I suspect UEFA matches will go ahead. They will fall midweek several days after the Queen's passing and before the state funeral. UEFA as well will not feel any of the same inclination "to be seen to be showing their respect", unlike the Premier League and other domestic organisations. The games this weekend will be in doubt because of the desire "to be seen to be showing their respect" and not wanting to get backlash from the usual places for not doing the right thing. The game next weekend will be in doubt because of policing implications in the build up to the state funeral.
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How many of those are based in London?
Most people mouthing off about them just come across as bitter and frankly jealous.
Just look at the global coverage and outpouring of emotion, then tell me it doesn't matter. Disclaimer - your mates on Facebook don't count.
But I don't think that.
There's zero chance of people getting their money back. Sky and BT will lose a ton of ad revenue, no way in the world will they also willingly give me back money if games get cancelled.
It's the only reasonable explanation I can think of aside from calling them off for 'mourning'. If it is for 'mourning' it's silly, I agree.
What an absolute spanner. Yeah, I don’t care having to pay all my wage on staying warm now because the Queen is dead. Nothing else matters.aye to you maybe. It's like the idiot on the news who said the energy crisis is now insignificant because of the queens death. It's actually offensive how people are instructing others to feel and act over this.
Yes. Yes we will.
It's not about getting mad that football is gonna get cancelled for the weekend but because the reasoning is utter pathetic.
That’s a far too simplistic way of looking at it really.
Confirmed as a mark of respect, whatever people may think of that.
The fixtures beyond that are being debated between the PL and government right now. They may go ahead and they may not. 'Respect' will be a part of the conversation but also logistics as there will be hundreds of thousands of people on the street of London over the next few days with 4/10 Premier League scheduled to take place there this weekend. Lets say that games in London are behind closed doors because of police allocation, is it then fair for other sides to play with crowds where the police can handle it? It's not the simple decision that a lot of people seem to think it is, nor is it just about mourning the Queen.
Hope the EuroMillions is still going ahead. Big money at stake today!
Around 33k, apparently. Surely they can spare about a 100 of them for Fulham v Chelsea (and you probably don't need that much for that tiny stadium), which is the only Premier League game taking place in London on Saturday.
All the Sunday games in the PL are in London, would be surprised if they go ahead.
It's nothing to do with jealousy, some of us believe the idea of a colonial relic and monarch being born into a position of privilege for whom our taxes maintain their extravagant lifestyle in a democracy in 2022 is a bit feckin odd, thats all.
If people want to profusely mourn their passing then that's their perogative, but don't expect everyone to give a feck, not when the rest of us have to contend with real problems like looking after our families during a a cost of living crisis. At least the football gives us a welcome distraction and escape.
How many of them are front line officers with no restrictions and public order trained? What category are all the fixtures (risk level)? What number are needed to staff daily functions?
I suppose it is. But London, for example, quite often hosts huge events that require significant police presence while football matches are being played at the same time. It's not unprecedented.
Of course I might be underestimating how many people will want to spontaneously gather in the streets to mourn and stuff. As a non-Brit, living in a republic where the head of state changes at least every ten years - and has changed very recently -, it's hard to imagine millions of people wanting to do that but who knows.
God save the league.
London was hellish during the Jubilee weekend. Now she's actually dead I imagine the same level of craziness will take over, if not worse.
Is that definite? What’s being organised?
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
I don’t disagree with that however it’s about balance really isn’t it and accepting the difference of views respectfully.
Tomorrow the new king will be formally announced at St James Palace. If I was the police I'd be expecting a lot of people to be out and about over the weekend.
Yeah they’ll be too much going on for the football to go ahead I imagine. You could see how many people spontaneously gathered yesterday at the palace.
This risk would be too high.
Do the monarchy plan on paying for my flights etc for Leeds game?
Not prior to Christmas but post the new year should be fine particularly as by the clubs will e out of the EFL cup, out of Europe and pretty soon out of the FA Cup
But there have been plenty of other times when very large numbers of people have taken to the streets in London. And this has never required all sporting events to be cancelled.
Why is everyone tip-toeing around the real issue here? The reason sports (not just football) are likely to be cancelled this weekend is about a show of respect. It’s not because of a lack of police. I mean, they made golfers walk off the course at Wentworth yesterday. That obviously wasn’t a policing issue.
What makes people think the football etc will be cancelled for policing reasons? This has been rumoured since before she actually died. There was even a tweet earlier that seemed to suggest that things were being cancelled simply for mourning the queen. I would guess that the football will be cancelled and it will simply be somebodies idea of trying to make the world and our lives stop to pay respects the queen.
Talk of Dublin hosting Champions League games next week that were due to be played in the UK.
Would be a bit much to cancel this weekend and then the whole of next. At worst let this weekend continue then cancel next weekend around the funeral but really I think we should let this weekend continue and set aside one day for the funeral next weekend, probably Sunday and move the games to Saturday or perhaps have the funeral on Saturday and life continues as normal on Sunday and Europa teams get the time needed from the last game.
Why is it happening at Newcastle's ground?
Irish fans getting giddy
I respect people's right to mourn, just as I'd expect others to respect my apathy and indifference to her passing.
Oh I think it will be out of respect yes but logistically it would be very difficult to manage given the timing.
My expectation is that European games in the United Kingdom will go ahead and it will only be the weekend games effected (both this week and next), however it isn’t unthinkable that European games in the UK are called off. I don’t see European games outside of the UK (see: us in Moldova) being called off.
It’s far too sensible to be spouting this. You must be OUTRAGED that a game off football might be called off right now.
How will that fare vs. Garth Brooks?
Still blows my mind that Garth Brooks has / had a five night run scheduled.
A load of scouse descending on Dublin is not something to get giddy about.
do you really think they’re going to plan a monarchs funeral around Newcastle vs Bournemouth.
He needs to collect a suitcase from the Saudis.
Fair!