Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

Meanwhile

Manchester City have established a formal partnership with the NHS and Manchester Council to help the local community in the coronavirus crisis. The Etihad Campus has been transformed to provide a space for more than 26,000 frontline workers in Greater Manchester. [
@ManCityMEN

Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Ilkay Gundogan have been among the #ManCity players ringing fans to check in on them during the COVID-19 pandemic - with letters and gift packages also provided for those in need. [
@ManCityMEN

Manchester City's partnership with the NHS is facilitating 1,000 coronavirus tests a day at the Etihad. City’s home is providing key workers with drive-through testing and has trained over 350 nursing staff, including those working in the Nightingale hospital. [
@Jack_Gaughan

#ManCity COO, Omar Berrada: "We feel proud to play even a small role within a wider community effort that has again shown Manchester’s strength of spirit, resilience and togetherness. We are acutely conscious of the role we can, and should, play our city

"It was abundantly clear from the outset that we would be able to help, but we wanted to understand how we could do so most effectively in order to best support." [via
@Jack_Gaughan

#ManCity COVID-19 aid: - 350 nurses trained - 1,000 tests per day - 26,000 health & social care staff w/ access to facilities - 28 residential groups and 23 charities receiving letters and offers of support - 2,500 items of training wear donated w/ PUMA

- 3,000+ calls to Seasoncard holders - 3 care homes received letters from U15 players - 700 bottles of hand gel donated - 2,000 Easter eggs for young carers - 3,000 books for children - 200 schools engaged by CITC on a weekly basis [2/2] [via
@MailSport
 
karen7 said:
Meanwhile

Manchester City have established a formal partnership with the NHS and Manchester Council to help the local community in the coronavirus crisis. The Etihad Campus has been transformed to provide a space for more than 26,000 frontline workers in Greater Manchester. [
@ManCityMEN

Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Ilkay Gundogan have been among the #ManCity players ringing fans to check in on them during the COVID-19 pandemic - with letters and gift packages also provided for those in need. [
@ManCityMEN

Manchester City's partnership with the NHS is facilitating 1,000 coronavirus tests a day at the Etihad. City’s home is providing key workers with drive-through testing and has trained over 350 nursing staff, including those working in the Nightingale hospital. [
@Jack_Gaughan

#ManCity COO, Omar Berrada: "We feel proud to play even a small role within a wider community effort that has again shown Manchester’s strength of spirit, resilience and togetherness. We are acutely conscious of the role we can, and should, play our city

"It was abundantly clear from the outset that we would be able to help, but we wanted to understand how we could do so most effectively in order to best support." [via
@Jack_Gaughan

#ManCity COVID-19 aid: - 350 nurses trained - 1,000 tests per day - 26,000 health & social care staff w/ access to facilities - 28 residential groups and 23 charities receiving letters and offers of support - 2,500 items of training wear donated w/ PUMA

- 3,000+ calls to Seasoncard holders - 3 care homes received letters from U15 players - 700 bottles of hand gel donated - 2,000 Easter eggs for young carers - 3,000 books for children - 200 schools engaged by CITC on a weekly basis [2/2] [via
@MailSport
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Thanks for posting this Karen. Its great to see.

Positive news is pretty infrequent these days.
 
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karen7 said:
Meanwhile

Manchester City have established a formal partnership with the NHS and Manchester Council to help the local community in the coronavirus crisis. The Etihad Campus has been transformed to provide a space for more than 26,000 frontline workers in Greater Manchester. [
@ManCityMEN

Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Ilkay Gundogan have been among the #ManCity players ringing fans to check in on them during the COVID-19 pandemic - with letters and gift packages also provided for those in need. [
@ManCityMEN

Manchester City's partnership with the NHS is facilitating 1,000 coronavirus tests a day at the Etihad. City’s home is providing key workers with drive-through testing and has trained over 350 nursing staff, including those working in the Nightingale hospital. [
@Jack_Gaughan

#ManCity COO, Omar Berrada: "We feel proud to play even a small role within a wider community effort that has again shown Manchester’s strength of spirit, resilience and togetherness. We are acutely conscious of the role we can, and should, play our city

"It was abundantly clear from the outset that we would be able to help, but we wanted to understand how we could do so most effectively in order to best support." [via
@Jack_Gaughan

#ManCity COVID-19 aid: - 350 nurses trained - 1,000 tests per day - 26,000 health & social care staff w/ access to facilities - 28 residential groups and 23 charities receiving letters and offers of support - 2,500 items of training wear donated w/ PUMA

- 3,000+ calls to Seasoncard holders - 3 care homes received letters from U15 players - 700 bottles of hand gel donated - 2,000 Easter eggs for young carers - 3,000 books for children - 200 schools engaged by CITC on a weekly basis [2/2] [via
@MailSport
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The absolute ****s.

Ruining viruses.
 
karen7 said:
The #PremierLeague plans a detailed presentation to its players, to assure them of their safety once the competition returns. Multiple sources insist “the majority [of players] are desperate to return”, many understandably have reservations. [
@IndyFootball
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It's like the cold war all over again.

"Duck and Cover" lads and everything will be juuuuuuuuuuuuust fine, believe us, it can't hurt you if you "Duck and Cover" :(
 
the-ecstacy-of-eight said:
It's like the cold war all over again.

"Duck and Cover" lads and everything will be juuuuuuuuuuuuust fine, believe us, it can't hurt you if you "Duck and Cover" :(
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Sad thing is the players hold all the cards. They just don’t realize it.

I can’t help but believe if Vinny was still around things would be totally different in tone. For the entire league. He saw the bigger picture.
 
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More subs, no VAR, no spitting, no home advantage, different levels of fitness, some teams with players out due to positive or pending tests... What else can they come up with? Back down to two point for a win? I think I also dreamed last night that they found a way for Liverpool to progress in the chumps league, maybe it was a premonition.

Regardless of the measures, changing the rules of a competition three quarters of the way in just isn't fair. But their greed, and fear of losing the income, doesn't allow for common sense.

The government said last week that a return of football will lift the nation's spirits. For me it won't, if it's football in empty stadiums with different rules, it's just another sign of the disaster we are in the middle of and, to be honest, an example of the exploitation of humans for money over safety.

I accept that behind doors football is likely for the foreseeable future, I just done see the necessity to rush and do it now. It isn't essential. Yes, I'm bored and need something like city to help me, but the stakes here are too high.

Premier League and all involved need to stop thinking about just the money and behave with common sense and compassion.
 
bluetonium said:
More subs, no VAR, no spitting, no home advantage, different levels of fitness, some teams with players out due to positive or pending tests... What else can they come up with? Back down to two point for a win? I think I also dreamed last night that they found a way for Liverpool to progress in the chumps league, maybe it was a premonition.

Regardless of the measures, changing the rules of a competition three quarters of the way in just isn't fair. But their greed, and fear of losing the income, doesn't allow for common sense.

The government said last week that a return of football will lift the nation's spirits. For me it won't, if it's football in empty stadiums with different rules, it's just another sign of the disaster we are in the middle of and, to be honest, an example of the exploitation of humans for money over safety.

I accept that behind doors football is likely for the foreseeable future, I just done see the necessity to rush and do it now. It isn't essential. Yes, I'm bored and need something like city to help me, but the stakes here are too high.

Premier League and all involved need to stop thinking about just the money and behave with common sense and compassion.
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Apparently quite a few players now are totally against it. Lanzini from West Ham voicing his concerns, the Premier and Government are a disgrace, all this for money and for the dippers to get the League.
 
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