Watford Fc Vs Reading Fc - 08/11/2022

Utterly ridiculous.

 

He says it's still on as planned!

 

Yep, as Nath said, ridiculous.

 

So games didn’t need to be called off per official guidance but some berks at the football authorities decided they wanted to virtue signal. Bravo.

 

Awesome. Now I can sit at home in a darkened room and take time to respect and honour her.

After I get home from work of course.

 

As long as they don't cancel Tuesday and Saturday week then I suppose we can manage one round of postponements.

 

Officially off!

 

**** off.

 

Depends when the funeral is really

 

I don’t understand this either. Why not take the opportunity, when the public is gathered together, for a minutes silence or applause? And then get on with it, stoically if necessary.

Surely, that was her message if she had one, that the Nation endures unhappy events or crises and moves on to take its joy together when it can?

 

Could have had national anthem pre match as well.

 

Based on this decision I don't see how any matches can now go ahead until the funeral. How is it respectful to not play tomorrow but then play 3 days later?

Edit: that's a question aimed at the EFL or whoever, not you by the way!

 

Stupid decision to be fair.

 

Sporting events cancelled but shops and cafes open? Main channels are wall-to-wall Royal talking heads but cinemas are open and Netflix still works. Can't watch a live sporting event but Sky will have a weekend showing highlights from three years ago.

If this is a mark of respect thing (which I'd be absolutely fine with) close absolutely everything down for a period.

 

Football off but you can still go to a gig then go to the pub, get slaughtered, throw up everywhere and have a fight at the end of the night to show your respect.

 

Poor decision.

 

I’d rather games had gone ahead as well but I’m amazed that so many are seemingly surprised by this. There was never going to be football this weekend, games were postponed when Diana died even

 

That was when the funeral happened only though wasn't it? Plus it was a full quarter of a century ago, though I suppose that's a mere blink of an eye in terms of the monarchy.

 

(Partly) incorrect. The live TV game on the Sunday Diana died was postponed but there were Football League fixtures two days later because Watford played at Plymouth (won 1-0). The following Saturday's fixtures were all moved to the Sunday so they didn't clash with Diana's funeral. Elton sang at the funeral, then came to our game the next day v Wycombe Wanderers and got a hero's reception.

Full programme of matches went ahead as planned a few days after the deaths of the Kings in 1936 and 1952 as well. So if we're going with precedent, frankly, the games should go ahead.

 

Poor Edward. There's no sadder sight than an engine in mourning.

 

I seem to recall a Liverpool vs Newcastle game being postponed the day she died

Rightly or wrongly, the death of the longest ever reigning Monarch was always going to be treated this way by the authorities though

 

I remember the Wycombe game, but you must be well old to remember that older stuff.

 

We can talk of precedents all you like but we live in cancel culture where nobody wants to put their foot in it, just in case they get slated for being insensitive or uncaring.

 

Ludicrous decision by exactly the sort of embarrassing, effete nonsense you'd expect from this ridiculous country really.

 

And a chance for the people to sing the national anthem

 

I don't remember 1936 or 1952 but I've read it in a couple of articles and looked up the dates to check, and the Football League continued. In the case of George VI – he died on February 6 1952 and three days later there was a full programme of fixtures.

 

Which version?

 

He's the shop steward. Just gutted the strikes been called off.

 

I'm afraid that sort of stoicism is long gone and the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude has morphed into a slogan for mugs and wall art but otherwise evaporated from the national psyche.

 

The Great North Run aren't going to cancel.

Hallelujah!

 

Plans for the death of the Queen has been in place for decades and updated regularly, yet a decision gets made this morning? Surely there is no need for a discussion - everyone should have known where they stood.

There will be at least one person across the 92 clubs who dies unexpectedly before the next game. Tomorrow could well have been the last time they enjoyed football with their friends.

 

You WILL mourn, whether you want to or not.

Rolling news and normal TV and radio programs stopped to increase the media assault and preach the unquestionable narrative.

 

Cap doffing w@nk3r$

 

So instead of coming down to the game this weekend I'm going to be spending the afternoon digging up a bush at the in-laws.

It's what she would've wanted.

 

Last season that would have been a good news story.