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Superhorns3 Harpdenden 28 Apr 20 1.33pm | |
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Originally posted by stuckinbristol
Although it would be funny to see the ref imposing a 2m distancing policy at the first corner. Well we have been doing that all season. I actually think the season should be finished if it can but when it's safe to do so - not done on the hop. I did read somewhere teams were going to be put up in hotels for the duration but not sure if that is stll the plan .
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stuckinbristol In the woodwork. 28 Apr 20 3.01pm | |
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Originally posted by Superhorns3
Well we have been doing that all season. I actually think the season should be finished if it can but when it's safe to do so - not done on the hop. I did read somewhere teams were going to be put up in hotels for the duration but not sure if that is stll the plan . Which will create it's own problems.
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Rudi Hedman Caterham 28 Apr 20 3.37pm | |
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Originally posted by stuckinbristol
Which will create it's own problems. So will the prostitutes have to stay in the hotel.
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punksnotdead croydon 28 Apr 20 6.55pm | |
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Using hotels shouldn't be too much of a problem, all the hotels are closed (except the ones housing doctors and nurses) and if the clubs bring their ow catering teams to do the cooking then the hotels can operate with a minimum of staff. Also it creates some finance for the hotels and would ensure their survival.
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Painter Croydon 28 Apr 20 10.29pm | |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
I didn’t know hotels for footballers away from family was the plan. If it is then the public will accept longer social distancing. The plan, whatever it is, will be so full of holes because, unless there is a hotel lockdown, it relies on individual responsibility that footballers as a collective don’t possess. You’ll then get covid cases and matches postponed. Maybe that’s inevitable but this season finishing is the first priority objective. Luckily in our league position we can all look on without much concern, apart from clubs coping with financial issues without any money coming in. Edited by Rudi Hedman (28 Apr 2020 1.21pm) Forget about hotels. The whole idea of starting up football in June with social distancing being observed is ridiculous. There would be no corners or walls to stop free kick etc
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the.universal 28 Apr 20 10.36pm | |
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Originally posted by Painter
Forget about hotels. The whole idea of starting up football in June with social distancing being observed is ridiculous. There would be no corners or walls to stop free kick etc As I understand it, the plan is to test all the players so t he eh wouldn’t need to social distance, then keep them confined to reduce chance of someone picking it up.
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Phil’s Barber Crowborough 28 Apr 20 11.29pm | |
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I think you’re right but I just don’t see how it is doable. There are just too many variables and people involved for the teams to play with even a remote chance of staying virus free. All the support staff and back room staff at a club let alone every other person involved in staging an EPL game, even behind closed doors. Even if they get it started, sooner rather than later a team will have a player or member of staff who tests positive and then that will scupper the whole plan. I think they don’t care too much as long as they have played enough games to crown Liverpool as Champions then they will be far happier to scrap the rest of the Season. As Painter said earlier it is truly sickening to see their determination to try and carry on with the season mid pandemic when anyone with an ounce of common sense realises it should be ended where we are (like so many others have done) and try and start a fresh when things have settled down.
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Rudi Hedman Caterham 28 Apr 20 11.49pm | |
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This is the premier league. Money rules. Ok!? Yes it is however you criticise it, unless they really do have the players locked away for 9 matches. Is that really going to happen? 9 matches? I suppose it’s only a few matches longer than a full World Cup campaign.
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Superhorns3 Harpdenden 29 Apr 20 10.47am | |
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Will the players have a say? Potentially putting their families and friends at risk won't please them. I presume any social distancing rules will be relaxed generally as surely you cannot have one rule for a bunch of footballers and the rest of us adhering to another ?
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Rudi Hedman Caterham 29 Apr 20 11.06am | |
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If there’s no football then there’s no money coming into the clubs. If they feel they’ve been harshly targeted so far then they’re in for a shock with clubs having no revenue for however longer it’ll end up being. There will no doubt be conflicts of opinion in squads, and then you have league positions in the premier league for players to consider, although voicing it only harms Liverpool in the prem. I do not trust footballers to social distance for longer than 2 days so confinement in hotels is an interesting one. I expect the premier league want to get it completed but when they feel it isn’t going to hall they have to keep showing they’re trying to prevent legal proceedings by Sky. At some point the government bans the football and saves the premier league. I’ll be surprised if we get this going now other leagues are being voided.
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Tom-the-eagle Croydon 29 Apr 20 11.38am | |
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I for one would be delighted for players wages to come down massively. The whole sport has gone mad. When I was a kid I would watch a Palace one week and Fulham the next (f@cking relatives). Back then going to a game cost the same as going to the cinema, now it’s probably 4 times the amount. Back then players probably earned 3 or 4 times the salary of an average bloke so were still in touch with the fans. To be honest I can’t really say the football is any better now. I still sit in the AW which has hardly changed, yet I pay through the nose to do so. The extra money in the game has just gone to players and agents and all at the expense of us the fans. Edited by Tom-the-eagle (29 Apr 2020 11.39am)
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Rudi Hedman Caterham 29 Apr 20 11.44am | |
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Yeah but who have you sh&gged this morning?
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