Fans back in stadia by Xmas? (4 Viewers)

Tommo1993 · Dec 21, 2020

Skybluefaz said:
Yes but he's a complete twat isn't he?

Depends what portion of our fans you ask.

Skybluefaz · Dec 21, 2020

Tommo1993 said:
Depends what portion of our fans you ask.

Sorry yeah, he's a top lad

SBT · Dec 21, 2020

edgy said:
Clubs using COVID as an excuse for a break now. Everyone is knackered. One case and they "lock the club down".

Seems a bit far-fetched. Personally my money's still on the the catastrophic explosion in national cases.

Deleted member 9744 · Dec 21, 2020

Magwitch said:
I’m getting the feeling football could be knocked on the head for a while, more games are starting to get postponed because of the virus and we now have that strict lockdown in Wales what affect will that have on the Welsh teams travelling ?

Er we have a strict lockdown in London and the South East, which seems actually more severe than the Welsh one. People are not allowed to leave the tier 4 area, although tell that to the people who turned up at St Pancreas on Saturday night. There are more teams in this area than Wales

Deleted member 9744 · Dec 21, 2020

SBT said:
Seems a bit far-fetched. Personally my money's still on the the catastrophic explosion in national cases.

Unfortunately I think you are right.

mr_monkey · Dec 21, 2020

edgy said:
Clubs using COVID as an excuse for a break now. Everyone is knackered. One case and they "lock the club down".

It's almost like it's an infectious dangerous virus isn't it

edgy · Dec 21, 2020

mr_monkey said:
It's almost like it's an infectious dangerous virus isn't it

Said with tongue in cheek.

That said, are squads not being tested regularly now? And if so, wouldnt the positive ones be isolated and the others continue to play and fulfill fixtures?

Did Shipley not test positive or was he just told to isolate?

better days · Dec 21, 2020

To try to give a bit of hope..............
The company I work for are involved in the Oxford vaccine trials in a small way
I'm hearing that the approval process by the UK MHRA is going well and there has only been positive feedback so far
The word is approval is probably only days away, maybe 28th/29th December
There are apparently 4m doses ready to go (from 100m ordered)
And it doesn't need to be transported at very low temperatures and can be kept in a normal fridge
Sites are being prepared in sports stadiums as well as GP surgeries for mass testing as soon as approval is granted
Most of the doses for the UK will be made here
It seems we are at the darkest hour now
Hopefully there is a little light on the horizon

Btw clinics are being set up all over the country to deal with people who have long covid

skybluesam66 · Dec 21, 2020

From what i hear, tier 4 if you can work from home , then do - if you cant then dont work (key workers excepted) surely this would cancel football over this period

Grendel · Dec 21, 2020

skybluesam66 said:
From what i hear, tier 4 if you can work from home , then do - if you cant then dont work (key workers excepted) surely this would cancel football over this period

I doubt they will be closing supermarkets

Tommo1993 · Dec 21, 2020

skybluesam66 said:
From what i hear, tier 4 if you can work from home , then do - if you cant then dont work (key workers excepted) surely this would cancel football over this period

Not a chance.

Grendel · Dec 21, 2020

Tommo1993 said:
Not a chance.

Hes confusing the key worker definition

better days · Dec 21, 2020

skybluesam66 said:
From what i hear, tier 4 if you can work from home , then do - if you cant then dont work (key workers excepted) surely this would cancel football over this period

Coronavirus: Elite sport in England continues behind closed doors despite new Tier 4 restrictions

Boris Johnson announced a new Tier 4 lockdown for London and most of the South East in a briefing on Saturday; secretary of state for sport Oliver Dowden later confirmed elite sport will continue but without fans

www.skysports.com

Deleted member 9744 · Dec 21, 2020

Grendel said:
I doubt they will be closing supermarkets

They are key workers

Grendel · Dec 21, 2020

Deleted member 9744 said:
They are key workers

So are factory workers so no change really

Deleted member 9744 · Dec 21, 2020

Grendel said:
So are factory workers so no change really

Factory workers are only if involved in key services, like health or food distribution

ceetee · Dec 21, 2020

I thought anyone could work in an Office, Factory or Warehouse providing they could work safely because they're not involved with the public

chiefdave · Dec 21, 2020

ceetee said:
I thought anyone could work in an Office, Factory or Warehouse providing they could work safely because they're not involved with the public

Government said:
To help contain the virus, everyone who can work effectively from home should do so.

Where people cannot do so - including, but not limited to, people who work in critical national infrastructure, construction, or manufacturing - they should continue to travel to their workplace. This is essential to keeping the country operating and supporting sectors and employers.

Public sector employees working in essential services, including childcare or education, should continue to go into work.

Where it is necessary for you to work in other people's homes - for example, for nannies, cleaners or tradespeople - you can do so. Otherwise, you should avoid meeting for work in a private home or garden, where COVID-19 Secure measures may not be in place.

The risk of transmission can be substantially reduced if COVID-19 secure guidelines are followed closely. Extra consideration should be given to those people at higher risk.

Grendel · Dec 21, 2020

Deleted member 9744 said:
Factory workers are only if involved in key services, like health or food distribution

Er no they are not

Deleted member 9744 · Dec 21, 2020

Grendel said:
Er no they are not

Critical national infrastructure etc.

no_loyalty · Dec 21, 2020

edgy said:
Clubs using COVID as an excuse for a break now. Everyone is knackered. One case and they "lock the club down".

In Millwall's case they don't want to suffer back to back hammerings by Bournemouth and Watford.

Deleted member 9744 · Dec 21, 2020

Grendel said:
Er no they are not

Anyway supermarket staff are critical workers

Magwitch · Dec 21, 2020

Deleted member 9744 said:
Er we have a strict lockdown in London and the South East, which seems actually more severe than the Welsh one. People are not allowed to leave the tier 4 area, although tell that to the people who turned up at St Pancreas on Saturday night. There are more teams in this area than Wales

Er so what are you saying do you think football will carry on while most of the country is in lock down .

Grendel · Dec 21, 2020

Deleted member 9744 said:
Critical national infrastructure etc.

No that is not the Government definition

Deleted member 9744 · Dec 21, 2020

Magwitch said:
Er so what are you saying do you think football will carry on while most of the country is in lock down .

I am saying the restrictions in London and the South East are more restrictive than in Wales. There has to be a risk that football will stop, especially now that more clubs have players out too.

Grendel · Dec 21, 2020

Deleted member 9744 said:
I am saying the restrictions in London and the South East are more restrictive than in Wales. There has to be a risk that football will stop, especially now that more clubs have players out too.

Tier 4 says go to work if you cannot work from home

chiefdave · Dec 21, 2020

Deleted member 9744 said:
I am saying the restrictions in London and the South East are more restrictive than in Wales. There has to be a risk that football will stop, especially now that more clubs have players out too.

The FA confirmed that tier 4 restrictions will only impact Level 3 and below of the pyramid. So the highest level there is Evo-Stik League, Evo-Stik League Southern and Bostik League.

wingy · Dec 21, 2020

Grendel said:
Tier 4 says go to work if you cannot work from home

Time for some industrial action then from all the splendid workers who've been keeping essential cogs going, maybe for their generous Christmas bonus and a little less anti staff/worker rhetoric from Dickensian style minister's or employers .

no_loyalty · Dec 21, 2020

Ipswich are the latest club to have cancelled their next two fixtures due to a COVID outbreak.

no_loyalty · Dec 22, 2020

Lambert stating that no regular testing in league one, next round of testing not due until 4th January. Not sure how often testing occurs in the Championship and PL?

speedie87 · Dec 22, 2020

no_loyalty said:
Lambert stating that no regular testing in league one, next round of testing not due until 4th January. Not sure how often testing occurs in the Championship and PL?

Premier league is once a week soon to be twice a week for tier 4 clubs. Don’t know about championship

Otis · Dec 23, 2020

Deleted member 9744 said:
Er we have a strict lockdown in London and the South East, which seems actually more severe than the Welsh one. People are not allowed to leave the tier 4 area, although tell that to the people who turned up at St Pancreas on Saturday night. There are more teams in this area than Wales

I am not sure I can digest that.

Wyken Sky Blue · Dec 23, 2020

I can't see us back in stadiums this season, even at a reduced rate of 2000 like we have seen a few times this season.

Heck I cannot see a full capacity crowd until the majority of the country has been vaccinated. That could be in 2022!

Deleted member 9744 · Dec 23, 2020

Otis said:
I am not sure I can digest that.

Sorry if I wasn't clear. Maybe I was trying to make too many points.

Someone suggested the league could be cancelled because of the lockdown in Wales. I was trying to make the point that the tier 4 lockdown in London and the South East is more restrictive than the Welsh one and there are more teams in that area. So the tier 4 lockdown is more of a threat.

SBT · Dec 23, 2020

no_loyalty said:
Ipswich are the latest club to have cancelled their next two fixtures due to a COVID outbreak.

Rotherham, Sunderland and Portsmouth as well.

Anyone else think this is still just teams wanting a breather?

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