Is football cancelled for the next week? | Man United-Leeds & Chelsea-Liverpool postponed

[Castia]

Absolute farce

So we start again in October against City then it finishes for the World Cup on the 12th November. What a load of crap.

 

[Infra-red]

Not sure why there'd be positive rumours for Spurs Leicester at Sat 5:30pm but they have to call off Arsenal PSV on Thursday.

To be fair, it is two different organisations calling the shots here. UEFA called off Arsenal-PSV, while the FA/EPL will decide the fate of the domestic games next weekend (together with the police, obviously).

 

[RaddyRed]

Weren’t Spanish clubs forced to do similar during Covid, was it Sociedad we played somewhere random?

We played them in Turin

 

[Abizzz]

To be fair, it is two different organisations calling the shots here. UEFA called off Arsenal-PSV, while the FA/EPL will decide the fate of the domestic games next weekend.

Source?

 

[awop]

Supposedly we'll have to play PSV instead of City on October 19th if they agreed to it. They could very well refuse, make Arsenal forfeit and lose 3 points in the group
This season will end in 2024.

 

[Infra-red]

Source?

UEFA.

https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/new...4-1000--arsenal-fc-v-psv-eindhoven-postponed/

 

[Chief123]

Why does a game in Manchester need to be cancelled? Ffs

 

[Paul the Wolf]

Weren’t Spanish clubs forced to do similar during Covid, was it Sociedad we played somewhere random?

Yes, we played Sociedad in Turin/ Juventus in the away leg.

My back garden's free on Thursday.

 

[VP89]

Why does a game in Manchester need to be cancelled? Ffs

Police?

 

[Infra-red]

Why does a game in Manchester need to be cancelled? Ffs

Just guesswork until we know the full story, but if it is cancelled, I would guess that policing would likely be the cause.

 

[mu4c_20le]

They can't just keep changing their minds

 

[Abizzz]

UEFA.

https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/new...4-1000--arsenal-fc-v-psv-eindhoven-postponed/

Thanks.

This is due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Sounds to me like it's the police that cancelled it.

 

[Son]

Other than you know, football fans who would rather watch football.

It's interesting. So does an event being of interest mean other events of interest should not be held? If Messi and Ronaldo make the WC final (God forbid) maybe we should stop all activity around the world? Also there are many icons. It's an irrelevant point and for another thread I suppose. Aside from many more iconic figures who were more positive and interesting for many, I'd even argue that Princess Diana herself was miles more iconoc and relevant when she passed. She was genuinely adored across the world.

Miles more iconic than the person on every single banknote and coin for the past 70 years in almost half the English speaking world and beyond.

It’s the actual end of an Age in Britain with her passing and onto a new one. Messi and Ronaldo are irrelevant to this in the grand scheme going on future historians.

She is someone who will be forever studied as she was the first monarch to be filmed pretty much from birth. It is an age defining event for Britain.

The Queen is adored by most so that is redundant. This is 100% bigger than Diana in the history books but Diana was more a shock created mass hysteria I seem to remember but I was a kid at the time. It was also a great tabloid story in the age of paparazzi who killed her. Different thing.

 

[phelans shorts]

Why does a game in Manchester need to be cancelled? Ffs

It’s a major city with a major police force who will be required to assist the Met, and also a category A very high risk match.

 

[RonaldoVII]

Miles more iconic than the person on every single banknote and coin for the past 70 years in almost half the English speaking world and beyond.

It’s the actual end of an Age in Britain with her passing and onto a new one. Messi and Ronaldo are irrelevant to this in the grand scheme going on future historians.

She is someone who will be forever studied as she was the first monarch to be filmed pretty much from birth. It is an age defining event for Britain.

The Queen is adored by most so that is redundant. This is 100% bigger than Diana in the history books but Diana was more a shock created mass hysteria I seem to remember but I was a kid at the time. It was also a great tabloid story in the age of paparazzi who killed her. Different thing.

Bit of a stretch.

 

[Castia]

Police?

Yeah but in Manchester on a Sunday?

I completely understand London but surely we should be ok up here.

 

[Telsim]

Ahh feck off!

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Expected. But still a shambles. Two games postponed in what's the most crammed football year in history, because a 96-year-old woman died unexpectedly. Sums it up, to be honest.

Upside is the team will be rested for what will be a brutal marathon leading up to the World Cup. Downside is we start with City.

 

[Infra-red]

Thanks.



Sounds to me like it's the police that cancelled it.

UEFA probably had very little choice but to call it off, yes.

I expect the FA/EPL will be forced to call off a lot of next weekend's games, again due to policing / logistical issues.

 

[Utd heap]

Play Utd v Leeds without police and turn the CCTV off.

 

[Infra-red]

Yeah but in Manchester on a Sunday?

I completely understand London but surely we should be ok up here.

A lot of them (the GMP) will be redeployed.

Police from nine separate forces were drafted in to help with the security operation for the London 2012 Olympics, for example.

 

[RaddyRed]

Play Utd v Leeds without police and turn the CCTV off.

That would be quality. Also remove that safety netting on the seats by the away end and let's just get on with it.

 

[Offside]

Next league game is City away then. Nice.

 

[Chief123]

Miles more iconic than the person on every single banknote and coin for the past 70 years in almost half the English speaking world and beyond.

It’s the actual end of an Age in Britain with her passing and onto a new one. Messi and Ronaldo are irrelevant to this in the grand scheme going on future historians.

She is someone who will be forever studied as she was the first monarch to be filmed pretty much from birth. It is an age defining event for Britain.

The Queen is adored by most so that is redundant. This is 100% bigger than Diana in the history books but Diana was more a shock created mass hysteria I seem to remember but I was a kid at the time. It was also a great tabloid story in the age of paparazzi who killed her. Different thing.

Nah.

 

[Chief123]

Next league game is City away then. Nice.

Nice aren't in our group.

 

[bosnian_red]

Stupidity

 

[Drawfull]

PL Clubs should sue the FA.

It's on the clubs as well, I was just being churlish.

The FA met with / spoke to government at 9:30am the morning after, and were told that any postponements were up to them - they were under no pressure from government to delay the round of fixtures. They met with the clubs at 11:30 and shortly after announced the postponements. The clubs agreed to it (or even suggested it, for all we know).

 

[Ludens the Red]

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Expected reasoning being they’re sending officers down to assist in London. Quite remarkable considering less than a month ago London hosted a carnival for 2 million (and a shit tonne of those there purely for trouble) over the course of a bank holiday weekend and the police of Manchester weren’t required. @TheReligion hear of any of your lot coming down for that? I didn’t…
Think about 7000-9000 officers were at the carnival. Is the suggestion therefore that more numbers would be needed for the queens funeral ?

 

[hobbers]

Utterly pathetic and as expected.

 

[Judas]

Well that’s fecking shit, PL are absolute plums for making such a hash of this, especially the weekend just gone.

 

[Witchking]

Miles more iconic than the person on every single banknote and coin for the past 70 years in almost half the English speaking world and beyond.

It’s the actual end of an Age in Britain with her passing and onto a new one. Messi and Ronaldo are irrelevant to this in the grand scheme going on future historians.

She is someone who will be forever studied as she was the first monarch to be filmed pretty much from birth. It is an age defining event for Britain.

The Queen is adored by most so that is redundant. This is 100% bigger than Diana in the history books but Diana was more a shock created mass hysteria I seem to remember but I was a kid at the time. It was also a great tabloid story in the age of paparazzi who killed her. Different thing.

Stop posting nonsense.

 

[VP89]

Yeah but in Manchester on a Sunday?

I completely understand London but surely we should be ok up here.

They won't only be relying on London police for the funeral. The whole nations security will be on standby I would assume.

 

[Paul the Wolf]

It's on the clubs as well, I was just being churlish.

The FA met with / spoke to government at 9:30am the morning after, and were told that any postponements were up to them - they were under no pressure from government to delay the round of fixtures. They met with the clubs at 11:30 and shortly after announced the postponements. The clubs agreed to it (or even suggested it, for all we know).

They said today that the PL were meeting with the government on several occasions.
The government are behind this but don't want to be seen as responsible.

 

[Lost bear]

Miles more iconic than the person on every single banknote and coin for the past 70 years in almost half the English speaking world and beyond.

It’s the actual end of an Age in Britain with her passing and onto a new one. Messi and Ronaldo are irrelevant to this in the grand scheme going on future historians.

She is someone who will be forever studied as she was the first monarch to be filmed pretty much from birth. It is an age defining event for Britain.

The Queen is adored by most so that is redundant. This is 100% bigger than Diana in the history books but Diana was more a shock created mass hysteria I seem to remember but I was a kid at the time. It was also a great tabloid story in the age of paparazzi who killed her. Different thing.

I'd be interested to see genuine academic research on the current popularity of the monarchy, in fact. The narrative is of course that we all 'adore' her. This is certainly not true. Or 'him' as I should say now.

 

[Castia]

Farce of a PL season. A month break before our next game and then it finishes again in November for 6 weeks.

We‘ve essentially got a months worth of games before December 26th (October 3rd - November 12th)

 

[2 man midfield]

Almost as if this weekend just gone was the one they should’ve played on but who are we eh?

 

[DJ_21]

If arsenal is postponed this week then so should Chelsea’s be on Wednesday.

 

[pratyush_utd]

United leeds looks like it is getting postponed. Last week postponement looks even dumber decision

 

[Fr. Todd Unctious]

Expected reasoning being they’re sending officers down to assist in London. Quite remarkable considering less than a month ago London hosted a carnival for 2 million (and a shit tonne of those there purely for trouble) over the course of a bank holiday weekend and the police of Manchester weren’t required. @TheReligion hear of any of your lot coming down for that? I didn’t…
Think about 7000-9000 officers were at the carnival. Is the suggestion therefore that more numbers would be needed for the queens funeral ?

There's going to be a huge number of heads of state and goverment too. That's the difference one would imagine

 

[duffer]

If arsenal is postponed this week then so should Chelsea’s be on Wednesday.

Not necessarily. UEFA cancelled the Arsenal game due to "severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues ". Just because that is the case on Thursday does not mean its the same the day before.

 

[Fr. Todd Unctious]

United leeds looks like it is getting postponed. Last week postponement looks even dumber decision

Games in London may have been off anyway I reckon even if they didn't have a wholesale postpomement