Bender Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Football, postponed at all levels last weekend following Queen’s death was at odds with most other major sports, and had football fan representatives wanting football to continue. As the suspension of games heads into a second weekend, should football have been shut down? After the Queen died on Thursday, football's governing bodies convened on Friday to discuss the best course of action for the upcoming weekend's fixtures. The government's national mourning guidance advised that cancelling games was not obligatory, leaving the decision to individual sports. The Football Associations of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all confirmed on Friday that fixtures would be postponed as a mark of respect. The Premier League said the decision not to go ahead with its 10 games this weekend was made to honour the Queen's "extraordinary life and contribution to the nation". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 In hindsight I would say no, black armbands and a minute's silence would have been enough such as the cricket. Alas what is done is done and football will continue from now on anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 l've clicked the wrong one ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 50 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: l've clicked the wrong one ffs If you want I will cancel your vote out by ticking the opposite one, least I can do in these sad times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Most of the country isn't THAT bothered about her death and I seriously doubt she'll have wanted people missing out on things. All done for brand UK. The whole world will have noticed no Prem and thought we were all at home distraught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 I’m just about okay with the weekend postponements but believe that we should now revert to normal scheduling. I note that the National League have confirmed this will be the case going forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 I'm a royalist served for queen and country and all that but cannot for the life of me see why any football matches were cancelled, if we are going to mourn as a nation everyone should stop work for several days, I get it on the day she died (even though manure kicked off hours after she died) and the day of the funeral but it makes no sense for football to be cancelled yet cricket, rugby and even horse racing the queens greatest passion were allowed to continue over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz_Oafc Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 I've no idea if it's a contributing factor or not, but I know GMP have bussed officers all over the country and I'm sure other police forces would be the same. Perhaps a safety issue comes into play? Fwiw, I voted yes - it's one round of games. It's the Queen FFS!* *Any more and I'll be livid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 What surprises me most is the fact that people are surprised... Irrespective of opinions, she was the longest serving monarch (of an albeit archaic institution). If someone had said to me a year ago that games will be cancelled for the weekend when she dies, it wouldn't have struck me as something that was going to be a massive overreaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, disjointed said: If you want I will cancel your vote out by ticking the opposite one, least I can do in these sad times. thanks but were you not goin that way anyway? my royal family tea towel poked me in the eye and blurred my vision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 28 minutes ago, longtimeblue said: What surprises me most is the fact that people are surprised... Irrespective of opinions, she was the longest serving monarch (of an albeit archaic institution). If someone had said to me a year ago that games will be cancelled for the weekend when she dies, it wouldn't have struck me as something that was going to be a massive overreaction. what if they said that everybody still has to work, all schools will be open, international Cricket will take place, drinking piss thru a sock will still go ahead, they'll still play golf, there will still be horse racing, all public transport will be undisrupted but ALL Football will stop? surely in that context it is nothing but a massive over reaction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Gaz_Oafc said: I've no idea if it's a contributing factor or not, but I know GMP have bussed officers all over the country and I'm sure other police forces would be the same. Perhaps a safety issue comes into play? Fwiw, I voted yes - it's one round of games. It's the Queen FFS!* *Any more and I'll be livid! it will be a rather large factor l would say, at least for the pro levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Not all football was cancelled at the weekend. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/queen-no-football-eton-private-27962165 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Gaz_Oafc said: I've no idea if it's a contributing factor or not, but I know GMP have bussed officers all over the country and I'm sure other police forces would be the same. Perhaps a safety issue comes into play? Fwiw, I voted yes - it's one round of games. It's the Queen FFS!* *Any more and I'll be livid! 14 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: it will be a rather large factor l would say, at least for the pro levels. There’s talk saying that some Premier League games will be cancelled this weekend due to policing issues, with ManUre v Leeds and Chelsea v Liverpool being most likely to be cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 not sayin they are understaffed and over stretched or owt, but.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, longtimeblue said: What surprises me most is the fact that people are surprised... Irrespective of opinions, she was the longest serving monarch (of an albeit archaic institution). If someone had said to me a year ago that games will be cancelled for the weekend when she dies, it wouldn't have struck me as something that was going to be a massive overreaction. how about emailing grassroots referees threatening to stop them reffing in future if they dared to ref a friendly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Monty Burns said: what if they said that everybody still has to work, all schools will be open, international Cricket will take place, drinking piss thru a sock will still go ahead, they'll still play golf, there will still be horse racing, all public transport will be undisrupted but ALL Football will stop? surely in that context it is nothing but a massive over reaction? Horse racing didn't take place on Saturday despite it being one of the biggest races of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Clifford said: Most of the country isn't THAT bothered about her death and I seriously doubt she'll have wanted people missing out on things. All done for brand UK. The whole world will have noticed no Prem and thought we were all at home distraught. Brand UK is quite important Particularly now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowenicki Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Clifford said: Most of the country isn't THAT bothered about her death and I seriously doubt she'll have wanted people missing out on things. All done for brand UK. The whole world will have noticed no Prem and thought we were all at home distraught. People would do well not to assume their own echo chamber represents “most of the country” On topic. Not bothered either way…so I can’t vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 3 hours ago, yarddog73 said: I'm a royalist served for queen and country and all that but cannot for the life of me see why any football matches were cancelled, if we are going to mourn as a nation everyone should stop work for several days, I get it on the day she died (even though manure kicked off hours after she died) and the day of the funeral but it makes no sense for football to be cancelled yet cricket, rugby and even horse racing the queens greatest passion were allowed to continue over the weekend. Think the only racing on Saturday was at Leopardstown. Couldn't see any UK racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, longtimeblue said: Think the only racing on Saturday was at Leopardstown. Couldn't see any UK racing. They raced yesterday at Donny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobledgersheart Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 16 minutes ago, longtimeblue said: Think the only racing on Saturday was at Leopardstown. Couldn't see any UK racing. 13 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: They raced yesterday at Donny Both correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Meh, I can see why they did postpone it but also agree with the point that there was probably no need. We move on… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz_Oafc Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Apparently Arsenal v PSV on Thursday off due to police numbers too low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Dave_Og said: Horse racing didn't take place on Saturday despite it being one of the biggest races of the year 2 hours ago, Dave_Og said: Horse racing didn't take place on Saturday despite it being one of the biggest races of the year l fully defer to you on the subject of horses!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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