I’m more concerned about the divide in the U.K. over the easing of lockdown and yelps of ‘’2nd waves, peaks and spikes’’ than what Emile fecking Heskey has to say. I rarely listen to any footballers, especially one who was pretty stupid before he could string a sentence together when he was still playing.

I’m interested in where these pro lockdowners are in the country’s demographic. I think there are a lot who think their isolation and shielding will end sooner from a longer ‘soft/sort of’ lockdown. They’re wrong.

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Don’t play and don’t get paid then would be my position.

I haven’t heard any black players refusing to play recently based on this. There was Troy Deeney because of his 5 month old son with breathing difficulties, when a multimillionaire could live separately for a month or 2.

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We are still waiting for you to admit that the virus comes from China, as reported by the WHO and the entire media, including the BBC, The Guardian, The British Government. Not Alex Jones, who I have heard of but never watched. I doubt anyone on Hol watches him, so you've really got the wrong end of the stick again.

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Here's just a taster of thousands of sources for my and others childish assertion.

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We’re talking about Troy Deeney’s son being safe while Troy plays football. What is your solution? All you’ve done is diverted it into an argument over racial or financial fairness. You really have nothing to add or suggest that’s worthwhile. You’re a student protester.

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If Troy doesn’t want to play football and be with his son that’s his prerogative. If he did that and Watford didn’t want to pay him then that’s between them as his employer and him.

I’m not protesting at anything. Just pointing out you lot whipping yourself up into a frenzy because a black player made a (correct) point about black players being more at risk If they catch the disease.

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All you’ve done as usual is talked about compassion but haven’t provided any solutions.

And anyway, there’s no evidence black players are more at risk anyway. Black people in black communities, yes. Fit black players supposed to be isolating at home with their families in rural areas, no.

‘If he did that and Watford didn’t want to pay him then that’s between them as his employer and him.’’ Classic. I’m sure the PFA and Troy Deeney accept no play no pay terms.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (30 May 2020 12.32pm)

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