Leicester City vs Aston Villa off

[john e]

For what it’s worth I think it’s the correct decision

Football got it right rugby got it wrong

Shit, now there's two of us. I may have a spare tin hat .......

Out of interest, do you think it would be right to call off the next round of fixtures (i.e. Southampton at home for us)?

I think a case can be made for calling off the games this weekend because it's such a recent event. Not so sure about the next round of games.

She’s only just died
We’re in a period of national mourning which should certainly be longer than 1 day

She deserves more than a couple of minutes silence and the national anthem and then just let’s carry on chaps

Why does she deserve more than that, John? When nobody apart from she and her family do.

A system based on the assumption that someone is better than everyone else, on the basis of a thousand years of their people being better than everyone else's people, doesn't have much currency with me.

Does with me though that’s why I said it

[Rory]

For what it’s worth I think it’s the correct decision

Football got it right rugby got it wrong

Shit, now there's two of us. I may have a spare tin hat .......

Out of interest, do you think it would be right to call off the next round of fixtures (i.e. Southampton at home for us)?

I think a case can be made for calling off the games this weekend because it's such a recent event. Not so sure about the next round of games.

She’s only just died
We’re in a period of national mourning which should certainly be longer than 1 day

She deserves more than a couple of minutes silence and the national anthem and then just let’s carry on chaps

Why does she deserve more than that, John? When nobody apart from she and her family do.

A system based on the assumption that someone is better than everyone else, on the basis of a thousand years of their people being better than everyone else's people, doesn't have much currency with me.

Does with me though that’s why I said it

So she's better than you?

[john e]

For what it’s worth I think it’s the correct decision

Football got it right rugby got it wrong

Shit, now there's two of us. I may have a spare tin hat .......

Out of interest, do you think it would be right to call off the next round of fixtures (i.e. Southampton at home for us)?

I think a case can be made for calling off the games this weekend because it's such a recent event. Not so sure about the next round of games.

She’s only just died
We’re in a period of national mourning which should certainly be longer than 1 day

She deserves more than a couple of minutes silence and the national anthem and then just let’s carry on chaps

Why does she deserve more than that, John? When nobody apart from she and her family do.

A system based on the assumption that someone is better than everyone else, on the basis of a thousand years of their people being better than everyone else's people, doesn't have much currency with me.

Does with me though that’s why I said it

So she's better than you?

everyone’s better than me

[astonvilla82]

Being a English republican,I have no problems with it, growing older it makes you think of life in a different light and a bit wiser

[Rory]

For what it’s worth I think it’s the correct decision

Football got it right rugby got it wrong

Shit, now there's two of us. I may have a spare tin hat .......

Out of interest, do you think it would be right to call off the next round of fixtures (i.e. Southampton at home for us)?

I think a case can be made for calling off the games this weekend because it's such a recent event. Not so sure about the next round of games.

She’s only just died
We’re in a period of national mourning which should certainly be longer than 1 day

She deserves more than a couple of minutes silence and the national anthem and then just let’s carry on chaps

Why does she deserve more than that, John? When nobody apart from she and her family do.

A system based on the assumption that someone is better than everyone else, on the basis of a thousand years of their people being better than everyone else's people, doesn't have much currency with me.

Does with me though that’s why I said it

So she's better than you?

everyone’s better than me

Easy get-out, and the one I would've gone for, but they're not, John. They're not better than you.

[Rory]

Think I'll bow out now, I don't want to offend anyone. But while seemingly the entire country is praying for one person, I will not be praying but wishing, for another Enlightenment.

[olaftab]

You are off to the pub then Rory?

[john e]

Think I'll bow out now, I don't want to offend anyone. But while seemingly the entire country is praying for one person, I will not be praying but wishing, for another Enlightenment.

I don’t think it’s about being better than somebody I think that barking up the wrong tree
When the new North stand is built it will probably be called the Ron Saunders stand is he better than you or me ? no but he was better at football and we are respecting him for that

Same for the Queen not just for a few years of football management  it for 70 years of service to the nation
I wouldn’t swap the life of a royal for all the tea in China living in a cage for the whole of your life is no life

Birth is a lottery some born with more advantages than others, we have more advantages than some starving child somewhere else in the world, We just have to get on with it and try and make life better for everyone and I think she did now

[Brazilian Villain]

Think I'll bow now, I don't want to offend anyone.

FTFY

[eamonn]

this will upset the momentum we took from the city performance. Gerrard is still under pressure from some sections of the fan base. He needs results to come quick. couple of wins then the discontent might have dispersed before the international break. Now Saints becomes must win/ dare not lose.

Since he was hired Gerrard seems to me to be cursed. Everything he's done or tried to do has gone wrong.
He said in his first interview how important the cups were, then got drawn away at old trafford twice, the bissuma saga, Couthinio signing (bloke looks shot), the long injury to Carlos, the public spat with Mings, McGinns captincy and form, Beale jumping, Critchley and the passport debacle, the draw in the league cup and now a winnable game being postponed. Things just haven't clicked into place at all and not just results.  Just seems inevitable whats going to happen

Kin'ell... thanks for that. Happy Friday!

[cdbearsfan]

For what it’s worth I think it’s the correct decision

Football got it right rugby got it wrong

Shit, now there's two of us. I may have a spare tin hat .......

Make that three. My Dad thinks I'm a disgrace for not wanting the football to be cancelled.

I'm confused. You seem to be agreeing with posters that you're disagreeing with.

The third person being my Dad, not me.

Ah, makes sense now. Apologies.

[Drummond]

Thr argument about not going if you want to respect the Queen is a false one frankly. The point about the postponement is that nobody misses out.

I think respecting other people's rights to mourn, or trying to do the right thing, is a simple thing to do that shouldn't have the gnashing of teeth. It's a football match.

The Queen, like it or not, has been head of state for 70 of her 96 years. I'm not a monarchist but can see why this is such a big thing.

It's a shame that some have purchased accommodation etc, has anyone tried getting a refund or moving bookings?

The Queen dying is a big thing, and people have the right to mourn. But why does that have to involve football matches being called off. Today I've been to take the kids to school, got a coffee on the way back, nipped to the shops to get something for tea and took my eldest to the opticians. 99.99% of businesses are open and life is continuing as normal. Why does infringing on people's right to enjoy their weekends as they see fit increase others' ability to mourn? The pubs are open, bookies are open, cinemas are open, lesiure centres are open, but we can't go to football. Football matches where respect could have been given, as it was at the West Ham match yesterday.

As I said before, you can go to just about every other sporting contest you'd like this weekend. It's arbitrary bollocks, and just another example of the nonsense that grips this country when people think being SEEN to do the right thing is all important.

It's not infringing on your right to watch a game of football. It will be rearranged. Just because you don't want it stopped there are others who'd rather it was. So postpone it until everyone can watch it.

Probably should have told her to die in the summer.

I'd be happier for the game to go ahead, but I understand why her passing means so much to so many people.

[PeterWithesShin]

The game could go ahead and people could actually choose whether they want to go or not. Could choose if they want to sing GSTQ if they did go. And could choose how they pay their respects should they wish to.

[cdbearsfan]

Exactly. This is all about the removal of choice. People who want to make grieving compulsory inflicting their views on others.

[Rory]

You are off to the pub then Rory?

I'm still fucking working mate, and will be tomorrow and Sunday. Paying respect for people who respect her so much they haven't written their own tributes.