Eton played football on Saturday

That shouldn't just be allowed to disappear.
I'd be disgusted, but not entirely surprised.
After all, some of their senior boys thought they could party through lockdown in Downing Street, when nobody else was allowed.
 
We’re they the only team playing football this weekend?

From what I can see, plenty of teams played on both Saturday and today, both posh and non posh.

Personally I didn’t agree with any games being postponed, but can understand the reasons if it’s due to availability of police.
 
uncle_rico said:
We’re they the only team playing football this weekend?

From what I can see, plenty of teams played on both Saturday and today, both posh and non posh.

Personally I didn’t agree with any games being postponed, but can understand the reasons if it’s due to availability of police.
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It isn't, the police don't cover the vast majority of football played in the country. There's over 1000 teams in this area, the police cover two or three of them.
 
uncle_rico said:
We’re they the only team playing football this weekend?

From what I can see, plenty of teams played on both Saturday and today, both posh and non posh.

Personally I didn’t agree with any games being postponed, but can understand the reasons if it’s due to availability of police.
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That's just not true. We were categorically told by the league that no football can be played. No matched No friendlies and no training. Anyone caught playing at all would be fined.

No football was to played as a mark of respect to the queen.
So there are two options. Either the Eton organisers don't respect the queen. Or the whole lot of them don't respect the rest of us.
I wonder which is true
 
Dybuk said:
That's just not true. We were categorically told by the league that no football can be played. No matched No friendlies and no training. Anyone caught playing at all would be fined.

No football was to played as a mark of respect to the queen.
So there are two options. Either the Eton organisers don't respect the queen. Or the whole lot of them don't respect the rest of us.
I wonder which is true
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Ok I’ll answer again with a bit more info. Plenty of teams up and down the country played games this weekend. The games were hastily organised friendlies and not league fixtures, and are therefore not endorsed by the FA.

Whether or not you or I think that is right or wrong is irrelevant. My nephew played a friendly yesterday (under 11’s) instead of their scheduled league game and before it they observed a minutes silence. It was quite moving to see actually.
 
uncle_rico said:
We’re they the only team playing football this weekend?

From what I can see, plenty of teams played on both Saturday and today, both posh and non posh.

Personally I didn’t agree with any games being postponed, but can understand the reasons if it’s due to availability of police.
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The order from the FA was ALL matches were to be cancelled, it was specifically stated that it including friendlies. Only training sessions allowed. In my area that was 100% followed.

I think the reason Eton got away with it is because their team are not part of the football association system these days. The posh schools have their own leagues and rules outside of the FA, because they are special.
 
uncle_rico said:
Ok I’ll answer again with a bit more info. Plenty of teams up and down the country played games this weekend. The games were hastily organised friendlies and not league fixtures, and are therefore not endorsed by the FA.

Whether or not you or I think that is right or wrong is irrelevant. My nephew played a friendly yesterday (under 11’s) instead of their scheduled league game and before it they observed a minutes silence. It was quite moving to see actually.
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Friendlies have to be sanctioned otherwise you aren't insured.
My mate said his son's team were threatened with points deductions, etc if they played in an unsanctioned friendly.
 
Nothing disrespectful about playing football over the weekend. The FA banned it because they're spineless. If Eton aren't under the jurisdiction of the F.A I can't see what they've done wrong *

* Apart from existing as an elitist establishment :)
 
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