Yiddo100
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It sounds like it’s a number of players and staff, not just one player
Match Threads Leyton Orient vs Spurs - 3rd Round Carabao Cup
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easley91
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The fact premier league clubs get tested regularly and EFL not is such a dangerous thing. Had we not paid for those tests it could have spread to us/whoever they played after us.
Scandalous how the elite footballers get special treatment in this case. Reeks of money and greed. They don't care about the lower leagues at all.
By the way I don't blame the Premier League clubs, just whoever made that decision.
Scandalous how the elite footballers get special treatment in this case. Reeks of money and greed. They don't care about the lower leagues at all.
By the way I don't blame the Premier League clubs, just whoever made that decision.
dimiSpur
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He might have had a 15 minute cameo at the end. I doubt he'd have prioritised Orient over the Thursday game.
chrissivad
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BringBack_leGin
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I’m personally pleased that we’ve proactively ensured our players safety as much as anything else.
1882andallthat
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As much as I have sympathy with Leyton Orient and their plight, there is no disguising the fact that a bye would most definitely be the best possible outcome for us given the excessive fixture schedule we have.
If we can see our way to ensuring they are compensated as a goodwill gesture and we are able to offer them a friendly with all gate receipts going to them when fans are eventually allowed back in and the Justin Edinburgh Foundation is given proceeds from shirt sale auctions that would be good.
If we can see our way to ensuring they are compensated as a goodwill gesture and we are able to offer them a friendly with all gate receipts going to them when fans are eventually allowed back in and the Justin Edinburgh Foundation is given proceeds from shirt sale auctions that would be good.
absolute bobbins
Am Yisrael Chai
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Agreed, I know the tweet is tongue in cheek but it's in incredibly shitty taste
spursfan77
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A few PL clubs playing lower league opposition this week. I bet some haven’t done the same thing as us and are scrambling round to get their opposition players tested now.
spursfan77
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Our medical team has gotten a lot of shit from us fans over the years but they’ve played a blinder here. Can’t question that, well played by Geoff Scott et al.
dimiSpur
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I stand corrected! Kane surely won't start Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday again! Should we play tomorrow that is of course.
carmeldevil
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Tottenham’s Carabao Cup clash with Leyton Orient is at risk after the League Two side announced a series of positive coronavirus tests in their first-team squad, report Jack Pitt-Brooke and Charlie Eccleshare. Spurs are scheduled to face Orient on Tuesday night in the third round of the competition. But after Orient underwent testing on Saturday, they returned a number of positives. The Athletic understands that a decision will be made on the game later on Monday afternoon - with Spurs likely to be awarded the game if it is cancelled.
What are the EFL rules around testing?
Unlike the Premier League, EFL sides are not obliged to hold regular tests for their players and members of staff.
Clubs are allowed to implement their own policy. Some top-flight teams have been paying for their opponents to have tests ahead of cup games in order to ensure the fixture is COVID-19 secure.
Who paid for the tests?
The Athletic understands Spurs offered to pay for the round before the game and Orient accepted.
Is the game now at risk?
Yes. The match could be postponed, but both teams have a tight schedule due to the truncated season. It is entirely possible that it will be cancelled.
While Orient have closed their Bayer Stadium and the training ground, there is no plan to move the game to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium instead.
What do Tottenham want to happen?
They do not see how the game can possibly go ahead, and believe it would be difficult to rearrange.
Spurs had an incredibly tight schedule even before this news. They play Skhendija in North Macedonia in the Europa League on Thursday. Spurs then face Newcastle on Sunday and play Chelsea or Barnsley in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup next week.
What are the EFL rules around testing?
Unlike the Premier League, EFL sides are not obliged to hold regular tests for their players and members of staff.
Clubs are allowed to implement their own policy. Some top-flight teams have been paying for their opponents to have tests ahead of cup games in order to ensure the fixture is COVID-19 secure.
Who paid for the tests?
The Athletic understands Spurs offered to pay for the round before the game and Orient accepted.
Is the game now at risk?
Yes. The match could be postponed, but both teams have a tight schedule due to the truncated season. It is entirely possible that it will be cancelled.
While Orient have closed their Bayer Stadium and the training ground, there is no plan to move the game to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium instead.
What do Tottenham want to happen?
They do not see how the game can possibly go ahead, and believe it would be difficult to rearrange.
Spurs had an incredibly tight schedule even before this news. They play Skhendija in North Macedonia in the Europa League on Thursday. Spurs then face Newcastle on Sunday and play Chelsea or Barnsley in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup next week.
easley91
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My point is without that testing who knows how many had it in the lower leagues without knowing? That could have spread WIDE through players, staff, their families and so on. Whoever played Orient at the weekend needs testing immediately.
Great decision by our medical team and the board. By far the right call. Always put safety first. But I personally am in disbelief its not required in the lower leagues. What is the EFL doing here? Testing should be the #1 in the protocols! Shouldnt be up to opposing clubs in different leagues to do this for you.
matthew.absurdum
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So the lower teams can refuse the test even if the EPL teams pay the testing fee? WOW
Marty
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My fault for just skim-reading the post
I just assumed everywhere there was sport there would be testing, I can't believe the lower leagues don't have to do it. Orient's players could've been passing it around amongst themselves for weeks, it could be running rampant through the whole league ffs.
absolute bobbins
Am Yisrael Chai
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What is mental is that I've done several road races over the summer and I have probably been tested more than lower league players
I don't think it's bad taste to say that it was a good decision to pay for tests for Orient. Doing so has potentially prevented infection of our players and staff and further players and staff at Orient. There is no suggestion that the reason Spurs paid for the tests was in the hope of getting a bye to the next round.
absolute bobbins
Am Yisrael Chai
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"Shrewd investment by Spurs" that is exactly the suggestion.
