It’s the same across all sports. I work with international, continental and national associations… it blows my mind sometimes
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Seems like that’s exactly what the PL are doing as they go along!
I've been thinking the same thing whilst sitting on Manly beach, where am I actually though?
Can't see any curvature in the horizon either...
Man Utd with loads too. They won’t be playing at the weekend either.
A break is inevitable at this point. Clubs need to behave as if we are in lockdown and get really tough with their staff. Everyone needs to be vaccinated, we need staff to stay at home and minimise social contact, test every day, masks/distancing at all times when indoors, behave as if we are back in September 2020.
The whole country relaxed too much and got complacent, we cannot go back to playing in empty stadiums. Pause the season until after Christmas and resume with proper measures in place. It is absolutely stupid that clubs with huge outbreaks are still coming in to train in preparation for matches that are being called off hours before they kick off.
The whole country relaxed too much and got complacent, we cannot go back to playing in empty stadiums. Pause the season until after Christmas and resume with proper measures in place. It is absolutely stupid that clubs with huge outbreaks are still coming in to train in preparation for matches that are being called off hours before they kick off.
On a movie set you can be contained, but with the travel required for sport, its almost impossible to isolate in a bubble. You'd have to play at one venue like the NBA did to make it work.
I don’t think so. Omicron just changed the parameters.
Agree though on the stadiums. We can’t go back to empty ones. If they must, make us all wear masks. While I hate them, there aren’t any in sight in the stadium. They might help people modify their behaviour to be more conscious about their actions.
I don't think there's much transmission from fans to player. At worst all they need to do is block off a few rows to X metre distance.
Also I think with the mood of the nation banning football fans will just make things much worse.
I agree I’m talking about fans not players. . They can’t close the stadiums but to help that at least bring a few proper measures in like mask wearing for example. It would at least make the government think that football was trying to do something off their own backs to stop things grinding to a halt.
They won't bin off any WC-related fixtures...... Not a chance.
"Sky is paying too much. Get to playing".
Think the Liverpool game might go ahead, along with Villa/Burnley, West Ham/Norwich, Leeds/Woolwich, Chelsea/Wolves, City/Newcastle.
Expect United/Brighton, Southampton/Brentford, Watford/Palace and Everton/Leicester to be off.
A case to be made for a blanket cancelling of weekend fixtures... but don't really have an issue with playing the games that can be played and bringing stricter testing measures and behavioural habits to training grounds/travel arrangements.
Expect United/Brighton, Southampton/Brentford, Watford/Palace and Everton/Leicester to be off.
A case to be made for a blanket cancelling of weekend fixtures... but don't really have an issue with playing the games that can be played and bringing stricter testing measures and behavioural habits to training grounds/travel arrangements.
Some of us older fans will remember when in the 1960's and in particular 1963 that many many matches were postponed due to snow. There were not so many International matches at that time but it did bring fixture congestion. I do not think the PL should stop clubs unaffected from playing but to continue to act on a match by match basis. We have been the worst affected and anyone thinking we will get 9 points from those matches is deluded. It would be just our luck that they stop the matches just when we have everyone back and we have even worse fixture congestion.
Team sports is different though. Once its gets into a squad its impossible not to spread. Players have multiple physical interactions on the training field every day. I agree they should test every morning before they go in but testing is not perfect and once covid takes hold a team sports training camp is the perfect environment.