There was some anger from fans on social media as a League Two match is postponed late on Friday night ahead of the weekend.
Statements were issued around 10:30pm on Friday from both Southend United and Cambridge United, with their upcoming league encounter forced to be called off.
There are a small number of cases of coronavirus within the Southend camp, however Cambridge feel disappointed and that game could still be played some how.
🗞️ We can confirm that tomorrow’s @SkyBetLeagueTwo game against @CambridgeUtdFC has been postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases among the #Blues squad.
Club statement 👇
— Southend United (@SUFCRootsHall) November 20, 2020
Southend said in a statement via their club website: “Southend United can confirm that tomorrow’s (Saturday 21st November) Sky Bet League Two fixture against Cambridge United at Roots Hall has been postponed.
“This is following a small number of players testing positive for COVID-19, the EFL’s Doctor instructing another squad member to isolate due to their close proximity of a player who tested positive and a plethora of players being unavailable due to injury.
“The club would only be able to field a maximum of 10 professional outfield players and two goalkeepers in the matchday squad and because of this the club have advised the EFL that it is unable to safely fufil the fixture.
“The club is following all of Public Health England and the EFL’s COVID-19 protocols and will not name the players in question. We ask that their request for privacy and confidentiality are respected at this time.”
STATEMENT | Southend Game Off ❌@CambridgeUtdFC receive late notification from @SUFCRootsHall stating they are unable to field a team. We have made representation to the @EFL that we feel it would still be possible for the game to be played.
Read ➡️ https://t.co/X53oH0Q7t9 pic.twitter.com/kBFUacwBWH
— Cambridge United FC (@CambridgeUtdFC) November 20, 2020
Cambridge said in a statement via their club website: “Cambridge United have received late notification tonight from Southend United, declaring they are unable to field a team for tomorrow’s Sky Bet League Two fixture at Roots Hall.
“Having received an email from Southend United Football Club at 9:40pm this evening, stating their wish for the game to be postponed, Cambridge United have made representation to both the EFL and Southend to express our disappointment and that we feel it would still be possible for the fixture to be played.
“Further details will be confirmed in due course, however for clarity, tomorrow’s fixture has indeed been postponed.”
THIS WEEKEND’S LEAGUE TWO MATCHES:
FT – Mansfield Town(0) 1-1 (0)Colchester United
3pm – Barrow v Forest Green Rovers
3pm – Cheltenham Town v Walsall
1.30pm – Crawley Town v Carlisle United
3pm – Exeter City v Oldham Athletic
3pm – Leyton Orient v Harrogate Town
3pm – Newport County v Port Vale
3pm – Salford City v Bradford City
3pm – Scunthorpe United v Morecambe
Southend United P-P Cambridge United
3pm – Stevenage v Bolton Wanderers
3pm – Tranmere Rovers v Grimsby Town
As mentioned, there were anger from fans as the League Two match is postponed late on Friday night…
Fuck them… shit show of a club, shit hole of a place and shit supporters…
— Langers (@Langers1981) November 20, 2020
Maybe just involve the infected players and infect your own …. who runs your page ??? Obviously an idiot
— martincosgrove (@martincosgrove3) November 20, 2020
Inconsiderate Arseholes
— Kieran Raby (@KieranRabySUFC) November 20, 2020
Make all the representations you want. SUFC wouldn’t have called it off if they felt they had any other choice.
— Hank Scorpio (@GlobexBoss) November 20, 2020
We have covid in our team so we rather both ours and your players are safe and are injury’s don’t help but the only person we can blame is Ron Martin would of had players if he had money and was a good owner pic.twitter.com/6haqfCrxRt
— southend.fc (@southendfc7) November 21, 2020
Southend 100% couldn’t handle it. Hahahahahahaha
— Paul McGrane (@mcgrane_paul) November 20, 2020
Points deducted please #oafc
— sufferingtic (@fazzablue) November 21, 2020
— Jack beeton (@jackbeeton02) November 20, 2020
Pretty low that.
— Tim Hardwicke (@Arselona) November 20, 2020
@LewisCobden what joke of a club
— colin cravens (@cravs1001) November 21, 2020
You’re all saying you should get the three points by default. Why? Scunthorpe got hit by Covid and the teams they were due to play weren’t awarded any points. Games played at a later date.
— Alec 🦐 ≅ (@AlecHitchSUFC) November 20, 2020
Wow what a classy club 😮 sorry to inconvenience you as a club with this pandemic, how is this late notice anyway 🤣 should our players results been priority over everyone else’s?
— name cannot be blank (@MobbsLloyd) November 21, 2020
Really poor show from Cambridge fans here. People are dying from COVID every day & ur getting annoyed coz you’ve got 1 Saturday without a game. Perspective please. And for those suggesting we play our youth team – we’ve been doing that for a year and is why we are where we are
— James (@JHowell1985) November 21, 2020
think the League Two season should be cancelled and deemed null and void with immediate affect as games keep getting postponed due to teams having to self-isolate etc.
— JOE WILLS (@JOEWILLS13) November 20, 2020
Can see why all the replies are so desperate for a free three points eh… pic.twitter.com/k6mnH5RP97
— FPL Dru (Dru) (@DruFpl) November 20, 2020
We lost 4-0 to Harrogate, I don’t think we’re arsed about potentially losing to one of the league’s most in-form teams 🤣
— Louis Ellison (@Louis_Ellison_) November 20, 2020
They are all in the first team.
— Tim Hardwicke (@Arselona) November 20, 2020
Our first team is the youth team.
— Danny (@DanBasildonBlue) November 20, 2020
Why be bothered when it’s announced? Had you already set your front room up?
— Ian Wilkins (@iwilksie) November 20, 2020
One way to make it two consecutive Saturdays unbeaten!
— Conor Sammon (@ConorSammon100) November 20, 2020
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