This Weekend's Fixtures & Man City v Burnley (19/20/21/22 June).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Friday, 19th June 2020
Norwich City v Southampton, 18:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United, 20:15 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Saturday, 20th June 2020
Watford v Leicester City, 12:30 https://i.imgur.com/hISMgBT.jpg]
Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal, 15:00 https://i.imgur.com/hISMgBT.jpg]
West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 17:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace, 19:45 https://i.imgur.com/neu27Nl.png

Sunday, 21st June 2020
Newcastle United v Sheffield United, 14:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg
Aston Villa v Chelsea, 16:15 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg
Everton v Liverpool, 19:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Monday, 22nd June 2020
Manchester City v Burnley, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

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On the circus goes.

Three Leicester players are in self-isolaton.

Play on.

No mass gatherings, except the football supporters, they don't matter.

Play on.

[Marc Overmars]

They want to control the rate at which the virus is spreading but don’t believe stopping mass gatherings of thousands in multiple cities will help with that. Weird.

[Niall_Quinn]

They want to control the rate at which the virus is spreading but don’t believe stopping mass gatherings of thousands in multiple cities will help with that. Weird.

Boris even said that mass gatherings would not cause an increase in contagion. Which makes perfect sense if you think about it. The more people you get clustered around a carrier, the less chance there is of the virus spreading. It's obvious when you are "guided by science*".

*Science is the surname of some incompetent moron who the government have hired to run this shit show.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good at Powerpoint presentations though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm actually watching the press conference and the question about closing stadiums come up.

This gonad science guy says that you're only likely to infect 2 or 3 people in close proximity, like at work for instance.

Does he not realise how football stadiums work or does he think all grounds are like Wigan and have two rows apart between fans?

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm actually watching the press conference and the question about closing stadiums come up.

This gonad science guy says that you're only likely to infect 2 or 3 people in close proximity, like at work for instance.

Does he not realise how football stadiums work or does he think all grounds are like Wigan and have two rows apart between fans?

What you're forgetting is they've all actually stood in those environments with their measuring kits. It's not like they are pulling guesses straight out of their arseholes. I know you have probably seen those alarmist videos that show sneezes erupting at close on 200mph and spreading over copious areas. But the CV19 sneezes only moves at 2mph and covers a distance of 2 inches (fact checked by Facebook). So it's probably okay to wander into the middle of a 20K crowd during a pandemic. You need to "follow the science" (funding). You can't go wrong if you do that, although prices may go down as well as death.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

With Arteta testing positive the Premier League will have an emergency to decide if they want to keep the money rolling in or not.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hudson-Odoi tests positive.

Definitely these matches will be postponed.

It's insane if not.

[Marc Overmars]

Yeah I don’t see how they can carry on for the time being. Every other league has taken steps to halt the spread. Infact every other sport has cancelled whatever events were scheduled.

Meeting this morning to decide.

Liverpool... :lol:

[LDG]

If the season is cancelled

“We start again....”

[Niall_Quinn]

It'll be suspended. There's a strong economic argument that if you kill all the fans the revenue will go down. This is going to be tough for a while on the PL bigwigs and the legions of middlemen who share at the trough. But if they stick together, avoid panic and maybe come up with some clever merchandise featuring COVID19, they'll get through it.

[Marc Overmars]

Everton have gone into self isolation now because a member of the squad had the symptoms.

[Niall_Quinn]

PL chiefs might have to get a 5-a-side team together to keep the cash flowing.

[Marc Overmars]

Sky are reporting the PL is expected to be suspended for 3 weeks.

[Marc Overmars]

Confirmed. Suspended until April 3rd.

[Letters]

The BBC says all "elite football" is suspended.
So I guess most of the PL can carry on? :unsure:

[Niall_Quinn]

Certainly gives us a green light to hit the pitch and open the turnstiles.

[Mac76]

'At a news conference on Thursday, Clarets boss Sean Dyche talked about the potential of matches being played behind closed doors or being cancelled.

He said: "We have to be as professional as we can and go with whatever is decided"'

Pity he doesn't think the same about the (very) occasional ref who penalises his players for trying to maim the opposition :rolleyes:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51870539

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just sticking it in here.

Villa v Sheffield United on at 6pm.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:tumbleweed:

Unless you beat Ci....

:tumbleweed:

[Marc Overmars]

Everyone on the pitch takes a knee at kick off. :lol:

What a bizarre age we live in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sheffield United should have had a goal or something.

From what Rors said it has been 0-0 and a hoof fest.

[GP]

Goal line tech failed, VAR failed. Should be 1-0

[McNamara That Ghost...]

VAR took a knee too.

[Marc Overmars]

That looked so obviously over the line even in real time. :blink:

[Xhaka Can’t]

I tuned in just now to see what it was like.

A sporting equivalent of a laughter track?

Fuck that.

[Marc Overmars]

Canned crowd noise is so shit. It’s like watching a game of FIFA. :lol:

Though it will probably make the Emirates more intimidating tbf.

[GP]

I don't like it.

Can't we just have this guy on the PA?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSJMnrHPLw

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 FT. :haha:

[Letters]

I don't like it.

Can't we just have this guy on the PA?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSJMnrHPLw

Ollie Guru :bow:

And Ollie the Optimist :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Amended the OP for the fixtures now and what channels they're on.

[Letters]

A sporting equivalent of a laughter track?

Fuck that.

A laughter track is quite useful for Arsenal games tbf :(

[Mac76]

when i watched the Citeh game i tried both but much preferred it without the fake crowd noise

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Norwich 0-1 Southampton, Ings.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-2 Armstrong.

[Mac76]

only just found out Ryan Fraser's not extended his Bournemouth contract beyond the end of June :lol:

Eddie Howe :pal:

Bournemouth :rose:

[Letters]

Spurs 1-0 up :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-3 in the end, Redmond with the other Southampton goal.

Bergwijn for the Spuds.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm glad you are all enjoying it and I don't begrudge you that, but it's not for me anymore. There's not a faint trace of interest. Football died WITH COVID19.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bye.

Roy Keane went mental on De Gea and Maguire. :haha:

[Globalgunner]

Diet has facilitated an equalizer for Spuds. He is our Luiz

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diet has facilitated an equalizer for Spuds. He is our Luiz

Our? Their Luiz, surely?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 FT.

We can go above the Spuds again then. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

Our? Their Luiz, surely?

Lots of errors in that post. I even called him Diet

[Niall_Quinn]

1-1 FT.

We can go above the Spuds again then. :lol:

Which will restore our civil liberties, so let's hope that happens.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watford 0-1 Leicester, Chillwell.

[Thierrymon]

1-1 2 good goals.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leicester. :haha:

Bit shit really.

[Thierrymon]

Leicester. :haha:

Bit shit really.

Just wait til you watch Arsenal play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not really giving them much praise though is it?

[Letters]

1-1 FT.

We can go above the Spuds again then. :lol:

Thinking Arsenal might win a game :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

West Ham 0-2 Wolves, Jimenez and Neto.

Maybe Global was right.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bournemouth 0-2 Palace, Milo and J Ayew.

[Mac76]

Almost all games are going with form - including arsenal being shite

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Newcastle 3-0 Sheffield United.

Saint-Maximin, Rithie and Joelinton.

Egan was sent off for Sheffield United.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Hause. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Pulisic and Bif.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Digne, Gordon, Andre Gomes, Davies, Iwobi, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Baines, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Stekelenburg, Kean, Martina, Virginia, Baningime, Branthwaite.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, van Dijk, Matip, Milner, Henderson, Fabinho, Keita, Minamino, Firmino, Mane.
Subs: Wijnaldum, Lovren, Salah, Gomez, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Origi, Elliott, Williams.

[Globalgunner]

Wtf has happened to Walcott. Did he pick up a knock during the lockdown?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Highly likely.

I tried watching it a bit of this but there is some weird buzzing noise like a vuvuzela - no not Jamie Carragher.

Had to turn it off. I'm struggling to retain much interest in watching these matches except for the Arsenal ones.

Will follow the scores but watching the matches, it's just souless, more than usual that is.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wtf has happened to Walcott. Did he pick up a knock during the lockdown?

He was playing in a stadium with one side open. So he's still running in a straight line and is due to lap the planet by October.

[Globalgunner]

Best he just stop off in China then. Cos that's where his future lies surely?

[Niall_Quinn]

Best he just stop off in China then. Cos that's where his future lies surely?

Great wall of China. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh you mentioned China. Ah it's ok.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It must be around that time for Pickford to fuck it up now.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Holy hell that was one of the worst games I've ever seen. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton 0-0 Liverpool, FT.

An absolute stinker by all accounts.

Liverpool. :lol:

What a bottle job.

[Niall_Quinn]

Holy hell that was one of the worst games I've ever seen. :lol:

You've not been keeping up with our matches then?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

You've not been keeping up with our matches then?

I try not to now, no.

[Niall_Quinn]

I try not to now, no.

Great minds.

[Globalgunner]

Man City getting freebie pens now. 3-0 HT

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-0, Foden with the first, Mahrez with two, one a pel as you say. David Silva with the other.

White Lives Matter plane flown over the Etihad apparently from the Burnley fans. Well, a small number, presumably.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-0 Foden with his second.

Burnley. :haha:

[Globalgunner]

There goes my hopes of Sean Dyche being our next manager

[GP]

4-0, Foden with the first, Mahrez with two, one a pel as you say. David Silva with the other.

White Lives Matter plane flown over the Etihad apparently from the Burnley fans. Well, a small number, presumably.

Embarrassing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That it is.

5-0 FT.

Third 5-0 defeat in a row for Burnley there. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

It's a good, competitive league. Really is. Bitwtbf.

[Mac76]

Bumley :haha:

Dyke :haha:

It's a pity the scousers are so far ahead or the upset would be on...

[The Wengerbabies]

Embarrassing.

Embarrassing that 2 days after 3 white people were murdered in a terror attack their lives apparently don't matter. Unlike a career criminal who once held a gun to a pregnant woman's stomach during a home invasion, or a drunk driver who, while on parole for child abuse fought with, stole a weapon from and attempted to use said weapon on a police officer.

[Niall_Quinn]

Embarrassing that 2 days after 3 white people were murdered in a terror attack their lives apparently don't matter. Unlike a career criminal who once held a gun to a pregnant woman's stomach during a home invasion, or a drunk driver who was on parole for child abuse who fought with, stole a weapon from and attempted to use said weapon on a police officer.

I'm not sure people want to hear the facts. They seem irritated by them.

[GP]

Embarrassing that 2 days after 3 white people were murdered in a terror attack their lives apparently don't matter. Unlike a career criminal who once held a gun to a pregnant woman's stomach during a home invasion, or a drunk driver who, while on parole for child abuse fought with, stole a weapon from and attempted to use said weapon on a police officer.

Fuck me, this is the worst take I've seen in ages, and NunderscoreQ posts here.

[Globalgunner]

Fuck me, this is the worst take I've seen in ages, and NunderscoreQ posts here.

Never underestimate humanity. Dont forget people used to rationalise slavery and apartheid too. Even in churches. America had legalised segregation as recently as 1965

[Niall_Quinn]

I think the point was related to the racist slogans that have been strung across every player's shirt so far, rather than a general trawl into identity politics. Slogans and knees for blacks, crickets for the rest. It's not a good look.

[Globalgunner]

I think the point was related to the racist slogans that have been strung across every player's shirt so far, rather than a general trawl into identity politics. Slogans and knees for blacks, crickets for the rest. It's not a good look.

It wont be a forever and a day thing. Its not worth hiring a plane for and certainly not worth getting upset about.

Whats worse is people pretending that there really not an issue behind BLM. Nobody who hasnt committed any crime should have heart palpitations at every sight of the police. Or lose their life if they dont call a policeman "Sir"

[Mac76]

It wont be a forever and a day thing. Its not worth hiring a plane for and certainly not worth getting upset about.

Whats worse is people pretending that there really not an issue behind BLM. Nobody who hasnt committed any crime should have heart palpitations at every sight of the police. Or lose their life if they dont call a policeman "Sir"

:gp:

[Niall_Quinn]

It wont be a forever and a day thing. Its not worth hiring a plane for and certainly not worth getting upset about.

Whats worse is people pretending that there really not an issue behind BLM. Nobody who hasnt committed any crime should have heart palpitations at every sight of the police. Or lose their life if they dont call a policeman "Sir"

Happy to talk about it in the other thread.

[The Wengerbabies]

It wont be a forever and a day thing. Its not worth hiring a plane for and certainly not worth getting upset about.

Whats worse is people pretending that there really not an issue behind BLM. Nobody who hasnt committed any crime should have heart palpitations at every sight of the police. Or lose their life if they dont call a policeman "Sir"

Even if that were the case why are we going all in on what is an American issue? If we're going to take a stand against international (perceived) injustices, what about the genocide of white South African farmers?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wait, wrong thread. Me. :haha: