CVByrne Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Hopefully a few of the players who's PCR tests came back positive on Saturday will be available with a negative test on Christmas day. The isolation rules being 7 days now. Whatever way things go, we don't really have a chance of Europe this season and we should be top half finish hopefully. So if younger players get more game time then that's a positive in itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 It has to be difficult as managers right now to plan for a game not knowing who will play or who the opposition might play. You could train all week have specific tactics and instructions prepared for a game only for the player to have to isolate a few hours before. You're then left with a replacement who isn't going to be prepared or you have to spend the time putting in the extra hours ensuring they are ready too. No wonder le looks knackered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) He said one of the players was scared to get out of his car the other day because he had symptoms Shows how severe it is now Edited December 22, 2021 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 17 hours ago, JPJCB said: This tells me he hasn't had it. Strong view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 5 hours ago, Zatman said: He said one of the players was scared to get out of his car the other day because he had symptoms Shows how severe it is now I thought it was quite odd to mention that. Wonder who it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted December 23, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 21/12/2021 at 17:46, GingerCollins29 said: Have some respect for Richard Dunne Thats no way to talk about your center back partner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 21/12/2021 at 00:13, The Fun Factory said: Which makes you wonder why the Premier League and EFL didn't do the same today. It is just leading to more uncertainty. That is for the government to decide, not the football organisations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 16 hours ago, Zatman said: He said one of the players was scared to get out of his car the other day because he had symptoms Shows how severe it is now Weird one. If they were that scared and they also had symptoms, why did they get in the car to drive to the club in the first place. Stay at home my guy and don't take anybody else out with you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 14 minutes ago, GrassyNoel said: Same for a lot of people mate. All showing negative too which makes me wonder about the accuracy of the test. Symptoms on the NHS site have not been updated since before Delta so a lot are expecting the loss of taste and smell symptoms, which doesn't necessarily happen with Omicron, before getting a test. It's much more a standard cold profile. Also upper respiratory tract infection rather than lower in the lungs apparently. But yes, a lot of very tired people around... I remember during last match, a few fans saying " I wouldn't be surprised if there are some more positives coming up ", as certain players looked exhausted earlier. Yeah it's a weird one. Proper Sci Fi move times we are living in lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 2 games off already on boxing day Wolves v Watford Leeds v Liverpool Klopp will be happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 21/12/2021 at 07:43, OutByEaster? said: I don't think we'll ever get FA Cup replays back and I think that's a real shame. It's big clubs getting rid of games that aren't profitable for them (but mean a huge amount to small clubs) and clearing out the calendar a little to help the teams that are in European competition continue to be able to win everything. Disaster capitalism by the Premier league; using a crisis to engineer a change that would otherwise be met with huge opposition. I am in two minds on this. Whilst it will be a blow for the smaller teams not to get a replay, it would make the cup weekend clean and definitive knowing who is in the next round. The replays has had a slow, painful death. Starting from 1 replay only after Arsenal played Leeds until the end of time in the early 90s, no semi final replays (Giggs, Villa Park, chest hair forest) to no replays from the quarter finals. It has been a long drawn out mess They should change the rules to make any side league one or below be able to get all the gate and tv receipts for the match or something like that in compensation. It would be hard to schedule but I would put the league cup final in December like they do in Scotland to get it out of the way and make it all FA Cup from January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, GrassyNoel said: Same for a lot of people mate. All showing negative too which makes me wonder about the accuracy of the test. Symptoms on the NHS site have not been updated since before Delta so a lot are expecting the loss of taste and smell symptoms, which doesn't necessarily happen with Omicron, before getting a test. It's much more a standard cold profile. Also upper respiratory tract infection rather than lower in the lungs apparently. But yes, a lot of very tired people around... Well I will be tired and emotional quite soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted December 23, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2021 i hope that everyone gets good notice if our game gets postponed. it's one thing to have spent last saturday travelling for no reason, but to waste boxing day is a different story any doubt, just call the game off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: 2 games off already on boxing day Wolves v Watford Leeds v Liverpool Klopp will be happy Villa away to Leeds on the 28th has to be in doubt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Upcoming football postponements Liverpool v Leeds - Sunday December 26 - Premier League Wolves v Watford - Sunday December 26 - Premier League Barnsley v Stoke City - Sunday December 26 - Championship Cardiff City v Coventry City - Sunday December 26 - Championship Preston North End v Sheffield United - Sunday December 26 - Championship Reading v Peterborough United - Sunday December 26 - Championship Bolton Wanderers v Morecambe - Sunday December 26 - League One Gillingham v Ipswich Town - Sunday December 26 - League One Portsmouth v Oxford United- Sunday December 26 - League One Sheffield Wednesday v Burton Albion - Sunday December 26 - League One Wycombe Wanderers v Cambridge United - Sunday December 26 - League One Bristol Rovers v Sutton United - Sunday December 26 - League Two Bradford City v Harrogate Town - Sunday December 26 - League Two Exeter City v Swindon Town - Sunday December 26 - League Two Newport County v Forest Green Rovers - Sunday December 26 - League Two Northampton Town v Walsall - Sunday December 26 - League Two Stevenage v Crawley Town - Sunday December 26 - League Two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 hours ago, a m ole said: It sounds like the stress of preparing his team with the covid tests has been weighing on him, probably a lot of organising and reorganising to do with loads of staff missing. Kind of thing you don’t think about a football manager having to deal with but sounds like he’s doing everything he can to keep us as prepared as possible. He’s a great character. That, or he’s got covid just all becoming a little silly and unbalanced competitive wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, nick76 said: just all becoming a little silly and unbalanced competitive wise. They’ll be really pissed off when we stuff them then. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 4 hours ago, nick76 said: just all becoming a little silly and unbalanced competitive wise. Depending on how badly they’ve been impacted by covid it mightn’t be as simple as saying they’ve had 10 days off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, IrishVilla10 said: Depending on how badly they’ve been impacted by covid it mightn’t be as simple as saying they’ve had 10 days off True! Not good either way though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 48 minutes ago, nick76 said: True! Not good either way though. The premier league have done a terrible job handling covid this month 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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