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Fined? No.
It was an exceptional situational, if the PL can show some pragmatism then not unreasonable to expect similar from the corrupt thieves at UEFA….. I agree with the result being awarded to Rennes but no way should we be further punished
Rennes go through. Easy.
Spurs/Vitesse finish joint second and field a mix team in the rest of the tournament. Easy.
Off to sort Brexit now...
Spurs/Vitesse finish joint second and field a mix team in the rest of the tournament. Easy.
Off to sort Brexit now...
We don’t know the effects COVID is having on the positive players yet. They may have no symptoms or may be really ill. The problem for us is the up coming schedule. Couldn’t have happened at a worse time so this competition now is more irrelevant.
Either way we will get a 0-3 loss awarded and that will be it. I understand the comments about us winning cups etc. but at this point the squad longer term health is more important. In my opinion anyway.
Either way we will get a 0-3 loss awarded and that will be it. I understand the comments about us winning cups etc. but at this point the squad longer term health is more important. In my opinion anyway.
We know at least some of the players are asymptomatic - or at least one can infer it from Conte's interview the other day.
Btw: we will all get this over the next month.
I can't believe UEFA didn't think this through beforehand, given the current state of affairs. The 13 player rule is fine in ordinary times but this is the covid era when rules need adjusting in business and politics on a weekly, daily and even hourly basis.
Anybody with half a brain can see that you can't send a club which has had an outbreak like we've experienced into a game because the number of infected are unknown. What is known is that covid is very contagious and can have an impact of things like heart health. If you don't know which members of your squad are infected for sure, are you really going to want to send any of them out to play a strenuous 90 minute match in the cold? If purely for legal reasons that's mental.
Then there's protecting others from outside the club from getting covid. If all clubs took a cavalier attitude to it, it would rip through teams in no time. We did the right thing.
Points docked and out of the competition? I'm personally not too bothered.
Fined for not fielding a squad for the match? I'd fight that tooth and nail if I was the club. There's not a court in Europe that would back UEFA.
Anybody with half a brain can see that you can't send a club which has had an outbreak like we've experienced into a game because the number of infected are unknown. What is known is that covid is very contagious and can have an impact of things like heart health. If you don't know which members of your squad are infected for sure, are you really going to want to send any of them out to play a strenuous 90 minute match in the cold? If purely for legal reasons that's mental.
Then there's protecting others from outside the club from getting covid. If all clubs took a cavalier attitude to it, it would rip through teams in no time. We did the right thing.
Points docked and out of the competition? I'm personally not too bothered.
Fined for not fielding a squad for the match? I'd fight that tooth and nail if I was the club. There's not a court in Europe that would back UEFA.
I love a bit of faux rage
We can’t even win a header, and people desperately want us to play 47 more games only to lose the semi final to some Slovakian Wrexham in May
We can’t even win a header, and people desperately want us to play 47 more games only to lose the semi final to some Slovakian Wrexham in May
But it also prevented UEFA from contracting more cash...
Ironic reallly we tried to liberate them in 1944. So thankful. Football comes first i suppose.
Honestly spurs cant be spursy on this and lie down. We need to fight our corner. Diabolical decision if we get thrown out. Its principal we play final game.
Great point!
Way around it could be to do the draw without the Spurs/Vitesse ball and keep fingers crossed!
Edit: Or put in all the teams except Leicester and Spurs and draw one team.
Then put that team and Leicester into the bag to decide home and away.
Then put Spurs and all the other teams in the bag to complete the draw.
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To be honest I think we all know what is about to happen here. I wouldn't get too invested.
Yes, Joe should buy Vitesse then close them down. Probably cost less than his next yacht.
Yes how dare our players get a covid outbreak whilst in some good form.
Stupid Dutch dickheads.
Stupid Dutch dickheads.