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Match Thread POSTPONED: Everton v Manchester City - Preview only

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That club statement is a big error in terms of a proportional response.

Everyone was disappointed the game couldn't have gone ahead. However, this is a pandemic and all bets are off when a club is being affected to such an extent that it will also likely represent a danger to Everton players too.

It is lacking in class to demand "full disclosure" in such a public manner. If they wanted full disclosure they should have kept that as part of a dialogue with the PL and City.

I'm actually shocked and not a little bit ashamed by that EFC statement.
Our club smelt a rat.
Distancing yourself from not being able to fulfill a fixture isnt a criminal offence.
 
I reckon as soon as we go back into lockdown, then give it a week, and if there's growing cases and teams not being able to train, then there'll be pressure to call it off.

Can foresee a 3-4 week break mid-Jan to Feb.

Up to the leagues around Europe then to demand that the Euros don't go ahead. What's the point in them now.

We'd all be gutted to see that happen, but it might have to.

From a selfish point of view, I can't have it happen, I can't lose the vast majority of my work again, I'll be knackered. But I have a feeling it's going to.

Mad that no adjustments were made to this season....cancelling domestic cup competitions for instance...what was the need for the Carabou Cup in particular this season...even the FA Cup for just one season could be skipped..

Cancelling just the league cup would have created an opportunity for a mid season break...

But that's greed for ya...
 

Our club smelt a rat.
Distancing yourself from not being able to fulfill a fixture isnt a criminal offence.

I don't think that there is a rat to smell here.

The right thing was done. It would be totally wrong for City to go to Merseyside even with asymptomatic players and spread coronavirus to Everton. It would potentially start off another increase in infections in an area which has seen the benefits of mass testing.

I was looking forward to the game, hoping to make ground on Everton and your thoroughly horrible neighbours. I just hope our people and others are not affected more by this killer virus. Those two Newcastle players are still suffering from long Covid. That is a concern.

Hopefully we can play this fixture soon. It's one of my favourites and it will be a sad day when you leave Goodison with the special atmosphere it can habr, particularly with two clubs who have a mostly healthy rivalry (I'm sure coming to Manchester as an away fan can be as, err, challenging as going to Merseyside is - that's what my Evertonian mate tells me when I recount some frankly dangerous days out).

Anyway Everton will probably be stronger with Richarlison who was kicked out of your cup tie with United (a well worn tactic employee by those two vile clubs),and Digne.

The real skullduggery in Football comes from those two clubs, their Arsenal and Tottenham buddies. Not from a club that is doing the right thing in a pandemic.
 
I've seen a few comments from them with the attitude of who do Everton think they are wanting to be informed on what's happening haha, this clown who played for them pre the lottery win in 2008


What does that even mean? Like it matters who plays for you in wanting to know why your game has been called off. Never even heard of the bad ted.
 
What does that even mean? Like it matters who plays for you in wanting to know why your game has been called off. Never even heard of the bad ted.

hes basically confirming what we all know already, that unless you are winning the league and have great players, you get sweet FA in this league, and deserve as much
 
I don't think that there is a rat to smell here.

The right thing was done. It would be totally wrong for City to go to Merseyside even if asymptomatic players and spread coronavirus to Everton. It would potentially start off another increase in infections in an area which has seen the benefits of mass testing.

I was looking forward to the game, hoping to make ground on Everton and your thoroughly horrible neighbours. I just hope our people and others are not affected more by this killer virus. Those two Newcastle players are still suffering from long Covid. That is a concern.

Hopefully we can play this fixture soon. It's one of my favourites and it will be a sad day when you leave Goodison with the special atmosphere it can habr, particularly with two clubs who have a mostly healthy rivalry (I'm sure coming to Manchester as an away fan can be as, err, challenging as going to Merseyside is - that's what my Evertonian mate tells me when I recount some frankly dangerous days out).

Anyway Everton will probably be stronger with Richarlison who was kicked out of your cup tie with United (a well worn tactic employee by those two vile clubs),and Digne.

The real skullduggery in Football comes from those two clubs, their Arsenal and Tottenham buddies. Not from a club that is doing the right thing in a pandemic.
Surprised at your response.
If it was manure or the rs your viewpoint would be different .
It will be a change all our fans wanting to beat your lot ...for once.
 

That club statement is a big error in terms of a proportional response.

Everyone was disappointed the game couldn't have gone ahead. However, this is a pandemic and all bets are off when a club is being affected to such an extent that it will also likely represent a danger to Everton players too.

It is lacking in class to demand "full disclosure" in such a public manner. If they wanted full disclosure they should have kept that as part of a dialogue with the PL and City.

I'm actually shocked and not a little bit ashamed by that EFC statement.

Hold on Dave. The PL and City called the game off, with very little advance warning and withoit the courtesy to let us know. Who's to say that we haven't explored options privately and been rebuffed? We at least deserve to know how the process occurred to make the decision. This is especially so given the late notice, and fans having to get tests/employees having to be paid/not paid at the last minute over Christmas. Indeed, even Carlo would have pulled players in on the 27th to prepare for a game, which had we told was off we could ahve dicarded.

The club for too long have sought to take a moral high ground and not been savvy enough. Essentially let people walk all over us.Nobody ever gives us any credit for it anyway. I'm glad we are standing up for ourselves a bit.

There are questions here. What changed in the two days between the Newcastle and Everton games? What have the PL put out a set of rules, then ignored those rules? Why did the PL put those, essentially unworkable rules in the first place, if they were not enforceable. Did the PL know and sit on information, if so how long for? These are all reasonable questions to ask.

Some of the stuff on the back of it, at times from Liverpool fans is whats wrong here. At this point it ought not go beyond the above. There's no need for wild conspiracies etc. But we are entitled to ask some questions Dave, both of City and the Premier League.
 
Hold on Dave. The PL and City called the game off, with very little advance warning and withoit the courtesy to let us know. Who's to say that we haven't explored options privately and been rebuffed? We at least deserve to know how the process occurred to make the decision. This is especially so given the late notice, and fans having to get tests/employees having to be paid/not paid at the last minute over Christmas. Indeed, even Carlo would have pulled players in on the 27th to prepare for a game, which had we told was off we could ahve dicarded.

The club for too long have sought to take a moral high ground and not been savvy enough. Essentially let people walk all over us.Nobody ever gives us any credit for it anyway. I'm glad we are standing up for ourselves a bit.

There are questions here. What changed in the two days between the Newcastle and Everton games? What have the PL put out a set of rules, then ignored those rules? Why did the PL put those, essentially unworkable rules in the first place, if they were not enforceable. Did the PL know and sit on information, if so how long for? These are all reasonable questions to ask.

Some of the stuff on the back of it, at times from Liverpool fans is whats wrong here. At this point it ought not go beyond the above. There's no need for wild conspiracies etc. But we are entitled to ask some questions Dave, both of City and the Premier League.
Guidelines, not rules.
Like most workplaces.
Open to ridicule.
 
Mad that no adjustments were made to this season....cancelling domestic cup competitions for instance...what was the need for the Carabou Cup in particular this season...even the FA Cup for just one season could be skipped..

Cancelling just the league cup would have created an opportunity for a mid season break...

But that's greed for ya...
Or international friendlies
 


Everton Football Club can confirm that supporters who were successful in the ballot for last night’s postponed Premier League match against Manchester City have had their tickets cancelled due to uncertainty over a rearranged date for the fixture.

All supporters who had secured tickets for the Manchester City match will now be given priority for the next home fixture they choose to enter a ballot for, including the Club’s FA Cup third round tie against Rotherham United on Saturday 9 January. As the ballot has already been concluded for the visit of West Ham United on New Year's Day, the next Premier League fixture which will be open to a ballot process, tier restrictions permitting, is scheduled to be the visit of Leicester City on Wednesday, 27 January.

Details of Everton’s forthcoming home fixture ballots will be announced in due course.

Fans who were successful in the ballot for the Manchester City fixture will now automatically receive a pro-rata refund for the fixture as part of the Club’s planned refund process schedule.
 

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