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Unless supermarkets are closed down, people are prevented from receiving delivered parcels and packaging, workplaces with large workforces are closed, I cannot understand how shutting sporting events down for a few weeks is going to make a blind bit of difference other than a bit of grandstanding. Closing down football for example would account for 0.000000000000000000001% of all human contact. Either put everything on lockdown for a month or carry on as normal wihile taking health precautions. This just seems to be a self inflicted fudge at the moment where, peoples lives are affected, companies are getting obliterated and yet the precautions taken so far will have minimal impact on virus spread in the scheme of things. Came into more close contact with people at my local supermarket this morning than going to half a dozen football matches..
That's because its not been done on medical grounds. Its the practicalities of continuing with players and staff been affected & its to reduce the burden of other services which are used at said events. The government would no doubt have shut those events down in the comings weeks. |
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That's because its not been done on medical grounds.
Its the practicalities of continuing with players and staff been affected & its to reduce the burden of other services which are used at said events.
The government would no doubt have shut those events down in the comings weeks.
The EFL said: "This decision has not been taken lightly, but the EFL must prioritise the health and well-being of players, staff and supporters while also acknowledging the government's national efforts in tackling this outbreak." It is on medical grounds too. Haven't seen anything yet that's going to make any more than 1% difference to the spread of the virus. I'm not saying the government is wrong with its stance at present, and well-intentioned panic measures taken independently by non-governmental bodies aren't going to make a blind bit of difference to contagion and will add to longer lasting devastating effects to the economy and peoples' lives by adding to the panic. We should either be on full lockdown or carry on as normal. Anything in the middle and everyone's a loser.. |
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The EFL said: "This decision has not been taken lightly, but the EFL must prioritise the health and well-being of players, staff and supporters while also acknowledging the government's national efforts in tackling this outbreak."
It is on medical grounds too. Haven't seen anything yet that's going to make any more than 1% difference to the spread of the virus. I'm not saying the government is wrong with its stance at present, and well-intentioned panic measures taken independently by non-governmental bodies aren't going to make a blind bit of difference to contagion and will add to longer lasting devastating effects to the economy and peoples' lives by adding to the panic. We should either be on full lockdown or carry on as normal. Anything in the middle and everyone's a loser..
The EFL have a responsibility to all those parties. The government yesterday said: Mass gatherings The government believes that banning large gatherings is one of the least effective measures a country can take, reducing the peak of the coronavirus by less than 5%. The virus is just as likely to spread within a smaller group such as those watching football in the pub as it would in a large crowd.If you watch the experts yesterday it explains about timing of restrictions ie its not all or nothing. |
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Incorrect.
The government yesterday said:
Mass gatherings
The government believes that banning large gatherings is one of the least effective measures a country can take, reducing the peak of the coronavirus by less than 5%. The virus is just as likely to spread within a smaller group such as those watching football in the pub as it would in a large crowd.
I agree with you re the government's stance and completely get that, but it wasn't what I was getting at. I was quoting the EFL's statement which contradicts the government somewhat. Government advice underlines how ineffectual the cancellation of fixtures will be.. |
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Strange to postpone this weekend games on the day before,
I am watching Cheltenham with about 70,000 + people there,
Tomorrow Wales v Scotland will be played in front of 70,000 fans,
Yet we can not play in front of 4,800 or so,
Never mind we might go back to the good old days of my youth and play Good Friday , Saturday and Easter Monday.
The only problem then will be the problem will be worse so they will end the season as it stands.
Which will leave several clubs in dire straights and we could have another 3 or 4 going bust.
What are we going to do until next season whenever that might start ?
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This is simply a practical decision based on the increasingly unmitigated spread between players and staff. No one can sanction an event with a possible health hazard, whether to the participants or their families and friends.
Probably a good thing that they've simply shut it down as games played behind closed doors wouldn't have made much difference.
The real headaches will start with sorting out what happens to players' contracts if we were to attempt to finish the season in the summer; what happens to the transfer window and how clubs are going to be able to pay wages during the next two months.
Crazy times.
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The problem is that if the virus is so easily passed on in a variety of ways, touching or coughing or sneezing, then it doesnt matter how many people are in a crowd, 3000 or 70000, there only has to be one person with it and it will be spread further, and then those who have caught it unknowingly will maybe nip to the pub afterwards, or head off home to the wife and kids, and then the kids head off to school next week.......etc etc etc
Best to lock the gate before the horse bolts.
This is when we need some words of wisdom from Ollie in his own inimitable style.
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Can see a few pubs going under when more people start avoiding public places when the situation gets worse.
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It's a huge mess for football finances. This season will have to be finished one way or another (either by extending season to end of June or by reconvening in July/August and delaying the 2020/21 season. The integrity of the English league system would be irreparably damaged if this season is not completed.
When and under what format the 2020/21 starts is anyone's guess. But it could end up being a shortened season:-
League season reduced to 34 fixtures in EFL and 28 fixtures in Premier League?
Scrap EFL Trophy for the season?
No Premier League clubs in EFL Cup?
No FA Cup replays in any round?
UEFA competitions straight knock-out rather than 2 legs?
Anything to squeeze next season into whatever time they have.
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