Those are surprising statistics! Good times I guess, although I though we looked pretty shaky yesterday and at last had some luck.

In Italy they have now effectively quarantined 16 million people. The whole of the North. Milan, Venice, Parma. No cinemas, theaters, museums and schools are open. Restaurants only allowed to open between 6 and 18:00, have to have 1m room between each customer. In Switzerland there is no football, nothing. Any Gathering/Meetings of over 150 people banned.

On to much, much happier news.

The scousers not being able to celebrate their PL win...

Playing to an empty Anfield...joy!

The commentators not being to comment about the fabulous atmosphere...bliss!

Them holding the trophy aloft, and 100 people clapping! I can't bloody wait!

Think it’s important that there’s no overreaction to the Coronavirus. Experts are saying the common flu is a bigger threat to life. I haven’t missed a competitive home game since 27th January 2002, over eighteen years ago, and I’ll be fuming if I have to miss one because of an overreaction to the Coronavirus.

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60% of our toilet paper is produced in Australia. Some morons on social media suggested there may be shortages. There will not, well shouldn’t have been until people started panicking. What the f do these people think they will do with a hoard of toilet paper if they catch the virus.

Natural selection is not working. On your point of bringing people together. I predict it will have the opposite effect. Foreigners are and will be targeted. Tourist are not welcome, people want someone to blame and economies will tetter if not collapse if it continues to put people out of work and travel is already under the pump. The effects of Chinese production in shut down for a number of weeks if not months could have dire consequences in the months to come. To give you an example my son was in buying some electronic parts and bought the last 2 parts for a project. He was told that a pile of goods were stuck on the wharves in China but the factory was in close down. They were running out of a number of products and it would get messy even after the freight arrived because of demand.

I was about to stick this on Ebay, but I've decided to give the forum first dibs. Offers via pm please.

I wonder how Arteta will approach the City game on Wednesday? If anyone knows what city want to do and can do it should be Arteta. Clearly we aren’t going to have a lot of the ball. Can Arteta set the team up to be a threat on the counter or to press and force mistakes?

Think it’s important that there’s no overreaction to the Coronavirus. Experts are saying the common flu is a bigger threat to life. I haven’t missed a competitive home game since 27th January 2002, over eighteen years ago, and I’ll be fuming if I have to miss one because of an overreaction to the Coronavirus.

At the end of the day people are dying because of it.

*%^@ the football and your attendance record.

I don't think it would count as 'missing the game' if you weren't allowed to go. It'd be like a rained out match at cricket.

What happened 27 January 2002 to stop you going? Was it the day that the famous spreadsheet went pear-shaped?

Far fewer than the number who die from the common flu. As experts have said, little fuss is made about the common flu and that’s a much bigger threat.

Far fewer than the number who die from the common flu. As experts have said, little fuss is made about the common flu and that’s a much bigger threat.

Its much more virulent than flu (you are 10 time more likely to die if you get coronavirus than flu). The fact that it hasn't killed as many people is purely because it hasn't spread as much yet. AND the big one is it's new and unknown, unlike flu, and could turn nasty. So the trick is to try to contain it until a vaccine is developed.

So I don't think we are overreacting. The fact that we massively under-react to much greater threats, is another matter.

I’d love you to be wrong. I fear that you are right.

Amazing how "normal" City seem these days. They were imperious a year ago.

I hope that City’s keeper puts in the same performance against us.

Amazing stats: City had 73% of possession but only 37% of shots at goal.

When I say 'we', I mean responsible public health authorities, not idiots who are currently building bunkers and stockpiling toilet paper and baked beans.

Where is Kiwi, I wonder.

Its much more virulent than flu (you are 10 time more likely to die if you get coronavirus than flu). The fact that it hasn't killed as many people is purely because it hasn't spread as much yet. AND the big one is it's new and unknown, unlike flu, and could turn nasty. So the trick is to try to contain it until a vaccine is developed.

So I don't think we are overreacting. The fact that we massively under-react to much greater threats, is another matter.

You’re right but I read that not many people who get it In this country are dying. Myself I would prefer people to be informed adequately enough to make their own decision on how to live their lives, because it won’t be possible to avoid contact with other people. Close down shopping centres? No chance.

If I was given the chance to continue attending Arsenal games, I would choose to and I don’t give a rat’s arse if Top Gun would reach another decision. But I think people, including me and him, should have the freedom to make our own choices.

That's quite a selfish attitude, though, Bernard. What if you attend the game and pick up the virus and then pass it on to your wife and kids or other relatives, some of whom subsequently die? .

Looks like a perfect match for Martinelli to do his magic once again.

I've got some excellent face masks (actually dust masks but who'd know). How about a straight swap?

Governments are taking their advice from WHO and medical experts. It is in absolutely no government's interest to overhype Covid 19 because the ultimate fall-out here is a serious hit to economies, health services breaking under the strain and, quite simply, people dying.

Governments are taking their advice from WHO and medical experts. It is in absolutely no government's interest to overhype Covid 19 because the ultimate fall-out here is a serious hit to economies, health services breaking under the strain and, quite simply, people dying.

Disappointing results today, I was hoping for Chelsea and MU to drop points in games that looked tough on paper.

Both City and Everton were right out of sorts and you can guarantee City will be right at it on Wednesday after today's shocker.

I think top four is looking nigh on impossible unless we win on Wed, especially given that we have some tough fixures in the run-in.

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I do wonder if people realise how bad it could get. I’m not a fan of the current government at all who are mostly complete wankers however I think they have done a decent job in not creating more hysteria about this.

JP morgan will move its sales and marketing organisation from Canary Wharf to basingstoke this week, that’s a pretty major decision. This could get bad

I hope everyone on the forum stays safe with this about.