Celtic have apparently asked the Scottish Government to take a common sense look at their Covid restrictions for football players, but I don’t know if I have ever imagined a greater waste of energy than to appeal to this Government’s common sense.
Yesterday they shuttered the hospitality sector for most of the country, while locking down rural areas after 6pm, claiming this sector was prevalent in the rise of Covid’s second wave. You don’t say, Sherlock. Since August they permitted football fans to gather in enclosed pubs to watch games, while prohibiting games at open air stadiums, contrary to all scientific evidence. We have repeatedly discussed this folly here.
Encourage people into pubs, then blame pubs for the second wave, if only they were prepared to deviate from the policies of a Westminster government, scientific evidence would have had a chance to influence political policy.
Thousands of fans attend games across Europe, all outdoors, all socially distanced, all with strict travel, entry and egress protocols, mandated by governments who are not following Boris Johnson’s cabal. There has been no related increase in contagion – because, as we all know, this is not how contagion happens. It happens indoors, where there is no monitoring.
The hospitality sector needed to be thoroughly monitored (just as the football sector would have been) when it opened. Spot checks should have taken place many times each week, with licences pulled immediately for those who allowed unsafe practices. If it was monitored, social distancing practices would be sufficient to keep people safe.
I saw plenty of venues that had clearly spent a small fortune on partitions, with staff permanently wiping and cleaning handles, and others which looked little changed from the pre-Covid era. There was no consistency, which means there was no enforced monitoring, which means responsibility for the rise in contagion from the hospitality sector lies largely with the government.
If you do not monitor compliance and close offending venues, you know you are contributing to the problem. Despite this, you can continue watch afternoon games in a Dunfermline pub, with as much alcohol as you can consume, without any change in government monitoring policy.
Unusually, this wave of restrictions came several days ahead of Westminster’s planned move. Don’t get me started on it grabbing the headlines on ‘Oh, I forgot Day’. We are bereft of competent leadership in Edinburgh and London. The former can do what they like because their opposition is even less competent than they are, and the latter can do what they like because they have another four years before they need to care about you.
It is thoroughly depressing; our government co-joined twins care nothing of the game, do not expect any amount of evidence to bring about change. As long as they keep their legions of cognitively dissonanced fan boys (CDFBs) on side, competency will not improve. I buy none of their bull, self-promoting careerists to the last. Green and white are my only colours.
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Majestic Hartson…sorry was offline for a while there….on the subject of our line up against “rangers” I like the look of Melbourne Mick’s line up but possibly with Leigh instead of Polish Paddy or even Ajeti if not fully fit… i can see NFL going for more experience and more bulk with maybe Nir and Hatem featuring and maybe getting Ntcham into midfield at the expense of Turnbull.Who knows who will be available after these international matches.
Scotland had the best chance of the first half.
Israel are a neat passing team with 2 decent forwards but they give you plenty of chances to steal the ball. Scotland can score but I am not confident about our back line
Get O’Donnell off- move McTominay into the back 3 and let Ryan Fraser at them.
Just tuned in to the Sconny Botlan game.
My first question wasn’t, ‘what’s the score’, it was ‘why’s Britton playing?’
What would be best? McGregor having to play one less stupid game, or El Hamed and Britton having to play one less stupid game?
The latter are unlikely to start against Sevco, so I’d like to see McGregor back uninjured and rested.
Mon the Israelites..
Health warning……..do not watch the second half without a drink, I’m not😵😵😵😵😱
so, who would you want as the analysts for the scotland match ?
serial failure mogadon craig levein, so it is Billy Dodds
pair of arsejoles.
what does John Kennedy actually do, and Lennon sitting there with no passion.
CQN staples.
That’s the second time I’ve seen Hatem and zeal Hamed play left back/left wing back for Israel. I don’t know about any of you but I think he’s been outstanding so far. I’d like to see him play on the left side of our back 3/4 to see how he compares to Kris Ajer.
SS
I’m lucky wife watching telly and I’m on the tablet with sound off
SAINT STIVS
They are the perfect fit for Scottish national fitba snd the shower that runs it .
snd = and.
Apologies as there are more important issues being debated but i thought i would share this with you.
The better half as just received her annual “appeal letter” from Poppy Scotland as she has supported Poppyscotland and the Armed Forces living in Scotland for several years by way of cycle for scotland, sponsors etc.
Anyhow, this appeal enclosed a “Autumn Brochure” which encouraged her to show “her support all year round”. Turning to the Football Pin Badges she is asked to purchase a pin badge supporting her team and to provide support to the Armed Forces community in Scotland at £4 a pop.
Let me see says I. Would you believe it 15 of Scotland’s top teams all there “Lest we forget” poppy with team crest. One team missing.
Am i right in thinking we donated £15k last year through the Foundation? Seems to me our money is not wanted therefore we should support elsewhere.
SFTB
Mctominay is in back 3 already. 3-5-2
*groans*
Why did jack not shoot?
57 minutes not a shot on target by either side
I made a comment earlier in the day regarding P67s leader comment being somewhat SNPBad.
I didn’t realise all posts are now liable to critical evaluation so now acknowledge my error in not also noting P67s comment was also ConservativeBad.
Fani is on the pitch
No credit at all being given to our two Israeli players who, to me, have been outstanding so far tonight.
CONEYBHOY on 8TH OCTOBER 2020 9:11 PM
You beat me to it👏👏👏👏👏👏
Bobby Madden refereeing England v Wales.
McBurnie.
Yep thats it, thats the post.
Provan commentating on sky, think he has been fair to the opposition so far
Hatem abd El Hamed from my earlier post. Predictive text making me look like a tumshie.
Cal getting through a power of work. McGinn Scotlands only real threat. Israel have that moment of quality in them i feel.
that ime of the year, get a big red poppy nose cone onto the front of my car.
notihng says respect dignity and subtle rememberence quite like it.
right , when did this become a thing, the posh hooses at dargavel …………. halloween wreaths and lights in the garden
wtf is that all aboot
As for todays article, CQN has gone full National Enquirer… or dare i say it, a Brian Wilson like piece in the Herald. Dear dear.
anyone got a link to this > cant find it
from etims
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By the way, there’s a cracking video doing the rounds of the day Scott Bain told Neil McCann to f off.
Less than five minutes left in Slovakia. Still 0-0
Looks like I picked the right week to give up international football.
Extra time in the pub means you’ll miss the second half😕
St stivs
Very sweary…
https://twitter.com/i/status/1313954041303633920
BIG WAVY on 8TH OCTOBER 2020 9:32 PM
Looks like I picked the right week to give up international football.
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did you pull out the squad ? -)
FT 0-0. Watch the grass grow? The paint dry? Or ET? Choices, choices.
COYBIG
Extra time to fatigue3 Celtic players in a diddy game.
From Bada Bing earlier today.
So good it just has to be re-posted.
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SAINT STIVS on 8TH OCTOBER 2020 9:34 PM
BIG WAVY on 8TH OCTOBER 2020 9:32 PM
Looks like I picked the right week to give up international football.
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did you pull out the squad ? -)
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I’ve never been positive in my life :)
McGinn scored for NI. Still going strong