Admin phantom Posted March 18, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 I've not seen this mentioned anywhere else on here: Chelsea Football Club is joining the medical response to the coronavirus outbreak in London with the news the National Health Service (NHS) has accepted the Club’s offer to make the Millennium Hotel at Stamford Bridge available for NHS staff. The initiative came from club owner Roman Abramovich and, after contact with the NHS was made by Chairman Bruce Buck, it was decided the best way Chelsea can assist the NHS is to provide accommodation for NHS staff. Mr Abramovich will be covering the costs of providing the accommodation. Many of the medical staff will be working long shifts and may not be able to travel home or would otherwise have to make long commutes. Local accommodation helps maintain the health and well-being of these crucial personnel at this critical time. This will be for a two-month period, and then reconsidered in light of circumstances at the time. NHS staff will be those working in hospitals in the North-West London region, but that may extend to hospitals in other districts. The number of rooms utilised will depend on demand but potentially all the rooms in the Millennium Hotel could be given over for this purpose. No staff showing symptoms will use the hotel. Millennium Hotels and Resorts, who manage the hotel, are supportive and assisting the club in providing this service to the NHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 I'll start by saying I'm not a huge lover of Chelsea as a club but fair play for that. To Abramovich too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 Could football, rugby and other sports clubs offer medical facilities and/or staff to help the NHS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 Gary Neville is doing the same thing with his 2 hotels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 If this is a national emergency, then football- and other sports- surely would need to step up? That's to take nothing away from Chelsea and Neville- quite the opposite- but football and sport like all other sectors would surely need to step up in some respects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Gary Neville is doing the same thing with his 2 hotels. Worth a watch too....seems a bit choked at the end. Fair play to him and his company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Worth a watch too....seems a bit choked at the end. Fair play to him and his company. He is actually a good guy I believe. Well done Gary. the more that can do this kind of thing, obviously the better. Well done Roman too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 12 hours ago, AppyDAZE said: He is actually a good guy I believe. Well done Gary. the more that can do this kind of thing, obviously the better. Well done Roman too 13 hours ago, Davefevs said: Worth a watch too....seems a bit choked at the end. Fair play to him and his company. Yeah Neville is a top man. Despite being incredibly wealthy and successful as a player, he's never forgotten his roots. Huge respect for him doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 14 hours ago, Davefevs said: Worth a watch too....seems a bit choked at the end. Fair play to him and his company. Always thought he’s a genuinely good guy. Loved him as a player for England as well - pride and passion for the shirt and none too little skill as well. And he’s a fantastic pundit. Good on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, lenred said: Always thought he’s a genuinely good guy. Loved him as a player for England as well - pride and passion for the shirt and none too little skill as well. And he’s a fantastic pundit. Good on him. I thought he was massively underrated. I always thought if you had a world eleven playing another world eleven (at the time he was at his best) the two RBs would be Neville and Cafu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 57 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I thought he was massively underrated. I always thought if you had a world eleven playing another world eleven (at the time he was at his best) the two RBs would be Neville and Cafu. Indeed. Always a 7/8 out of 10 player during his pomp, so consistent but he wasn’t showy or intricate, he just got the job done. Add to that his spirit and passion and you have a hell of a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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