Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[cleavers]

No because they are basing it on the total test figures,if they only counted test completed in the lab then the % would look very different

As is often the case you are ranting without reading karen.

There is a difference between the daily tests, and the ONS survey tests. The ONS survey is a separate random sample of the population, nothing to do with tests for those that have symptoms daily, so the stuff about tests posted out and not returned has no impact here, pretty sure all the ONS tests are posted out, and the results are of those they get back, and their results suggest that infection rates (from random testing) is around 1 in 1700 and he's correct that it works out at 0.0588% of the general population.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

As is often the case you are ranting without reading karen.

There is a difference between the daily tests, and the ONS survey tests. The ONS survey is a separate random sample of the population, nothing to do with tests for those that have symptoms daily, so the stuff about tests posted out and not returned has no impact here, pretty sure all the ONS tests are posted out, and the results are of those they get back, and their results suggest that infection rates (from random testing) is around 1 in 1700 and he's correct that it works out at 0.0588% of the general population.

The Kings study, based on self reporting and then testing, is broadly in line with the ONS data. It thinks there are currently about 4900 new cases daily, which is down by 47% from a week ago. Their sample size is huge and they produce som excellent webinars to highlight the changing position, as well as the chances of a second wave and other interesting stuff (kids have more chance of dying on the way to school than of dying from Covid, for example).

https://covid.joinzoe.com/

 

[chesterbells]

The Kings study, based on self reporting and then testing, is broadly in line with the ONS data. It thinks there are currently about 4900 new cases daily, which is down by 47% from a week ago. Their sample size is huge and they produce som excellent webinars to highlight the changing position, as well as the chances of a second wave and other interesting stuff (kids have more chance of dying on the way to school than of dying from Covid, for example).

https://covid.joinzoe.com/

Interesting that, cheers.
Although that last point you’ve added is a bit of a red herring I think as the schools issue wasn’t ever about a fear that children would die.

 

[cleavers]

The Kings study, based on self reporting and then testing, is broadly in line with the ONS data. It thinks there are currently about 4900 new cases daily, which is down by 47% from a week ago. Their sample size is huge and they produce som excellent webinars to highlight the changing position, as well as the chances of a second wave and other interesting stuff (kids have more chance of dying on the way to school than of dying from Covid, for example).

https://covid.joinzoe.com/

Thanks.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Interesting that, cheers.
Although that last point you’ve added is a bit of a red herring I think as the schools issue wasn’t ever about a fear that children would die.

I appreciate that it wasn't about children dying but there are some interesting perspectives on risk and certainty. We don't understand the first and we crave the second!

 

[King KdB of Belgium]

Marvin the problem is not that it is safe for football to start. Which in my opinion it is still not safe to start. The problem is how do you stop fans from gathering outside grounds. That is a problem for the clubs to sort out, with the help of the police.

I just hope that the police do not tell the clubs to open their gates to let the fans. As this would be totally against the law. This however might be a better option for the police than having a few thousand fans outside the ground refusing to move on.

 

[Akpowell]

Marvin the problem is not that it is safe for football to start. Which in my opinion it is still not safe to start. The problem is how do you stop fans from gathering outside grounds. That is a problem for the clubs to sort out, with the help of the police.

I just hope that the police do not tell the clubs to open their gates to let the fans. As this would be totally against the law. This however might be a better option for the police than having a few thousand fans outside the ground refusing to move on.

If that happened and the police let a few fans in, there would be thousands there next match

 

[Corky]

Marvin the problem is not that it is safe for football to start. Which in my opinion it is still not safe to start. The problem is how do you stop fans from gathering outside grounds. That is a problem for the clubs to sort out, with the help of the police.

I just hope that the police do not tell the clubs to open their gates to let the fans. As this would be totally against the law. This however might be a better option for the police than having a few thousand fans outside the ground refusing to move on.

We'll see how many turn up on Wednesday. I haven't heard that anyone is planning to.

 

[asahartford1]

Marvin the problem is not that it is safe for football to start. Which in my opinion it is still not safe to start. The problem is how do you stop fans from gathering outside grounds. That is a problem for the clubs to sort out, with the help of the police.

I just hope that the police do not tell the clubs to open their gates to let the fans. As this would be totally against the law. This however might be a better option for the police than having a few thousand fans outside the ground refusing to move on.

Are you going wednesday? No !
What sort of moron would go to the ground, see nothing , hear nothing, and not even be able to watch it in City square.
A few thousand, seriously.

 

[mosssideblue]

Are you going wednesday? No !
What sort of moron would go to the ground, see nothing , hear nothing, and not even be able to watch it in City square.
A few thousand, seriously.

Dippers will be there in their thousands, so yes, seriously