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The Voice - Match preview Crewe Alexandra vs Bradford City Wednesday 3rd May @ 7:45pm

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by The Voice, Mar 12, 2023.

  1. Stafford Bantam

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    I remember Walsall away on a Saturday and Sheffield United at home on the Sunday and, until recently, Easter games were always scheduled for the Saturday and Monday (we were one of the earlier clubs to switch to Friday and Monday).
     
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    So they played Saturday Sunday. I don’t think so
     
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    Every bank holiday in the NL and below the teams play Saturday/Monday. I assume it's because many are part time so playing Friday night be problematic with work.
     
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    I am being.

    We used to play Saturday and Easter Monday all the time.
     
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    it will probably be played on a Tuesday night as next Saturdays game has been postponed.
     
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    It's also beneficial for the clubs to cash in on Football League games on the Saturday so it's a small price for a big pay day then no Premier League on the Monday. Also travelling isn't a big issue unlike us if we had to travel down to Crawley on Saturday, get back late Saturday/early Sunday and be ready to play again on Monday.
     
  7. Stafford Bantam

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    We certainly did. Drew 1-1 at Walsall on the Saturday (7 May 1983) and then beat Sheffield United 2-0 at home the following day (Sunday 8 May 1983).
     
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  8. bantamlad92

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    Man United and Arsenal also played each other on successive days in 2001. One in the league, one in the cup. Many of the players played in both games.
     
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    Man Utd played Liverpool and then Arsenal the day after with Man Utd playing almost their reserve team against Arsenal, who played a first choice team. Arsenal won 4-0
     
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    Arsenal v Charlton: Wright, Cole, Keown, Grimandi, Lauren, Pires, van Bronckhorst, Vieira, Ljungberg, Bergkamp, Henry. Subs: Wiltord, Taylor, Parlour, Luzhny, Kanu

    Arsenal: Wright, Grimandi, Stepanovs, Tavlaridis, Luzhny, Parlour, van Bronckhorst, Edu, Pennant, Wiltord, Kanu. Subs: Lauren, Taylor, Halls, Inamoto, Ricketts.
     
  11. Storck

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    yep I agreed Arsenal played an near first choice team but looking at that they only kept 3 starters
     
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    Most teams in 60s and 70s would play 3 games between Good Friday and Easter Tuesday. I remember in 79/80 season going up to Hartlepool on good Friday, playing Darlington home on the Saturday and Rochdale away on Easter Monday and we won all three. No moans about tiredness and certainly no squad rotation with a squad of about 17 players.
     
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    It's quite bewildering really when you hear managers moaning about having to play a game 2 or 3 days after the last game.

    In many other physically demanding professional sports - athletes have to compete daily to their maximum level.. NBA, Horse Racing, Tennis et al, and they probably don't even have as good a treatment room as footballers have. Horse racing jockeys have to navigate heavy mammals several times a day, up until a recent rule change sometimes over 2 separate courses per day. NBA players during a season have to play daily, or every other day at best, over the course of several months, which includes travelling daily over a geographical location the size of Europe. Andy Murray was recently playing back to back 5 hour matches at the Australian Open after 2 hip replacements, yet we have Klopp & Guardiola moaning about having to play two 90 minute matches in the space of 3 or 4 days when they have a massive squad to chop and change.

    Football really is soft.
     
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    Although the 3 "internationals" are unavailable tomorrow Crewe can't postpone their fixture against Gillingham because it's a rearranged match. How daft is that?
     
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    Because they agreed to rearrange it into an international break so they accepted that it was a risk they would have players out. Even without that there's nowhere for the match to go due to how the fixture lists work out.
     
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    Tickets all gone yet?
     
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    Firstly, it's absolutely stupid that Crewe have been able to call this off for three U19 internationals as such a point of the season.

    Second, this enforced break could really benefit us in term so getting players fit and a bit fresher.

    This is going to take some fitting in looks like Tuesday 2nd May is the only available date, which could turn out to be a massive bonus to us, being the only team playing that nigh.
     
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    There are no tickets currently on sale on our website, which would indicate it has sold out, unless they are waiting on a rescheduled date before putting them back on sale? Not too sure what the procedure is tbh
     
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    Tuesday 4th April is also a potential date I think (we are playing on Friday 7th though) but I would have expected it to have been announced by now if that was what they were planning?
     
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    I see that City have put in a formal complaint about the cancellation. As they point out, late notice and in particular the hypocrisy in the dual standards as Crewe played Gillingham without the three players on Tuesday night. There needs to be some consistency in the EFL approach. Absolutely correct to put in a formal complaint. Still no alternative date announced!
     
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