Our earliest possible game is 2 days before what was the last game of the season (02 May) That's how much time we have to claw back to save next season. Id push next season's campaign back by 6 weeks and remove the first international break, maybe even ditch the league cup as nobody other than Man City wants to win it. Certainly against cancelling it.
some people put football ahead of people's lives
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 2 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
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Yeah? Like who?
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 42 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
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Yes, shame on you, you should be visiting medical boards not football ones.
Comes across as hypocritical mate!
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 45 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
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I am not sure anybody is saying football is more important than human lives, but the return of Football will be very symbolic for most of us. It will be a sign that we are getting back to normality and that's why people are talking about the resumption.
This is a football forum ffs
I'd love to know why people think people are putting football before life?..
Dumb comment because of people debating the way forward when something that has halted the world is brought under control!..
This is something that has to be sorted one way or the other sooner or later, and the stress that goes with it it'll be putting some people in as much danger as the illness that has taken hold of peoples lives!..
That was a good example of how social media platforms enable polarisation.
Great that our potentially fantastically successful season 19-20 hasn't been dumped in the dustbin!
Hope very much that our next game is as early as May (but can't see it myself)!
And yes, of course public health is far more important than football but at the same time yes, this is a football forum - sport has always served as a very helpful distraction from the troubled times in which we live.
More dead in Italy than China, if we can believe the numbers. I'm in France, a week or so behind, and not 100% health wise. Been in lockdown for two weeks already, just about. My wife is very scared.
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
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Mate, it's a football forum. Either celebrate the coronavirus saving football, or go and cry on one of the news forums.
“celebrate the coronavirus saving football?”
What does that mean/refer to?
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 4 hours, 55 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
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Sorry morespurs but you're on the wrong board if you're looking for support with that one. The FA have done what they needed to in stopping all football – they've said they won't restart the season until the appropriate time. Most of us on here support that – so who exactly is putting football ahead of people's lives?
Indefinite extension.........best ting dat could appen.
This decision by the FA still raises a lot of questions, mainly regarding expiring contracts for players (not to mention Bielsa).
On that note, I wonder how being separated from his family back in his home country is affecting MB at this time? It must be really tough for him.
comment by LeedsFanFor45Years (U6871)
posted 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
This decision by the FA still raises a lot of questions, mainly regarding expiring contracts for players (not to mention Bielsa).
On that note, I wonder how being separated from his family back in his home country is affecting MB at this time? It must be really tough for him.
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Ive raised this point a few times, its not just him, but also all the other Aregntinian coaches long way from home, Argentina now going into lockdown and airlines will start failing within weeks.
Giv now advising social distancing stats for at least most part of a year.
I don’t see football season completed before then.
And if all the idiots keep going on that’s it’s just flu, testing not important, I’ll keep going to the pub etc, then expect new give legislation to enable troops to enforce this.
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 7 minutes ago
Giv now advising social distancing stats for at least most part of a year.
I don’t see football season completed before then.
And if all the idiots keep going on that’s it’s just flu, testing not important, I’ll keep going to the pub etc, then expect new give legislation to enable troops to enforce this.
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This is an absolutely horrifying thought. If that's the case, I hope it just turns out to be one day over half of a year.
Just read into it further and they say it would be alternating between more and less strict social distancing measures.
comment by Firmino's Brightest Tooth (U1217)
posted 19 minutes ago
Just read into it further and they say it would be alternating between more and less strict social distancing measures.
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I think what they’re saying is they will need more severe measures than we have now. It’s all about trying to stay with health care capacity. Calling docs and nurses out of retirement is short term.
Plus we now lose flow of foreign health care workers and our new graduates wk t graduate and will be less we’ll prepared.
People need to wake the eff up and stay home for a few weeks.
Just shut the pubs,etc like they have in many countries.
If people are too stupid to take advice then just make it a rule.
Pubs closed from tomorrow!
Not a prayer of any football being played again this year... maybe we could finish this season at the beginning of next year and just write next season off completely.... that would be the fairest way to do things
Sports are just going tj keep delaying, cricket now pushed back to end of May.
Olympic still effing about saying they’re on it’s pathetic.
IOC have been very disappointing, think it's pressure from Japan government who have invested £32 Billion in Olympic facilities.
Southampton's chief executive has suggested Premier League matches could be on television every day while people are still confined to their homes because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Martin Semmens says the return of the top flight - currently suspended until at least 30 April - would be "a sign that the country is coming back to normal" but it should not happen before it is safe.
"We have to do what is right and safe for the general public," he told BBC Radio Solent.
"When everybody is safe and we're not using up NHS and police resources, the government would like us to get back to playing because we are entertainment and a sign that the country is coming back to normal.
"If people are home for another month and Premier League football is on the TV every day that can only be a good thing. Not because we are more essential than the NHS but because we can give people entertainment and show that we're fighting back."
Semmens said teams are hopeful of completing the league by the end of June but did not yet know when play would resume.
Some players will be out of contract on 30 June, but Semmens believes players could be convinced to stay for longer should play continue beyond that point
"We hope to get the league done by the end of June," Semmens added. "As soon as you go past that date, there are legal challenges.
"If we ended up playing until 15 July and you had to extend a player's contract by two weeks, convincing a player to play two more weeks of football and get paid nicely to do it - I don't believe that will be a substantial challenge.
"The challenge is making sure we don't have a knock-on effect to other seasons and make football compromised for years to come."
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posted on 19/3/20
Our earliest possible game is 2 days before what was the last game of the season (02 May) That's how much time we have to claw back to save next season. Id push next season's campaign back by 6 weeks and remove the first international break, maybe even ditch the league cup as nobody other than Man City wants to win it. Certainly against cancelling it.
posted on 19/3/20
some people put football ahead of people's lives
posted on 19/3/20
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 2 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
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Yeah? Like who?
posted on 19/3/20
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 42 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yes, shame on you, you should be visiting medical boards not football ones.
Comes across as hypocritical mate!
posted on 19/3/20
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 45 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
-----------------------------------------------------------
I am not sure anybody is saying football is more important than human lives, but the return of Football will be very symbolic for most of us. It will be a sign that we are getting back to normality and that's why people are talking about the resumption.
posted on 19/3/20
This is a football forum ffs
posted on 19/3/20
I'd love to know why people think people are putting football before life?..
Dumb comment because of people debating the way forward when something that has halted the world is brought under control!..
This is something that has to be sorted one way or the other sooner or later, and the stress that goes with it it'll be putting some people in as much danger as the illness that has taken hold of peoples lives!..
posted on 19/3/20
That was a good example of how social media platforms enable polarisation.
Great that our potentially fantastically successful season 19-20 hasn't been dumped in the dustbin!
Hope very much that our next game is as early as May (but can't see it myself)!
And yes, of course public health is far more important than football but at the same time yes, this is a football forum - sport has always served as a very helpful distraction from the troubled times in which we live.
More dead in Italy than China, if we can believe the numbers. I'm in France, a week or so behind, and not 100% health wise. Been in lockdown for two weeks already, just about. My wife is very scared.
posted on 19/3/20
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mate, it's a football forum. Either celebrate the coronavirus saving football, or go and cry on one of the news forums.
posted on 19/3/20
“celebrate the coronavirus saving football?”
What does that mean/refer to?
posted on 19/3/20
Dubbed the New Arthole?
posted on 19/3/20
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 4 hours, 55 minutes ago
some people put football ahead of people's lives
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry morespurs but you're on the wrong board if you're looking for support with that one. The FA have done what they needed to in stopping all football – they've said they won't restart the season until the appropriate time. Most of us on here support that – so who exactly is putting football ahead of people's lives?
posted on 20/3/20
Indefinite extension.........best ting dat could appen.
posted on 20/3/20
This decision by the FA still raises a lot of questions, mainly regarding expiring contracts for players (not to mention Bielsa).
On that note, I wonder how being separated from his family back in his home country is affecting MB at this time? It must be really tough for him.
posted on 20/3/20
comment by LeedsFanFor45Years (U6871)
posted 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
This decision by the FA still raises a lot of questions, mainly regarding expiring contracts for players (not to mention Bielsa).
On that note, I wonder how being separated from his family back in his home country is affecting MB at this time? It must be really tough for him.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ive raised this point a few times, its not just him, but also all the other Aregntinian coaches long way from home, Argentina now going into lockdown and airlines will start failing within weeks.
posted on 20/3/20
Giv now advising social distancing stats for at least most part of a year.
I don’t see football season completed before then.
And if all the idiots keep going on that’s it’s just flu, testing not important, I’ll keep going to the pub etc, then expect new give legislation to enable troops to enforce this.
posted on 20/3/20
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 7 minutes ago
Giv now advising social distancing stats for at least most part of a year.
I don’t see football season completed before then.
And if all the idiots keep going on that’s it’s just flu, testing not important, I’ll keep going to the pub etc, then expect new give legislation to enable troops to enforce this.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
This is an absolutely horrifying thought. If that's the case, I hope it just turns out to be one day over half of a year.
posted on 20/3/20
Just read into it further and they say it would be alternating between more and less strict social distancing measures.
posted on 20/3/20
comment by Firmino's Brightest Tooth (U1217)
posted 19 minutes ago
Just read into it further and they say it would be alternating between more and less strict social distancing measures.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think what they’re saying is they will need more severe measures than we have now. It’s all about trying to stay with health care capacity. Calling docs and nurses out of retirement is short term.
Plus we now lose flow of foreign health care workers and our new graduates wk t graduate and will be less we’ll prepared.
People need to wake the eff up and stay home for a few weeks.
posted on 20/3/20
Just shut the pubs,etc like they have in many countries.
If people are too stupid to take advice then just make it a rule.
posted on 20/3/20
Pubs closed from tomorrow!
Not a prayer of any football being played again this year... maybe we could finish this season at the beginning of next year and just write next season off completely.... that would be the fairest way to do things
posted on 20/3/20
Sports are just going tj keep delaying, cricket now pushed back to end of May.
Olympic still effing about saying they’re on it’s pathetic.
posted on 21/3/20
IOC have been very disappointing, think it's pressure from Japan government who have invested £32 Billion in Olympic facilities.
posted on 22/3/20
Southampton's chief executive has suggested Premier League matches could be on television every day while people are still confined to their homes because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Martin Semmens says the return of the top flight - currently suspended until at least 30 April - would be "a sign that the country is coming back to normal" but it should not happen before it is safe.
"We have to do what is right and safe for the general public," he told BBC Radio Solent.
"When everybody is safe and we're not using up NHS and police resources, the government would like us to get back to playing because we are entertainment and a sign that the country is coming back to normal.
"If people are home for another month and Premier League football is on the TV every day that can only be a good thing. Not because we are more essential than the NHS but because we can give people entertainment and show that we're fighting back."
Semmens said teams are hopeful of completing the league by the end of June but did not yet know when play would resume.
Some players will be out of contract on 30 June, but Semmens believes players could be convinced to stay for longer should play continue beyond that point
"We hope to get the league done by the end of June," Semmens added. "As soon as you go past that date, there are legal challenges.
"If we ended up playing until 15 July and you had to extend a player's contract by two weeks, convincing a player to play two more weeks of football and get paid nicely to do it - I don't believe that will be a substantial challenge.
"The challenge is making sure we don't have a knock-on effect to other seasons and make football compromised for years to come."
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