Coronavirus and Football (Plus all Sport in General) - Page 2

S-RED · 12-03-20, 02:11 PM

Any team in Europe i would say; us, Mancs x 2, Chavs, Spuds, Arse, Wolves

Pepe79 · 12-03-20, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

I know this is a lot more important than Liverpool winning the league,

but we used to joke that if and when Liverpool were ever on the brink of winning the league again, a meteor would strike earth, or nuclear war would break out or some other mad shit. It's more or less happening. It defies belief.

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Is it wrong and selfish that the thought of us not winning the title before its suspended/cancelled makes me sick to the stomach? I know there's far more important things than football, but it's still an absolute sickener after waiting 30 years

All things considered, I thought not winning the title last season was rough enough.

But to miss out like this, when we were absolutely walking it?

I just can't believe it

poorscousertommy · 12-03-20, 02:31 PM

Arsenal most likely? They met with Olympiakos director who now has it.

foresterbloke · 12-03-20, 02:56 PM

Just suspend it.

Also, I like the idea of a lower league contribution for all clubs who make a gate profit of over £x (I don't have a figure).

McDermotX · 12-03-20, 02:57 PM

No doubt Sokratis was probably one of them.

Guess who was playing his usual shite self against West Ham after that European game ?

cream · 12-03-20, 02:59 PM

It's shocking last nights game was allowed to happen given the levels in Madrid. We as a country have been sliw ti react.

Buzzo · 12-03-20, 03:02 PM

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It's shocking last nights game was allowed to happen given the levels in Madrid. We as a country have been sliw ti react.

Whilst I am not disagreeing or offering any approval of our response. I think it has to be easier for us as an island to control the spread of the disease. Our borders are far easier to control, so any mistakes we make are less likely to be magnified.

Pablo · 12-03-20, 03:05 PM

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It's shocking last nights game was allowed to happen given the levels in Madrid. We as a country have been sliw ti react.

I completely agree. It never should have went ahead and I think the result should be null and void.

cream · 12-03-20, 03:07 PM

Three Leicester players have self isolated.

cream · 12-03-20, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pablo

I completely agree. It never should have went ahead and I think the result should be null and void.

Null it, void it, kill it.

poorscousertommy · 12-03-20, 03:35 PM

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Three Leicester players have self isolated.

Time to drop Vardy and Soyuncu from the Fantasy Team.

Shaggy · 12-03-20, 03:39 PM

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Shaggy · 12-03-20, 03:44 PM

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UEFA, which is due to meet on Tuesday the various components of European football, is expected to announce on this occasion the suspension of the Champions League and the Europa League, as well as the postponement of the Euro to 2021 http://ow.ly/aozk50yK1em

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Shaggy · 12-03-20, 03:58 PM

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rodo · 12-03-20, 04:07 PM

would take a suspension all day over the behind closed doors nonsense

Pepe79 · 12-03-20, 04:12 PM

I'll take whatever course allows this season to be completed.
But yeah, preferably with fans.

shanks69 · 12-03-20, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by rodo

would take a suspension all day over the behind closed doors nonsense

Trouble is how long do you suspend it for,say the end of the month like the dutch and with no let up in the virus so they decide on another 2 weeks then a month,then if no improvement they just cancel the season and start fresh in august atleast behind close doors we get some games and a finish to the season.

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Pablo · 12-03-20, 04:15 PM

Yep, so long as we head into the Apocalypse as the final ever Premier League champions then I'm good with whatever comes after that.

labourRed · 12-03-20, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzzo

We should just shut the season down to be started at a later date. There were only 8 new cases of Coronavirus confirmed in Wuhan yesterday, so we are looking at, say, a 6 week break.

There's no way our response will be anywhere near as militant as China's was. But at least we can thank them for a successful blueprint for what to do when things go south.

Buzzo · 12-03-20, 05:50 PM

It’s closing in. Rugby in Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy postponed indefinitely. I’d expect the Champions Cup to follow suit.

labourRed · 12-03-20, 06:02 PM

City have already had two games postponed. They have little chance of completing the season within the current time frame of the season.

Postponing the season is within this delay phase protocol but terminating the season completely would be a bitter pill to swallow.

Shaggy · 12-03-20, 06:04 PM

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Buzzo · 12-03-20, 06:33 PM

You can just see my son in that

not holding his hand out I may add (only because he is so high up) on the left just up from the yellow jacket and grey hood right at the end.

Chris · 12-03-20, 06:55 PM

We might actually be able to sneak in our next two games with supporters hopefully, Everton has suddenly become one of our biggest league games for decades, we’ll belt Palace if we have to, it’s all on this regarding a chance to celebrate properly.

spud_gun · 12-03-20, 07:17 PM

All major sports* in North American canned for the time being. MLS, NBA, MLB and NFL all suspending their leagues.

* Except golf but that's a load of shit anyhow.

cream · 12-03-20, 07:18 PM

BJ says there's no need to suspend the league or even play behind closed doors.

Kenneth · 12-03-20, 07:19 PM

I have no basis to assess who’s right. Sometimes you’ve just got to defer to others

cream · 12-03-20, 07:22 PM

We survived two world wars, we'll survive this.

rodo · 12-03-20, 07:23 PM

the experts on twitter seem to be piers morgan,henry winter and john cross

Pepe79 · 12-03-20, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cream

BJ says there's no need to suspend the league or even play behind closed doors.

Even if you subscribe to that, the potential disruption when clubs themselves are affected seems unavoidable.

It'll be interesting to see how many of this weekend's (and Monday's!) games actually go ahead.

dom9 · 12-03-20, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rodo

the experts on twitter seem to be piers morgan,henry winter and john cross

If ever there was a triumvirate of cunts to block.

Kenneth · 12-03-20, 07:30 PM

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We survived two world wars, we'll survive this.

i didn’t.

Buzzo · 12-03-20, 07:35 PM

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I have no basis to assess who’s right. Sometimes you’ve just got to defer to others

Ultimately it’s not the likes of us that it will affect.

It’s people more likely to be affected by the illness the elderly and the disenfranchised along with the already under pressure NHS and the other services. As Nicola Surgeon pointed out today large scale events involve the time of the services.

We have to ‘hope’ the decisions the Government are making now are ones that will ensure the impact in 2-3 weeks is minimised.

Is he doing that? Difficult to say, but seems odd he is going against literally every other country that surrounds us. You just have to hope he has the best people around him to tell him what to say.

dom9 · 12-03-20, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzzo

Ultimately it’s not the likes of us that it will affect.

It’s people more likely to be affected by the illness the elderly and the disenfranchised along with the already under pressure NHS and the other services. As Nicola Surgeon pointed out today large scale events involve the time of the services.

We have to ‘hope’ the decisions the Government are making now are ones that will ensure the impact in 2-3 weeks is minimised.

Is he doing that? Difficult to say, but seems odd he is going against literally every other country that surrounds us. You just have to hope he has the best people around him to tell him what to say.

Some of the rationale via the BBC:

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Other countries are closing schools, restricting movement and cancelling mass gatherings, such as football matches.

But health officials in the UK are taking a much more gradual, step-by-step approach. Why?

The obvious answer is that we have a relatively low number of cases so there is no need to take steps that will have profound social and economic consequences.

But we are also in this for the long haul. Countries taking drastic steps may well slow transmission. But how long can those steps be sustained?

At some point they have to be lifted and then the number of cases will rise.

If you can have some kind of controlled transmission, where the number of cases are kept low enough to allow the NHS to cope, is that a better way of managing it?

That's certainly what the experts and ministers in the UK have decided. They believe it gives them the best chance of saving lives in the inevitable spread of the virus across the country.

Buzzo · 12-03-20, 07:44 PM

Makes sense on the face of it. The load on the NHS is the main thing, I read a report from Italy saying they were so ill equipped resource wise they were having to triage patients, literally making tough decisions on who will live or die.

We should definitely have a slower spread as we are a relatively small island whereas most countries in Europe have massive open borders and free movement, therefor we may well be much further away from the point at which to shut things down.

baitman · 12-03-20, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

I know this is a lot more important than Liverpool winning the league,

but we used to joke that if and when Liverpool were ever on the brink of winning the league again, a meteor would strike earth, or nuclear war would break out or some other mad shit. It's more or less happening. It defies belief.

Dbf has sacrificed his firstborn to Satan (wuhan biomedical facility) to make this happen.