I had a conversation yesterday about what the world will be like when lockdown is lifted. We agreed it will not be lifted all at once. Small private gatherings will be permitted first, then restaurants, cinemas and eventually bars. The last thing to be released from lockdown will be football stadiums.
When you consider how football fans shout, sing and embrace, normal attendance at games will not be possible while the virus exists and large parts of the population remain in mortal danger. Thousands of spectators cross-contaminating will not be allowed to happen until the virus is eradicated or a vaccine is distributed. This could take years.
Around 90% of the football industry across Europe may go out of business before selling another match ticket. Scotland would be left with Celtic and the community clubs, who can furlough every member of staff, get a grant for the rates and rent out their pitch to youth teams to pay insurance and utility bills.
This is just one small unthinkable thing in a seemingly imperious industry that is very thinkable in 2020. Similar consequences will be replicated in other industries across the world. If football wants to survive, it has to get innovative very quickly.
Facemasks, visors, gloves, a shedload of new rules on behaviour permitted at a football ground, alcohol gel dispensers everywhere and cashless kiosks are all things clubs should be planning for. It would be a mistake to assume the game we are familiar with will return at any point in the next year. Your football stadium experience will either be very different, or it will not happen for a long time.
334 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- »
There will be time enough for counting when the dealing’s done
David1958 – Welcome, but can I ask you are you a ???
D. :)
David1958 welcome
cant see how the ‘no outside exercise’ rule could work
surely you would still be allowed to go to the supermarket to get food
so just go out with a carrier bag if you are going for a walk and if the police stop you just say you are going for food
i think folk in power need to take a breath before going into panic mode
Canamalar
You’re absolutely correct as always – wonder what I was thinking – you and macjay knock yourselves out.
Night all.
Lets All…,
“i think folk in power need to take a breath before going into panic mode”
I suggest they should have been in panic mode in February when it would have been helpful and saved a few thousand lives.
GG-wouldn’t like to gamble on the final figure
Gene,
as usual, you can kiss my arse
I can’t get my head round the herd immunity stance. Sweden and Denmark are also employing it I hear.
Not from any official source in Germany ,but a st pauli fan. My capitals
THINK behind the scenes the clubs are preparing for a start some time in May. But there are all kinds of unresolved questions. For example they’re talking about testing the players every 72 hours. Try explaining that to normal citizens who have no interest in footy! And yes, one of the virologists came out last week and said he couldn’t see any spectators at matches until 2021. We shall see,
Imagine them having the Gaul to suggest an Asterix
GG
Very dogmatix of them
Got a text from a pal ,cousin is NHS and said lockdown happening,maybe Monday, I got it confirmed by a guy who’s son in law is a surgeon at QE Hospital, others I know been given a travel exemption letter too.
Canamalar
Thanks for your kind offer but no thanks.
https://youtu.be/K1cNCbpzsLk
This guy says he’s in Amer ica, I’d swear he’s Irish!
After they asked everyone to stay home. America decoded all channels of movies and entertainment for free
Please click on this link ….
https://nites.tv/latest-movies-added/
Travel exemption letters have been issued to essential workers weeks ago as part of the shutdown. As things currently stand – you should only be travelling in a car or public transport to work ( if essential worker), to shop or to look after a vulnerable relative.
Went out for some exercise today.
Neighbour’s dog barked at me as I walked past.
Was tempted to stop, turn round and bark back.
Decided that would be a foolish reaction.
As for Sevco’s statement …….
Bada
Mrs BT received her letter today remedy worker
Can u switch off predictive text on iPhone ?
An Dun.
My eldest is a chartered accountant with aberdeen asset.
She got a travel exemption letter weeks ago.
Has to go into office once a week.
Auld news. ☘
Bada..,
cheers, thats some gift
Bada
There has been an update to the exemption letters issued
It is around social distancing rules and specifically calls out car sharing to and from work
The Scottish Government statement is there will be No relaxation of the current control measures next week (week 3 – review week)
BT
Wife and I have been issued with car passes for foodbank workers. Obviously we need to be able to travel.
BT,
aye,
Settings/General/keyboards/predictive
Cheers
Norrie- the info I posted is new and not old news,we shall see what happens. HH
!!BADA BING!! on 8TH APRIL 2020 8:45 PM
Got a text from a pal ,cousin is NHS and said lockdown happening,maybe Monday, I got it confirmed by a guy who’s son in law is a surgeon at QE Hospital, others I know been given a travel exemption letter too.
———-
I have one of those letters. I’m not going to go into the details but if a surgeon at QEUH knew about a total shutdown i would be hugely surprised if i and colleagues didn’t know about it.
It is possible however depending on data and behaviour over next 7/10 days.
David1958: Fàilte to the mad house. Keep on posting.
David 1958
Welcome
Of course Celtic FC could make a counter or rather an alternative proposal. We could for example suggest that the SPL is increased to 14, or better still in the short term at least, to 16 clubs. That of course would challenge the SPL’s current raison d’etre, four Old Firm games to be shown at 12.30 on a Sunday. We could of course decide to cling to that.
David 58:
Well are you 62….or are you soon to be 62, mmmmm, how are you keeping,where you from?Are you ……….,…a drinker,do you enjoy going to the movies…can’t think of anything else except…WELCOME.
New huns owe King apparently, money he ‘gave’ them was a loan and possibly secured. Close brothers apparently owed millions with security on assets. Sports Direct and Hummel due compensation in the millions. Millions still owed on player transfers, Kent etc. Millions deferred on staff wages to be paid at a later date. Transfer market has collapsed. Covid-19 has annihilated matchday revenue and tv money. Could it be any worse?
A warm welcome David 1958.
Of course if you were a real Celtic fan it would be David 1957 😉
David1958
Welcome.
Fee fi fo fum, I smell a……
HH buddy.
david1958
You weren’t at the League Cup Final in 1957 no?
Teacher : can anyone give me a sentence using the word contagious ?
Wee Johnny : our next door neighbour is painting the outside of his house with a 1 inch brush ,my dad said it will take the contagious .
😜