COVID Watch

[117 M34]

Good job we have loads of rest in between the Christmas games

 

[franksinatra]

Football should be on the back-burner right now.

They get flogged with the Christmas schedule, global pandemic doing its thing again, why not just knock it on the head and let everyone have the safest possible time whilst the next shit show plan gets winged together for January?

Because life has to go on and life is tough enough for so many people without removing the pleasure football gives.

 

[mdj0520]

I assumed everyone got tested at the same time though? i.e. everyone else will have passed fit when those two failed?

Doesn't mean no one else has it - even if the time of infection is the same, viruses will be detected at different times in different people just as different symptoms, etc.

Plus, it apparently takes 2-3 days from showing symptoms to test positive, so could very well have infected others at training and we won't know until a week from now.

That's the reason gathering on Christmas is fucking stupid even if you don't have symptoms. The spread is exponential and by the time one person knows they've got it they've infected others already.

 

[hampshireblue]

But a test is only a snapshot. I'd be surprised if more have not got it

 

[BolinCell]

Good job we have loads of rest in between the Christmas games

good job we have loads of players

 

[citizen_maine]

Doesn't mean no one else has it - even if the time of infection is the same, viruses will be detected at different times in different people just as different symptoms, etc.

Plus, it apparently takes 2-3 days from showing symptoms to test positive, so could very well have infected others at training and we won't know until a week from now.

That's the reason gathering on Christmas is fucking stupid even if you don't have symptoms. The spread is exponential and by the time one person knows they've got it they've infected others already.

I was responding to this - "Most likely scenario for postponing is if people test positive right before a game and there's no time to test everyone again before kick off"

 

[Akira]

Further to others I also wondered how many covid cases are needed for a game to be postponed. I don't know of a rule. As far as I know it's up to City to request postponement if too many covid cases. I think Sunderland did this a few weeks back? I don't know for sure so please correct me if anyone knows better.

Last I read, I think for covid-stricken teams (Newcastle United), they would have to fill with under-23s. If the under-23s is depleted, then the club has a case for poseponement.

I might be wrong on this though, I'm digging through my poor memory.

 

[mat]

Fuck it.

Let's have 4 games off. Be 5 behind the dippers and do what were good at. Coming back from the brink and stealing the title back.

:)

 

[mccity]

Alright it's Christmas I won't rip into whoever decided to abbreviate positive to +ive.

 

[mdj0520]

I was responding to this - "Most likely scenario for postponing is if people test positive right before a game and there's no time to test everyone again before kick off"

Ah right, yeah makes sense.

 

[MAG]

Only see the list increasing ... who are the two staff? Physios? Masseurs? Surely they'd have had more contacts if it's training staff that we have plenty of in Pep's team.

 

[mccity]

Alright it's Christmas I won't rip into whoever decided to abbreviate positive to +ive.

...And the thread title is quietly changed. Thanks OP/mod!

 

[chesterbells]

Just need to crack on and play, can't afford a fixture pile up.

Unleash Delap!

 

[Tricky_Trev]

No surprise after playing in tier 4 London the other day. There will be more in the next round of tests.

 

[Georgian Maestro]

What’s Kyle been up to?

Up to his old tricks again

 

[BlueTG]

Because life has to go on and life is tough enough for so many people without removing the pleasure football gives.

They can’t keep the players safe, even with the testing systems in place.

It’s not about life’s simple pleasures for every Barry on his armchair.

 

[domalino]

I assumed everyone got tested at the same time though? i.e. everyone else will have passed fit when those two failed?

I think everyone has to get tested again now if they have been in contact with Jesus and Walker since the tests.

 

[M12Blue]

good job we have loads of players

Biggest squad in the league apparantly

 

[BLUEMATT23]

Disastrous news
Wonder what walker has been up to again, doesn't sound good.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Biggest squad in the league apparantly

True according to the media except we have the smallest squad submitted 21 players.