Jimaroid
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It’s a stupid misjudgement IMO because it doesn’t fix the issues it just moves them to be under a bigger spotlight in the next fixtures. They’ve gone and Streisand Effected themselves and amplified the concerns with the same issues in the minutes silence that will surely have to happen at the next games. And they’ll all be closer to the state funeral.
Swango1980
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I'm guessing we will see many touching tributes in many sporting events this weekend.
Football will be notable only by its absence.
Some tribute to Queen Elizabeth II that.
Football will be notable only by its absence.
Some tribute to Queen Elizabeth II that.
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Just this weekend? Might aswell null and void the league because those who dont like the monarchy or wont stay silent for 60seconds will still be there next week.
Cancelling grass roots football is a joke.
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You've obvioisly never been to Brighton's ground.
They rely on trains to get 80% of fans there and back from London and Brighton. There's no parking available around the stadium for an incease of 80% of fans.
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Those same people will still be there next week and the week after, unfortunately it wont stop a percentage of people disrespecting a minuttes silence for the monarchy.
Cancelling football is not a respectful decision, it's a PR decision.
clubchamp98
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Isn’t this why the minutes applause was brought in ?
It drowns out the idiots who can’t stay quiet.
Is that not acceptable as a tribute just like a gun salute it dosnt need silence.
It’s a sad time but life goes on.
It drowns out the idiots who can’t stay quiet.
Is that not acceptable as a tribute just like a gun salute it dosnt need silence.
It’s a sad time but life goes on.
Tashyboy
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Ave seen fans bust a gut to get to games Stu, If I asked you what was your weirdest, longest journey to get to a game. You would rack your brains over half a dozen. You did it to get there. I would love to hear the story though ?
All that said, am off the merry go round.
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Yeah been there and done it but in this case i'm certain local police have had the final say on this. Have a look where the ground is on google maps and you'll understand.
Yeah been there and done it but in this case i'm certain local police have had the final say on this. Have a look where the ground is on google maps and you'll understand.
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Beezerk
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Our game is cancelled today, kinda glad as it's lashing it down 
Oddly the rugby is still on so I'm heading down to watch the Blaydon vs Tynedale derby game this afternoon.
Oddly the rugby is still on so I'm heading down to watch the Blaydon vs Tynedale derby game this afternoon.
PJ87
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I can almost guarantee its more to do with the fact the police are a lot busier this weekend and cant police the football. Lets be 100% honest football fans without police about? just asking for trouble. proven time and time again.
Piece
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The top level golf and cricket are on as its near impossible to rearrange, thus they would have to be cancelled. Football games can easily be rearranged, hence they are postponed.
I wonder if the same people moaning about football not being played will also enjoy the benefit of a day off on the funeral day?
I wonder if the same people moaning about football not being played will also enjoy the benefit of a day off on the funeral day?
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football as a sport beyond its own fans doesn’t have a great image - greed , self entitlement are at the forefront of the image of the sport
There is no doubt that there would be more than enough fans who wouldn’t be able to respect the current situation and it would have put the sport on the front page for all the wrong reasons.
When you add in the amount of police presence needed at each game then imo it was the right choice to postpone professional games and the reaction imo shows the selfish nature of some
Grass roots and junior football etc I see no reason why that couldn’t have carried on as normal - it’s not a victim of the tribalism infesting the top level game
The game will be played at another date and for once the rest of the sporting world will have said that Top Level have made the right choice
Piece
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Grass roots are under local FA organisations, so once the main FA says games off, the others have to follow suit. And if clubs are FA chartered (like ours) then to remain chartered, they have to abide by guidelines.
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Yeah can understand the regulations behind it but think they could have done it differently -England Hockey for example left it up to each club and there was no requirement to postpone any matches etc - think various FAs ( scotland etc ) could have made the split
Swango1980
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What is making the police busier this weekend?
PJ87
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the 10 days of mourning , have you seen the crowds in london? we also have been placed at the highest level of threat level
the police are doing other duties..
infact if the queens body wasnt being flown home the original plan (under london bridge has fallen) was by train to london at quarter speed with platforms lined with police so people could pay respects
so yes the police are a bit busy this weekend, last thing they need is a bunch of drunk idiots having a row after a game of football (which is almost every weekend no?)
Pin-seeker
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According to Twitter the reason football was cancelled is because Celtic & Liverpool fans couldn’t be trusted to show respect ?
Crazy world we live in ?
Crazy world we live in ?
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Just turn on the news and see the increased level of people in london , all the extra security and police presence required , the increased threat levels along with preparing for the rest of Op London Bridge , both BTP and the Met will be going into overdrive now.
