Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[kaz7]

The government has urged the Premier League and other sporting competitions to significantly step up planning for a return to action behind closed doors in the hope of lifting the national mood during the coronavirus crisis. [
@TimesSport

Premier League players are being briefed on proposals for a return to action with a hotel lockdown plan. Players could be locked down in nominated hotels for up to six weeks while the fixture list is finished. [
@MirrorFootball

I think the journos have been on the beer

Bye love,i am off to play football,see you in six weeks

Sorry what did you say about virus,the phone line is cracking up

 

[Shirley]

Judging by the current mood footballers have been slaughtered for breaking social distancing rules (rightly so btw).

 

[Mottram40]

I don’t want to see games without fans. Not this season anyway. If we have to a few games next year if required.
By August we will have tests to show positive or negative in 5 minutes. Maybe a way to go to a game. Probably an extra tenner for the test to go to the game.
Ps no football or golf is tough

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

It's only going to lift the mood of one set of supporters. No one else gives a fuck.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

So none of us can have anyone round at the house but they're going to allow 300 (the number estimated to play and show the games) people to work in close proximity?
And they're deluded as f**k if they think thousands wont descend around Anfield to be there when they lift the title.

 

[waspish]

Once Liverpool beat us and win the league no fucker in the media will give one shit if it ends.

 

[HelloCity]

Imagine telling Kevin De Bruyne he’s being locked away for 6 weeks while his wife is pregnant at home.

 

[mscenterh750]

Spurs didn't manage to do social distancing when they tried it, footballers have to be training together and if you think of it they are playing against each other ,having contact,if they can't do it in training how are they allowed to play games,none it makes sense to me

I know it makes zero sense to me either. I can’t believe for one second that the government want sport to return quickly, especially after Rabb has apparently said coming out of lockdown early is a non starter. More media bullshit to feed the ignorant and the idiots.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I don’t want to see games without fans. Not this season anyway. If we have to a few games next year if required.
By August we will have tests to show positive or negative in 5 minutes. Maybe a way to go to a game. Probably an extra tenner for the test to go to the game.
Ps no football or golf is tough

we’ll have tests will we?

 

[johnmc]

Footballers don’t owe us 6 weeks away from their families to “lift the mood of the nation”. The notion of it is absolutely ridiculous.