Popular Post Hornso Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 The Guardian Football podcast made some good points in regards to this. For U/23s to count as an eligible player they must have “relevant experience” which is basically a senior appearance (doesn’t matter if it’s one minute or a full game…not sure if it has to be in the Premier League?). Now Leeds have been been battling on through injuries this season and had another two come off during the first half of their match on the weekend who were replaced by U23s making their senior debut. As a result they now have 2 more players that will count towards the 13 eligible outfield players required, which could further hamper them going forward as a result. Meanwhile Arsenal get a fixture called off despite having loaned 2 players out earlier in the week and another one post game. I don’t care for Leeds but at least they are having a crack unlike some of the Super 6 who bend the rules on their whim. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2022 Should’ve been n (let’s say 5) number of named over 23 year old PL squad members or 2 goalkeepers with Covid and you can request a postponement, regardless of injuries or suspensions. Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 10 hours ago, fightoffyour said: Should’ve been n (let’s say 5) number of named over 23 year old PL squad members or 2 goalkeepers with Covid and you can request a postponement, regardless of injuries or suspensions. Simple. should be 7 in theory - a registered 25 man squad (or however many they registered, i think some teams leave it short to get around the english player rule) 18 man match day squad, so you need 7 confirmed corona tests with the dates and isolation periods etc to get a game called off, i wouldnt take in to consideration the youth team players that played in the cups, just the PL registered squad if a player fails a test the day before or day of a game and you can make a claim on bubbles and isolation pending tests then that should also be allowed also allowances made for keepers and all of that should have been put in writing during project restart as it is at the moment it feels like they're making it up as they go along, i dont feel like its designed to protect the bigger clubs, it even seems to be the relegation clubs who are missing more games, but i do feel like its the PL trying to protect the quality of their product which is utter bollocks, the north london derby on TV on sunday afternoon they dont want spurs vs arsenal's B team as its detrimental to the product, they want the stars on show 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 Why are Chelsea playing this midweek it doesn't make sense. They have already played the most games in the league and had none postponed Can sort of see Tuchel complaints 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 33 minutes ago, Zatman said: Why are Chelsea playing this midweek it doesn't make sense. They have already played the most games in the league and had none postponed Can sort of see Tuchel complaints They are playing half of Feb at Fifa world cup in middle east otherwise game would've been slotted in then (we play Leeds midweek on Feb 9th so think it was shifted forward from that date). Should've really been played tonight though unless there's something about tv not wanting more than two games on any given night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2022 On 18/01/2022 at 12:11, Hornso said: The Guardian Football podcast made some good points in regards to this. For U/23s to count as an eligible player they must have “relevant experience” which is basically a senior appearance (doesn’t matter if it’s one minute or a full game…not sure if it has to be in the Premier League?). Now Leeds have been been battling on through injuries this season and had another two come off during the first half of their match on the weekend who were replaced by U23s making their senior debut. As a result they now have 2 more players that will count towards the 13 eligible outfield players required, which could further hamper them going forward as a result. Meanwhile Arsenal get a fixture called off despite having loaned 2 players out earlier in the week and another one post game. I don’t care for Leeds but at least they are having a crack unlike some of the Super 6 who bend the rules on their whim. i seem to remember that the barrow game **** us because the players then counted as having first team experience. think it was why burnley game was called off so late 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2022 Quote The Premier League is ready to reconsider its rules on postponing fixtures after this weekend’s matches, The Athletic understands. It is believed a Premier League meeting will be called after the next round of fixtures for clubs to discuss how the rules should change, following weeks of controversy around rescheduled matches. Following this round of games, the 23rd of the season, the Premier League enters a short winter break until February 8. It’s hoped that the two-and-a-half-week break will give adequate time for the new rules to be decided and come into effect. A statement from the league on Wednesday said: “The Premier League is consulting with our clubs regarding COVID-19 postponement rules and guidance in light of the changing national picture and the falling number of cases within our squads. “The league’s current guidance was amended in December following the emergence of the new Omicron variant and we continue to monitor the ongoing effects of the virus and will update our guidance accordingly.” There has been much controversy with regards to the current set of rules, which have seen 21 matches postponed so far. These rules dictate that a fixture will be postponed if one of the teams does not have 13 available outfield players, and one goalkeeper, “either from its squad list or its appropriately experienced Under-21 players”. https://theathletic.com/news/premier-league-considering-changing-covid-19-postponement-rules/qzsk4nWG8ICc/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 if only something like game postponement due to corona had happened before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 France are banning non vaccinated athletes from entering. They have a few teams left in Europe which could be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 23 minutes ago, Zatman said: France are banning non vaccinated athletes from entering. They have a few teams left in Europe which could be interesting Football matches at neutral venues incoming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Genie said: Football matches at neutral venues incoming? What's that popular place, you know the one, in the middle East, players seem to like going there... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mic09 said: What's that popular place, you know the one, in the middle East, players seem to like going there... PSG and Man City owners rubbing their hands together at the prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Zatman said: We all knew it was fishy but watch it get brushed under the carpet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, The_Steve said: We all knew it was fishy but watch it get brushed under the carpet It wont even be asked to Klopp If it was Burnley or Watford be an almighty scandal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, Zatman said: It wont even be asked to Klopp If it was Burnley or Watford be an almighty scandal Yeah, like when a small club fields a weakened team it’s wrong. When the big boys choose to do it then it’s fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, Genie said: Yeah, like when a small club fields a weakened team it’s wrong. When the big boys choose to do it then it’s fine. It's good that they give the youngsters a chance! Edited January 21, 2022 by fightoffyour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 Covid rules changed. You need 4 for a postponement now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Covid rules changed. You need 4 for a postponement now But that’s totally unfair to have differing standards within the same season. The premier league had their pants pulled down by several clubs exploiting the vaguity of their Covid rules but that shouldn’t mean they change them mid season whereby another team may be forced to field a weakened team whilst others got away with postponing matches for being in the same situation earlier in the season. The premier league should’ve been more robust when reviewing the cancellation requests and not relented so easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, theboyangel said: The premier league should’ve been more robust when reviewing the cancellation requests and not relented so easily. given that they had project restart its almost like they didnt discuss what should happen if it all happened again which is **** mental 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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