Essjayess 307 Posted April 4, 2021 For poor Rotherham. Fighting like crazy as is their norm in the bottom 3, just viewed their remaining fixtures and after a busy Easter they face 4 games in 8 days next week, away on Saturday followed by home games on the Tueday, Thursday and Sunday. This season has already been congested enough, but the adamant stubborness of the EFL that the season cannot be extended by even a few days for a scenario such as Rotherham have to face is just ludicrous. Really do hope that the next season fixtures get back to a semblance of normality for all teams, be it in the Prem or the EFL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 2,035 Posted April 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Essjayess said: For poor Rotherham. Fighting like crazy as is their norm in the bottom 3, just viewed their remaining fixtures and after a busy Easter they face 4 games in 8 days next week, away on Saturday followed by home games on the Tueday, Thursday and Sunday. This season has already been congested enough, but the adamant stubborness of the EFL that the season cannot be extended by even a few days for a scenario such as Rotherham have to face is just ludicrous. Really do hope that the next season fixtures get back to a semblance of normality for all teams, be it in the Prem or the EFL. We know as much as anyone....84/85 season... how unfair it us for teams to have fixtures left after everyone else has completed theirs, so Rotherham must play all their fixtures by the final weekend. With the playoffs that will then follow and the the Euros that start almost straight after , I cant see how the calendar could be elongated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CANARYKING 707 Posted April 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: We know as much as anyone....84/85 season... how unfair it us for teams to have fixtures left after everyone else has completed theirs, so Rotherham must play all their fixtures by the final weekend. With the playoffs that will then follow and the the Euros that start almost straight after , I cant see how the calendar could be elongated Everton turned up at Coventry and half the team weren’t picked, Andy Gray was one and he never understood why, needless to say Coventry won and we went down. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,215 Posted April 4, 2021 2 hours ago, CANARYKING said: Everton turned up at Coventry and half the team weren’t picked, Andy Gray was one and he never understood why, needless to say Coventry won and we went down. It was worse than that - Coventry played three games after we had finished playing all of ours. They had to win all three to stay up and considering they had been gash all season nobody expected them to do it. However, unfortunately for us, they played Luton (who had already been relegated) - Stoke (who were already totally safe in mid-table) and as stated above, Everton (who had already won the title and had been on the p*ss all week). It was after they duly won all three games against teams who for various reasons had absolutely nothing to play for that the Football League changed the rules to ensure that all teams finished playing their fixtures at the same time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,330 Posted April 5, 2021 I had always disliked Everton for this....until I looked up their fixtures a while ago. They had a hellish run in. They played all bar 2 midweeks from March onwards. 8 games in March, 8 in April and 9 in May. They even had a game after the Coventry match They must have been knackered, no wonder they didn´t turn up for, what was for them, a nothing game Everton Results 84-85 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 4,615 Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Essjayess said: For poor Rotherham. Fighting like crazy as is their norm in the bottom 3, just viewed their remaining fixtures and after a busy Easter they face 4 games in 8 days next week, away on Saturday followed by home games on the Tueday, Thursday and Sunday. This season has already been congested enough, but the adamant stubborness of the EFL that the season cannot be extended by even a few days for a scenario such as Rotherham have to face is just ludicrous. Really do hope that the next season fixtures get back to a semblance of normality for all teams, be it in the Prem or the EFL. The season can't be extended because you have the Playoffs then the Euros. If you extend the season, players called up for the Euros wouldn't be available for the Playoffs which would be even more farcical. Edited April 5, 2021 by Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essjayess 307 Posted April 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: The season can't be extended because you have the Playoffs then the Euros. If you extend the season, players called up for the Euros wouldn't be available for the Playoffs which would be even more farcical. Looking at the play offs / Euros you guys are right...no room for extension, but still is pretty bad for Rotherham. In the end i guess its Covid that is the real blame guy but even so, with to many silly international breaks, especially in Autumn time and that crazy League Cup schedule we had at start of the season, its been a season that does not need repeating again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgncfc 1,330 Posted April 5, 2021 15 hours ago, CANARYKING said: Everton turned up at Coventry and half the team weren’t picked, Andy Gray was one and he never understood why, needless to say Coventry won and we went down. Well, I do have a couple of semi-informed theories about games in the 1980s and 90s involving Everton but I'm afraid I can't write them down on a public forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,330 Posted April 5, 2021 I would argue that, with the play off final at the end of May, and the final round of fixtures on the 8th May, the season could have been put back one week...this would have to be for everyone, of course. The EFL could have looked at this over the international break They could even have made the play off semi final one game at a neutral ground, but that´s probably not on so far into the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,215 Posted April 5, 2021 39 minutes ago, sgncfc said: Well, I do have a couple of semi-informed theories about games in the 1980s and 90s involving Everton but I'm afraid I can't write them down on a public forum. Would one of them be their last game of the season when they needed to win to stay up and beat Wimbledon 3-2 by any chance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgncfc 1,330 Posted April 5, 2021 6 hours ago, Thirsty Lizard said: Would one of them be their last game of the season when they needed to win to stay up and beat Wimbledon 3-2 by any chance? I couldn't possibly comment..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drazen Muzinic 1,502 Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, sgncfc said: I couldn't possibly comment..... Totally unconnected, I am struggling to remember the names of two 60s hits for Des O'Connor and Max Bygraves... Ah yes, they've come to mind now...Careless Hans and You Need Hans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,215 Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Drazen Muzinic said: Totally unconnected, I am struggling to remember the names of two 60s hits for Des O'Connor and Max Bygraves... Ah yes, they've come to mind now...Careless Hans and You Need Hans Also totally unconnected - one of my favourite singers is Pete Seeger. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
