Coronavirus and Football (Plus all Sport in General)

[Shaggy]

Surely not?

Can't imagine Klopp would be happy about that either to be honest!

Saw one tweet saying:

Really pleased that the reds have reached out to us hospitality members first. Makes sense! We can socially distance in the box and will provide much needed revenue for the club. Great news!

[Buzzo]

Yeah some sort of season ticket ballot surely the solution here?

[Irishnev]

Yeah some sort of season ticket ballot surely the solution here?

There should be a balance between the two IMO - as much as it irks me we need both. Hospitality is a big source of necessary income

[Mark79]

[ame]https://twitter.com/dmlynch/status/1332323298462543873[/ame]

[Shaggy]

[ame]https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1332323579904602113[/ame]

[Shaggy]

Liverpool Football Club is planning to welcome supporters back to Anfield for the Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday December 6.

• Club planning for supporters to return at Wolves game
• Priority is public health and safety throughout new process
• 2,000 tickets available
• Applications from Liverpool City Region only
• Paperless tickets using mobile phone technology
• Fans encouraged to take COVID-19 test ahead of game

The Liverpool City Region has been placed in Tier 2 restrictions, so Anfield could be permitted to operate with a maximum of 2,000 supporters, in the interest of public health and safety.

The club has been working closely with its city partners, Liverpool City Council, Merseyside Police and Spirit of Shankly to create a robust plan which is in line with government guidance and prioritises the safety of the local community, supporters, staff, players and emergency services.

Those plans will need to be ratified by the council’s Ground Safety Advisory Group next week.

All city partners are encouraging those supporters who do attend this game to take a test either the day before or day of the game. Anfield’s Kop Bar will continue to be one of the city’s mass testing centres and will be open on matchdays.

A minimum of 75 per cent of the 2,000 tickets available for the Wolves fixture will be used for general admission, which is aligned to the ratio used when the stadium is at full capacity. The remaining tickets will be allocated to hospitality supporters, players and to meet contractual obligations. Only Anfield’s Main Stand will be in use for the Wolves fixture.

LFC will launch a ballot process to allocate the tickets available for this fixture. Guidance and support from the city’s public health team has outlined that the ballot will only be open to supporters who live within the Liverpool City Region. Supporters must also be a season ticket holder or current official Member with 19 credits from the 2018-19 Premier League season who have completed Fan Update.

Ticket prices for games with a significantly reduced capacity will not be set at the usual price points. They are based on a weighted average of general admission and seasonal ticket prices across the stadium. An adult general admission ticket will cost £44.92 and concessional ticket prices will also be based on the same weighted average calculation.

Fans can enter the ballot via an online system in the coming days, which will require them to provide their details and those they wish to attend with. Supporters will be allocated an individually-spaced seat to minimise the risk to public health and fellow supporters.

Before entering the ballot, fans must refer to a new supporter code of conduct and, if successful, complete a health declaration questionnaire at the point of ticket purchase to ensure they comply with the new guidelines that will be in place to make Anfield as safe as possible for everybody present.

The club will also be rolling out NFC technology to manage access and understand who is in the stadium. The use of NFC technology will allow fans to gain access to the stadium using an electronic ticket on their smartphone to minimise physical contact.

The ticket ballot application process and supporter code of conduct will be launched in the coming days on a new dedicated website hub which will provide full guidance.

[RichC]

So it's not "hospitality first" then. Problems with twitter and social media in a nutshell.

[spud_gun]

How good would it be to be amongst the first ones back in the ground to cheer us on as Champions.

Lucky *******s

[dom9]

What are thoughts on pausing this season until the virus is a little bit more under control?

Football has been one of the few things to generally look forward to, even non LFC games, which is a bit new to me.

But on balance, I'm wondering if playing on is a great idea. And I'm starting to conclude that it isn't.

If I was a player right now, I'd have serious reservations about playing.

[ChesterDave]

Its likely the right thing to do but not sure when the season can be finished. No way UEFA will want to cancel the Euros

[danperkins]

Few weeks break might be the way they'll go

[rodo]

Talks about a 2 week break according to reports

[labourRed]

What are thoughts on pausing this season until the virus is a little bit more under control?

Football has been one of the few things to generally look forward to, even non LFC games, which is a bit new to me.

But on balance, I'm wondering if playing on is a great idea. And I'm starting to conclude that it isn't.

If I was a player right now, I'd have serious reservations about playing.

A two week break would be prudent. January is obviously going to be tough and we're already seeing more infections than March in all liklihood.

[ChesterDave]

League Cup should have been binned off this year and the Football League Trophy going ahead was ridiculous as well. The League cup will conclude with 90 games played. They're only at the regional quarter finals so far in the FLT and have plated 92 games!

[BobTheCharmer]

They're paid a fortune and are tested more than anyone else. Crack on and play ffs.