{"id":39836,"date":"2021-01-10T18:47:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T14:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=39836"},"modified":"2021-01-10T21:07:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T17:07:41","slug":"man-united-team-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/man-united-team-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manchester United Women Manager Apologises After A Dubai Visit Forces Matches To Be Postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unless you&#8217;ve been living under a rock, you&#8217;ll be aware that celebs, <a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/feature\/five-palm-jumeirah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">influencers<\/a> and sports stars are flocking to the sunnier shores of Dubai right now.<\/p>\n<p>As many countries face strict COVID restrictions, thanks to a tough lockdown in 2020 and precautionary measures upheld across the city, Dubai remains a safe haven for travel and with guaranteed sunshine, stars including Man United and Man City women&#8217;s players took the opportunity to visit&#8230; But the result of positive COVID cases and postponed games have left fans less than impressed.<\/p>\n<p>The recent Manchester United Women&#8217;s team game that was meant to happen on Sunday (today) has been postponed after a number of players travelled to Dubai over the holidays. The number of players who travelled for &#8216;business purposes&#8217; has not been reported<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-header__main\">\n<h2 class=\"sdc-article-header__titles\">The manager of the Manchester United Women team fields the blame following public backlash<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United Women manager Casey Stoney says she is \u2018sincerely sorry\u2019 after some of her players travelled to Dubai during the winter break. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/olN4C34mmj\">pic.twitter.com\/olN4C34mmj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/1347647616964829185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Some people called on the team to apologise too<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They should be apologizing as well.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dara Conner (@fieldysgrl98) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fieldysgrl98\/status\/1347991468905029635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Some even went as far as to say that Man United should hand the game<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If a Club cannot field a team because of negligent behaviour they should automatically hand the game to the opposition. Clubs that have a team should not be punished. Proving this could be difficult, but not in Utd&#39;s case.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WhiteRosePE (@WhiteRosePE1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteRosePE1\/status\/1347886979678162947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Stoney took the wrap for the entire team, &#8216;the buck stops with me&#8217;<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I trust my players wholeheartedly to stay within the government guidelines, everything we allowed them to do is withing the government guidelines, but I have to be honest and on reflection, it was probably a poor error in judgement from me. The buck stops with me and it starts with me and I&#8217;m responsible for that<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Via @Casey Stoney<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>But many asked why Stoney was taking the blame<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How is this the manager\u2019s fault?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheForeigner (@TheForeigner16) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheForeigner16\/status\/1347855354588057604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Not so coincidentally, a Man City match Vs Everton women&#8217;s match was also postponed after players travelled to Dubai<\/h2>\n<p>And the decision to postpone the matches remains controversial. People are divided over whether the players themselves should be punished, instead of the opposition team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They should be made to play and those that travelled banned and fined. 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