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Their argument falls into the trap of absolutes being the only fair option. Unless all variables can be exactly as they were, it's unfair. Nothing can make it perfectly fair. There are solutions that are fairer than a full replay. Just because they don't 100% replicate the ending conditions doesn't mean they aren't fair enough in the circumstances.

Or maybe tiddly winks, ludo or scrabble 😉 But seriously, yes, there should be a protocol set in stone, not "if the game is over 75 mins old then the EFL will randomly decide that "something" will be decided" I genuinely wouldn't care too much if it was that the team captains have to duke it out using their respective teams on FIFA, as long as that was the rule set in stone from the start

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I do expect Sheff United to move out of trouble eventually, but they were significantly weakened in the summer and the replacements they've signed have been questionable. Having Hamer still is a bonus for them though. Agree on your point though. After the weekend results it appears to be largely wide open all over the place.

The 'you can't guarantee the same players could walk out on the replay' argument...firstly I don't really care if some changes are made. Perhaps with remaining subs or whatever if there were any, if not then meh. But moreover, there really should be a long term protocol for this. Whether they wait up to 3 hours for conditions to improve, or reconvene the next day to see if the pitch is playable. There is no perfect solution, but the least perfect of all solutions is to replay the entire fucking thing.

It really won't take much this year for a mid-table side to slide into serious relegation trouble. That includes us. Need to keep the points flowing and not have a barren run. As poor as Sheffield United have been there's no way with Wilder in charge that they are going to be near the bottom 3 come the business end of the season. I thought QPR and Swansea would struggle this season, both have been pretty solid in recent weeks. Oxford have just had two excellent results with a draw v Leicester and win at Bristol City.

"It was impossible to finish the game," said McKenna. "From the start of the second half the pitch was getting to the point of unplayable really. " "It was really slushy before the game started, but the ball rolled okay in the first half to be fair. It was holding up a little bit. But in the second half, the footing was too slippery to be safe, then the ball stops moving. It was an inevitable decision that could maybe have been made earlier. In the end there was no other option." "We hope to reward them, starting next Saturday (at home to Portsmouth) and in the matches to come. There's every chance that we'll be back up here again. Hopefully we'll reward them because we really, really appreciate their support."

If he said that, that's out of order because he's pre judging the issue and implying a replay in full or part is what should happen. I normally agree with everything Jeff Stelling says on Talksport but I can't understand why he and Ally think it would be unfair unless there was a full replay. It would be a lot less unfair if the match was reconvened under as near to the same conditions as possible as when the match was abandoned. The EFL have all the tools at their disposal in the form of the regulations - now they need the cajones to use them.

https://eflanalysis.com/news/ally-mccoist-and-jeff-stelling-say-theres-an-obvious-answer-to-blackburn-rovers-vs-ipswich-town-replay-conundrum/ Getting a fair bit

He’s pretty much tried to suggest events of the second half were due to conditions. A not very subtle attempt to push the full replay narrative?: https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/25482903.ipswich-town-kieran-mckenna-abandoned-game-blackburn-rovers/

McKenna basically said it was unplayable and should have been called off sooner. He also (crucially) said something like it looks like we'll be back up again in the near future. That is a clear breach surely?

I heard Radio Lancs on Saturday and what I understood was that the two managers had agreed not to comment on the game in case it prejudiced the EFL decision. Whether they had or not and whether it was just comments about the abandonment that they were not going to comment on I don't know. What one of the reporters said was that it was frustrating in that they could not ask VI about the late withdrawal of Tavares, which clearly had nowt to do with the abandonment. What is clear is that VI does not seem to have made any public comment on anything to do with the game. I've no idea what McKenna said.

Everything can’t be the same so nothing should be doesn’t seem like the strongest argument to me.

Yet you are fine, suggesting all of our players could be injured in the rearranged game.

I haven't heard of it neither. If it's true it sounds a bit Pravda ish. There have been a couple of abandonments in the National and National League North this season and managers have spoken to the press. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cz717vwg410t Comments from Paul Caddis after Herefords match at Sporting Khalsa was abandoned. Hereford manager Paul Caddis condemned the "disgraceful" racist abuse directed at Sporting Khalsa goalkeeper Ravan Constable, stating that anyone using such language is "not welcome at the club" and expressed pride in the way his team stood with Sporting Khalsa. He confirmed an individual was identified and the club would ban them while investigations are carried out, urging for public cooperation with the ongoing police investigation.

Feels like I'm playing a game of whack-a-mole.

Are you saying you don’t want a full list of customer service numbers?

Maybe Pasha has sent a crack team to take it down

Water in the system ?

Quickbooks?

WTF is going on with the forum?

Did he express a view on what the decision should be regarding replaying the game? I can see why that wouldnt be allowed. Otherwise if he was merely talking about the game itself, can't see a problem.

Jeff and Ally had their say this morning https://eflanalysis.com/news/ally-mccoist-and-jeff-stelling-say-theres-an-obvious-answer-to-blackburn-rovers-vs-ipswich-town-replay-conundrum/

Radio Lancs said it on Saturday. I'm not 100% sure that's correct to be honest.

He spoke to Ipswich club media which was then reported by the press