Gameweek 16 Matchday Thread

Ace2007

Fitz* wrote: »

SHU have a number of positives but their game is going ahead tonight.

I think the issue with City was when they received news that their players/staff were positive - from reading reports it appears that they were all together - hence their bubble was breached. Although a West Ham game was similar when Moyes and someone else tested positive an hour before the game and it still went ahead.

If Sheffield united on the other hand got the results yesterday, their bubble may not have the same level of breaches.

Also depends who has it etc, if for instance for city - if it was the physio or the Masseuse who tested positive and found out after treating a number of players - then it's understandable to cancel the game.

Having games so close after xmas was probably asking for trouble - footballers are generally not the smartest and will probably let their guard down.

Fitz*

Ace2007 wrote: »

I think the issue with City was when they received news that their players/staff were positive - from reading reports it appears that they were all together - hence their bubble was breached. Although a West Ham game was similar when Moyes and someone else tested positive an hour before the game and it still went ahead.

If Sheffield united on the other hand got the results yesterday, their bubble may not have the same level of breaches.

Also depends who has it etc, if for instance for city - if it was the physio or the Masseuse who tested positive and found out after treating a number of players - then it's understandable to cancel the game.

Having games so close after xmas was probably asking for trouble - footballers are generally not the smartest and will probably let their guard down.

The Brazilian Christmas party didn't help things either. Both at Man City but now also at external clubs.

Ederson, Cancelo, Jesus, Torres, Gabriel, William, David Luiz, Vinicius & Lucas Moura all either tested positive or unavailable. All were in London last week overnight.

Man City are blaming the outbreak on an overnight stay in a London hotel but given the track record of Man City player breaches, I think they should be looking at their players instead.

siblers

I Expect absolute carnage at 5pm.

dahat

Twitter alive with rumours of a 2 week break from football due to the outbreaks in England.

Ace2007

dahat wrote: »

Twitter alive with rumours of a 2 week break from football due to the outbreaks in England.

Yea i had thought about that - especially with the large numbers in hospitals and back logs - back to the early days of March.

wonder would the powers to be in the FF towers be given out free chips then

SlickRic

dahat wrote: »

Twitter alive with rumours of a 2 week break from football due to the outbreaks in England.

I'd say they'll finish this week ... maybe the weekend, and then take a break.

Record UK numbers today too.

Father Hernandez

Bamford starts.

siblers

Coufal benched. Soucek starts

A Law

No changes for Leeds

SlickRic

Ings starts.

wonski

Rumours after the deadline don't matter anyway.

Not sure why people bother with them.

I already picked my team and captain.

Nothing will change, unless you play that sky game where you can change things after the deadline.

wanderer100

Bowen benched ffs

A Law

Auba in for laca

Ace2007

Balbuena has been a disaster for me - since bringing him in - he has been dropped/injured out of the blue twice and not even in the squad to night - sigh.

ScummyMan

9 players for me now...

Happy4all

Coufal benched

Father Hernandez

Brewster starts too.

2 points incoming!

Ace2007

wonski wrote: »

Rumours after the deadline don't matter anyway.

Not sure why people bother with them.

I already picked my team and captain.

Nothing will change, unless you play that sky game where you can change things after the deadline.

I think a few on here do play the sky game - there is an active tread.

Fitz*

Down to a max of 8 players! Maybe 9 if Coufal comes on for 1 point.

Scorpion Sting

So anyone gonna post the teams then?

Cypher_sounds

Welbeck on the bench for those that have him.

WBAFC XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Ajayi, O'Shea, Gibbs, Gallagher, Sawyers, Robinson, Phillips, Diangana, Grant

#LUFC XI: Meslier, Dallas, Ayling, Struijk, Alioski, Phillips, Klich, Harrison, Rodrigo, Raphina, Bamford

SaintsFC XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Walcott, Djenepo, Ings, Adams

#WHUFC XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Lanzini, Yarmolenko, Haller

BurnleyFC XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Pieters, Brownhill, Brady, Westwood, Barnes, Wood

#SUFC XI: Ramsdale, Baldock, Ampadu, Egan, Stevens, Robinson, Basham, Osborn, Mousset, McGoldrick, Brewster

ArsenalFC XI: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Mari, Tierney, Elneny, Xhaka, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Saka, Aubameyang

#BHAFC XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Bernardo, Bissouma, Propper, Gross, Jahanbakhsh, Mac Allister

joeyboy11

Ace2007 wrote: »

Balbuena has been a disaster for me - since bringing him in - he has been dropped/injured out of the blue twice and not even in the squad to night - sigh.

I was thinking of bringing him in for cancelo for the double gw 19 but I’m not so sure now. Could be better off just keeping Cancelo

Father Hernandez

Brighton: Sanchez; Burn, Dunk, Webster; Bernardo, Propper, Bissouma, Veltman; Mac Allister, Gross; Jahanbakhsh.

Arsenal: Leno; Tierney, Mari, Holding, Bellerin; Xhaka, Elneny; Martinelli, Smith-Rowe, Saka; Aubameyang.

Burnley: Pope; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; Pieters, Westwood, Brownhill, Brady; Wood, Barnes.

Sheffield United: Ramsdale; Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Ampadu, Baldock; McGoldrick, Mousset, Brewster.

Southampton: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Walcott, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Djenepo; Adams, Ings.

West Ham: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Dawson, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Lanzini, Yarmolenko; Haller.

West Brom: Johnstone; Gibbs, Ajayi, O'Shea, Furlong; Diangana, Gallagher, Sawyers, M Phillips; C Robinson, Grant.

Leeds: Meslier; Alioski, Ayling, Struijk, Dallas; K Phillips; Harrison, Klich, Rodrigo, Raphinha; Bamford.

Scorpion Sting

Disaster if so!

https://twitter.com/peterrutzler/status/1343966013503713281?s=21

extra gravy

Brewster, this is your time to shine man!

Shanee.

Coufal ffs

alchemist33

wanderer100 wrote: »

Bowen benched ffs

Been a waste of a spot for me last few weeks

Jim Gazebo

Was hoping lamptey would rise from the dead.

Father Hernandez

Jim Gazebo wrote: »

Was hoping lamptey would rise from the dead.

Not even on the bench unfortunately.

Cartman78

Jaysus....down to the bare bones now with Vlad and Wellbz benched.

Hopefully they come on for devastating cameos at some point