Postponment of Premier League fixtures due to the death of Her Majesty the Queen.

[Moomin]

We play West Ham on the Sunday, so no need to cancel our game.

They won't let the Sunday games go ahead while cancelling the Saturday games.

It will be all or nothing.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Trevor Sinclair I think,just been sacked by talksport.

Being racist was ok with talksport but not mourning the Queen enough sees him sacked. Absolutely normal country.

 

[Moomin]

American Football starts this weekend. Better than what will be on UK tv

Yessss Redzone is back.

 

[4737carlin]

When her dad died on the 6Th. Feb. 1952 that weekend games were not cancelled and we played at home on the 9th.. His funeral was on the Friday 15th. and we played the next day. So precedent is for games to continue when a monarch dies. So why is it even being considered and it seems cancelling this weekend games?

Dont be silly, I dunno if you are old enough to remember when Diana died but they called the games off then, to think they were going to go ahead this weekend was just daft

 

[Nymzee]

You're all welcome in my Leipzig thread tomorrow from 2.30pm! Bring beers

 

[neil999]

Our next game could be saints away, with hopefully pickford fir, DCL fit and Gueye fully match fit... Mini pre season nice

 

[ToffeeTim]

 

[Connor]

Another week for Pickford to get closer to fitness

It’s what she would have wanted

 

[mightymoyes]

Another week for Pickford to get closer to fitness

It’s what she would have wanted

she was an arsenal fan so she'll be fuming (if theres an afterlife)

 

[Neiler]

Whats the bets they sandwich our Arsenal game in between Utd and Spurs.

 

[allen]

Another week for Pickford to get closer to fitness

It’s what she would have wanted

Less likely DCL's kneecap pops out of the side of his leg in a sub appearance, too.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Only City, United, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham and the Kult won’t get breathers if next weekends games are pulled as well as they have European fixtures in midweek

 

[willo30]

When her dad died on the 6Th. Feb. 1952 that weekend games were not cancelled and we played at home on the 9th.. His funeral was on the Friday 15th. and we played the next day. So precedent is for games to continue when a monarch dies. So why is it even being considered and it seems cancelling this weekend games?

Just because it was ok to do it 70 years ago means nothing now.

Lots have things have changed in 70 years.

It's correct and respectful to postpone games this weekend.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Dont be silly, I dunno if you are old enough to remember when Diana died but they called the games off then, to think they were going to go ahead this weekend was just daft

They didn't call them off. We played at Bolton (the one where the ball went in our net and the ref messed up, we drew 0-0, Bolton were relegated that season, we weren't).

This weekend is right - to respect the monarch and the immediacy of her death. To do it again, next week, is overdoing the respect (unless the funeral is on Saturday but it's predicted for Monday) - suggesting everything stops for the entire 10 days when it's enough respect to postpone something once.

 

[zukai12_]

You're all welcome in my Leipzig thread tomorrow from 2.30pm! Bring beers

Or even energy drinks