Stoke game likely to be postponed (8 Viewers)

[Happy_Martian]

Fuck sake, weekend of wanking it is then.

Hope you're streaming it so SBT can spend 4 pages discussing whether it's going to go ahead, another 8 predicting when it'll kick off, another 16 discussing tactics during the stream and then finally 32 pages moaning and arguing about whether the final motivation was a "dick move" or if the result was worth waiting for.....

Personally, I'll be out Christmas shopping

 

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[Londonccfcfan]

If a load of the Stoke players have caught it, some could be suffering for weeks - may still affect them adversely, plus some of their players are out for quite a while iirc (Sawyers, Powell for sure)

Yeah hopefully a quick re arrangement...but that wont happen.

Remember last year we played Millwall away after their covid outbreak. They didnt seem at the races.

 

[Nick]

Hope you're streaming it so SBT can spend 4 pages discussing whether it's going to go ahead, another 8 predicting when it'll kick off, another 16 discussing tactics during the stream and then finally 32 pages moaning and arguing about whether the final motivation was a "dick move" or if the result was worth waiting for.....

Personally, I'll be out Christmas shopping

Don't think I could deal with the rating thread

 

[skybluegod]

Don't think I could deal with the rating thread

"N/A, only a cumeo appearance"

I'll get my coat.

 

[Mcbean]

Shame we are out of the top six !

 

[David O'Day]

To anyone mentioning ppg - won't happen. not with promotion to the EPL at stake.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Dont forget we got 3 players out Hamer , JCS and Waghorn and a half fit Gykores.

Point being?

 

[better days]

Cardiff have a large number of cases too
God knows if they will be able to field a side on Boxing Day

 

[Frostie]

Point being?

That given the majority of their injured players aren't likely back until Feb/March ours are likely to be back for the rearranged fixture & theirs aren't.

 

[skybluegod]

Cardiff have a large number of cases too
God knows if they will be able to field a side on Boxing Day

Tbf only 10 day isolation. So they will be back available , but likely not great fitness wise. Can only be good for us!

 

[the rumpo kid]

Are we REALLY going to do the whole charade of "they're too scared/faking it" again? Didn't make sense when Rotherham did it last year and doesn't make sense now.

Stoke played QPR when they had 13 players out with COVID, but Rangers still forfilled the Fixture, they went complaining when the won there.
And as previously been said on here Stoke have 27 first team player and 7 u23s with squad numbers.
Fuckin shinanigans.

 

[Grendel]

Stoke played QPR when they had 13 players out with COVID, but Rangers still forfilled the Fixture, they went complaining when the won there.
And as previously been said on here Stoke have 27 first team player and 7 u23s with squad numbers.
Fuckin shinanigans.

We are 19th in the form table with a paper thin squad and injuries to key players - none of their U23 counts as players unless they have played a league game - they’d be favourites to win - this is all nonsense

 

[David O'Day]

Cardiff have a large number of cases too
God knows if they will be able to field a side on Boxing Day

Fuck ppg how about we decide the league on lowest average covid cases

 

[the rumpo kid]

We are 19th in the form table with a paper thin squad and injuries to key players - none of their U23 counts as players unless they have played a league game - they’d be favourites to win - this is all nonsense

I have no doubt we would have beaten them this weekend and they weren't't favourites according too the bookies.

 

[Grendel]

I have no doubt we would have beaten them this weekend and they weren't't favourites according too the bookies.

So they have conspired to get the game abandoned as they are frightened of playing a team that’s averaged a point a game the last 12 - makes sense

 

[JAM See]

Fuck sake, weekend of wanking it is then.

I'll go and see Spiderman. Spend most of the film moaning about how shit it is and then cheer right at the end.

Bit like a lot of our games this season really.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

We are 19th in the form table with a paper thin squad and injuries to key players - none of their U23 counts as players unless they have played a league game - they’d be favourites to win - this is all nonsense

What you on about they are favourites. ???? They are a slightly better version of a huddersfield.

Fir a fact we would be favorites at home.

 

[Skybluebeliever]

Stoke City - Detailed squad 24/25

Stoke City at a glance: The compact squad overview with all players and data in the season Overall statistics of current season.

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

They would need a fair few out.

Think they had 14 with covid and 5 injured

 

[the rumpo kid]

So they have conspired to get the game abandoned as they are frightened of playing a team that’s averaged a point a game the last 12 - makes sense

You make things up mate. I didn't say that.

 

[clint van damme]

Boring weekend coming up. Bloody hell, Stoke, you had one job! Plenty of time for the Cardiff game to go pop as well.

I'm going to riot if Cardiff gets cancelled.

 

[David O'Day]

Think they had 14 with covid and 5 injured

Link please every source I can find doesn't give amounts

 

[better days]

Think they had 14 with covid and 5 injured

It will be those with covid plus close contacts who also have to isolate

 

[pusbccfc]

I'm hoping Cov learn from this over the next few weeks and put in new precautions.

I know it sounds crazy at they'll be in a 'bubble' but distance inside, do team meetings over zoom or outside. All that stuff.

 

[David O'Day]

Chelsea missing 4 players due to covid yet in the EFL you just have to have 4 players that can spell covid

 

[Nick]

I'm hoping Cov learn from this over the next few weeks and put in new precautions.

I know it sounds crazy at they'll be in a 'bubble' but distance inside, do team meetings over zoom or outside. All that stuff.

To be fair, no cases?

 

[Nick]

It will be those with covid plus close contacts who also have to isolate

You don't have to isolate with close contacts do you?

 

[skybluejelly]

We don’t know how many of stokes players are unvaccinated..if they aren’t they will have to self isolate for ten days as well ..so they don’t necessarily have to have Covid

 

[better days]

You don't have to isolate with close contacts do you?

If you haven't had 2 jabs yes

 

[pusbccfc]

To be fair, no cases?

Yeah which is good but it seems all these outbreaks are happening in the training grounds and not from the outside world. Therefore, take the precautions before, rather than wait for a couple of cases.

 

[ccfc1234]

I know medical information is private but I hope football regulators are assessing and verifying who has covid.
I understand Manchester United had 19 players out but many were in the u23s and u19 squads.

Cancellations (if this is not true already) should be based on a % being confirmed specifically to have covid from the first team squad and not 3rd choice goalkeepers etc.

 

[David O'Day]

I know medical information is private but I hope football regulators are assessing and verifying who has covid.
I understand Manchester United had 19 players out but many were in the u23s and u19 squads.

Cancellations (if this is not true already) should be based on a % being confirmed specifically to have covid from the first team squad and not 3rd choice goalkeepers etc.

United reporting the currently have 7 first players available which is fair enough

 

[skybluegod]

United reporting the currently have 7 first players available which is fair enough

Jesus, what has happened at Carrington. Don't they have about 30 players? I know they have a few injuries. But wow.

 

[no_loyalty]

I know medical information is private but I hope football regulators are assessing and verifying who has covid.
I understand Manchester United had 19 players out but many were in the u23s and u19 squads.

Cancellations (if this is not true already) should be based on a % being confirmed specifically to have covid from the first team squad and not 3rd choice goalkeepers etc.

Yep, I asked this question earlier in this thread.

 

[ccfc1234]

United reporting the currently have 7 first players available which is fair enough

It is and a statistic I find hard to believe given the enormity of their first team squad.

 

[better days]

It is and a statistic I find hard to believe given the enormity of their first team squad.

I suspect there are a number of players with positive tests and a larger number of close contacts who haven't had two jabs
Fully vaccinated players can take daily lateral flow tests and not have to self isolate