Northern Red Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Ska Junkie said: That's worrying as I have my dad, living on his own at 83. He's fiercely independent and I try and pop round a couple of times a week and speak to him most days. Yes, he's a fit 83 but I still don't know whether to keep going round. I'm in and out of hospitals all day at work so am possibly more likely than most to pick this bloody thing up. The last thing I want to do is expose the old fella to more risk! What to do for the best? Ring explain why you are not popping round wish him all the best and tell him when this all blows over you will be back in smiling and tell him you love him. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Wood Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 hours ago, JonDolman said: I think they should cancel the season. It's only going to get worse. Start the new season again in August. I think that is the only option they have how they decide what happens to the end of the season good luck to whoever has to make that decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, Robin Wood said: I think that is the only option they have how they decide what happens to the end of the season good luck to whoever has to make that decision Yes, with our owner and transfer fee income we can afford to lose the income from the last 4-5 home games, but you get the feeling that could be catastrophic for some clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Wood Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Simon bristol said: Yes, with our owner and transfer fee income we can afford to lose the income from the last 4-5 home games, but you get the feeling that could be catastrophic for some clubs I don't see how they can catch up is the next world Cup a winter tournament god knows but as I said good luck to the decision makers they can't please everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted March 13, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 12/03/2020 at 19:29, BS2 Red said: It was. Although a general “I wish you were dead!” is a lot different to “there’s a disease that will kill the elderly and that’ll help my investment portfolio”. I’m not so sure there is a huge distinction between the two, the reason people were wishing old Brexit voters dead was they were hoping the outcome of a second referendum would be altered by that happening to one that suited their agenda. Is that so much different? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Not sure if this has already been posted, it provides much food for thought..... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51876162 Including the suggestion that there are three options re promotion and relegation if the season doesn’t conclude. Edited March 13, 2020 by Jerseybean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Super said: Luton?! Don't know who the **** I meant but it certainly wasn't Luton! I'm on a load of drugs so I'm a bit dopey atm. Edited March 13, 2020 by ZiderEyed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Constant Rabbit Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 UK and Australia amongst others not on 'total cases' list, yet have been there since day one. Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Ska Junkie said: That's worrying as I have my dad, living on his own at 83. He's fiercely independent and I try and pop round a couple of times a week and speak to him most days. Yes, he's a fit 83 but I still don't know whether to keep going round. I'm in and out of hospitals all day at work so am possibly more likely than most to pick this bloody thing up. The last thing I want to do is expose the old fella to more risk! What to do for the best? I honestly think the best thing to do is be honest and give him the choice. If he is healthy and has the ability to make an informed decision then it should be his decision. Explain you are concerned, be honest about what you think the risks are and let him decide what he wants you to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Mass gatherings like Glastonbury, Wimbledon and Ascot being mentioned shows this is likely to go on till at least June. if this is the case then, it will be difficult to finish this season. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-mass-gatherings-to-be-banned-under-government-plans-to-combat-covid-19-spread-11957350 Edited March 13, 2020 by RedorDead BCFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: 3 hours ago, Ska Junkie said: That's worrying as I have my dad, living on his own at 83. He's fiercely independent and I try and pop round a couple of times a week and speak to him most days. Yes, he's a fit 83 but I still don't know whether to keep going round. I'm in and out of hospitals all day at work so am possibly more likely than most to pick this bloody thing up. The last thing I want to do is expose the old fella to more risk! What to do for the best? I honestly think the best thing to do is be honest and give him the choice. If he is healthy and has the ability to make an informed decision then it should be his decision. Explain you are concerned, be honest about what you think the risks are and let him decide what he wants you to do. Am in a similar boat to an extent - my dad has diabetes, lung disease and lung cancer so a bout of this could finish him off (he's only 68). Having asked him about it he said he'd rather die of this than the alternative (that's gallows humour for you) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland_exile Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 12/03/2020 at 16:16, harvey54 said: Currently self-isolating. Came back from Malta and a week later I started sweating, aching and feeling wiped out. Lots of Italians on Malta as it's only a ferry ride away. Feels like the start of a heavy cold to be honest but my Mrs works in the NHS so I'm housebound. Box set heaven all the best to ya' mate - we're in state of emergency right now in Warsaw with everything shutdown and rumours of imminent curfew being introduced tomorrow - heard a mate of mine earlier carted off by the men in white coats and you can feel the city in a genuine state of panic and paranoia. This is a very real issue, and it's unbelievable people are still casual and offhand about it all - or worse, using it to point score and settle either political or personal agendas. We will get through this, but it needs concerted effort from absolute everyone. More so, we need to learn lessons - i.e. firstly, as a planet we learn to work collectively and effectively to respond to such situations in the future; and b, that our individual governments don't use every budget to slash the **** out of our emergency services. Wishing you a speedy recovery! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Constant Rabbit Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 New video from Iran - in just one morgue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 I was going to renew my season card this weekend as the deadline is on Monday. With the likelihood of this season running on until lord knows when, booking your seat for next season, whenever that may start, by the middle of March, now seems a bit early to me. But I don't suppose the club will alter the renewal dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Constant Rabbit Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, SX227 said: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 UK and Australia amongst others not on 'total cases' list, yet have been there since day one. Strange. UK back on - 801 cases Up 211 cases in 24 hrs (roughly 35%) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 Said in the Trump thread good to see him taking responsibility for his administration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 British scientists are close to finding a vaccine for coronavirus apparently, let's keep our fingers crossed we may be nearer the end of this nightmare than we thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenGem7 Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 5 hours ago, pillred said: British scientists are close to finding a vaccine for coronavirus apparently, let's keep our fingers crossed we may be nearer the end of this nightmare than we thought. It will take months to do human trials and you cant fast track the process in case there are unforeseen side effects. Especially if the plan is to roll it out to millions of people in a short space of time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 City just posted a “match day!” post on Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 hours ago, RedorDead BCFC said: Mass gatherings like Glastonbury, Wimbledon and Ascot being mentioned shows this is likely to go on till at least June. if this is the case then, it will be difficult to finish this season. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-mass-gatherings-to-be-banned-under-government-plans-to-combat-covid-19-spread-11957350 I agree I think it’s highly unlikely the season will conclude, which you can easily see including the play offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, One Team said: I agree I think it’s highly unlikely the season will conclude, which you can easily see including the play offs. Agreed - be interesting to see whether the Top 3 end up being promoted to Prem automatically - I don’t genuinely believe that this is the fairest thing to do but who knows what the EFL will decide?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fpcity Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, HiddenGem7 said: It will take months to do human trials and you cant fast track the process in case there are unforeseen side effects. Especially if the plan is to roll it out to millions of people in a short space of time. I do clinical trials, they have lots of groups taking the drugs doing different doses each time a new group starts. Think I read it can take up to 12 years for drugs to get from development to being approved and on the shelves. There's a company in London who I believe are running trials soon for this virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zod Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 I think this season will be cancelled. If they decide to play on the virus will result in some team’s isolating and others being unfit as they are coming out of isolation. Training and traveling is going to be problematic. Integrity is shot away. Why not just abandon and when we kick off next season give teams points head start to reflect where they are at this stage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, General Zod said: I think this season will be cancelled. If they decide to play on the virus will result in some team’s isolating and others being unfit as they are coming out of isolation. Training and traveling is going to be problematic. Integrity is shot away. Why not just abandon and when we kick off next season give teams points head start to reflect where they are at this stage. Unfair and wrong to abandon the season, as I said yesterday. HOWEVER, if the government are seriously considering placing a ban on all gatherings of over 500 people for up to two years then it's difficult to see any other outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Unfair and wrong to abandon the season, as I said yesterday. HOWEVER, if the government are seriously considering placing a ban on all gatherings of over 500 people for up to two years then it's difficult to see any other outcome. Well if you take the crowd out of the equation, it is possible to finish the season behind closed doors with all fans watching on Robin's TV. Sky and BT can still get their games too. This does require the clubs being able to justify the players and staff going to work despite the associated risks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 9 hours ago, RedorDead BCFC said: Mass gatherings like Glastonbury, Wimbledon and Ascot being mentioned shows this is likely to go on till at least June. if this is the case then, it will be difficult to finish this season. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-mass-gatherings-to-be-banned-under-government-plans-to-combat-covid-19-spread-11957350 Don’t know if mentioned but The Killers put a message out a couple of days ago basically saying they had been working hard and planning their concerts for a long time and hoped/expected the virus to take the normal flu Summer pattern. Can’t see at the moment it will still happen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 A proposal from German FA is to increase the number of Bundesliga teams to 22 next season and promote the top 4 teams from below with no relegation. Slight difference there is usually the top 2 teams go up and then the 3rd play against 16th in a playoff for promotion/survival so lower teams will benefit. One idea here could be to scrap the play off system and just do two up / two down? Still probably have teams that feel hard done by though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Unfair and wrong to abandon the season, as I said yesterday. HOWEVER, if the government are seriously considering placing a ban on all gatherings of over 500 people for up to two years then it's difficult to see any other outcome. 2 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 21 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Unfair and wrong to abandon the season, as I said yesterday. HOWEVER, if the government are seriously considering placing a ban on all gatherings of over 500 people for up to two years then it's difficult to see any other outcome. Would that include parliament…? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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