| Coronavirus 10:39 - Mar 4 with 85181 views | electricblue |
With the spread of this illness what are the chances of games getting called postponed and the season not being completed.....
What would the financial knock on effect be to lower league clubs..... | |
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| Coronavirus on 11:56 - Mar 13 with 2830 views | Toffeemanc |
Wouldn't want to travel to that shithole every other week,and certainly wouldn't buy a season ticket if it were to happen. | |
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| Coronavirus on 12:01 - Mar 13 with 2796 views | kiwidale |
Think about it Toffee lad you could tell your grandkids that you were there when we took the Gigg. [Post edited 13 Mar 2020 12:02]
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| Coronavirus on 13:16 - Mar 13 with 2694 views | James1980 |
We could make stickers. | |
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| Coronavirus on 13:19 - Mar 13 with 2683 views | SuddenLad |
Can we take our old batteries to dispose of them ? | |
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| Coronavirus on 14:10 - Mar 13 with 2605 views | rochdaleriddler |
Professor John Ashton, former director of public health says the government have got this badly wrong, and that we have wasted 5-6 weeks. So whose science are we following? | |
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| Coronavirus on 14:24 - Mar 13 with 2594 views | watford_dale |
They had the chairman of Luton Town on TalkSport and he estimated that the month shutdown will cost lg 1/2 clubs £300 - 400k and, unlike Bury, this is not an isolated incident and impacts all clubs in the EFL. The premier league CASH reserves currently stand at £1.5 bn!!!
The money could be given in the form of a loan at minimal interest rates repayable within a 3 - 4 year period. If not then a few/many will go to the wall.
Expect the National League to go next and the Northern League will be the winner in all of this. | | | |
| Coronavirus on 14:57 - Mar 13 with 2557 views | D_Alien |
The BBC has been desperate to give a platform to the likes of former DPH John Ashton, and former Health Minister Jeremy Hunt, due to their willingness to indulge the BBC's view on government actions
The key, in both cases, is the word 'former'. Both are now removed from the centre of active services, which have access to all the latest modelling and information sources. It's strange how former honchos find it hard to give up being in the spotlight, but the BBC are happy to indulge them
It's also a bit like how the BBC make a point of including comments from other 'formers'., e.g. former Labour PM Tony Blair said.... former Tory PM Theresa May said...
No-one cares what they think anymore
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| Coronavirus on 15:25 - Mar 13 with 2500 views | R17ALE |
And, on a more local BBC level, former Rochdale Manager, Steve Eyre! | |
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| Coronavirus on 15:37 - Mar 13 with 2479 views | SuddenLad |
The official information being issued today/tomorrow/the day after is the relevant source to follow.
The 'has-beens' and those with other agendas are merely set on creating divisive sideshows. They are purposely being given a media platform solely to rile, rattle and ridicule the Government and its' advisers, at a time when everyone should be seeking to do what the current advice says.
The clown Ashton on QT last night would have argued black was white if he had to. A silly BBC stunt to pull in a time of crisis. | |
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| Coronavirus on 15:40 - Mar 13 with 2469 views | rochdaleriddler |
So we just trust one source, and anyone naysaying is just bitter? Not very rounded, the former DPH may not be in the inner circle , but he will have knowledge of pandemic planning. I , for one like to hear what qualified people have to say, it’s nothing like getting the opinion of a former PM. I would understand your viewpoint if he had been sacked for incompetence. | |
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| Coronavirus on 15:41 - Mar 13 with 2462 views | rochdaleriddler |
In your opinion.why is he a clown? | |
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| Coronavirus on 15:52 - Mar 13 with 2449 views | SuddenLad |
He's argumentative simply for the sake of it. He was hired to be disruptive. He stuck to his guns. Even Fiona Bruce had to tell him to shut up. | |
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| Coronavirus on 16:14 - Mar 13 with 2423 views | D_Alien |
And he only made it onto QT due to his appearance the night (or couple of nights) before on Newsnight
In answer to riddler's point - no, i make it my business never to rely on one source or point of view. You'd be marked down at O-level for that! | |
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| Coronavirus on 16:24 - Mar 13 with 2399 views | Bobbyjoe |
Or lying... twice... | | | |
| Coronavirus on 16:31 - Mar 13 with 2364 views | Cedar_Room |
I think the strategy seems to be - if we followed the example of Italy and shut everywhere down, yes it could stop THIS outbreak, but would it stop another one? The answer to that would have to be no. We still don't have a vaccine and that is 12-18 months from being ready. So actually the only way to stop this virus continuing to spread, and to prevent any future outbreaks is to
A - isolate everybody for the next 12-18 months until there is a vaccine
B - protect the most vulnerable whilst trying to slow the spread of the virus, but allowing for some people to get it who likely won't be badly affected therefore developing a herd immunity so that future outbreaks will be less likely to happen
I see the logic in going with B, as A would essentially mean the breakdown of society. For the time being I'm going to put my trust in the scientists and the doctors who are advocating for this option - this isn't a political led issue, its the science making the calls. I therefore see no reason why the scientists would be doing anything other than pushing forward the option which will protect the most people, in the long run. | | | |
| Coronavirus on 23:19 - Mar 13 with 2183 views | rochdaleriddler |
And now it appears that we will ban mass gatherings in the next few days according to the guardian . So much for listen to the science . This government is making it up as it goes along | |
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| Coronavirus on 23:24 - Mar 13 with 2184 views | James1980 |
Probably because they were oblivious to how many won't self isolate because they cannot afford to. Sorry we mustn't discuss that. | |
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| Coronavirus on 00:12 - Mar 14 with 2139 views | D_Alien |
Easy, isn't it?
Making facile comments about "this government"
I'd suggest that rather than using a potentially life-changing event as a stick to beat the party that thrashed the hell out of your world-view just a few short months ago, you accept that actually it's really not as simple and clear cut as you'd like it to be
We all need to act responsibly. Even DB said so on the national news (ffs!)
We don't know how this is going to pan out, but starting from a place of political point scoring gets us nowhere and it's time to bring it to a halt, in all our best interests
This messageboard is going to be an interesting place in the coming weeks, perhaps months. I'll be doing my damndest to stay positive, and I hope others will too
Take care | |
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| Coronavirus on 07:47 - Mar 14 with 1972 views | wimborne_dale |
The non league clubs could do well out of this. The highest level football being played in England today is national League. There are a fair few people who just want to go to a game on a Saturday, even if it's not their usual club. | |
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| Coronavirus on 09:30 - Mar 14 with 1858 views | rochdaleriddler |
Not political point scoring at all, and I’m well aware the situation is complicated. Have you thought that our governments response is political? Guided by the science that other countries are not adopting. If the advice about mass gatherings changes within a few hours, that suggests the initial decision may not be correct. Of course I’m not a scientist, neither are you and even if we were our views may not be correct.
My world is fine thanks, it was good to see the Tories aping Labour spending commitments in the budget.
This is a tiny football forum, any criticism or comment matters not a jot in the wider world.
Stay safe. Hope our aged fan base survives | |
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| Coronavirus on 09:43 - Mar 14 with 1832 views | boromat |
Interviews at Tranmere were good. They've started to sell season tickets early to try and raise some cash to help.
Maybe we should follow suit. It's not too long off when we'd start to offer them anyway. | |
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| Coronavirus on 09:45 - Mar 14 with 1832 views | tony_roch975 |
yes, avoid fake news & political point-scoring like ' the party that thrashed the hell out of your world view" - except Johnson, Farage & Foster's combined vote on Dec 12th was 1.5M less than the opposite world view! | |
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| Coronavirus on 09:54 - Mar 14 with 1812 views | D_Alien |
My point was that perhaps the jibes were based on sour grapes
We all have a chance to show a bit of class during this period, in fact it could be essential; let's take it | |
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| Coronavirus on 11:04 - Mar 14 with 1722 views | Nigeriamark |
And guess who has a non refundable flight to Sri Lanka for the cricket on Tuesday !!!FFS. Just add it to my list of long distance postponements although at least I hadn't booked hotels. Even worse I am in Africa & flying from Johannesburg but my flight isn't cancelled. So I either go to Sri Lanka for a holiday, or have to book a new ticket from Jo'berg to the UK. Add that to the Sardinia holiday I posted about earlier & the bills are racking up | | | |
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