Darren Ferguson warns teams will get 'destroyed' by COVID-19

Darren Ferguson warns teams will get ‘DESTROYED’ by Covid-19 after Peterborough boss revealed four of his players have the illness… but EFL boss Rick Parry rules out circuit breaker to pause season and stem virus

  • Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson said Covid situation must be addressed
  • This weekend alone 19 games in the EFL have been called off because of Covid
  • EFL chief Rick Parry said EFL was not planning to temporarily pause the season
  • The emergence of Omicron variant has wreaked havoc with English football 

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson said teams were going to get ‘destroyed’ by Covid just as the EFL ruled out a circuit breaker to stem the virus.

Ferguson, son of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex, revealed he was missing four players struck down by the illness on Saturday. 

He said that, unless something is done soon to address to the situation, then football teams could be decimated by the pandemic. 

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson has warned teams will get ‘destroyed’ by coronavirus

Rick Parry said the EFL isn’t considering a ‘circuit breaker’ despite the surge in COVID-19 cases

‘We’ve had four players affected. If the games are going to be continuing, then teams are going to get destroyed,’ stressed Ferguson. 

‘Just because you play football doesn’t mean you’re immune to the virus, as we’ve seen.’

English Football League (EFL) chairman Rick Parry, however, ruled out a circuit breaker to momentarily suspend the season because of a surge in Covid cases.

The emergence of the Omicron variant has wreaked havoc with the English football calendar with 19 matches postponed in the EFL alone this weekend.

The EFL revealed this week 31 percent of players at its 72 clubs are unvaccinated

Five of the six Premier League games scheduled for Saturday were also called off. 

Speaking to the BBC, Parry acknowledged that the ‘health and welfare of players, staff and spectators’ was the priority but said pausing the season was not the answer.

‘We’ve got to stick together, stay calm and keep making balanced decisions on the basis of the latest information,’ Parry added.

‘We wondered if a short sharp circuit breaker this weekend would help but, frankly, it wouldn’t.

‘There is no science to suggest it would help and, if you look at the geographical spread, there are areas where games can go ahead and where they can’t.’

Aston Villa’s game against Burnley was called off two hours before kick-off on Saturday




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