Match Thread ⚽️ Coventry City vs West Bromwich Albion Match Thread - Saturday 10th Sep (1 Viewer)

[David O'Day]

Nick pal, with respect. You are not being asked to not go to work, you are being asked to miss a football match.
F*** I would not even call myself a royalist, but for this lady I will gladly miss a football match.

we are being asked to go to work though

 

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[Nick]

Nick pal, with respect. You are not being asked to not go to work, you are being asked to miss a football match.
F*** I would not even call myself a royalist, but for this lady I will gladly miss a football match.

That's the point I am making.

What difference is them going ahead with a minutes silence going to make? It's pretentious bullshit.

How long should we put our lives on hold to "show respect"? (By this I obviously mean still going to work, paying tax, paying energy companies)

 

[djr8369]

It’s just virtue signalling, or whatever it is the Americans call it.

Oddly those that normally cry about virtue signalling for every tiny positive gesture or action people do are now saying “have some respect”.

 

[Old Warwickshire lad]

spoken to anyone about it have you? have you fuck mate

take your fake nonsense and get to fuck

Stop making yourself look a twat by being aggressive on a bloody fans forum.

 

[theferret]

I doubt it.

Barely come across anyone who agrees with it.

Cricket, Rugby (Queen was closer to both of those sports than she was football), even the Great North Run and Elite League ice hockey - all going ahead.

But then again, the suits at the PL and EFL have always had their finger on the pulse of the nation so I guess you must be right.

 

[hill83]

3-0 Godden hat trick

 

[Nick]

Cov Rugby still playing as well. Disrespectful wankers.

They may as well burn some flags as well.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

Cov Rugby still playing as well. Disrespectful wankers.

They may as well burn some flags as well.

They could have a good gate if people went there instead

 

[djr8369]

Well im not a pretentious prick and no do gooder but I ve no problem with the game being postponed out of respect to the Monarchy.
I think that you vastly under estimate the millions of people not only in the UK but world wide who will be in mourning.
pusb

There’s nothing respectful about it.

 

[jordan210]

apparently the FA have cancelled all grass roots football.

Im sure its what the queen would have wanted.

 

[LastGarrison]

It really should have been one generic decision. Either all sports off or all sports on. Are we saying that rugby and ice hockey, horse racing etc. are actually being disrespectful by going ahead then?

Stupidity.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

apparently the FA have cancelled all grass routes football

Have to stick to motorways

 

[David O'Day]

Stop making yourself look a twat by being aggressive on a bloody fans forum.

i'm not being aggressive, just pointing out you are talking rubbish

 

[Nick]

apparently the FA have cancelled all grass roots football.

Im sure its what the queen would have wanted.

Really? I hadn't heard that kids football was off either.

YOU MUST ALL BE SAD!!!!

 

[Nick]

Yep, kids football cancelled too. What's the fucking point in stopping the kids playing?

I'm slowly falling more and more out of love with the game.

 

[djr8369]

It works in my favour as I couldn’t make the game tomorrow but it’s a farce really.

Inconveniences thousands, losses of revenue, and utterly meaningless as everything else carries on as normal.

Some irony in the fact that football is considered the sport of the working class and the proletariat. If we’re not being sent off to die in their fucking wars they’re cancelling one of our few sources of joy.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

It looks like I might be going against the grain on this one, but I'm not surprised at all that the games have been called off. Whether it is right or not is another question but some of the posts on here are as bad as the people pretending to be outraged and upset on the other end of the scale.

People should have a little more respect.

 

[David O'Day]

It looks like I might be going against the grain on this one, but I'm not surprised at all that the games have been called off. Whether it is right or not is another question but some of the posts on here are as bad as the people pretending to be outraged and upset on the other end of the scale.

People should have a little more respect.

nonsense as per usual

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

It looks like I might be going against the grain on this one, but I'm not surprised at all that the games have been called off. Whether it is right or not is another question but some of the posts on here are as bad as the people pretending to be outraged and upset on the other end of the scale.

People should have a little more respect.

It's not really about lack of respect.

It's once again the government failing to read the room. People and businesses are suffering due to inflation, prices hikes in fuel, gas and electric, yet they seem to think it's OK to effectively guilt trip sporting bodies and clubs into postponing fixtures for some show of fallacious show of solidarity and nationwide mourning. The aforementioned will have lost income, or at the very best have had income deferred for this week when many are living hand to mouth. It's utterly thoughtless.

It's of course sad that she's passed, but the whole concept outdated, draconian and completely unnecessary. The nation is mourning the death of the Queen in their own way. They don't need forcing and they certainly don't need to forfeit vital income as some sort of show of homage.

 

[djr8369]

It looks like I might be going against the grain on this one, but I'm not surprised at all that the games have been called off. Whether it is right or not is another question but some of the posts on here are as bad as the people pretending to be outraged and upset on the other end of the scale.

People should have a little more respect.

It’s not disrespectful to think the game should be on and there’s nothing respectful about cancelling it, and nobody owes anyone in the monarchy respect anyway. It’s not like anyone is being actively hostile towards them.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

It's once again the government failing to read the room.

Much as I hate to defend them, this isn't their decision

 

[Tommo1993]

On Farcebook and Twatter it looks like mourning the Queen is unacceptable but having a cry because there’s no football this weekend is fair game. Are people really that surprised that the orthadox is being followed? Wouldn’t have complained either way, but it’s another faux reaction.

 

[Sick Boy]

It looks like I might be going against the grain on this one, but I'm not surprised at all that the games have been called off. Whether it is right or not is another question but some of the posts on here are as bad as the people pretending to be outraged and upset on the other end of the scale.

People should have a little more respect.

Then surely you must think not shutting the country down completely is disrespectful?

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Much as I hate to defend them, this isn't their decision

It's not their decision, I haven't said that, but I'd be astounded if they didn't strongly recommend to the governing bodies that fixtures should be postponed.

 

[Sick Boy]

Much as I hate to defend them, this isn't their decision

Tory stooge!

 

[jordan210]

BBC have stopped Live text updates on sports. Yet have 24 hour rolling news on the passing.

It makes no sense

 

[Nick]

Much as I hate to defend them, this isn't their decision

Yeah it's the EFL and fa.

 

[Grendel]

The prospect of

Then surely you must think not shutting the country down completely is disrespectful?

I hardly think we would close hospitals

 

[Grendel]

It's not their decision, I haven't said that, but I'd be astounded if they didn't strongly recommend to the governing bodies that fixtures should be postponed.

Rugby is carrying on I think

 

[clint van damme]

Nick pal, with respect. You are not being asked to not go to work, you are being asked to miss a football match.
F*** I would not even call myself a royalist, but for this lady I will gladly miss a football match.

I wouldn't gladly miss a match for my missus

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Rugby is carrying on I think

The RFU seem to have a backbone then. Shame the same can't be said for the PL, EFL and NL.

 

[jordan210]

 

[wingy]

i suspect an extra bank holiday next june for a coronation, in line with the jubilee one this year

I don't understand why we should wait.
The weather is not particularly inclement this time of year and he's getting on himself you know.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Pretty frustrating as presumably this will become another midweek fixture on top of the other 2 that we again can’t go to. And the nation will stop to collectively pay its respect if people wish on the day of the funeral.

It just seems a pity to take away something people look forward to at a time when let’s be honest things already aren’t great.

 

[edgy]

All down Dhillons & Sky Blue Tavern then?