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It took a while but coaches have figured out how to play against Guardiola's style. Therefore he's changing it. I do think it's funny that keepers launching it and Rory Delap style long throws are now all the rage. It reminds me of my youth.

But only if she says you can.

I’d say they’d definitely lose… We’d have been declared the winner and therefore Ipswich would’ve been given a point for losing.

Thanks for replying, I was sure we were the first ever live non-final game. It wasn’t the Southampton one was it (I remember Armstrong scoring at Darwen end and we lost one nil in 84)

The problem is you can't get two points in a game in the EFL. There will be room for complaint (for someone) whatever they decide to do, but this would initiate legal battles that the league would probably lose. Nothing in the rules allows for this to happen, however pragmatic it may appear to be.

come on zoe

This is the seemingly most even outcome. Can't decide wtf to do Start again gang.

Got high hopes for this lad 🔥

Blur - Country House

From the wrong side of the Pennines but RIP Dickie Bird, who has died at the age of 92.

I think the League will make an example of us to encourage teams to manage their pitches properly. It will be a full replay scores at 0-0.

Yeah but say Ipswich beat us & got in the playoffs ahead of someone else... There's room for complaint there aswell. The game didn't finish, no one gets the full 3 points available but the points are shared fairly. Mve on. Don't see the problem with this.

No, we were on a year before against Southampton.

I've thought this from the snippets ove seen of city. Haaland is a specimen of a striker, pace, power, touch, finishing he's got everything yet for the past two seasons he's been told to get in the box and score tap ins. Very good but a waste of his talents. I've seen a lot more of him running at players running with the ball etc which is better to watch. Then there's the keeper, a complete contrast to edersen in terms of ball at feet which suggests that isn't the most important thing for a city keeper anymore. I think we might see a sexier man city this season.

Looks like we might be aiming for ninth in the future… https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13436643/efl-board-discussing-championship-play-offs-expansion-to-give-seventh-and-eighth-placed-finishers-chance-of-promotion

Wonder if in the interest of fair play Ipswich would let us walk one in to effectively start at 1-0 - yeah right

What would Ipswich have to be (genuinely) unhappy about a partial replay? They’ve already indicated a willingness to travel again so saying they can do that for 90 minutes but not 15 would seem just a tad disingenuous. Equally, I don’t see how we could argue playing out the remaining minutes wasn’t fair either.

In my opinion: The EFL should tell Ipswich and Rovers their decision (eg continuing from where the match was stopped). The EFL give the clubs the chance to agree on logistics (date, tickets etc etc) If the clubs cannot agree these things the EFL then decides for them.

One party is going to be extremely unhappy with the outcome. I wouldnt imagine awarding us the game will be on the table so we'll be basically looking at either a full replay from scratch or a 10 minute replay 11 v 10. The EFL is going to have to impose a ruling and the Club's will then have to thrash out the logistics between themselves presumably subject to any relevant appeal procedure.

Well thats impossible. No chance of Ipswich agreeing.

Well made points but nothing that doesn’t seem insurmountable - just needs willing from all parties…

A full replay would just be like any other EFL game - 90 minutes 11 v 11 and at Ewood Park. The logistics/practicalities of playing such a shortened match (fans v behind closed doors, if fans, what to charge, when, where etc etc - it is unprecedented in English football as far as I know)

Sounds good on paper. Who would referee the two games, it would be on a different ground, there would be an incentive to make sure certain opponents weren’t fit for the full game. I’m sure there would be many more scenarios.