Home Match Day Thread 13-10-2020 L1 OUFC v Crewe Alexandra (2nd attempt MATCH OFF)

[OUFCGav]

strange they managed to play on Saturday...

 

[BigCrompy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1316015997833285636

Says “postponed”

Even beyond that, it says “Crewe have decided the game should be postponed“.

When what they mean is, “We are unable to fulfil the fixture”.

Not a shred of accountability from them over the two match days.

 

[Concretebob]

Three points please.

 

[wolvercoteyellow]

Not sure efl can do anything, except in the unlikely event they can prove a club is at fault (eg for not having tested players sufficiently in advance).

 

[Tomox]

They should give us the 3 points now instead of d*cking us around any longer.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Embarrassing. Shambolic. Call a game off 30 mins before it happens, having travelled, arrived at and walked round the ground. Re-arrange it for ten days later. Call that one off 4 hours before kickoff.

I’d be embarrassed if uni students arranged something like this. It’s an absolute joke.

 

[Irish terrier]

Got to give a reason Surley..

 

[Concretebob]

Throw the book at them. Unacceptable and unprofessional.

 

[nige01ox]

And there was no way in hell they should have been playing on Saturday just gone, how was that allowed? The whole thing is descending into a farce.

 

[Oxfordpete]

More time for Gorrin and Atkinson to get fit

 

[ZeroTheHero]

I guess it's two or two and a half hours in a coach from Crewe to Oxford? So presumably they decided just before they set off? Very odd.

 

[Fourthstand]

Must be voided and Oxford given 3 points?

 

[unification]

Whilst it is funny to say ‘give us the three points’, we do need to know the grounds to this postponement.

If Crewe players testing positive is the excuse and with a tinfoil conspiracy hat on, could a team with a few legitimate injury concerns or a non-Covid illness running through the camp not say ‘got a few positive tests in here’ and have a game postponed for when they know that they’ll have players back?

If games are going to be postponed at every instance of Covid, we’re never going to finish this season …

 

[Fourthstand]

At this rate we’ll be top of the league by Christmas. Stay healthy lads

 

[OUFCGav]

Not sure efl can do anything, except in the unlikely event they can prove a club is at fault (eg for not having tested players sufficiently in advance).

they need to sort out the rules - doesn't seem to be consistent. I doubt Tranmere wanted to play on Saturday away at Salford with 7 out of their team because of it, but that game had to go ahead.

 

[Essexyellows]

Whilst it is funny to say ‘give us the three points’, we do need to know the grounds to this postponement.

If Crewe players testing positive is the excuse and with a tinfoil conspiracy hat on, could a team with a few legitimate injury concerns or a non-Covid illness running through the camp not say ‘got a few positive tests in here’ and have a game postponed for when they know that they’ll have players back?

If games are going to be postponed at every instance of Covid, we’re never going to finish this season …

No we don`t.
They have taken a unilateral decision to not fulfil the fixture.
They forfeit the game and we get the points.

Clarity. common sense and a message sent.

Easy.

 

[Wallop]

I'm going to start calling it the 'Crewe-Virus', it's my version of the 'China-virus'.

 

[Irish terrier]

What can you do against such shysters.

 

[MC Yellow]

Shambolic

 

[SteMerritt]

I'm going to start calling it the 'Crewe-Virus', it's my version of the 'China-virus'.

OK, I'll go with 'The Crewe Flu'.