Match Thread POSTPONED: Everton v Manchester City - Preview only

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Evening ruined.

Prematurely?
Some might say.

 

[Saint Domingo]

It means when we play them we could well have Richarlison and James back. If that means three points then this postponement could be every good for us. We weren’t likely to field Doucoure DCL or Iwobi tonight either so going at a City team with a better 11 potentially only missing Allan and Digne is far better than the third string we would have put out tonight.

 

[Ring master]

Sounds way more than 1st thought
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Manchester City FC can confirm that this evening’s Premier League fixture at Everton has been postponed.

After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day

With the security of the bubble compromised, there posed a risk that the virus could spread further amongst the squad, the staff and potentially beyond.

Based on strong medical advice the Premier League, in consultation with both clubs, have decided to postpone the fixture.

All positive cases involving players and staff will observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocol on quarantine. The first team training ground at City Football Academy will close for an indeterminate period, with the squad and associated bubble undergoing testing before any decision is made for training to resume.

Everyone at the Club wishes all of our colleagues a speedy recovery ahead of their return to work, training and competition.

 

[COYBL25]

I’ve got it on good authority they’d all seen at least one old person in the last 12 months and/or heard of Greggs.

Rumours doing the rounds that they all caught it in the same back, sack and crack parlour.

Huge if true.

 

[Tubey]

Evening ruined.

Prematurely?
Some might say.

God no, evening saved. We were facing the prospect of Gomes and Davies in midfield with Tosun up top against City.

 

[Death]

Good news. Our team was going to be full blown AIDS tonight.

I dono I thought maybe we would have got a result out of necessity due to parking the bus. We get out players back and it's an open game we might get trashed

 

[Leylo]

The boy had a ticket, he's gutted.

Me too devastated

 

[paulbefc]

I think that's a game less for Doucoure to get through before his yellows are wiped as well, you'd think. Been sweating on that one a bit, with Allan and Gbamin out. They're due to be cleared after the 19th game week.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

Hope the club will honour the same fans who got tickets for today in any rescheduled tie, assuming the same number of fans allowed at that date.

 

[welshtoffee]

I want 3 pts what is this bs, it’s their fault not ours and we don’t want to play another game later so appeal for 3 pts now!

So you were happy with us playing and then in a weeks time a few our our players come down with covid,

 

[Frenk]

This is great news, no need to field an understrength team as some were suggesting. We can now give em’ a kicking! Obviously hoping nobody gets too sick from all this.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Excellent, gives us more rest

 

[Tubey]

Sounds way more than 1st thought
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Manchester City FC can confirm that this evening’s Premier League fixture at Everton has been postponed.

After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day

With the security of the bubble compromised, there posed a risk that the virus could spread further amongst the squad, the staff and potentially beyond.

Based on strong medical advice the Premier League, in consultation with both clubs, have decided to postpone the fixture.

All positive cases involving players and staff will observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocol on quarantine. The first team training ground at City Football Academy will close for an indeterminate period, with the squad and associated bubble undergoing testing before any decision is made for training to resume.

Everyone at the Club wishes all of our colleagues a speedy recovery ahead of their return to work, training and competition.

WTF are they talking about, the "bubble" was compromised the moment Walker and Jesus tested positive!

 

[N.S.N.O.]

Should give us an 11 - 0 win rather than trying to reschedule

We'll put down Tosun as the goalscorer of all 11 goals, and then sell him to a Chinese club for 100m

 

[ToffeeTim]

It's also a safety issue for our squad though. They might put players out who have it and it just hasn't been detected yet. My guess is that we don't really want them to play us either.

Perhaps but there will never be a match with zero risk until we get vaccines.

I just dont see much consistency in the decision making. Lots of teams have had a number of covid cases but matches have been played.

Is 4 the threshold? I really don't know. But surely there needs to be clear guidance.