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It is the Friday show Neil Atkinson with Mike Kearney, John Gibbons and Patty Fitzs

here to go through your games. We've got Gary out Andy and Andy, and Natalie on, on Everton, West Ham and Burnley, respectively, they are here to join us.

Before we get stuck into the literal games of football, John, the first thing here is, is the extent to which COVID is back playing a part

Spurs Brighton was called off Spers were meant to have trained Sunday which

there was a bit of is that not a bit moody noises about but the idea that you just got to go straight into a game against Brighton without?

Without preparation doesn't seem quite fair.

Brentford versus United is now up in the air, but at the time of recording it might be different.

Well I've had the sort of day where at the time of recording something I've got to say over and over again

Right now saying they've got a few cases as well that's literally just happened so as we sat here that's happening as well

Thomas Frank asked for clarity on what's what and I think clarity on what's what

John is the is the main thing here. I'm not surprised the Premier League haven't got

genuine clarity in terms of how many players need to be out for it to be a postponement.

I'm not surprised about that because they're very much of how many players need to be out for it to be a postponement.

I'm not surprised about that because they've very much had the idea of we plan for the best

and never the worst for a while now, but the clubs don't seem to know.

And I think that that's probably your top concern, concern if we presume and there's no reason not to

I hasten to add everyone's acting in good faith.

Yeah yeah and that's it and you know you've you've said there about you know presuming for the best that rather than the worst and I think you know we all said in the

summer you know it was a schedule where there was very little wiggle room and there's going to

source of you know need to be at some point so they're not going to

sort of get some of these games in because the postponement are coming and not

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