CONFIRMED Is Saturday's game cancelled? - MATCH OFF

[Berkshire Blade]

Games off. North Korean style crying in the streets instead

 

[YabbaDabba]

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[Crabstick]

 

[CaptainMorgans]

From a purely Sheffield United perspective, I think it would suit us if the games were to be postponed for the full 10 days.
Our squad is wafer thin so any respite would be welcomed.
We would then have until October 1st until our next fixture with the international break providing further relief.

From a national perspective, I'm torn.

I wouldn't underestimate the chance of violence / unrest if games go ahead.
You can see on this forum how polarising the views on the Monarchy are.
Large gatherings of football fans, differing views, during an emotional period for our country... has the feels for a boil over.
Throw in the general pent up frustrations with the cost of living crisis and disdain for the Government....

 

[Katzenjammer]

Games off. North Korean style crying in the streets instead

The irony is that it's your ilk who have been doing most of the crying.

 

[secretchief]

Servile dogshit

 

[Crabstick]

Shoes off

 

[blade86]

 

[metalblade]

Fuck off EFL this is fucking bollocks

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

Absoloute load of b@llocks

We should be celebrating her life (with a blades win)

Instead of destroying the economy further IMO

Luckily for us its a home match but i would imagine away fans would have lost hundreds of pounds plus the busineses that depend on matchdays pubs/burger vans etc

 

[ATL Recs]

From a purely Sheffield United perspective, I think it would suit us if the games were to be postponed for the full 10 days.
Our squad is wafer thin so any respite would be welcomed.
We would then have until October 1st until our next fixture with the international break providing further relief.

From a national perspective, I'm torn.

I wouldn't underestimate the chance of violence / unrest if games go ahead.
You can see on this forum how polarising the views on the Monarchy are.
Large gatherings of football fans, differing views, during an emotional period for our country... has the feels for a boil over.
Throw in the general pent up frustrations with the cost of living crisis amongst most and disdain for the Government....

Purely from a football perspective no no no
A backlog of games in 2/3 weeks with potentially still 10 players in recovery is the last thing we need
I get this weekends fixtures being postponed but get midweek and next weekends done

 

[secretchief]

What happened to keep politics out of football

 

[JohnStreetBlade]

Steelers are going ahead at the arena on Saturday so why no football? Someone's suggested police are being pulled across the country to London so won't be able to police games surely this can't be it

 

[Katzenjammer]

I think the EFL should postpone a fixture for every year of her reign, just to give the churlish arseholes something to moan about.

 

[Brownieblade]

From a purely Sheffield United perspective, I think it would suit us if the games were to be postponed for the full 10 days.
Our squad is wafer thin so any respite would be welcomed.
We would then have until October 1st until our next fixture with the international break providing further relief.

From a national perspective, I'm torn.

I wouldn't underestimate the chance of violence / unrest if games go ahead.
You can see on this forum how polarising the views on the Monarchy are.
Large gatherings of football fans, differing views, during an emotional period for our country... has the feels for a boil over.
Throw in the general pent up frustrations with the cost of living crisis amongst most and disdain for the Government....

I replied on shoutbox but me personally I’m the other way, if game is off and so is Preston and I’m assuming Swans on Tuesday then that’s two obvious if not 3 that you are going to have to find somewhere to play

for me right now regardless of injuries I think the way we are playing overcomes them, we can’t and won’t be able to maintain that all season, get these two spare games at points where we are playing below par then, well those potential points dropped if they are

obviously could still drop points even now but would rather play whilst we are playing well

 

[Flumps]

I completely understand

But I think its total bollocks.

 

[Bladeulike]

So the Queen not being allowed to do something isn't a restriction of freedom? If the police, for example, stopped you leaving your house tonight when you wanted to go out would you not see that as a restriction of your freedom? If you had to go places for the rest of your life with an entourage of body guards would you not see that as a restrictions of your freedom?

If you're using personal wealth as a measure of freedom then surely you think that absolutely nobody, except a few, are free? I can't afford to buy myself a yacht and sail around the world for the rest of my life, does that mean I don't have the freedom to make choices and do things that could eventually allow me to do that? Absolutely not. Not being able to build your own pub doesn't mean you don't have freedom. What a truly ridiculous suggestion

You appear to have descended into deliberate and complete misrepresentation of the point I was actually making, which is a pity, but there you go. Anyway, enjoyed the debate until your last post so thanks for that and let’s leave it there. The match is cancelled anyway now so looks like everyone’s freedom has been restricted.

 

[Stretch]

Absolutely fucking pathetic. I note that no-one has yet been able to explain why cancelling a sporting event is a mark of respect to someone, especially when said events are frequently used to mark respect for the deceased?

What else should we stop doing this weekend?
Laughing, drinking, wanking?

God forbid anyone enjoy themselves before trudging back into work, which of course will be going ahead as planned.

Fucking dickheads, the lot of em.

 

[LJBlade]

You appear to have descended into deliberate and complete misrepresentation of the point I was actually making, which is a pity, but there you go. Anyway, enjoyed the debate until your last post so thanks for that and let’s leave it there. The match is cancelled anyway now so looks like everyone’s freedom has been restricted.

It wasn't deliberate misrepresentation.

 

[Panini]

I'm getting tired of repeating myself and you just ignoring what I'm saying. I really can't be bothered any more.

Likewise, but I had the respect to address what you were saying and attempt to see your perspective without arguing.

I guess debates aren't enjoyable outside your servile bubble.

 

[LS5 Blade]

Do we expect further postponements for her funeral and then the Coronation over the next few weeks?

 

[Katzenjammer]

Absolutely fucking pathetic. I note that no-one has yet been able to explain why cancelling a sporting event is a mark of respect to someone, especially when said events are frequently used to mark respect for the deceased?

What else should we stop doing this weekend?
Laughing, drinking, wanking?

God forbid anyone enjoy themselves before trudging back into work, which of course will be going ahead as planned.

Fucking dickheads, the lot of em.

 

[Varkanoid]

Games off. North Korean style crying in the streets instead

Not today if you look between all the BBC stuff for the Queen North Korea have just declared themselves a Nuclear Power Enabled country and passed a law. Oh lets celebrate a madman has got his finger firmly on the red button now.

 

[BLADES1988]

What has “cost of living crisis” and income tax got to do with any of this? The same rate of income tax you’ve been paying since 2007 that the Labour government set. Just comes across as another “I wAnT tO gO tO tHe FoOtBaLl” post. Completely ignorant and selfish. If the country is to mourn the death of the longest reigning monarch in our history and follow the protocol for such a situation then suck it up. You might have to miss a football match or two. Not the end of the world.

For a start i'm not even going this weekend. I am more bothered about the hard working people who have scrimped and saved to afford to travel to a game and buy a ticket, I highly doubt any refund for transport/petrol/hotels will be issued. If you aren't facing any sort of adversity through the "cost of living crisis" you are either a Tory, earning too much and completely out of touch with the reality of what normal people actually earn, a boomer etc etc. Well i don't know about you, but my earnings have been affected by the increased deductions from our mate HMRC, thanks to corona etc. As you are clearly a royalist/monarch botherer or whatever you want to be called, let me break it down for you, most people dont really care, we have enough to worry about, never mind the death of a relatively pointless outdated monarch from an outdated system that is a burden on the tax payer.

 

[N20 Blade]

What happened to keep politics out of football

It isn’t political.

 

[Torrix1889]

With her funeral likely to be next Sunday and Policing stretched then i would expect next weekends to be postponed as well...

 

[Keen Blade]

A few bonus days for Hecky to decide how to deal with the current injury crisis in defence , especially on left side.
Maybe training to a new formation or players out of position or even grabbing a free agent to plug one of the gaps.

 

[Linz]

Do we expect further postponements for her funeral and then the Coronation over the next few weeks?

Coronation won't be quick. I'd expect that to be next year.

 

[Harry's Game]

Do we expect further postponements for her funeral and then the Coronation over the next few weeks?

Coronation won’t be until next summer

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

Fuck's sake. The family aren't asking for postponements, the government aren't and (most) of the fans aren't. All a bit daft, really.