Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (24 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

Oh dear

You said it!

 

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[Sky Blue Pete]

While we are on a run it would ruin momentum, would players have to stop training as well? What about friendlies for match fitness?

The one chance in my lifetime to potentially see us win a league and it might be ruined.

No might nick

 

[Wyken Sky Blue]

I dont think games will be suspended, its nowhere near as rife as it is in China and Italy. Plus too much money at stake which is all that matters isn't it...

Even if games were played behind closed doors there's nothing stopping crowds gathering elsewhere. It's pointless.

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[Otis]

No chance we are almost 3/4 of the way through. Knock on head but keep the tables as they are. No play off games so top 3 promoted

But if you did that right now, Pete, that would be totally unfair on Pompey



Played one game less than Oxford in third. Just one single point behind

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

But if you did that right now, Pete, that would be totally unfair on Pompey

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Played one game less than Oxford in third. Just one single point behind

Would have to be ppg

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

But if you did that right now, Pete, that would be totally unfair on Pompey

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Played one game less than Oxford in third. Just one single point behind

Its unfair on us to!!!! We've played 1 less game

 

[torchomatic]

You can't go as you don't live in Coventry. Not my rules, Coventrian said so

Fair enough. Bang to rights there.

 

[Otis]

Its unfair on us to!!!! We've played 1 less game

Yup. We should be Extra Champions

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I suppose they can have several seats of space between each supporter. That would look totally weird though.

They would have capacity to do that at St Andrews of they opened up the other stands (or back at The Ricoh) !!Won't happen though.

 

[Winny the Bish]

Unsure if it's been shared, but EFL admitted in Gov meeting yesterday that they don't have the insurance that would cover clubs' loss of funds from going behind closed doors.

Would be absolutely brutal for the small clubs that rely on gate receipts and refreshment sales to keep the cashflow up over the summer.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Maybe a ban on the elderly and most venerable to games could work? Seen it suggested on the news about over 70s

 

[Danceswithhorses]

What is it with us as a football club and success ?
We miss out on European football when we win the fa cup, because of the blanket ban on English clubs after the Heysel disaster of 1985
Now we're favourites for the league one title, and we get a corona virus pandemic breakout called COV-id, which threatens to derail our success.
Are we jinxed, or are there secret forces at work lol ?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Sounds like virus doesn’t live outside so no scientific evidence for cancelling large gatherings from the deputy chief medical officer. Interesting when Italy have gone into complete shutdown

 

[Nick]

Sounds like virus doesn’t live outside so no scientific evidence for cancelling large gatherings from the deputy chief medical officer. Interesting when Italy have gone into complete shutdown

If thats true then we should be encouraging everybody to be outside in the fresh air

 

[Grendel]

Sounds like virus doesn’t live outside so no scientific evidence for cancelling large gatherings from the deputy chief medical officer. Interesting when Italy have gone into complete shutdown

Italy have a 10% mortality rate and seem to be panicking - they are a unique circumstance due to huge numbers of Chinese workers

 

[Evo1883]

10% mortality rate is almost 3 times what it should be... Absolutely insane numbers

 

[Nick]

I wonder if the fact that so many chinese people wear facemasks all year round whereever they are means they have a weaker immune system?

 

[Evo1883]

I wonder if the fact that so many chinese people wear facemasks all year round whereever they are means they have a weaker immune system?

The masks don't stop this virus anyway do they?

 

[Nick]

The masks don't stop this virus anyway do they?

I just meant in general, I remember seeing a group of chinese people walking round coombe abbey with facemasks on and thought it was strange.

 

[Winny the Bish]

The masks don't stop this virus anyway do they?

They don't stop you contracting it, but they do help stopping the spread if you have the virus.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

But if you did that right now, Pete, that would be totally unfair on Pompey

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Played one game less than Oxford in third. Just one single point behind

Was that just an excuse to put the table on here again Otis

 

[Otis]

Was that just an excuse to put the table on here again Otis

No, not at all. Ohh......I see, yes. I forgot which team were at the top of the table.

 

[Magwitch]

In reality you can only have complete lock down or nothing, experts are saying the lock down in that Chinese province helped things there improve, let’s see if it works in Italy, as for football here Prem/EFL might have to extend the season into May if needs be, it’s happened loads of times before, if we got and still could a deluge of snow games could be postponed and rearranged usually played midweek.

 

[torchomatic]

Italy have a 10% mortality rate and seem to be panicking - they are a unique circumstance due to huge numbers of Chinese workers

I thought it was 5%?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I think that’s right for top club sides they can cope without ticket money but lower down the pyramid it would be a big issue.

 

[SonofErnie]

10% mortality rate is almost 3 times what it should be... Absolutely insane numbers

It’s highly unlikely it’s that high. So far there are 9172 cases with 463 deaths (5%), however there must be 1000’s at home with mild undiagnosed symptoms not even counted. In short the figures are massively skewed.

 

[David O'Day]

Sounds like virus doesn’t live outside so no scientific evidence for cancelling large gatherings from the deputy chief medical officer. Interesting when Italy have gone into complete shutdown

It doesn't survive long outside and even less if it is warm. This is what Jenny Harries actually said. They do admit the may need to step things up.in the next couple of weeks but no there is only a moderate risk.

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[steve cooper]

Well, yup, that would kind of make sense in one respect, but it wouldn't quite work if they did stop the season now for instance.

Fleetwood are on the same points as Sunderland, but have played a game less. There is always going to be that headache isn't there.

If all teams have all played exactly the same amount of games there could be an argument to end the season, but it's never the case is it.

I know we say it mostly in jest, but I don't think you can just end the season early.

Behind closed doors seems to be the only feasible option.

Suspension doesn't seem fair, nor does cessation. Behind closed doors is not fair on the fans, but would probably work as the best solution.

They would have to redo the tables based on points per game. No playoffs and 1,2,3 get promoted is the only feasible way they could end it early. I know it is very much a different scenario but if a game gets abandoned after 75% of the time has passed, dosen't the score at the time stand as a result? They maybe could argue that as some kind of a precedent.

 

[Grendel]

I thought it was 5%?

yeah the news last night had 4,500 cases I’m sure it also said only one German death

 

[skybluesam66]

The risk of extending from a football point of view would be
1. The play offs - Do they get scrapped, and just go to 3 up
2. Euros - is there room to then fit the Euros in
3. Player contracts including Loan players - these may need to be extended or we could lose Walsh and O Hare for the run in (not sure when loan contracts finish)
4. Our best season in a generation, and we cant properly celebrate (the gods are against us as in 87 when we couldnt play in Europe)

 

[Magwitch]

But games have been postponed and rearranged for years, the only difference is not being that certain how long for, seems a fortnight is the guide. It’s no difference to losing a couple of weeks due to weather.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Trust it to be this season, the season when we could win the league....

FFS

 

[Nick]

But games have been postponed and rearranged for years, the only difference is not being that certain how long for, seems a fortnight is the guide. It’s no difference to losing a couple of weeks due to weather.

How often have full leagues been cancelled for weeks?

 

[steve cooper]

The masks don't stop this virus anyway do they?

They don't stop you contracting it, but they do help stopping the spread if you have the virus.

They also help greatly in stopping you touching your face. Before the verbal onslaught, I'm not suggesting we should all go out and panic-buy masks

 

[skybluesam66]

How often have full leagues been cancelled for weeks?

1963: When football in Britain froze for nearly 10 weeks


1984/85 we finished nearly 2 weeks after the main season and won the last 3 to stay up