Game postponed

[clarethomer]

Now confirmed by club on Twitter

[clarethomer]

https://twitter.com/burnleyofficial/sta ... 51NX9PpxwA

[Inchy]

I like the queen and i have found her passing upsetting, but this is ridiculous.

People are going to be out of pocket. We can all moan collectively during a minute’s silence.

[tiger76]

On balance the correct decision I feel, although it's an inconvenience to many including myself at least they've provided as much notice as they could in the unique circumstances.

[boatshed bill]

I think BFC will benefit from this.

[Granny WeatherWax]

Might as well lock this thread now

[Sheedyclaret]

Correct decision

[Milltown1882]

Typical wokey cancel culture

******* grow up.

[clarethomer]

Aside the sad reasons for this, it does make me wonder how quickly we will get this game rescheduled given the World Cup and if this follows through to the following weekend then we would have potentially 3 games to fit in.

[tiger76]

******* grow up.

Don't feed the troll.

[Granny WeatherWax]

Next Saturday will be off if it’s the funeral.

[Colburn_Claret]

The right decision, time to show some respect

[RickyBobby]

On balance the correct decision I feel, although it's an inconvenience to many including myself at least they've provided as much notice as they could in the unique circumstances.

When other old women die games don’t get called off. When my Gran died I was upset but they didn’t postpone anything.
Is the world still spinning? Is life still on going?
If you want to stay at home and cry about the passing of someone you haven’t even met then fine, that is up to you, but we should have the choice. This is just my opinion of course and I am entitled to it just as you are entitled to spend the next ten days crying.

[tiger76]

Aside the sad reasons for this, it does make me wonder how quickly we will get this game rescheduled given the World Cup and if this follows through to the following weekend then we would have potentially 3 games to fit in.

Same for everyone else though, and this is where our strength in depth might work to our advantage later in the season.

[Somethingfishy]

Will Tuesday and next Saturday go as well? The fixture congestion will get ridiculous.

[NottsClaret]

Weird decision. We’ve played after way bigger tragedies than a 96 year old lady passing away.

[RVclaret]

When other old women die games don’t get called off. When my Gran died I was upset but they didn’t postpone anything.
Is the world still spinning? Is life still on going?
If you want to stay at home and cry about the passing of someone you haven’t even met then fine, that is up to you, but we should have the choice. This is just my opinion of course and I am entitled to it just as you are entitled to spend the next ten days crying.

What a grim read this was

[daveisaclaret]

Stupid decision. Nothing stopping people mourning instead of watching the match if they're so inclined.

[RickyBobby]

Will Tuesday and next Saturday go as well? The fixture congestion will get ridiculous.

Unless there is a resurrection then any domestic sport in the next ten days is unlikely to go ahead as they want us to spend this time at home crying. But we still all have to go to work and pay our bills etc. obviously.

[Inchy]

I’d just like to point out you can disagree with this decision without being an anti-royal heartless prat

[tiger76]

When other old women die games don’t get called off. When my Gran died I was upset but they didn’t postpone anything.
Is the world still spinning? Is life still on going?
If you want to stay at home and cry about the passing of someone you haven’t even met then fine, that is up to you, but we should have the choice.

I don't I'd far rather be at TM tomorrow evening, and I may well lose money, and if the game had gone ahead I would certainly have attended, but once this news broke it was always likely to be postponed whether we like it or not.

[bf2k]

Might as well lock this thread now

Sad but that’s what this forum has become.

[ksrclaret]

Emotions are clearly running high on here tonight, for understandable reasons, but it's fine not to agree with decision. The Queen presided over a free society and democracy, after all.

[jedi_master]

At least they’ve announced it relatively quickly following the passing.

I fully expected it, as I said on the main ‘will it get cancelled’ thread, so whilst disappointed I’m not surprised. Ah well, it’ll come again - and we might be have a better/more settled team and a fit Scott Twine when the time comes too.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Disappointing.
I would have thought football gave an ideal place for people to show their respects.

[martin_p]

It’s a football match, grow up!

[Stu]

EFL have only called off Fridays games no decision on the Saturday games

[Terrier]

I would rather the country came to a stand still for the little girl who was shot not making double figures than a 96yr old that had a very privileged life!

[arise_sir_charge]

Fully expected this but must admit, I don’t understand why sport is the thing that stops.

We all go to work, Tescos, Primark et all will all be open with the tills ringing, pubs will all be open, TV shows will be broadcast and films will play in cinemas…..why does sport stop?

[Hurstwood_Claret]

If games go ahead on Saturday
How about we play on Sunday. Then we could move PNE to Wednesday?

[DCWat]

Weird decision. We’ve played after way bigger tragedies than a 96 year old lady passing away.

It was inevitable.

My only surprise is that some people are surprised at such an outcome.

This isn’t a tragedy - it’s a completely different thing. The nearest thing in living memory was Diana (who by then wasn’t even a Royal) and the Sunday games were postponed.

[ksrclaret]

It’s a football match, grow up!

For some people, football is a far more meaningful and important part of life than the Queen and Royal Family.

It's actually okay not to want to mourn someone you've no personal connections to, just as it's okay for people to do so.

[EarbyClaret]

by arise_sir_charge » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:29 pm

Indeed - no argument with the decision under the circumstances. However, would hope this applies to the whole weekend programme otherwise it would create added fixture congestion for ourselves and Norwich purely on the basis that our game was brought forward for TV coverage

[roperclaret]

Weird decision. We’ve played after way bigger tragedies than a 96 year old lady passing away.

Jeez have some respect. Probably the most important 96 year old woman in the history of the world. Ever.

[tiger76]

Fully expected this but must admit, I don’t understand why sport is the thing that stops.

We all go to work, Tescos, Primark et all will all be open with the tills ringing, pubs will all be open, TV shows will be broadcast and films will play in cinemas…..why does sport stop?

I wouldn't be so sure TV shows will broadcast normally for a good couple of weeks TBH.

[bf2k]

Emotions are clearly running high on here tonight, for understandable reasons, but it's fine not to agree with decision. The Queen presided over a free society and democracy, after all.

It’s fine to disagree but some of the comments are rude at best and damn right insulting at worst. It’s like this on the vast majority of the threads and it’s becoming boring reading this forum which must be annoying to hear if you are a sure editor after Ash the work that goes in to running this site.

[martin_p]

For some people, football is a far more meaningful and important part of life than the Queen and Royal Family.

It's actually okay not to want to mourn someone you've no personal connections to, just as it's okay for people to do so.

Don’t mourn if you don’t want to, but don’t whinge about a football match being postponed either.

[roperclaret]

Fully expected this but must admit, I don’t understand why sport is the thing that stops.

We all go to work, Tescos, Primark et all will all be open with the tills ringing, pubs will all be open, TV shows will be broadcast and films will play in cinemas…..why does sport stop?

We’ll mainly because sport is an indulgence, it’s not essential. (Agree though that pubs and cinemas are not either)

[boatshed bill]

We’ll mainly because sport is an indulgence, it’s not essential. (Agree though that pubs and cinemas are not either)

Nail bars?
Hairdressers?
Fetish clubs?

Make football look a whole less indulgent, don't they?

[arise_sir_charge]

Suggestions are horse racing goes ahead Saturday and likely football will follow.

[ksrclaret]

Don’t mourn if you don’t want to, but don’t whinge about a football match being postponed either.

You may look at it as just a football match, but as I said earlier, football is a far more important part of life to people than the Queen was.

Mourn if you want to, but don't cancel all leisure activities. That's an equally acceptable view.

[Devils_Advocate]

This isn’t a tragedy

Yep it's sad when anyone dies but I agree a 96 year old lady (even if she's a queen) dying is not a tragedy

[evensteadiereddie]

Ah well, it saves me a 240 mile round trip on the M6 on a Friday afternoon/night.
A night in the pub instead. That'll do.

[martin_p]

You may look at it as just a football match, but as I said earlier, football is a far more important part of life to people than the Queen was.

Mourn if you want to, but don't cancel all leisure activities. That's an equally acceptable view.

They haven’t cancelled all leisure activities. And it’s precisely because football teams mean more to people, representing a town and a people, that it’s important they’re seen to be doing the right thing.

[ClaretPete001]

When you are 30 - you think you were a dick when you were 20 and say so....

When you are 40 you think you were a dick when you were 30 and say so...

Eventually, you just accept yourself for what you are but keep your trap shut so no one else knows.

This is one of those times when it's just best to think stuff and not say it - we are a nation not a bunch of individuals.

Or at least I hope we are...!

[tiger76]

Ah well, it saves me a 240 mile round trip on the M6 on a Friday afternoon/night.
A night in the pub instead. That'll do.

Enjoy your night in the pub.

[quoonbeatz]

Ridiculous decision.

[Burnley1989]

What a grim read this was

It’s embarrassing, I’m signing off before I get myself a ban

[bobinho]

******* grow up.

Good luck with that request….

[TheFamilyCat]

Nail bars?
Hairdressers?
Fetish clubs?

Make football look a whole less indulgent, don't they?

Dare I say it... It's what she would have wanted.