Match Thread POSTPONED: Everton v Manchester City - Preview only

[Bedfordblue]

Think the crux of the matter is transparency in the decision making, which the club have every right to seek.
As we’ve seen tonight, Sheffield are playing but City aren’t, the PL seeming taking the decision to cancel our match but not theirs. So what is the difference between the two? Most sources suggest 5 city players have tested positive (total ex staff) and at least 2 players from Sheffield. City can clearly still field a squad of 14 and rapid antigen testing gives a result in 15-20 mins.
I suspect the club being more familiar with the politics of the PL board simply want some clarity / assurance that should we suffer 5 players positive with COVID, would we have to play still (with a far inferior pool of players) or would the same decision apply - despite going against previously established PL policy?

 

[TheBigIguana]

Think the crux of the matter is transparency in the decision making, which the club have every right to seek.
As we’ve seen tonight, Sheffield are playing but City aren’t, the PL seeming taking the decision to cancel our match but not theirs. So what is the difference between the two? Most sources suggest 5 city players have tested positive (total ex staff) and at least 2 players from Sheffield. City can clearly still field a squad of 14 and rapid antigen testing gives a result in 15-20 mins.
I suspect the club being more familiar with the politics of the PL board simply want some clarity / assurance that should we suffer 5 players positive with COVID, would we have to play still (with a far inferior pool of players) or would the same decision apply - despite going against previously established PL policy?

I think rapid tests are a nonstarter but the clubs should both be clued in to the situation and the numbers of positives known to all parties. Or at least a league that wasn't interested in protected a few select clubs would do that.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Meant to add that Chris Wilders statement suggests the club had some influence over the decision to play regardless of positive tests, while the PL statement over our game suggests it was solely a PL decision..... kind of begs the question were City prepared to play and had the decision taken for them, or where the PL board influenced by their stance?

 

[davek]

You're going on like the club statement read we dont care who you have available. Get colin bell and shuan goater for all we care.
I read it through a few times and there wasnt anything really wrong in it. You've just stated that the newcastle villa game had time for a co-ordinated response. Everton were told a few hours before kick off and had to get a statement out there. Who else has had that? And reading between the lines, the last people to be told were the club hosting the game.

It was churlish. It was also redundant by that stage.

My concern now is that the issue has been so controversial and a matter of conflict we'll face a City fired up to put us in our box.

 

[Goat]

It was churlish. It was also redundant by that stage.

My concern now is that the issue has been so controversial and a matter of conflict we'll face a City fired up to put us in our box.

I agree, the whole thing makes us look like entitled bellends.

By all means moan in private, seek answers, but the statement just played lip service to the fans and made us look like tits.

 

[roydo]

It was churlish. It was also redundant by that stage.

My concern now is that the issue has been so controversial and a matter of conflict we'll face a City fired up to put us in our box.

Yeah, come March, the City players will be fuming we asked the PL what happened.

 

[davek]

I agree, the whole thing makes us look like entitled bellends.

By all means moan in private, seek answers, but the statement just played lip service to the fans and made us look like tits.

Exactly.

 

[davek]

Yeah, come March, the City players will be fuming we asked the PL what happened.

Lol. I could keep a grudge for decades never mind 3 months.

 

[Goat]

Yeah, come March, the City players will be fuming we asked the PL what happened.

Screw City.

The general word on social media seems to be linking us to the kopites.

An image we have tried years to portray, a club of dignity and class, ruined for the sake of some cheap words to placify our own fanbase.

A new low for this club.

 

[fabricsince1985]

It was churlish. It was also redundant by that stage.

My concern now is that the issue has been so controversial and a matter of conflict we'll face a City fired up to put us in our box.

Controversial to who? A few no mark ex players an City fans?

I can see Pep now sending them out all fired up cos Everton challenged the Premier league on the process used to reach a decision. It makes for a stirring talk. Great angle for motivation. Would have been great on their amazon prime show.

Everton's issue is plainly with the Premier League and how the situation was handled. Carlo was probably made up.

 

[Gilbert..]

It was churlish. It was also redundant by that stage.

My concern now is that the issue has been so controversial and a matter of conflict we'll face a City fired up to put us in our box.

Couldnt give two shits about upsetting man city regarding pitch matters.
Id be interested to know about time frames. Given the time of the statement. When did city and the PL know. So Lets give Everton an hour to confirm and prepare a statement. So say 3pm.
Got no issues it being pulled. But something tells me city and the PL knew well before landing it on Everton who had needessly brought their own people in by then.
This is an issue about safety of both parties. Seems Evertons has been lost in all this and its all about city.

 

[fabricsince1985]

Screw City.

The general word on social media seems to be linking us to the kopites.

An image we have tried years to portray, a club of dignity and class, ruined for the sake of some cheap words to placify our own fanbase.

A new low for this club.

Get a grip 'a new low'? I'm ashamed of this abt as much as Liverpool fans are ashamed of heysal I.e. Not at all. That's telling in itself.

 

[Deckard2049]

It was churlish. It was also redundant by that stage.

My concern now is that the issue has been so controversial and a matter of conflict we'll face a City fired up to put us in our box.

Hang on, don’t you usually want City to give us a good tonking year after year? Changed your tune because we’re playing well and winning?

 

[Goat]

Get a grip 'a new low'? I'm ashamed of this abt as much as Liverpool fans are ashamed of heysal I.e. Not at all. That's telling in itself.

Yeah, I strangely don't hold up Kopites up as my moral compass.

Weird as that may seem.

 

[Death]

It was churlish. It was also redundant by that stage.

My concern now is that the issue has been so controversial and a matter of conflict we'll face a City fired up to put us in our box.

How dare you enquire to the circumstances to why the game was postponed Ev. We will now smash you super hard 4 months later with vengeance. You will regret the day you dared to asked why and how. Ffs.