Match Thread POSTPONED: Everton v Manchester City - Preview only

[Blue toffee]

End of last season....whenever that was.

It didn’t get postponed, the season was ended entirely.

 

[blulouie]

It didn’t get postponed, the season was ended entirely.

 

[Blackwell Livermore]

Youd never that to my face you prick .

Calm down child

Fixed it for you

 

[DanB90]

Youd never that to my face you prick .

Bit uncalled for this Baz.

 

[COYBL25]

Youd never that to my face you prick .

 

[sdk]

Maybe personally I was lucky to get picked out was gutted because my dad went the game and passed away 4 weeks ago it was gonna be a memorial were they put the names of people on the screen that have passed away this year who were supporters/players so bit gutted I missed my dad name on screen.

Condolences

 

[Charro]

If it was a load of Everton players that tested positive, I'm pretty sure we as fans would be offering to forfeit the match.

Been willing to forfeit all our recent games against Manchester City without this virus to be fair.

 

[4737carlin]

In all likelihood, City have had another 3 test positive...these 3 will have had close contact with rest of the squad, so it's only reasonable that the remainder of the squad now all self isolate until they can all be further tested...

But for the same reasons, Newcastle players will have likely been in close contact with these players aswell 2 days ago, so that puts their next game against liverpool in question

Liverpool will insist its off until VVD is back

 

[Death]

Youd never that to my face you prick .

Mate get him to pm his number see would he say that to you on phone or even meet up. Betcha he wouldn't

 

[Michaelcoyb]

Happy it was cancelled but up for some drama.

Nah we don’t do drama well and we end up shatting the bed and go quiet while a massive media narrative builds and we end up derailing our own season, see Van Dijks injury

 

[Michaelcoyb]

We should have just been the gentleman and rolled with this, COVID is fkin COVID.
You watch the media machine fkin tear us apart now and our club go into hiding.

 

[Igrok]

Should be 3-0....

 

[BlueToff]

I don't really get the anger on either side/from either fanbase.

It's 100% the right decision for the game to be called off. Scheduling aside, there's been eight positive tests in their camp in the last four days.

There doesn't have to be any 'punishment' because in all likelihood, nobody has done anything wrong. A player/staff member could have gone to the shop and caught COVID. They could be false negatives. It could be a family member who has caught it. There are so many factors that we don't know about.

The issue isn't with City, it's with the Premier League making the decision without consulting Everton. That's all. So Everton are right to ask for the information which was provided - because if it was done properly, then they would have seen the information first.

Anyway, it's far better for us.

 

[riddick]

We should have just been the gentleman and rolled with this, COVID is fkin COVID.
You watch the media machine fkin tear us apart now and our club go into hiding.

The point is there isn't any consistency. City made Bristol play their youth team in a women's match a week ago. City had no issue playing newcastle when they had positive tests.

 

[Death]

I don't really get the anger on either side/from either fanbase.

It's 100% the right decision for the game to be called off. Scheduling aside, there's been eight positive tests in their camp in the last four days.

There doesn't have to be any 'punishment' because in all likelihood, nobody has done anything wrong. A player/staff member could have gone to the shop and caught COVID. They could be false negatives. It could be a family member who has caught it. There are so many factors that we don't know about.

The issue isn't with City, it's with the Premier League making the decision without consulting Everton. That's all. So Everton are right to ask for the information which was provided - because if it was done properly, then they would have seen the information first.

Anyway, it's far better for us.

It's good drama mate. I've pretending it's more annoying than it is hoping a storm keeps brewing about it. We look victimised in this it's all good moral boosting stuff too.