Might be worth playing the final at the Etihad.

They've had social distancing down to a tee since it opened.

A big bar would have a few hundred people max, most clubs will have less people. Most people in a bar will be locals who will be easy to trace and would spread Covid locally.

A potential break out would in a bar would be easier to handle with tracing and isolations etc. Its all about not putting the front lines under pressure.

Imagine if it's spreading in a stadium. Fans from all corners of the country, even the world (pre Covid) and the number of people it can spread to in a 90k stadium is insane.

Op

Are you thick or wumming?

What point are you trying to make?

His point is clear - we should play FA cup final in front of 90k fans if pubs are opened

Pubs won't be opened by then anyway. And if they did just let the morons kill each other off and steer clear.

comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Op

Are you thick or wumming?
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Clearly thick 👍

comment by Pride of the North (U6803)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Might be worth playing the final at the Etihad.

They've had social distancing down to a tee since it opened.
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Be a shorter safer journey for the trophy too

With regards to the op, what is the difference? What is the difference with the current set of rules where it’s not uncommon to be stood in a supermarket socially distanced by several people at once, but you can’t socially distance with more than one person from another household 🤷‍♂️

There seems to be growing evidence that outdoors vs indoors is quite key in the spread of the virus, so maybe the OP is onto something!

If the government change the rules and relax things, I'm sure when people start dying in numbers, it'll be shown to be those not using common sense as the main reason for it.

comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 13 hours, 12 minutes ago
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Op

Are you thick or wumming?
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Clearly thick 👍
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So it could potentially be ok to have millions of football fans congregate in pubs than 90,000 people in a stadium? Even though pubs are an easier breeding ground for the virus to spread and open stadiums aren't?

I think it's you who's thick pal.

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 9 hours, 48 minutes ago
There seems to be growing evidence that outdoors vs indoors is quite key in the spread of the virus, so maybe the OP is onto something!
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Exactly. When this was happening in Feb/March time, scientists were saying you are far less likely to catch the virus in a stadium than in a pub. So why not allow exceptions to the rule in a few months time? It could even serve as a bit of a tester to see how many people went to the stadium and got infected etc. I am sure they could track 90,000 people by then on this new app that's coming out.

So it could potentially be ok to have millions of football fans congregate in pubs than 90,000 people in a stadium? Even though pubs are an easier breeding ground for the virus to spread and open stadiums aren't?
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I can see your point but having 90k in a stadium won't stop millions from gathering at bars anyway.

comment by Thor (U22388)
posted 38 minutes ago
So it could potentially be ok to have millions of football fans congregate in pubs than 90,000 people in a stadium? Even though pubs are an easier breeding ground for the virus to spread and open stadiums aren't?
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I can see your point but having 90k in a stadium won't stop millions from gathering at bars anyway.
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Exactly. So why just not open the stadium then as well then?? The 90,000 would just go to the pub and have a higher chance of catching it, as per science.

Bars are not open and won't be for a while. And just because one thing could lead to infection doesn't mean others should be allowed too.