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.
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That’s me just voted in the official player of the season………..Many take him for granted.But when you look at the goals and stats..James Forrest does the business for us week in week out.Probably my favourite celtic player since Mcstay [if we exclude henrik].
Big Jimmy…………………….
Top-hat……doffed!
:)
HardBoardHats CSC
FRIESDORFER
Think that would get a lot of support and give Celtic plenty
of kudos, obviously the minority will pursue the null and
boyd option.
H.H . Mick
In ither news…………….
What Emily Maitlis said…..
HH
BANKIEBHOY
What about the painted helmets, loved them back in the day.
Some great creative work went into our hardhats back then.
H.H . Mick
And they were very useful when the bottles came flying down
from above.
H.H . Mick
An Tearmann @ 6:26
Thank you for link.
Brilliant words delivered brilliantly.
Frankly, I’m amazed this made it past the BBC editorial machine.
Be careful what you celebrate .
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/dec/16/qa-how-the-bbc-is-funded-by-tv-licences
MM…………
We had one, a gift from a departing Tim family ( en-route to Canada, The Dempseys)
It was a workies hard hat, my mates father worked on the sites (Tam Dempsey). To my utter shame, in my adolescent daftness I attempted to update some of the graphics with less than impressive results. I regret it to this day.
It’s funny the things you remember, eh?
Celtic should just say nothing and let the Huns and their Minis squabble away.
“If you’ve ever wondered what it would take for the British media to really take this government to task, well it’s not nearly a thousand deaths a day.” Frankie Boyle.
NHS staff threatened not to speak out about the situation and yet the Gov is still polling high.
I don’t understand this country.
Re fans turning up at games straoght from work with their working gear on, when I was but a youth I used to see many wearing ‘donkey’ jackets with PRESS on the back. I thought they were journalists until my dad told me they were workies for the Press Construction company.
Few…🚶🚶🚶walk over, thought this was meant to get easier. I’m fecked
Big Jimmy – 👍
Ah the auld painted hard hats they were brilliant.
Scarfs with loads a badges, the programme shop at Paradise…memories
D. :)
Meanwhile in the other social experiment……..
” a hoose dividit, however sma’, wull no staun! ”
#popcorn
:))))
Good morning from dark o’clock
Would this be a good time for Jobo to publish the CQNPOTY standings to date?
Back to sleep. Hopefully
DAVID66 on 9TH APRIL 2020 10:10 AM
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I never wore a Hard Hat to go and watch the Celtic….as I didnt want to spoil my Hair.
I probably should have worn a Hard Hat when playing fitba…I was forever getting bangs ….on my napper…does that make me a Heid Banger ?
LOL
HH
Big Jimmy – It meant you were no holds barred, right in there.
I used to get regular sore heads on a Saturday night after playing on the Saturday afternoon, feckin nightmare that only lager would cure.😂😂😂
D. :)
TESCO dont do “Irony”…
I have been having my shopping delivered to my door from Tesco LONG BEFORE this Virus.
Although DAVID66 and his wife have been helping me by getting my shopping etc, I have still been trying every day to Book a Delivery Slot with Tesco Online.
Today, yet again ALL Slots for the next THREE Weeks are booked, and I can NOT place an order.
However, I STILL receive emails from one of Tescos Bosses, advising me that they had been provided with a List of their customers who are “Most Vulnerable”….and the 75,000 vulnerables will recieve priority if possible ?
Needless to say…that is NOT happening and when I phone both numbers for Tesco ….a auto message advises that you stay on the phone, although there will be some delay in your call being answered ?
MOMENTS later…you are Cut Off.
I have only tried to speak to them to find out IF I am on this “Vulnerable List” etc .
I am also STILL receiving emails from Tesco with ” Favourite Recipes” etc…using THEIR Goods obviously…how can I cook ANY of their recipes when I cant buy any food from them Online ?
Oh the IRONY !
Thank God for folk like DAVID66, and his good lady and the other great folk who have offered me help with shopping at this time.
HH
Tesco have claimed in emails that they received this so called “Vulnerable List” from the Govt ?
Originally it was 110,000 people…but then ( for some reason ?), it was cut to 75,000 ?
HH
Kick back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLg7aoGAkkk
For a million reasons they have to call the league asap.
Clubs want to send their loan players back, get their prize money confirmed and paid in., pay their bills, cut their monthly expenditure to the bone and then hunker down and budget for NO match income for 6 months.
Roughish figs…. If we proposed an equal share of league prize money, the top 4 would lose-
1st..£1.6m
2nd… 700k
3rd…300k
4th….100k
All the rest would make make more.
Fine for us and Aberdeen but Motherwell will need their extra so I think it should be a loan to the clubs below (if they need it) and paid back over maybe 5 years.
Between that and furloughing(sp?) 90 pc of staff, I think most clubs will survive.
After that I honestly think that season tickets for next year will be £25 a month and you’ll have every Celtic game live on your telly in your living room.
Jimmy
I’ve just called a client who is on vulnerable list and he has been advised Tesco don’t have this list
I’ll need to contact Tesco
Good day from a much cooler North Staffs.
Big Jimmy – Make your list as big as you like Jimmy, don’t worry about myself and Mrs David66 getting it, as long as you are sorted and if we can help then we are more than willing to.
Don’t stress yourself.
Hail Hail
D. :)
BT Tesco have no such delivery list, nobody has
I’VEHADTOCHANGEMYNAMEBACKTOJACKIEMAC on 9TH APRIL 2020 8:54 AM
You’ll enjoy Sunderland tillI die.
Martin Bain is something else.
The 2nd series has just come as well, so lots of tv tonight my friend :) por cierto
new article posted.
FRANKTERRY
To understand this country, simply ask yourself ,the following. What is the country’s largest selling newspaper
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NHS staff threatened not to speak out about the situation and yet the Gov is still polling high.
I don’t understand this country.
Forgiveness is the key.
St Pat’s I broke records too
I should coulda done more
Yeshuah our Lord and Saviour.