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To many people it doesn’t matter how long ago it was. Its not just Hillsborough anyway - it’s got a track record of racist, anti immigrant and homophobic leaning stories. It’s a vile, hate preaching rag, but each to their own on what paper they take. Free country and free press and I respect the right of the public to consume whatever news they want. Doesn’t mean you have to respect the shite that they publish though.

Being a BS7er now I thought I’d take a stroll with the dog up past the Rugby ground the other day, if only just to remind me that things could be worse (a lot worse). Imagine my surprise when I saw that their new on-site, state of the art training ground had been built already.

I’d imagine the sportswear giants such as Nike and Adidas will be working on that as we speak. More advertising opportunities for them.

Unfortunately you can’t argue with it I don’t think. Those clubs that have ‘taken the hit’ and paid their staff without resolving to taking tax payers money deserve some kind of advantage when this is over imho. Goodness knows how they will work it all out though.

I would imagine that if the extra money being invested was solely to ensure non-playing staff continued to be paid directly from the club and in turn saved the tax payer money then this wouldn’t be subject to FFP. Would be incredibly amazed if not.

Jesus wept. There you go again. Can’t help yourself I guess. Ill leave it there

Can’t see where you have stated that but happy to be proven wrong. You need to cut the condescension in your replies regardless. Maybe you haven’t been adversely affected this far but my family have and the point stands.

Take your condescending bull elsewhere ‘mate’.

Why on Earth should vital tests be given to footballers when we can’t even test our frontline NHS and care staff? My auntie is an NHS nurse and has had suspected Covid but can’t / hasn’t been tested so is off for a prolonged time. My sister runs homes for the severely mentally disabled and can’t get any tests and so her and her staff are having to do 18 hr days due to the staff shortages of those with suspected covid. These examples will be multiplied hundreds of thousands of times across the country. I’m buggered if footballers should get any special treatment and access to multiple testing before our frontline health and key workers.

Jesus wept. At 8am on a Sunday morning you are on a teams forum that has f all to do with you, still pathetically trying to get your kicks by being a incredibly bad WUM. You really are very very sad.

I agree it very much is, but it’s the big clubs that hold the weight in the argument (and whatever they like to think Villa are not at the top table or anywhere near it). It’ll be the Liverpools, Chelsea’s, Spurs, Arsenals and Manchester clubs that dictate this and that hold the clout on this one. I’m sure there will be threats of breakaways to the much fabled European Super League etc being bandied about if they don’t get their own way and the Prem will kow tow.

I think we can see from the behaviour of Spurs this week just which way this will go unfortunately. Hope I’m proved wrong but I can’t see any way that those top clubs will not do everything they can in order to not jeopardise their primary income stream. There may be a few outliers who will want to do the right thing, but can’t see it. All these crazy suggestions coming out just show how desperate they are to conclude it and not lose their precious tv revenues.

The actions of a proper ‘community’ club when it’s actually desperately needed. Actions rather than words. Good on them.

Unbelievable. Can’t believe they’d charge anything at all for such a vital not for profit service like you say, let alone hike the prices. Sad times Bristol Sport.

Is that true?

Some of them were.

Sounds like he needs sectioning.

People selling it for £100 a tin on the bay apparently. Scum. Pure and utter scum.

This forum has been the worst I have seen regards some of the scaremongering and doomsday scenarios being presented, across all the social media I engage with. Very surprised tbh but each to their own!

Not at all and I think it will be being discussed as a very real possibility once more data becomes available. If the risk is deemed ‘acceptable’ - and I don’t want to get political on that point - it will happen I’d imagine. Just depends what the Tories deem acceptable.

Then the blame would be on the government not the worker for not ensuring people are being cared for quickly enough.

Yep. If Brexit didn’t bring out the worst of our country (on both sides - before anyone cries foul) then this situation really really is. It will also bring out the best in people, which won’t go as widely reported of course, but the selfishness shown by many will I’m afraid once and for all dispel any remaining notion of Britain being a sharing and caring society with a high moral compass.

There’s been no civil disobedience anywhere else with those stringent measures already in place. Why would there be here? There won’t be, it’s just more scaremongering.

Yep was saying exactly this to my missus earlier. I got 3 grades higher than I was predicted at A level due to busting my balls big time in the 3 months leading up to the exams so would’ve been screwed by this. She would’ve benefited though as she actually did slightly worse than predicted. I’d imagine they’ll be very lenient though in this situation.

If people stop acting like dicks then there’s a better chance it won’t happen. Pubs packed yesterday for Paddy’s day apparently in a lot of cities.