Except for the Brexit bit

I really hope all the first class cricket counties survive. Even my personal least favourites Surrey and Yorkshire, as well as those I find the most boring (Northamptonshire top of the list though the other East Midlands ones, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire aren’t too far behind).

My dislike of some football clubs is clearly more extreme. While I realise they won’t, if any (or ideally all) of Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool went under, it wouldn’t bother me at all.

Me neither.

I see that the EFL are keen to finish the Championship but not Div One and Two because the lower leagues would have virtually no TV income and zero gate receipts.

In their typical half arsed way they are suggesting that the Championship be played out to a conclusion and that Divs One and Two be decided on a points per game basis. Which is all well and fine except that many of the non league divisions have been simply wrapped up as though they never happened (devastating to those clubs in a Liverpool type situation. In fact one club was already mathematically certain of being promoted having won every game).

I really hope all the first class cricket counties survive. Even my personal least favourites Surrey and Yorkshire, as well as those I find the most boring (Northamptonshire top of the list though the other East Midlands ones, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire aren’t too far behind).

I read somewhere (not sure how true) that the players would effectively have to be quarantined in a hotel for the duration of the remaining games, which could be a couple of months. Lower league clubs would not want the expense of doing that plus the players are hardly likely to relish being locked away from their families for two months at such a difficult time.

Well that is news to me, I never knew one cricket team could be more boring than another.

The County sides don't get any spectators anyway so it wouldn't be too bad playing behind closed doors.

The County sides don't get any spectators anyway so it wouldn't be too bad playing behind closed doors.

Decaf your answers are in the link posted by Niall

I read somewhere (not sure how true) that the players would effectively have to be quarantined in a hotel for the duration of the remaining games, which could be a couple of months. Lower league clubs would not want the expense of doing that plus the players are hardly likely to relish being locked away from their families for two months at such a difficult time.

Why are people so willing to believe ill of the Chinese (including the story of the virus coming from a lab), I wonder?

Perhaps because there is a virus research lab just down the road from that wet market in Wuhan? And perhaps because they appear to be economical with the truth?

Perhaps because there is a virus research lab just down the road from that wet market in Wuhan? And perhaps because they appear to be economical with the truth?

Perhaps because there is a virus research lab just down the road from that wet market in Wuhan? And perhaps because they appear to be economical with the truth?

My dislike of some football clubs is clearly more extreme. While I realise they won’t, if any (or ideally all) of Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool went under, it wouldn’t bother me at all.

Presumably linked to me coming from the area, I’ve never liked Barnet FC. But I do hope they survive.

I think people are willing to believe ill of the Chinese government and authorities, as opposed to the Chinese people per se. With good reason as they are a ruthless bunch. Where the virus actually originated I have no idea, but there is a real possibility that the Chinese government know more than they're letting on.

Perhaps because there is a virus research lab just down the road from that wet market in Wuhan? And perhaps because they appear to be economical with the truth?

They are the most odious regime on the planet after DPRK but the science says it didn't come from a lab. It seems lab generated viruses have a marker absent from naturally occurring viruses. Simply put it is beyond human capacity to design a virus like Covid 19. That is at least what I pick up from listening to the experts.

They are the most odious regime on the planet after DPRK but the science says it didn't come from a lab. It seems lab generated viruses have a marker absent from naturally occurring viruses. Simply put it is beyond human capacity to design a virus like Covid 19. That is at least what I pick up from listening to the experts.

That's quite a juvenile viewpoint to take Bernard. The season would not be the same without those clubs. It's beating the clubs you dislike most that gives football fandom is raison d'etre.

Netherlands has banned professional until September. So that’s one league that’s going to be finishing early then, with ramifications for Champions League qualification I suppose.

Two issues arise about attendance and therefore gate receipts. When will clubs be allowed to open their stadia is one thing. More crucially is how many people would be prepared to take the risk of putting themselves into such a crowd?
Many of Arsenal’s older generation might decide to opt out for the foreseeable.

Never going to happen. Ooops

Aren't all the great powers odious in one way or the other? Don't they all have their faults?

As far as the Chinese go I cannot see why we cannot take 5g from them when they are the cheapest and fastest and because we need it yesterday for the UK to succeed quicker from the breakup of the EU. There will always be problems with security but looking outside of the box why don't we just make sure nothing critical is transmitted over 5g. Why not make 6g secure from now, if anything can be secure, and we can look forward to the benefits of being one of the most advanced nations in the world.............