed 1 game?

[adejo92]

Genuinely couldn't give a flying turd about this season.

 

It's just been a calamity with injuries / covid.