Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[mosssideblue]

I don't claim they are key workers, but I have no moral objection to talk of re-starting the Premier League on June 12th.

For what purpose? the proposals on the table are a joke (no relegation, players to wear masks etc). Why are you personally so keen to see such an early resumption?

 

[i8rags]

Have to disagree. There has to be a phased approach to relaxing lock down with highest priorities first. Sport should not be even on the list of priorities at this stage.

That’s why I said when they tell us to go back to work.

 

[Dubai Blue]

There is a big misunderstanding around how the virus spreads. The biggest likely cause of spreading is via contacting surfaces with your hands. It works something like > infected person coughs / sneezes into hand > hand touches surface > uninfected person touches surface with hand then transfers to their face. Actually breathing it in is likely pretty rare. This is why washing your hands is the N1 thing and far more important than wearing a mask. And the Mask doesn't stop you breathing it in, it stops the infected person breathing it out (breathing alone is also low risk, coughing and sneezing produces the kind of liquid droplets it needs).

So pubs with all the surfaces and the enclosed space are very high risk, a football ground is pretty low risk as you don't touch that many surfaces.

Hasn't the thinking on that changed to it being far more airborne than previously thought? Admittedly, I can't keep it with all the changes these days, so they may well have already gone back on that!

 

[mosssideblue]

There is a big misunderstanding around how the virus spreads. The biggest likely cause of spreading is via contacting surfaces with your hands. It works something like > infected person coughs / sneezes into hand > hand touches surface > uninfected person touches surface with hand then transfers to their face. Actually breathing it in is likely pretty rare. This is why washing your hands is the N1 thing and far more important than wearing a mask. And the Mask doesn't stop you breathing it in, it stops the infected person breathing it out (breathing alone is also low risk, coughing and sneezing produces the kind of liquid droplets it needs).

So pubs with all the surfaces and the enclosed space are very high risk, a football ground is pretty low risk as you don't touch that many surfaces.

Other than the big green one. I'm no expert and don't know whether the virus remains live on grass, but it will be touched hundreds of times in a game

 

[Bazzmand Show]

Football without relegation is madness but so is football without football clubs. There is a financial axe hanging over football that many of you are ignoring. Why would the Premier League even consider suspending relegation if not because there is a level of desperation?

If the players are not keen on coming back, which I totally understand - they should have offered to take a pay cut. The clubs would not be so desperate if this was the case, players wages are the biggest outgoing expense a club has.

Again, I completely understand the fact that players do not want to play due to safety - but there is a massive element of them trying to have cake and eat it to.

 

[mosssideblue]

Football without relegation is madness but so is football without football clubs. There is a financial axe hanging over football that many of you are ignoring. Why would the Premier League even consider suspending relegation if not because there is a level of desperation?

Has it been quoted by the FA that we aim to conclude the season with no champions or relegation, or just relegation

 

[mosssideblue]

Hasn't the thinking on that changed to it being far more airborne than previously thought? Admittedly, I can't keep it with all the changes these days, so they may well have already gone back on that!

The clamour for masks would suggest airborne transmission is still prevalent

 

[Marvin]

For what purpose? the proposals on the table are a joke (no relegation, players to wear masks etc). Why are you personally so keen to see such an early resumption?

I have no objection to football returning in June (providing its safe or relatively so) but not in the no relegation format that has been mentioned.

 

[mosssideblue]

I have no objection to football returning in June (providing its safe or relatively so) but not in the no relegation format that has been mentioned.

Are you content if they still want to award champions of each league

 

[Marvin]

For transmission see this: https://www.who.int/news-room/comme...plications-for-ipc-precaution-recommendations