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Match Thread Everton v Newcastle United - Postponed

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LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
From the premier league, factors considered when deciding whether to postpone a top flight game:

  1. The impact of COVID-19 infections on a club's squad, as well as injuries, illness and those isolating, and the number of players available on the squad list and any Under-23 players with appropriate experience. Where a club cannot field 13 outfield players and a goalkeeper either from its squad list or its appropriately experienced Under-23 players, the match will be postponed.
  2. The status of any COVID-19 outbreak within a club, including the number of individuals affected, the sequence and source of infections and their proximity to the match in question.
  3. A club's ability to safely prepare its players in the lead-up to a match.
  4. Medical advice as to whether there is any unacceptable risk to the health and safety of players and staff by playing the match.
  5. Any advice from UK Health Security Agency and other public bodies.
  6. Any other exceptional circumstances.

Premier League players and staff must also now take a lateral flow test every time they want to enter their club's training ground as the competition steps up its efforts to combat the threat posed by the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

It is understood individuals will be required to take a lateral flow test outside the facility, while twice-weekly PCR testing is also being introduced and notify the premier league.
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I’m surprised they’re even catching positive cases from training ground tests. After watching Ben Foster’s YouTube vids it’s almost embarrassing what they consider a “test”.
 
LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
We were made up when Leicester and Burnley were called off because we benefited from it, are we now whinging because Newcastle asked for their game against us to be called off?
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Literally just said I don't blame newcastle. Every club is doing it. I would rather all games have been played (using u23s etc) or all games cancelled.

It's the PL that have screwed up totally.

I was only happy our games got postponed because I don't trust benitez to get us results so it delays having to watch more dirge ?
 
Marius57 said:
Literally just said I don't blame newcastle. Every club is doing it. I would rather all games have been played (using u23s etc) or all games cancelled.

It's the PL that have screwed up totally.

I was only happy our games got postponed because I don't trust benitez to get us results so it delays having to watch more dirge ?
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I wasn't having a pop at you mate.
 

Jeff Jones said:
And this occurred during and after their match on Monday night did it?

I wonder, can they just make a statement to the effect that players have tested positive, or do they have to submit evidence?

It couldn't have come at a better time as they have a few injuries.
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We did exactly the same thing the other day.

Newcastle only named 8 subs (including 2 GKs) the other day due to three COVID cases.

I'm not saying it's right, but Everton fans were all up in arms when the PL initially refused to postpone the Burnley game. Well we can't really moan about this I don't think.
 
The shock and horror that a relegation threatened Premier League team might be using the rules to try and create an advantage. Who would have thought of such a thing.
You cannot blame Newcastle in this situation, the fault lies squarely with the rule makers. Clubs at the top with large squads are the ones which benefit from this rule, if they lose 4 or 5 players they are at a disadvantage while lesser clubs losing 4 or 5 players are down to the bare bones. The big clubs also benefit from not having to play these games later in the season when fixture congestion is an issue.
If you are going to allow a number of matches to be put of due to a global pandemic then cancel that round of games for everyone.
 
They won't get rid of all the international games or the European ones - too much money.
So if they want less games its ditch the League Cup and / or go to an 18 team league.

Then theres that idiot Wenger and his WC every two years ...it will make and extra 3.4 billion, so its in with a chance.
You couldn't make it up
 

degsy said:
They won't get rid of all the international games or the European ones - too much money.
So if they want less games its ditch the League Cup and / or go to an 18 team league.

Then theres that idiot Wenger and his WC every two years ...it will make and extra 3.4 billion, so its in with a chance.
You couldn't make it up
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Football is and has been doomed for quite some time, it’s not the working class game anymore, it’s been taken over by money men making more money from the working class who have less money. Players have become untouchable as they have too much money, they don’t give a feck about the fans it’s just another payday to them.

This WC every two years is ridiculous, it’s waters down the excitement of the festivities.

Once again football is doomed.
 

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