The Football News Thread 2022/23

[Tony Towner]

Burnley v Leicester likely to be called off. Covid/injuries at Burnley's end. The PL have opened a complete can of worms with this injuries malarkey. Plus Burnley sold a player yesterday

 

[Lupo]

I heard too that Arsenal are looking for a cancellation of the NLD this weekend 'due to injuries and supsensions', no mention of Covid - this is becoming farcical

 

[jd1981]

Yep Premier league again looking stupid and weak as piss.
I tend to agree with Hasenhutll idea if your playing a game that was originally scheduled prior to the transfer window any January signing’s are ineligible.
Burnley have to get 21 matches played with barely any room to manoeuvre. The PL will have to try and waiver the UEFA rule of top flight games in a European week rule. The 29/01 break will have to be used to play games also.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

UEFA have already granted dispensation on that.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I tend to agree with Hasenhutll idea if your playing a game that was originally scheduled prior to the transfer window any January signing’s are ineligible.

I get the principle, but it's daft really. As surely players sold should be dragged back to play for their former team too if we are going doing that road, such as Digne, Wood etc.

 

[Tony Towner]

Also what do you do about injuries. Let's say our game against Watford is in March should Neto be banned?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Derby placed under transfer embargo again.

 

[Tony Towner]

Well they'd won a few games so the EFL needed to have another go

 

[Alan]

Also what do you do about injuries. Let's say our game against Watford is in March should Neto be banned?

If things keep going this way, that’s exactly what we should do.

Our squad is being punished for their sense of social integration and it pisses me off. You can’t sell people on the vaccine and then punish them for getting it FFS.

 

[Johnny75]

Burnley v Leicester likely to be called off. Covid/injuries at Burnley's end. The PL have opened a complete can of worms with this injuries malarkey. Plus Burnley sold a player yesterday

That's Burnley's own fault and they should have to forfeit the game because of it.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Same if the Arsenal game goes after letting two players go out on loan in the last week.

 

[Sniffer]

Am I right in thinking that a points deduction would follow in those circumstances?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Did for Middlesbrough. Effectively relegated them. Burnley are ONE player short of making a squad. That player is in Newcastle. Joke.

 

[leedswolf]

Arsenal requested postponement of their Spurs fixture.

 

[Alan]

Alphonso Davies is out indefinitely after developing myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscles). Thought to be a latent effect of Davies' bout with COVID.

Huge shame for him.

 

[Johnny75]

Yikes. I hope he gets better, such a shame for that to happen to him in his prime.

 

[Johnny75]

Arsenal requested postponement of their Spurs fixture.

For 1 Covid case. They can get in the bin.

 

[YoungWolf]

For 1 Covid case. They can get in the bin.

And it’s apparently been postponed now, ridiculous

 

[Nando]

Whilst sending out first team players on loan during the week. Complete shambles.

 

[Alan]

In a less frustrating story, Salima Mukansanga has been appointed as the first female primary referee in CAF competition history.