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Match Thread Away vs Grimsby town - Tue 22 December 7pm kick off

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by How, Sep 25, 2020.

  1. Keefly Bantam

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    Everyone except your chairman!
     
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    https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/grimsby-bradford-hull-city-postponed-4556252
    "A statement from the League said: “Due to members of Grimsby Town’s playing squad and staff self-isolating in line with EFL and Government guidance, the club have today formally notified the EFL they are unable to fulfil the fixture"
    “As per last weekend’s game against Cheltenham Town, which was also suspended, the circumstances surrounding the postponement will be the subject of an investigation in accordance with EFL Regulations
     
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  3. Salty

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    Because your club chickened out of a fixture on spurious grounds to put it mildly. I doubt the efl rocked up and told your club to cancel without some kind of pressure from yourselves. Just accept that your behaviour smells a wee bit fishy
     
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  4. Dennis

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    Stop acting like a sprat! If you have something positive to add to the discusion, please do so.
     
  5. Stafford Bantam

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    And the key bit here is "the club have today formally notified the EFL they are unable to fulfil the fixture".

    And Radio Leeds have confirmed, in the last 10 minutes, Grimsby Town are being investigated by the EFL over the circumstances surrounding the postponement.
     
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  6. Keefly Bantam

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    You would be better off spending your time on the Stevenage forum to find out how to play a game with more than 1 player testing positive and then relay that back to your chairman.
     
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  7. Stafford Bantam

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    Confirmation, from Radio Leeds that this is being looked at.
     
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  8. Steve1970

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    Calm down you giddy kipper.
     
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    The wording of that is interesting
    Grimsby Town’s playing squad and staff self-isolating in line with EFL and Government guidance
    and then
    the circumstances surrounding the postponement will be the subject of an investigation in accordance with EFL Regulations

    Seems somewhat contradictory, if they are in line with EFL guidance why are they then being investigated?
     
  10. Keefly Bantam

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    That first quote is key because why didn't Stevenage self isolate for 14 days seeing as they had players infected by the virus? Grimsby have chosen to interpret the guidance to suit them. If that is upheld by the EFL this season will never finish until we are at level 1 covid alert status.
     
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  11. Stafford Bantam

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    This is what was said on Radio Leeds:
    "the EFL are now investigating Grimsby and the circumstances surrounding both the postponement of their initial game at the weekend, which was called off and then, obviously, this one coming up for Bradford City this weekend, the circumstances being that there are suggestions that Grimsby may or may not have held themselves in adherence to EFL guidance".
     
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    Surely If you are unable to fulfil your fixture requirements you should forfeit the game. Postponing a game because a player who is actually on loan elsewhere has tested positive stinks. Your chairman is causing embarrassment to your football club
     
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  13. salmonchantedevening

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    Why go on the Stevenage forum when I can have so much fun on here?
     
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    You don’t know much about your own club do you? You’ve asked for it, Stevenage played with more positives in fact we have more players suspended than you have Covid cases. Laughing stock club who could well be going back to non league judging by the start you’ve had, we’d have been confident of keeping our unbeaten start had we played you don’t worry, but second week on the trot without one for you well done.
     
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    You might be able to see how a club overcomes a hurdle of having a player with a positive test carry on.
     
  16. Keefly Bantam

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    Well you have re defined the word fun. Keep fishing. ;)
     
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    Good use of End of.
     
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  18. salmonchantedevening

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    Jesus..You have won one game against err Stevenage!!
     
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    Puzzled as to why anyone is bothering to discuss anything with this numpty.
    Why bother with a no mark club who are bottling out
     
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  20. Stafford Bantam

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    Oh, and for all our friends from the Fishy forum who are visiting this thread (yes, I can see you trawling around) the above transcript can be found on today's Radio Leeds' West Yorkshire Sport Daily programme at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08rfhx3 (about 53 minutes in).
     
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