And wasn't Wiltooooooord fantastic? But Freddy was better, especially with his red hair.

In my view his hairstyle was the only thing better about him.

Does anyone on here believe that all leagues will be able to recommence by July. The emphasis on ALL.

https://www.firstpost.com/health/corona ... 23331.html

Yeah they are worried about probably having to repay TV money but to believe that in 3 months it will be all gone away is delusional. Even if some countries do have a significant drop by July (and that is debatable) others will not. Can you see Italy and Spain recommencing by then? Do they intend to finish the CL and Europa?

This could be the catalyst for the breakaway Champion leagues. They need to be careful.

I know I am naturally a pessimist, but a number of suggestions being made are strange. How could it be fair to play all games in the midlands, with or without crowds. If Aston Villa stayed up you would never know if they were advantaged and others disadvantaged by such a decision. The league is about playing home and away. Not some other BS.

Guarantee one thing, Sky won’t be reimbursing the great unwashed who have subscribed.

What the population of Sweden versus UK ?

What 10 million compared to 70 ? Surely they are in a better position to deal with it when only dealing with that number of heads. If this thing rips through the Uk and even more so US you could have a major human tragedy occurring.

Also are you just thick AS MINCE !

Did you not read the post from Darren saying the swedes are sensible enough to observe social distancing mostly without militant enforcement.

Did you not read the post from Haz who lives there saying preventative measures are saving lives. Speak to him about it.



You just want to enforce your abhorrent view that people need to die so the economy isn’t affected. I’m alright jack again.

Actually not true. They already are. Same with BT Sport.

Thought they were allowing you to suspend?

I think the world was vastly underprepared for a pandemic despite the warnings that one was inevitable and possibly imminent.

Failure to heed these warnings has left govts around the world scrambling to play catch-up with a virus over which they have very little control.

I think the UK govt made a huge error initially in not taking the Chinese warnings seriously, to the extent that even back in Feb they were classing the coronavirus as "low risk", and then thinking they could "take it on the chin" and go for a herd immunity strategy. By the time they switched strategy valuable weeks had been lost and they are further behind the curve than they might have been had they locked down earlier.

That said, it's all "ifs and buts" and nobody in the word seems to know for sure what the correct strategy is, they are just going with what they perceive to be best practice and learning as they go along. Sadly, the cost of this learning is measured in lives.

Hi Soc

I think the only strategy any country could adopt was to try and isolate to buy time to prepare and get the right equipment. If you look at the Chinese curve they definitely seem to have got it right and are under more control now

The problem was the government pursued its own populist genocidal strategy because of Cummings and the money lobby ..

https://twitter.com/marieannuk/status/1 ... 87618?s=21

When Gary Neville makes more sense than the government you have REAL problems

As I thought, they’re allowing you to suspend, no mention of reimbursement.

I’m more than happy with that. I’m quite prepared to forego the two missed weeks. Not exactly the biggest financial hit that I have taken due to the situation and all remarkably small beer given what else is going on.

Looks like I think that Sky have done okay and you don’t. All in the eye of the beholder.

You love the nazi-related lingo don't you TG. First we had eugenics, now we've got 'genocidal'.

That great journalist Hugh McIlvaney referred to sport as a magnificent triviality(he actually paraphrased Phil Bull the founder of the Timeform organization)

I always kinda bought into this thinking...sport is great but in the overall scheme of things it’s trivial. I argued this a bit with my elder brother who disagreed and as one example referenced Jesse Owens’ performance in the 1936 Olympics that transcended sport and stuck it to a dictator

I’ve changed my mind about it being a triviality in recent days.

In this enforced absence I realize how much sport does for me personally. I am lost without my weekly fix and I know a great many of you are too.Long since past playing I now do it vicariously through those 11 players in an Arsenal shirt
Sport is a release valve and I think it’s benefit to society’s well being is incalculable ....a salve on our collective furrowed brows
Anyhow ladies (are there any left on the forum) and gentlemen love from Locked Down Philadelphia. Wherever you are in the world good luck and God bless

Bit of trivia to end. I have a Premier League winners medal, scored 18 goals at Highbury and I am still playing in the EPL. Who am I?

Bit of trivia to end. I have a Premier League winners medal, scored 18 goals at Highbury and I am still playing in the EPL. Who am I?

Hi Andy,

Best wishes to you too.

Great question, but must be a trick surely? I've had a long hard think and even cheated but no clue.

Jamie Vardy

John. Highbury stadium is also where Fleetwood play

Very good rich

I do wish people/journalists would stop with WW2 jargon like Dunkirk spirit, we've seen nothing like that spirit in the present crisis. The selfish attitude of a lot of the UK is absolutely disgraceful.

...all I know is that since the referendum this country has become a nasty self absorbed society that I never thought was possible. I always thought that the UK was a country that was tolerant and accepting, unfortunately I was wrong. It has become a country I no no longer recognise. I cannot believe how our country was manipulated to this shitshow.

Anyhow ladies (are there any left on the forum)

I don’t, but Cummings does. If you choose to love these people that’s up to you but they are utter wrong uns

Genocide stands for the deliberate killing of a large group of people. Disagree that “herd immunity” is precisely that?

Look forward to your non response of this post

I think there is at least one who has never revealed she’s female.

Want to give us a clue Bern or is it moderator/member privilege

Want to give us a clue Bern or is it moderator/member privilege

Sorry I can’t. It’s for her to decide and if she wants to keep it quiet, that’s her right. It isn’t Daz though.

What makes you say I am a lover of Cummings? Pure conjecture on your part.
I do think your language is unduly dramatic though. Over the top. I agree, as does everybody else (including the government), that the herd immunity idea was a bad idea - but to describe it as genocidal is absurd.
For genocide think of the Armenians, the Jews, the Tutsi.

I’ll repeat

Genocide stands for the deliberate killing of a large group of people.

Disagree that “herd immunity” is precisely that? (It kills 1-3%)

Yes or no

No Top Gun. Genocide is a ridiculous and over the top word to use in this context.
Being always right, however, I'm sure you'll disagree.

Want to give us a clue Bern or is it moderator/member privilege

Kiwipete, presumably.......

Sorry I can’t. It’s for her to decide and if she wants to keep it quiet, that’s her right. It isn’t Daz though.