Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

If I were UEFA I'd give the dates back to the national associations, cancel any international dates on the proviso that domestix business is then wrapped up by mid May at the latest and then do the host country business for the UCL/UEL and Euros. 1 country, each team/nation in a bubble for their whole stay.

Perfectly sensible, but too many greedy snouts in the money trough for anything that sensible to happen.

 

[cleavers]

If I were UEFA I'd give the dates back to the national associations, cancel any international dates on the proviso that domestix business is then wrapped up by mid May at the latest and then do the host country business for the UCL/UEL and Euros. 1 country, each team/nation in a bubble for their whole stay.

I suspect that might happen, but its only 2 weeks on Tuesday when it all kicks off again.

 

[cleavers]

Perfectly sensible, but too many greedy snouts in the money trough for anything that sensible to happen.

If Arsenal play in Portugal, their players will have to quarantine for 10 days on return to the UK, France have closed their border with none EU (so UK).

It needs to be debated.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

If Arsenal play in Portugal, their players will have to quarantine for 10 days on return to the UK, France have closed their border with none EU (so UK).

It needs to be debated.

Money. End of debate. I'd be gutted if this season was scrubbed just as city look like getting into the groove but let's face it, football should not have been happening since November really.

 

[cleavers]

I'd be gutted if this season was scrubbed just as city look like getting into the groove but let's face it, football should not have been happening since November really.

Domestically it's fine, and will carry on, if we went to 80,000 cases a day and carried on we'll carry on at 25-30k. Internationally with borders closed I'm not sure even money can keep it going, we'll see, but we already know there is an alternative, they did it last year, but it's not ideal.

 

[paulchapo]

Of which there are many!

I was reading today about the returnees from their jollies in Dubai. One when questioned why she had gone “I just needed some me time”

I think it's always been like this. Even in the second world war there were rule breakers and black marketer's selling food at vast profit while people were going hungry. I would guess it's worse now there appears to be a hell of a lot of vacuous people these days. The "I'll do what I want!" brigade. Nobody stops my little Johnny having his birthday party/me meeting my friends/going on holiday/having my hair/nails done!

Dubai was a loophole they exploited. It's never been a country high on my list to visit, is it worth doing for those who've been? If all the bars and shopping malls are open as normal there, everyone mingling then our governments should have banged them all straight into quarantine on their return, as much as they squealed. They'd have plenty of me time then.

 

[Gray]

If Arsenal play in Portugal, their players will have to quarantine for 10 days on return to the UK, France have closed their border with none EU (so UK).

It needs to be debated.

Tuchel just waltzed into the country and straight to Chelsea. They make exceptions if you grease the right palms.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Yes they realised how stupid they looked, and I think EU governments are putting pressure on the EU Commission for being slow in the first place. They're also worried that the decision to spite the UK over vaccines, would backfire with relationships worldwide, it was a foolish thing to do, and they realised just in time.

It is more likely that the EU were shamed by criticism by the Irish republic whose views carry more weight as a member state.

The EU have shit themselves in the foot. Just like our Government did when they tried to legislate to beak international agreements, a couple of months ago.

 

[Blue Maverick]

If I were UEFA I'd give the dates back to the national associations, cancel any international dates on the proviso that domestix business is then wrapped up by mid May at the latest and then do the host country business for the UCL/UEL and Euros. 1 country, each team/nation in a bubble for their whole stay.

That would be the sensible thing to do, games domestically can be brought forward easily, it affects no one but the teams, s instead of playing Gladbach we get our Everton game played and then bring another forward. It would ensure that the season didn’t go past May. FA cup games could be played midweek as well.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Money. End of debate. I'd be gutted if this season was scrubbed just as city look like getting into the groove but let's face it, football should not have been happening since November really.

What else should be shut down that the public enjoy from the safety of their own homes?