Supporters of Wolverhampton Wanderers have been reacting to an update from Tim Spiers on the Old Gold’s clash with Olympiakos on Thursday.
According to the Athletic reporter, Wolves have appealed to UEFA to postpone the tie between the two on Thursday after it was announced that Olympiakos’ owner Evangelos Marinakis tested positive for coronavirus (as per Tim Spiers). Supporters reacted to this update on Twitter.
.@TheAthleticUK understands that Wolves have appealed to UEFA to postpone Thursday's game at Olympiakos after their owner Evangelos Marinakis tested positive for coronavirus. Discussions are ongoing #WWFC
— Tim Spiers (@TimSpiers) March 10, 2020
Oh man, this is only gonna get worse.
— Chris (@cpj93070) March 10, 2020
The return is only in a week’s time, surely they’d want to postpone that too then?
— Ryan (@ryanhipkiss) March 10, 2020
They will be picking lots at this rate cant see either game going ahead tbh
— kevin ward (@kevsta123) March 10, 2020
Do you think that both fixtures against Olympiakos should be played behind closed doors?Yes, it seems the only sensible thing at the moment
No, the home leg should not be behind closed doors |
The latest official announcement on the tie from Wolves themselves came on Monday, when the club announced that the game was set to be played behind closed doors due to the virus (per Wolves).
However, with the latest report from Spiers suggesting that the game may be scrapped altogether to prevent the spread of coronavirus, fans continued to air their concerns.
Wolves have appealed or Olympiakos have appealed? Either way…. I wish the chap a speedy recovery, but he isn’t playing I assume, so why postpone? Unless he’s been in recent contact with the players….
— BennyP (@Bennyp1985) March 10, 2020
— Dan McWilliams (@McWilliamsDan) March 10, 2020
Surely the club can do something for those fans?
— Wolves stuff (@wwfc_stuff) March 10, 2020
What do we think?
As can be seen in the responses, this update from Spiers has caused some panic amongst supporters of the Old Gold who were looking forward to Thursday’s game.
However, with things like this, it is better to wait for official confirmation before too much panic spreads and if the game is postponed then it surely will only be done in the best interests of the players, staff and supporters.