Bits & Bobs

[monkey hanger]

Originally Posted by andyd

Your right forget which club but they posted they have 34 games left to complete serious issues again about completing season at that level, and it's getting a bit worrying in league 1 with 4 clubs now postponing games won't take many more clubs having an outbreak to become a problem.

div. 2 for some reason has been least affected but i imagine their day will come. can see PPG coming into the vequasion later in the season. there is a maximum number of games anyway you could realistically play in a week with travelling etc. saturday, two in midweek and saturday again and thats pushing it.

[Lost in Cornwall]

Just wondering whether they might call a break after 9th January by which time all League 1 teams are supposed to have played each other once, use the next few weeks to catch up with postponed games and then decide how to play out the rest of the season. Top half playing each other again for promotion and bottom half for relegation? Either that or look to extend the season well on into the summer.

[andyd]

After listening to Boris and co, just now has anyone else just about lost interest in everything apart from shopping for food.

[VALAIRIAN]

Originally Posted by andyd

Ipswich Town,s next couple of games in serious doubt after outbreak at their club, much more of this and could be a break in the season.

Now off...

[andyd]

Reading on Sunderland forum even more of their players have tested positive could put our game on the 29th in doubt, in fact on BBC football site they have it has postponed already although nothing on either clubs websites.

[stanleyhouse]

BBC have got that wrong.
They say Sunderland have cancelled 3 matches.
That is Shrewsbury 19th Dec, Blackpool tomorrow and their match on boxing day v Hull.
They have forgotten about their rearranged game tomorrow.
Sunderland back in training on Dec 27th.

[andyd]

Portsmouth get their mass test results back today/tomorrow announcement Wednesday on this Swindon game Boxing Day doubtful let's hope it isn't bad news because for one our game 2nd January against them would be off but worse still it will put pressure on EFL to look at an ever increasing fixture pile up, similarities to last March.

[Twenty Eight]

How convenient all these positive tests and cancellations so players can stay with their families at Christmas in the bubble.

Call me a cynic .......

[andyd]

Originally Posted by Twenty Eight

How convenient all these positive tests and cancellations so players can stay with their families at Christmas in the bubble.

Call me a cynic .......

Ipswich medic says all their players that tested positive have the new strain and they had followed all protocol nobody had it pre Berton game, EFL notified and some in the game calling for a circuit breaker from now until January 9th to curtail the inevitable spread.

[andyd]

Originally Posted by Twenty Eight

How convenient all these positive tests and cancellations so players can stay with their families at Christmas in the bubble.

Call me a cynic .......

How do you fix a positive test?

[Twenty Eight]

Who sees the test results ?

[andyd]

Originally Posted by Twenty Eight

Who sees the test results ?

If you are suggesting cheating surrounding something so serious then any person or persons or club should be banned permanently from any future participation in the game.

[andyd]

Any Premiership team in a tier 4 area are to test thier players twice a week up from once a week as soon as possible due to new strain of virus, clubs at Stanley's level don't have the recourse,s for once a week, but if the premiership are waking up to the new threat so quickly surely the EFL should be announcing something has to change.

[Taypot]

Originally Posted by Twenty Eight

How convenient all these positive tests and cancellations so players can stay with their families at Christmas in the bubble.

Call me a cynic .......

You're a cynic.

[Mr T]

Originally Posted by Twenty Eight

Who sees the test results ?

2 people

Club nominated medic gets results first in full detail, to a secure e-mail address

EFL medic gets notification of any positive test; but numbers only; no names.