2 minutes ago, RMH said:

Don't think that policing on a midweek day will be an issue, unless they plan to do any commemoration (which would most likely affect only London). UEFA won't like it if they have to cancel the matches where English teams are playing, and they won't push for a cancellation and rightly so. This is the queen of one country, why the f**k do the Austrians, Germans, Spaniards, Portuguese, French, Croatians etc have to be affected by her passing? Whatever the PL thinks, most people outside this country give two f*s about the English monarchy. 

Having said this, so far everything I say goes the other way round, so it's likely they will now cancel the CL too 

I don't think it will even be asked for the whole round of fixtures in European to be cancelled, nor should it be. Our game may be at risk due to the police presence needed for the viewing of the body taking place during that time.

Liverpool and City should be ok.

22 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

I don't think it will even be asked for the whole round of fixtures in European to be cancelled, nor should it be. Our game may be at risk due to the police presence needed for the viewing of the body taking place during that time.

Liverpool and City should be ok.

Surely we could reverse the fixture to ensure that there are no issues

1 hour ago, Valerie said:

Not in the UK, I think. Perhaps some other monarchy with loosy-goosy morals 

Never understood why being divorced would be ssucha no-no, even in the first half of the 20th century, and don't get me started on having to have a protestant on the throne, and the whole Defender of the Faith business. Even if it's transformed to Defender of the Faiths (plural), can't those faiths defend themselves? What about us atheists, don't we get at least a baseball bat or a hockey stick behind the door?

Anyway. So football, yeah....

 

Well the children of married parents tend to do better on pretty much every level than the children of divorced parents.  There is also a myriad of other issues with divorce which include a person not being able to keep their word.  

But I will say I'm strange in the modern western world in that I still frown upon divorce for reasons other than abuse, adultery, or abandonment.  

That said I shouldn't probably go much further because this isn't really the time or place.  Just wanted to let you know the reasons it was frowned upon.

1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

We've been offered support and counselling in work.

Also included in the email were contact details for Mental Health Sussex and the Samaritans !

 

it's all too much

On TV atm King Charles is walking along the Mall shaking hands with all of those come along with condolences and best wishes. Just waiting to see some kid standing there holding a sign asking Charles if he can have his shirt.

 

Apologies, no disrespect meant, it just tickled me. Sorry.

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45 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

@NurderFCS

So far no news on the CL games, nothing official anyway. I have read the extra demands on the police over the next 10 days will be a factor, though most seem to think the European games will go ahead, though kind of a shame only Spurs have an away game, had they all been away logistically it would not be any issue for the police.

 

Seems her majesty's funeral will be a week on Sunday, and discussions are ongoing about those weekend league games, again in part because the police will be stretched thin, it may not be possible for games to go ahead.

Funnily enough, Chelsea is the only one playing in London against us on Wednesday (okay maybe Millwall against QPR). 
We're not exactly known for causing problems. Also back then with 3000 Salzburg Fans in Liverpool the police praised us over all media. 

That would be a pretty cheap excuse and embarrassing if London doesn't manage to round up a few dozen police officers during the week. For example from the surrounding area. 

I think uefa will be hypocritical again and move the game somewhere else while we fans suffer.

 

2 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

On TV atm King Charles is walking along the Mall shaking hands with all of those come along with condolences and best wishes. Just waiting to see some kid standing there holding a sign asking Charles if he can have his shirt.

 

Apologies, do disrespect meant, it just tickled me. Sorry.

Don't apologise for having a laugh, she wasn't Queen Vic who was never much amused.

With all the mental health issues in modern day living, you have to take every opportunity to have a laugh.

Lots of other sports are going on this weekend-

Play will resume in England's cricket Test against South Africa on Saturday and the Women's IT20 match between England and India will go ahead. Golf's PGA Championship will restart on Saturday after play was halted on Thursday. British horse racing will return on Sunday, with rugby union's Premiership season beginning on Saturday after two fixtures on Friday were postponed. Sunday's Great North Run will go ahead as planned, International, domestic and recreational cricket in England will go ahead on Saturday.

So its a voluntary thing the EPL & EFL are doing -

The government's national mourning guidance advised that cancelling fixtures was not obligatory, leaving the decision to individual sports.

As for the bloody funeral -

Government guidance for the day of the funeral also advised that cancellation was not obligatory, but suggested events could be rescheduled so that they do not clash with the timings of the service.

 

Looks like this may be replayed  17-18th Jan.

 

1 hour ago, RMH said:

Don't think that policing on a midweek day will be an issue, unless they plan to do any commemoration (which would most likely affect only London). UEFA won't like it if they have to cancel the matches where English teams are playing, and they won't push for a cancellation and rightly so. This is the queen of one country, why the f**k do the Austrians, Germans, Spaniards, Portuguese, French, Croatians etc have to be affected by her passing? Whatever the PL thinks, most people outside this country give two f*s about the English monarchy. 

Having said this, so far everything I say goes the other way round, so it's likely they will now cancel the CL too 

Well the Sax Coburg  family name was changed to the more British sounding Windsor decades ago.

the original name is of course German , so there is a connection there, but that won't mean anything for most Germans.

2 hours ago, WhiteWall said:

I agree with this.

It is not meant in a unsympathetic, disrespectful manner, but if i had the chance to live to 96 and then get taken ill over a two day period and die in my sleep, I'd bite your hand off. My old man watched himself circling the plug hole for a year with cancer before it eventually got him.

The blanket coverage and overblown reporting is so over the top by our media it is getting crazy. They interviewed a random 8 year old child this morning to find out how upset she was over the news. For the love of God. Dare i say it but this is all bordering upon the levels of melodrama that we would expect from our friends across the pond. No disrespect meant, but all we are missing is for a news reader to start crying (my money is on that idiot Ben Shephard).

I fail to see the relevance, or indeed the disrespect involved, that requires football or any other sporting/leisure events to be cancelled.

I have nothing against our monarchy, nothing whatsoever, i am glad of the history and pageantry, but a bit of perspective please. It is a sad event, of course it is, but this is now largely a ceremonial position. We weren't in the process of invading the Welsh, we weren't looking to take on the tribal clans of highland scottish insurgents. We now have a King already installed and awaiting the ceremonial passing over of title. Do we really need to bring the entire country to a standstill for the entire period of mourning up until the funeral.

 

This country seems to have become obsessed with misery and being in mourning over something. That thing happened today, so you all need to be sad, that thing will be happening soon, so prepare yourself for the worse. 

Every since Covid, it feels like the government and the media have used any situation they can to make people feel miserable.

1 hour ago, General said:

Lots of other sports are going on this weekend-

Play will resume in England's cricket Test against South Africa on Saturday and the Women's IT20 match between England and India will go ahead. Golf's PGA Championship will restart on Saturday after play was halted on Thursday. British horse racing will return on Sunday, with rugby union's Premiership season beginning on Saturday after two fixtures on Friday were postponed. Sunday's Great North Run will go ahead as planned, International, domestic and recreational cricket in England will go ahead on Saturday.

So its a voluntary thing the EPL & EFL are doing -

The government's national mourning guidance advised that cancelling fixtures was not obligatory, leaving the decision to individual sports.

As for the bloody funeral -

Government guidance for the day of the funeral also advised that cancellation was not obligatory, but suggested events could be rescheduled so that they do not clash with the timings of the service.

 

Yes the government nor the royal family did not ask for any postpone of games. It was a choice made by the club's, PL, football league and FA.

1 hour ago, NurderFCS said:

Funnily enough, Chelsea is the only one playing in London against us on Wednesday (okay maybe Millwall against QPR). 
We're not exactly known for causing problems. Also back then with 3000 Salzburg Fans in Liverpool the police praised us over all media. 

That would be a pretty cheap excuse and embarrassing if London doesn't manage to round up a few dozen police officers during the week. For example from the surrounding area. 

I think uefa will be hypocritical again and move the game somewhere else while we fans suffer.

 

All depends on what the required number of police presence is.

I do believe the game will go ahead.

For all the decent people who have been nothing but respectful but wished for the games to go on I am sorry at the small and large inconveniences these have caused, I have no doubt her majesty would have not wanted that as she was always a servant of the people, nor did it have to be this way. It is rather poor on the FA and leagues sides that there has been no plan in place and they had to ad-hoc it despite the Queen being in poor health and near 100.

This is on PL/FA and any club that voted for the postponements.

2 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

This is on PL/FA and any club that voted for the postponements.

If I remember the PL rules it would have had to be a minimum of 14 yes votes.

4 hours ago, coco said:

3 weeks more like.

Wow that will create some chaos with pl schedule but potter will be happy with 3 weeks. It will be like a mini camp. 

Jonesey is Big Chelsea fan !!

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Everybody is telling me I need to be in mourning so I tell my boss I'm too sad about the Queen to work and he told me to go f**k myself. What am I supposed to do>?

1 minute ago, sonic90 said:

Everybody is telling me I need to be in mourning so I tell my boss I'm too sad about the Queen to work and he told me to go f**k myself. What am I supposed to do>?

Well I mean he is your boss.... and you are supposed to do what rhe boss tells you to do...so....

18 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Well I mean he is your boss.... and you are supposed to do what rhe boss tells you to do...so....

That could be Potter saying that to the players in the dressing room about Boehly.

Top flight Cricket on tomorrow, and Rugby on tomorrow. St Leger takes place on Sunday.

It doesn't make sense at all to cancel this weekends footy games.

International fans travelling over as many as 5,000 visitors every weekend, they will have had to cancel everything at late notice, flights, hotels, transfers, etc.

 

 

7 hours ago, coco said:

They'll be more cancelled games when Charlie boy gets his Coronation.

 

8 minutes ago, coco said:

Top flight Cricket on tomorrow, and Rugby on tomorrow. St Leger takes place on Sunday.

It doesn't make sense at all to cancel this weekends footy games.

International fans travelling over as many as 5,000 visitors every weekend, they will have had to cancel everything at late notice, flights, hotels, transfers, etc.

 

 

It is bemusing how this was not done as a United front I agree. Shows there was no communication between football and these other sports.

6 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

We've been offered support and counselling in work.

Also included in the email were contact details for Mental Health Sussex and the Samaritans !

 

it's all too much

I asked for the afternoon off to mourn the loss of this weekends football and got told to get f**ked.