Big Sam's championed cause. 

 

Suspend the season for 2 weeks as the number of football related covid cases reaches an all time high. As the new mutated virus offers more threat we hear this course of actions has the managers talking. But really once they start will it only be two weeks?

For Sam it is a big fat yes, though Ole is not Gunner go for it.

For me is a simple go back to no fans and get on with it, my preferred option, or void the season and you all stay at home. No half measures.

We could not do the latter last season as it would have robbed Liverpool of the title. Now though we are not even halfway in to the season. No obvious champions, promotions or relegations.

So if they dont want to play let them take their balls home and void it out like the Dutch did last season. Then maybe the following season wont be such a cluster as this one.

 

So Big Sam who's team have just had two home thumping's wants the league curtailed while OGS who's managing probably the league's form team wants to carry on.

So by the looks of it, as was with the "should the PL (last season) be voided" debate, the vast majority are going to by coincidence side with what best suits their team.

Edited December 30, 20205 yr by Argo

3 hours ago, Argo said:

So Big Sam who's team have just had two home thumping's wants the league curtailed while OGS who's managing probably the league's form team wants to carry on.

So by the looks of it, as was with the "should the PL (last season) be voided" debate, the vast majority are going to by coincidence side with what best suits their team.

Funny that right?

Yeah f*ck Sam and Ole, obviously selfish.

I think we should avoid 2 week break at all costs (Maybe not at all costs!) Because the fixture list is already congested enough, I can’t imagine what it would be like if we had a break.

Worth stopping for a couple of weeks, to take stock, things are getting bad at present worse than the spring, football totally irrelevant in these circumstances, let’s be honest Football has lost a lot of its importance over the last few months, who really cares if we finish 4th/5th/6th or probably further down this season, when we lose im over it in 5 minutes, it doesn’t help when you can’t go

Depends . If more games are postponed cos of covid then better to have a break . Fixture congestion and the upcoming Euros might be a problem.  Cancel the Euros ?  And the next World Cup , the first one I've got absolutely no interest in at all

I mean if they have to you can’t really say no can you....

23 minutes ago, chi blue said:

Worth stopping for a couple of weeks, to take stock, things are getting bad at present worse than the spring, football totally irrelevant in these circumstances, let’s be honest Football has lost a lot of its importance over the last few months, who really cares if we finish 4th/5th/6th or probably further down this season, when we lose im over it in 5 minutes, it doesn’t help when you can’t go

Agreed. Regardless of our form football behind closed doors is frankly dull I watch Chelsea and that's it. If sporting events such as the Euro's have to be scrapped so be it. I know some fans will watch football regardless and I've no problem with that but as a couple of old boys it's totally alien to us even though some of our crowds in the 80's were almost like playing behind closed doors !

Circuit break = Dubai friendlies...

The league should never have been restarted last season, simple as that. And most of all, international games should've been scrapped until the sumemr, absolutely ridiculous allowing internationals to keep going on. 

A 2 week break is exactly what we need to get our players fit and focused again

Up the big Sam!

35 minutes ago, Slojo said:

The league should never have been restarted last season, simple as that. And most of all, international games should've been scrapped until the sumemr, absolutely ridiculous allowing internationals to keep going on. 

Should scrap internationals permanently, boring old sh*te that it is!

4 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

Should scrap internationals permanently, boring old sh*te that it is!

Amen! Couldn't tell you the last time I sat and watched an England game. 

1 hour ago, Slojo said:

The league should never have been restarted last season, simple as that. And most of all, international games should've been scrapped until the sumemr, absolutely ridiculous allowing internationals to keep going on. 

Completely agree.

So if they end up stopping it again just void it and hopefully things are under control for a better start in August. 

1 hour ago, dkw said:

Circuit break = Dubai friendlies...

Yeah lol good point.

1 hour ago, JoeyN said:

A 2 week break is exactly what we need to get our players fit and focused again

Up the big Sam!

Doesn't the circuit break mean all football activities stop ? Training etc etc . Not sure though

6 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Doesn't the circuit break mean all football activities stop ? Training etc etc . Not sure though

I imagine teams are allowed to train, just not matches.

Football stopped last March because the whole situation was new and the testing capacity wasn't there, combine those situations being more favorable now (we know more about Covid plus testing en masse) with the fact the measures have proven successful in keeping football going during the pandemic (not one concern voiced about it's return has home to roost) means football will likely crack on.

It's not just football, the TV industry amoung other things will likely keep going aswell (even i'm a celebrity aired during the last lockdown) which is a much bigger risk than football.

Edited December 30, 20205 yr by Argo

2 hours ago, dkw said:

Circuit break = Dubai friendlies...

And then properly enforced 14-day isolation, obviously.

Fulham Spurs called off just now

5 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

Yeah f*ck Sam and Ole, obviously selfish.

I think we should avoid 2 week break at all costs (Maybe not at all costs!) Because the fixture list is already congested enough, I can’t imagine what it would be like if we had a break.

However much I support the f**k Sam and Ole thing, and however much I enjoy football as a distraction (well, perhaps not every match...), I would like to look at a bigger picture than a congested fixtures list 

Big money obviously won when last season was resumed and when the current season got the go-ahead. In terms of health it's preposterous. Having changing rooms on opposite side of the stadium, disinfecting goal posts, and other safety measures are completely ridiculous and sanctimonious when players run side by side, throttle each other in the 16-yard box and roll around in each other's phlegm on the pitch. Regular testing won't prevent the possibility that infected players and staff come into close contact in a stadium and at the training ground. They have a life outside football too, many have kids, increasing the chance they and others get infected, and everybody in their turn infect others.

When amateur football and other close proximity sports aren't allowed because of the risks, it's incomprehensible that professional football is allowed, with every injured player that should be examined in hospital an added burden on public health care. I'm not sure there is still an ambulance and attendants present at every match, but if there is, that is just cringe worthy.

Although 100% safety doesn't exist for people participating in society, professional footbal doesn't even try to be responsible during a pandemic.

Rant over, sort of.

Edited December 30, 20205 yr by Valerie

6 Fulham players positive and 4 staff

50 minutes ago, Valerie said:

However much I support the f**k Sam and Ole thing, and however much I enjoy football as a distraction (well, perhaps not every match...), I would like to look at a bigger picture than a congested fixtures list 

Big money obviously won when last season was resumed and when the current season got the go-ahead. In terms of health it's preposterous. Having changing rooms on opposite side of the stadium, disinfecting goal posts, and other safety measures are completely ridiculous and sanctimonious when players run side by side, throttle each other in the 16-yard box and roll around in each other's phlegm on the pitch. Regular testing won't prevent the possibility that infected players and staff come into close contact in a stadium and at the training ground. They have a life outside football too, many have kids, increasing the chance they and others get infected, and everybody in their turn infect others.

When amateur football and other close proximity sports aren't allowed because of the risks, it's incomprehensible that professional football is allowed, with every injured player that should be examined in hospital an added burden on public health care. I'm not sure there is still an ambulance and attendants present at every match, but if there is, that is just cringe worthy.

Although 100% safety doesn't exist for people participating in society, professional footbal doesn't even try to be responsible during a pandemic.

Rant over, sort of.

Pretty disgusting isn't it? It makes you not want to watch any games to be honest. 

1 hour ago, Valerie said:

However much I support the f**k Sam and Ole thing, and however much I enjoy football as a distraction (well, perhaps not every match...), I would like to look at a bigger picture than a congested fixtures list 

Big money obviously won when last season was resumed and when the current season got the go-ahead. In terms of health it's preposterous. Having changing rooms on opposite side of the stadium, disinfecting goal posts, and other safety measures are completely ridiculous and sanctimonious when players run side by side, throttle each other in the 16-yard box and roll around in each other's phlegm on the pitch. Regular testing won't prevent the possibility that infected players and staff come into close contact in a stadium and at the training ground. They have a life outside football too, many have kids, increasing the chance they and others get infected, and everybody in their turn infect others.

When amateur football and other close proximity sports aren't allowed because of the risks, it's incomprehensible that professional football is allowed, with every injured player that should be examined in hospital an added burden on public health care. I'm not sure there is still an ambulance and attendants present at every match, but if there is, that is just cringe worthy.

Although 100% safety doesn't exist for people participating in society, professional footbal doesn't even try to be responsible during a pandemic.

Rant over, sort of.

All about money Val, you are bang on here.

Me thinks a number of players and staff did not follow the guidelines over christmas. Seems a bit more than coincidental the number of cases go up in the sport at christmas time.

Edited December 30, 20205 yr by axman2526

47 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

All about money Val, you are bang on here.

Me thinks a number of players and staff did not follow the guidelines over christmas. Seems a bit more than coincidental the number of cases go up in the sport at christmas time.

You're probably right, and in view of incubation time, the number of cases may very well rise.

They had no contingency plan for when this was obviously going to happen? They didn't think that a highly contagious virus - with no known vaccine at the time - wasn't going to throw a huge wrench in the operation at some point? I'd like to think that they would have potential contingency plans available, but the talk I am hearing doesn't sound like it.