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Spurs & Covid
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Mikey10
Jimmy Neighbour
I’d imagine Mourinho would lose his brick over this - lack of preparation time etc.
If the PL don’t begin to stick to their original rules (the game must be played if teams can assemble 14 fit players) then the season isn’t going to make it to the end imho. At best, it’ll have to spill over into late August/September.
Nutter-Naylor
Anthony Gardner
I can't see us playing a full season. Unless it's with the U18s.
milo
Jack L. Jones
Difficult to do, they've set a precedent now
ShipOfTheseus
Clint Dempsey
Everything is easier if the Euros is cancelled or postponed, which is perfectly likely.
Mikey10
Jimmy Neighbour
I agree it would be - but only if a fairly early decision is made. It’s not going to help that much if we get to late March or April, the fixtures have piled up, and bets are still being hedged on the Euros. I can easily imagine that scenario unfolding.
milo
Jack L. Jones
UEFA are not going to want to lose out on the money. Pushing it back later in the summer, is probably the best we can hope for
Legohamster
Ian Walker
Seems the PL is talking about moving the Fulham game to replace villa and pushing Fulham v Chelsea back to sat.
Makes sense, so wont happen
Makes sense, so wont happen
superspurs
Justin Edinburgh
Does this stem from the Everton City game? there's no way City couldn't get 14 players using their academy to field a team for that game, they pushed their luck and now this is where we are and that rule is unenforceable in the league.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
Playing Fulham wouldn't be ideal but it would help us in terms of fixture congestion and is the sort of sensible flexibility the league need to think about to keep the competition on track. Logistically it doesnt look that much of a problem in terms of stadium preparation or travel.
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Legohamster
Ian Walker
I hope Levy is quoting the rules at PL HQ today, I believe when our team was struck down by food poisoning the position was "tough" you have enough "fit" pros
This was just so Pep could have the break he has always pushed for, shame on the PL for not seeing through it.
I don't see why Fulham would be annoyed, they already have to re-arrange 2 games - The last thing they want is a fixture pile up as well - just takes a easy cup draw for a couple of teams.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
If we dont play this week we will have 2 games to fit in with an other due to be added for the postponement of our Fulham match on League Cup final weekend and should we reach QF of FA cup an other would be added. This with playing in Europe would have us playing 2/3 games a week throughout February and March.
Nutter-Naylor
Anthony Gardner
Which Jose has said the club would refuse to do.
Completely. It was ridiculous to cancel that game and a precedent has been set. Teams can cancel games whenever they want to now
If Fulham gets arranged for Wed then it wouldnt be ideal tactically, but our players are preparing for a game on Wed so its not the end of the world. Better to play them than no-one at all
I think its 2 games per week yes, but the bigger point is that if Villa can pull this game using the City-Everton precedent then there will be many many more games pulled over Jan and Feb
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
Fulham play Friday
The only issue that anyone has from the premier league is that our game is the sky TV game, so the biggy for TV
Our game could be moved to the week after in theory but that doesn’t work for Tv
thfcsteff
George Hunt
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Legohamster
Ian Walker
There is no 12 game on Sunday - seems the way to go
push Leicester v Chelsea to wed