All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks? - Debate

[AlwaysAway2]

If not. Why not?
Discuss and justify.
Allowing football to continue in a lockdown is just absurd.

[Hilts]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

If not. Why not?
Discuss and justify.
Allowing football to continue in a lockdown is just absurd.

I think its hard to justify playing football / rugby when kids doing exams cant get the education they need.

[tforturton]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

National morale and all that. Also, if they scrap the Leagues, it will cost a fortune in unfulfilled contracts.
To be honest, bar the occasional problems, it seems to be working okay.
I honestly thought that half the players would be off sick by now, but that's not been the case.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

If not. Why not?
Discuss and justify.
Allowing football to continue in a lockdown is just absurd.

If they're locked down and tested twice week, then I don't see why they shouldn't play.

You just come down on anyone that breaches the restrictions like a ton of bricks.

[Hilts]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

Theres pros and cons.

I think they could and maybe should suspend the season and restart sometime in March.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

Theres pros and cons.

I think they could and maybe should suspend the season and restart sometime in March.

There's no space to replay the games. If the whole country is locked down, it makes the footballers safer unless they themselves break the rules.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

If they're locked down and tested twice week, then I don't see why they shouldn't play.

You just come down on anyone that breaches the restrictions like a ton of bricks.

I agree with this. If there's a regular testing regime in place then you carry on.

Those posting on their social media accounts that they are in parties etc should be shot out of a cannon.

[delmbox]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

If not. Why not?
Discuss and justify.
Allowing football to continue in a lockdown is just absurd.

There's loads of people still working during lockdown though - construction, tv production, plumbers, carpenters, factory workers etc. It's not like the whole country is locked down and it's only key workers and footballers at work

[Stanmore Bluebird]

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If Nick is correct, at least our injured player (apart from Vassell) will have recovered fitness.

[goats]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

There's loads of people still working during lockdown though - construction, tv production, plumbers, carpenters, factory workers etc. It's not like the whole country is locked down and it's only key workers and footballers at work

Exactly, I only know of a handful who aren’t working most days

[life on mars]

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We need to be careful what we wish for, some folks lifes are very lonely during these tough, ,perhaps a sport that delivers comfort in a relevantly safe environment is fine .

[Hilts]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

The England Cricket Team have just landed in Sri Lanka. All tested negative on departure. Moeen Ali has now tested positive on arrival.

Im still looking forward to the series. But im not sure they should have gone. Hope they comtain it and noone else becomes ill.

[AlwaysAway2]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

It's so serious this Covid 19 that elite sport can continue.
Total jucking foke
Its either dangerous or it isnt.
Grow up Boris.

[Bobby Dandruff]

Re: All elite sport cancelled for 6 weeks.

If they're locked down and tested twice week, then I don't see why they shouldn't play.

You just come down on anyone that breaches the restrictions like a ton of bricks.

Quite. They seem to have got it working quite well and as posted elsewhere, I think that the government is keen to keep football going as it means so much to so many people.

[AlwaysAway2]

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Footballers have families. Don't they deserve protection footballers catch the virus. Lots have
Its spreading in supermarkets as that's the only place people mix. Close supermarkets now.
Army to provide home deliveries. Let's take this nonsense seriously FFS.,