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Queen Elizabeth II: FFScout statement

8 September 2022 1321 comments
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We at Fantasy Football Scout are saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

We’re aware that not all of you will be affected by the events in the United Kingdom on Thursday afternoon but as a mark of respect for those who are, we will be suspending our content for the time being.

Understandably, there is a great deal of uncertainty over the immediate sporting schedule and we will also be awaiting further guidance from the Premier League on whether (or when) this weekend’s planned fixtures will take place.

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  1. AIRMILES
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The Royal Opera House is going ahead with it's performance of Salome tonight. They cancelled last night's performance (Don Giovanni), and will cancel the performance on the day of the funeral, but if they aren't cancelling performances over the weekend, then there's no reason for the PL to do the same.

    https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/salome-by-david-mcvicar-dates

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    1. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      *there's no reason for the PL to cancel

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    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The upper classes are allowed to have nice things in this country, the rest of us aren't.

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      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        What utter nonsense.

        You can get tickets for the Royal Opera House for as little £25. People who go to the opera might not smoke 20 fags a day or have a Sky sports subscription, or a season ticket at Chelsea.

        I like opera and have a Sky Sports subscription (don't smoke) and I'm certainly not upper class.

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        1. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          It's not the majority of opera goers though, is it? And clearly it's not being held to the same standard as mass entertainment sporting events.

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          1. AIRMILES
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            As someone who goes to the ROH a fair bit for opera and ballet, I'd say the majority of people are pretty ordinary folk, and not upper class.

            But my point is the moral arbiters who get to dictate what passes as showing respect. They can certainly claim to cancel a PL match as a mark of respect, but is it actually disrespectful to play the match? I don't think so, and if someone thinks it is, then they're very welcome not to watch/attend. In fact they can take the period of mourning they deem adequate, and spend that entire time not doing anything that they find pleasurable. But they shouldn't foist their moral superiority on the rest of us.

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  2. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    LFC journo's saying Klopp presser called off. Sugguests been told all PL postponed

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      not necessarily.

      media off but game continues with marks of respect by tens of thousands in cities up and down England and Wales.

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    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not sure why you'd think that tbh

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  3. balint84
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Dunk to Dalot or Fofana?

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  4. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Afterall, it's Queen that told us "Show must go on!"

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  5. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    This is bullßhit

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  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I just realised your FFS Profile now shows more than just the last 20 comments. Back to the last 30 days I presume, as mine goes back 4 weeks.

    Thanks for re-instating that.

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    1. maglia rosa
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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    2. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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  7. kamdaraji
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Do people who used their wildcards lose it if all matches do not go ahead?

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      We wont lose it we just have to set up for gw8 or 9

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    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Well you don't technically lose it if you've already activated it. It still counts.

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    3. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      id set up for next week, and be flexible incase GW9 is the next gameweek. Just bad luck for you unfortunately

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    4. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Deadline stays the same I assume. So now I need to know what's happening with the train strike.

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  8. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    https://mobile.twitter.com/martynziegler/status/1568182955549278209

    Racing and cricket off, PL set to follow

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Uggghh...

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      There is “no obligation to cancel or postpone events and sporting fixtures...This is at the discretion of organisations.”

      https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1568171938308136961?t=KxpW72mqNsSSUL3whHBUjw&s=19

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      1. Klaren
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        It doesn't matter if there is a formal obligation or not, it will be cancelled. It would look terrible for PL not to cancel, all other sports are being cancelled.

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        1. Klaren
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Apparently was already off when I wrote this so most pointless comment ever lol.

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  9. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    George VI’s death in 1952, which meant Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at the age of 25, did not interrupt the football calendar. Four FA Cup ties were played on the evening of George VI’s passing, while a full round of fixtures followed three days later on the Saturday.

    No games were played on the day of the funeral — a Friday — but went on without interruption the following day.

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    1. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You’re well informed Eleven. Must be those 96 shots at sundown.

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      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I pay for the privilege of copying content from the Athletic.

        Appreciate the kind words though.

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  10. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I know it's a period of mourning but could FFS not have a photo of Queen Elizabeth with this article?

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They're hard to come by

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    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Shaking Bobby Moores hand

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      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        She wasn't really a football fan. Tommy Cooper asked her for her Cup Final tickets!

        https://www.tommy-cooper.com/true-stories

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    3. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Couldn't afford the ROYALTIES.

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      1. AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Buh-dum tish

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  11. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I don't mind if cancellations. There would be no FPL without empire.

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  12. Don Rogers FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If games postponed the hit I have taken will probably lose me about 100k in rank.

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    1. kamdaraji
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Is that better than wildcarding?

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      1. Don Rogers FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I’d say so.

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    2. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The folly of early transfers!

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  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ben Stokes, the England cricket captain, said he would "be honoured to play" in the Queen's memory as sport was given the green light to continue.

    However, the Premier League and Football League are undecided about whether or not to go ahead with their fixtures tonight and this weekend.

    England's series-deciding third Test against South Africa is all but certain to begin on Saturday and golf at Wentworth will also now be resumed, Telegraph Sport understands.

    Sporting powerbrokers were told there was "no obligation" to call off events as they met with Government on Friday morning after a host of competitions due to take place later that day were called off.

    Board meetings are now taking place separately among the major sports, but it appears to be only the Premier League and English Football League who remain uncertain over their united position.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The England and Wales Cricket Board need to get final approval from South Africa and police, but look set to announce a four-day Test beginning on Saturday.

      As the sporting bodies met, Stokes, the England Test captain, had tweeted about the Queen: "She loved sport, be honoured to play in her memory

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        https://twitter.com/benstokes38/status/1568169569058963457?t=gLBqfwLGMNd5d9L5ZA5IBg&s=19

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  14. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Games called off premier league say, what a load of rubbish

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    1. MightyGar
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Presenting the 1966 World Cup would be a nice touch

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  15. GS456
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    All games off

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  16. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Fixtures cancelled - official Premier League statement.

    https://twitter.com/seaningle/status/1568185501080772614?s=20&t=C7LcOJ0L8WRZz2GB3CYDUw

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      oh well.

      See you next week after my private mourning.

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  17. GW7 Fixtures Postponed
    Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    All PL Games off this weekend.

    https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1568185317169188864

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I really don't see what else they could have done here, really.

      Once NIFL called off their fixtures I think the EPL and EFL really had to read the room and do the same.

      Whatever your stance is on the Monarchy etc, I think this is the correct course of action.

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      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Someone will always be offended whatever the decision

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        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          No one would or more to the point should have been offended by some football games taking place over the weekend. Life carries on, we’re all at work today, continuing with our regular lives.

          The 10 days of mourning doesn’t extend to us average Joe’s.

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      2. Guru Mediation
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        my stance on the monarchy is that I would like you to stop posting rubbish

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    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It’s a bit silly imo, but predictable. Hopefully away fans will be refunded travel and accommodation costs…

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    3. Gangster Panda
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Monarch supporters or not, anyone who didn’t think this was inevitable has gotta be pretty naive.

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  18. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    if you made 2 transfers this week and games are cancelled. Surely FPL give out a FH. It's what happened last season.
    In a way I'm glad games cancelled, it further breaks up the template and makes playing FPL more fun again.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      give it a rest

      it doesn't really matter

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      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Why doesn't it matter?

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    2. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      not for 1/2 weeks surely. And I think it does opposite to break up the template. Everyone will copy content creators in the same week

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    3. Sterling Archer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      For 1 cancellation? I doubt it

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      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Two weekends of fixtures to be cancelled. With the funeral likely to be next week

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        1. PogChamp
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yes I reckon so. Just don't see fixtures going ahead before the state funeral.

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    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They gave out an additional FH due to random covid postponements which could be used in GW of choice as was over a longer frequently interrupted period.

      This is 1 GW with no games on so everyone affected the same.

      If you made transfer and or took a hit you just have to swallow that one. That's the inherit risk with early transfers - anything can happen during the week.

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      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Isn't this a random postponement of games?

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        1. bombonera
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          No, everyone knows the state of play here before the GW deadline

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  19. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    https://www.skysports.com/share/12693420

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  20. Monster Muppets
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Honestly dont get this.
    I wouldn't stop working for 12 days if my own family died even.
    It's of course natural to mourn someone who is gone, but anything beyond a minute of silence and black mourning bands seems excessive to me.

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    1. marcus2704
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I agree, I don't understand it if its true.

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      1. marcus2704
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Just got a text the Chelsea / Fulham game has gone.

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    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It’s self indulgence. People are enjoying performative grief. In their minds, it means they’re better people than those who want to carry on with their lives as normal.

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  21. marcus2704
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Surely events like football matches are a great opportunity for people to come together to pay their respects together

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    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The people making these decisions don’t know what this world is like for the average person though

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  22. Sterling Archer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If its only 1 week off then nothing will change, if you have played your wildcard, just look at gw8 onwards, its no big deal

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  23. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Official - all PL matches this weekend off. Decency prevails.

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    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Minute silence, black armbands, national anthem = decency.

      This is over the top and nonsensical.

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  24. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    OK but how about Gw8?

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  25. diabydoesgallas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    PL confirmed off. Damnit.

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  26. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Got 2 free transfers, do I lose one if I dont use it?

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    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yup.

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    2. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Probably.

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      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Guess I should probably look at moving on Perisic then.

        Hows GW8 looking in terms of being on?

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    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Probably

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    4. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes! You know the rules!

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  27. artvandelay316
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Just been confirmed on SKY news live. PL games Postponed.

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  28. Steve McCroskey
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    And people wonder why there is such apathy towards the Royal family.

    Ridiculous.

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    1. artvandelay316
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not sure apathy is the right word. That implies they don't care either way. Surely this would make them actively resent them?

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      1. Steve McCroskey
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I thought resentment was too strong

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        1. artvandelay316
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Maybe somewhere in between then, lol.

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      There's good reasons for that antipathy, but I would respectfully suggest that this really is not one of those reasons.

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    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      12 days of this and I’m sure the resentment will only rise.

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  29. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I’m about as far from a royalist as you can get but even I can see the significance of the death of a queen who’s been on the throne for SEVEN decades. Very naive to think there was just going to be a minute’s silence and some black armbands.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same here and agree with every word of this.

      Why did people think games would go ahead, especially if they already cancelled tonight's games yesterday?

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  30. :
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Latest odds from BetOscar.com for the next PL match...

    1000/1 GW7
    500/1 GW8
    No Offers GW9

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