Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

What the fcuk is going on in the world?

In the middle of the FIRST wave of a pandemic virus which is infecting millions worldwide and killing thousands, professional football is soon to be ok-ed to "play on" in order for professional football clubs (not people) to survive.

I feel like crying. Has the human race really sunk this low?
 
the-ecstacy-of-eight said:
What the fcuk is going on in the world?

In the middle of the FIRST wave of a pandemic virus which is infecting millions worldwide and killing thousands, professional football is soon to be ok-ed to "play on" in order for professional football clubs (not people) to survive.

I feel like crying. Has the human race really sunk this low?
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Disaster Capitalism.

££££ over lives.

Boils my piss. I really don't give a fuck about football at the moment. My waking time is fighting my employers to do the right thing and protect its staff. I don't see why football should be any different.
 
mat said:
Disaster Capitalism.

££££ over lives.

Books my piss. I really don't give a fuck about football at the moment. My waking time is fighting my employers to do the right thing and protect its staff. I don't see why football should be any different.
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People don't seem to be able to get their heads around the fact that £££/$$$ are just man-made constructs, they simply don't matter when facing a global natural disaster. If/When this all ends and most of us only have £1 to our names, the rich will still have £1000 so the capitalist status quo will remain, but they can't see it.

Meanwhile at a time when the human race should be working together, pooling their intellectual and physical resources, there are internet spies gathering information on other countries' research into their work towards a vaccine because they know that later in the game they'll be forced to pay for this vaccine, whilst we're all being told that "we're all in this together".

Sickened :(

PS - keep fighting your employers pal, they sound like they deserve it
 
the-ecstacy-of-eight said:
People don't seem to be able to get their heads around the fact that £££/$$$ are just man-made constructs, they simply don't matter when facing a global natural disaster. If/When this all ends and most of us only have £1 to our names, the rich will still have £1000 so the capitalist status quo will remain, but they can't see it.

Meanwhile at a time when the human race should be working together, pooling their intellectual and physical resources, there are internet spies gathering information on other countries' research into their work towards a vaccine because they know that later in the game they'll be forced to pay for this vaccine, whilst we're all being told that "we're all in this together".

Sickened :(

PS - keep fighting your employers pal, they sound like they deserve it
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Echoed my feelings perfectly.
 
Really enjoying City TV at the moment. Reminds me of what I love about football and Man City. Looking forward to football coming back but they should just scrap any notion of coming back to finish the 19/20 season. Plus, the players will have pretty much lost all their match fitness and, like De Bruyne said, there is too much risk of injury if they rush back.
 
karen7 said:
Premier League footballers are scheduled to start being tested for coronavirus next Thursday with clubs told to expect their results in just 24 hours - faster than NHS and social care workers. [
@TeleFootball

Explain karen, why you are going to hate the players?

I tell you it is going to be the players who get the hate from the public
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I am not going to hate the players ! The public and the media will when they get tested more often and quicker than the nhs workers,it is always the players who get the stick,like they did about taking pay cuts,even from some on here,,it is the club's that should get the stick but it is easier to put a city players picture on all the negatives things,it will happen over testing
 
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Owners,managers,players,club doctors and supporters have all shown serious reservations regarding the re-start , but the media continue to push for a June return for the Premier league , and that is becasue it is in their interests , they are struggling for news , when they resort to trailing Kyle Walker all over Yorkshire because he wants to give a birthday present to his sister , then things are slow.
Hopefully the government with 600-700 deaths a day will show some common sense and ban sport for the duration , the Premier league , PFA, UEFA and the media have too much ££££ to lose , five substitues , neutral grounds , no VAR , behind closed doors , whatever it takes , and all this to protect the" integrity" of the game.
 
karen7 said:
I am not going to hate the players ! The public and the media will when they get tested more often and quicker than the by the nhs workers,it is always the players who get thevstick,like they did about taking pay cuts,even from some on here
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The players are employees. I am a public , I wouldn't hate them
In a month or so there will be 200000 tests a day.
And lots of people will be taking private tests.
Hate is strong.
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
Owners,managers,players,club doctors and supporters have all shown serious reservations regarding the re-start , but the media continue to push for a June return for the Premier league , and that is becasue it is in their interests , they are struggling for news , when they resort to trailing Kyle Walker all over Yorkshire because he wants to give a birthday present to his sister , then things are slow.
Hopefully the government with 600-700 deaths a day will show some common sense and ban sport for the duration , the Premier league , PFA, UEFA and the media have too much ££££ to lose , five substitues , neutral grounds , no VAR , behind closed doors , whatever it takes , and all this to protect the" integrity" of the game.
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I don't even understand the no var bit,just have one guy on his own,u suppose they would say that doesn't maintain the integrity but all the other crazy ideas do !
 
asahartford1 said:
The players are employees. I am a public , I wouldn't hate them
In a month or so there will be 200000 tests a day.
And lots of people will be taking private tests.
Hate is strong.
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Sorry,stand back it will come and a pic of our players will be on every negative story,you misjudge the mood about nhs and care homes not getting tested, and players getting private tests ,as for 200,000 a day,behave
 
karen7 said:
Sorry,stand back it will come and a pic of our players will be on every negative story,you misjudged the mood about nhs and care homes not getting tested,as for 200,000 a day,behave
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I can see the media, switching to a negative portrayal for sure. Greedy football and all that.
I hardly think that the players, who will be payed whether they play or not will be at the centre of a hate campaign.
It is your idea, if not your sentiment.
 
Marvin said:
You could argue that if they are being tested regularly and infected players are quarantined then that's an effective regime. Sampdoria and Fiorentina have reported infected players and staff. If through testing they find a lot of players are getting infected then I expect it will get abandoned. If squads are virus-free then they can play. Whether you choose to watch is up to you. I don't see how it would affect us. The players in my opinion are fortunate. Many people are working on, or will be starting back in the next month and they wont get anything like the same kind of supervision and care.
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Even if ambulances, medics and other medical equipment is diverted away from the NHS to staff what are essentially behind closed door friendlies?
 
danielwood5 said:
Even if ambulances, medics and other medical equipment is diverted away from the NHS to staff what are essentially behind closed door friendlies?
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The players/coaches and the other 300 people who are needed to put on a game are in a bubble in Marvin world,they never go home or mix with other people ,the nhs staff needed never go on other jobs with sick covid patients,we don't need to take tests and PPE away from the nhs,nobody outside of the twenty clubs and the train drivers,pilots and coach drivers that transport them around ever go home or get ill

All is well
 
The #PremierLeague plans a detailed presentation to its players, to assure them of their safety once the competition returns. Multiple sources insist “the majority [of players] are desperate to return”, many understandably have reservations. [
@IndyFootball

Premier League clubs fear up to 50 players could revolt against plans to resume the season. One club said they expected “two or three” players from every club would have major concerns about returning to training and games under the Project Restart plan. [
@MirrorFootball

Premier League players have voiced concerns about passing on the virus to family members. One #PL player said he would refuse because of worries about his six-week-old baby and loved ones with underlying health conditions. [
@MirrorFootball
 
karen7 said:
Premier League players have voiced concerns about passing on the virus to family members. One #PL player said he would refuse because of worries about his six-week-old baby and loved ones with underlying health conditions. [
@MirrorFootball
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There it is in a nutshell. One person...

Just one person losing their life. Be it a staff member, player, family member, etc. And that's when it will be stopped.

But it will be too late.
 
Facebook has cracked down on a fake news campaign targeted at discrediting #ManCity. Users were directed to bogus stories which reported persistent slurs against the Premier League champions. [
@MailSport

One such article accused the UAE of spending heavily on #ManCity to 'hide its human rights violations and contributions to the menacing wars in Yemen and Libya'. [
@MailSport

Social media company Graphika, probed a series of anti-City stories on a now-removed website named the Mirror Herald. In the stories, and social media posts, #ManCity's owners were accused of 'sportswashing'.

Delaney is out again,maybe
 
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