Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[ninjamonkey]

So that’s the entire arsenal squad in isolation and not playing for a fortnight, if one game gets called off the rest of them should follow. Just get it cancelled and stop leaving it to the last minute.

 

[argyle]

BREAKING: Former #ManCity assistant and now Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Bloody hell.

Just absolute madness that the league isn't suspended or further that the country isn't beginning to be locked down like others.

 

[richards30]

fucking hell!!! Gutted for him. Premier league are a disgrace for still playing matches!

 

[simon23]

No mate, will happen the first week of the Easter hols for two weeks. Guaranteed.

Not sure they can afford to wait the two weeks prior to that.......longer in some areas (im in Cornwall and we are suppose to finish for Easter in 2 weeeks but some schools int he south east don finish for another 3 weeks - I cant see them waiting that long) - all broadway shows cancelled for a month and schools are known breading grounds for illness due to the denisty of people, enclosed environemnts and the longevity for which people are in contact with each other (8 hours a day as apposed for instance a couple of hrs at a football match)

 

[MCFC1993]

Hope he gets well soon.

Thats a wrap on the league for now. Premier league need to get their head out of their arse.

 

[chaddblue]

That’s it... it’s over

 

[dublinblue12]

Theyll let a few more people catch it, possibly die, then abruptly cancel it next week

 

[Pete1986]

So the whole team must be jn isolation now? :-/ wolves playing the team that gave it him...

 

[SiMCFC]

Players should just refuse and put themselves in isolation, if that means throwing points/matches if the FArce and Prem League won't do the right thing so be it. PFA should be all over this, at the end of the day these guys are just normal men who have Familys at home etc

 

[br88]

Does Boris Johnson think he knows better than everyone else in Europe. They have suspended the leagues in Italy, Portugal, Spain and Holland which is the right thing to do. The whole thing is going to get much worse as each day passes. What is the point in trying to get one more game in at the weekend before, most probably, a full suspension is initiated next week.