Rumours going around on Twitter that from tomorrow night all elite sport is being stopped for 3 weeks.

Surprised its lasted till now to be honest

I think it's inevitable tbh

Lets hope everything is fine in 3 weeks, or else what happens then ?

Source ?

MT03ALG wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:56 pm

Source ?

Ketchup

Donald Tramp perhaps.

Rumours going round on Twitter that Burnley will tomorrow announce the double signing of Diego Costa and Lionel Messi.

Perfect. Abandon this season, relegate the bottom 3 and we’ll kick on again in August.

PremierLeagueClass wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:02 pm

Rumours going round on Twitter that Burnley will tomorrow announce the double signing of Diego Costa and Lionel Messi.

Typical Burnley, signing a couple of past it over 30 year olds just coz they're cheap

Apparently due to the fact medical staff will be drafted in. Hospitals in London at crisis point

Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:14 pm

Apparently due to the fact medical staff will be drafted in. Hospitals in London at crisis point

My mate works in intensive care in London. Nurses the ratio is 1:1 for icu nurses because of the complexity of the patients and the very dangerous drugs they are on. In London it’s 1:6 with support from non-ICU staff, including dental nurses.

Get the physios and club doctors in hospitals where there are needed.

Feels inevitable.

Inchy wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:20 pm

My mate works in intensive care in London. Nurses the ratio is 1:1 for icu nurses because of the complexity of the patients and the very dangerous drugs they are on. In London it’s 1:6 with support from non-ICU staff, including dental nurses.

Get the physios and club doctors in hospitals where there are needed.

My mothers ICU and Chorley, Blackburn, Preston where she works have all been 1:4, it’s disgraceful really.

To be fair, working for the agency they’re getting payed a hell of a lot of money but it’s still wrong from a patient perspective

Feels inevitable really, but with the Euros this summer if they do stop not sure how you can finish the season.

Leisure wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:25 pm

And?

It's not all over twitter as suggested

If it stops now it will be a lot longer than 3 weeks before it restarts

Can’t see it myself.

Inchy wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:20 pm

Get the physios and club doctors in hospitals where there are needed.

Is the club Dr full time and what is a physio going to do in an ICU?

Seems ridiculous that it’s still going on now. What makes sport so special that the rules don’t apply to them?

I know that some of the non-league footy clubs are considering aborting the season again, and annulling all promotion and relegation.

But I'm not aware of the PL or EFL calling a halt, doesn't mean it won't happen, but it would be a last resort.

Burnley Ace wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:36 pm

Is the club Dr full time and what is a physio going to do in an ICU?

I think some of the top clubs have full time doctors.


The physios can work along side the physios who are already working in ICU

Elite sport won’t stop. It’s far to important to people to not carry on. It’s been a welcomed break for so many over the past 6 months or so since it restarted. It must continue. The impact of these restrictions will be felt far longer the Covid itself.

claret2018 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:37 pm

Seems ridiculous that it’s still going on now. What makes sport so special that the rules don’t apply to them?

I disagree. It provides a glimmer of normality, a spark of life in an otherwise pretty tedious situation. Assuming those staff with health conditions aren’t going to the match for whatever reason, and assuming the players and staff can abide by the privileged position they are in and not break the rules, then why shouldn’t it continue?

See no benefit whatsoever to stopping elite sport. If anything it will be detrimental.

RBFC wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:50 pm

Rumours going around on Twitter that from tomorrow night all elite sport is being stopped for 3 weeks.

Going around on Twitter? Must be right then.

Burnley Ace wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:36 pm

Is the club Dr full time and what is a physio going to do in an ICU?

Physiotherapist is a protected title, you can not call yourself a physio unless you are qualified and registered.

All physios should be trained and have experience in respiratory physio, even if they then decide to specialise in sport.

It is the physios who are trained and usually the ones responsible for ‘proning’ patients to put them in the best position to allow their respiratory systems to work most efficiently when coping with the pneumonia like symptoms that Covid presents with.

huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:06 pm

Perfect. Abandon this season, relegate the bottom 3 and we’ll kick on again in August.

can we not wait until Brighton are in the bottom 3 ?

It’s 2021 and people still believe stuff any old Joe Bloggs posts on social media.

arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:00 pm

See no benefit whatsoever to stopping elite sport. If anything it will be detrimental.

Agree.

Most likely supports the lockdown by providing entertainment, without which some would be more tempted to break the restrictions by going out more. Also have to consider the mental health of the nation, for which elite sport plays a role by providing a much-needed distraction.

I dread to think of all the lawyers lining up........scumbags that they are.......cancel it, they’ll line up, don’t cancel it they’ll line up......

Integrity profession my arse.

No idea on their validity but seems the rumours are linked to Horse Racing and the shortage of ambulances

I hope it doesn’t stop. My life seems entirely consumed by the virus.

At work I am seeing it at its worst every day. At home I turn on the tele to be told how it’s going to get worse.

I’ve never suffered from anxiety in my life but this is getting to me. I always expect the worst, so I can prepare for it. So far that’s helped but I’m fed up of being around this virus 24/7 either physically or via the media.

Football is one of the few things that I enjoy at the moment . I hope it can continue

I worry that if we shut down it will allow that Fat Sam time to galvanise WBA. Makes it tougher for us.

Didn't we have a similar thread a couple of weeks ago with certain posters saying that the season was going to be paused after the Christmas games?

But if someone on twitter says Elite Sport is going to stop tomorrow then it must be correct.

As Ive mentioned before , the nightmare scenario for BFC would be for football to limp on for another 3 or 4 weeks, and then after a horrendous run of fixtures for us, the season be called off and places decided on points per game at that point.

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:22 pm

No idea on their validity but seems the rumours are linked to Horse Racing and the shortage of ambulances

Horse drawn Ambulances ... sorted

I said before the Fulham game that I think we’ve played our last PL game of the season, and I’m more confident of that statement now.

Obviously I hope I’m wrong and am eating humble pie later in the week

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:51 pm

Horse drawn Ambulances ... sorted

As you can see below todays meeting at Southwell was not affected however the horse Woke Media winning the 12:10 was a very ominous sign

It's all about saving lives, and protecting the NHS.
As far as iam aware, no footballer has died, and none have been in hospital, so let's carry on please.

If players are managing to contract the virus within their bubbles then there must be some contact with the outside community. If there is some contact with the outside community then football players must equally have the ability to transmit the virus to the outside world

Whether the players themselves get ill and need hospital treatment is only part of the issue and so what must be assessed is what is the level of risk that football continuing will have at helping spreading the virus and thus lead to more pressure on the NHS

I have no idea where we are with respect to the level of risk it poses but we have lots of experts across public health, govt and science who have access to all the data and facts and have the skills and expertise on how to interpret the data and to make a decision.

I will therefore leave the decision with that group of people rather than put my faith in myself and the rest of the general public who are quite clearly nowhere near as informed or qualified

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:06 pm

Going around on Twitter? Must be right then.

To be fair, although gets the incorrect information first - it also gets the correct information first.

This is all I saw on Twitter that made my blood boil in regards to football. What part of stay at home don’t some people get? And why are the BBC encouraging it?

Hmmm

But, I hope its not stopped

Dyched wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:45 pm

Elite sport won’t stop. It’s far to important to people to not carry on. It’s been a welcomed break for so many over the past 6 months or so since it restarted. It must continue. The impact of these restrictions will be felt far longer the Covid itself.

It isn't far to important to anyone, nor should it be.

However the fact is that despite sports best efforts, Covid is getting into the bubbles and the numbers of infected is growing.
The only way to stop it, would be to have the players, staff and match officials all gathered at one location for months on end but that was never going to happen.

I don’t want elite sport stopped. I want people to stay at home and do what they’re told to do. Only then can we reduce the time it will take for a degree of normality to return.

Like inchy said up the thread, football is all I can look forward to right now.

That photo just goes to show how selfish and utterly stupid some people are.

FactualFrank wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:37 pm

To be fair, although gets the incorrect information first - it also gets the correct information first.

I heard it said this week that Twitter is a brilliant communication tool and I couldn’t agree more. But its finding the correct information these days.

Couldn’t they have just put a bigger cordon around the area where that coach pulled up?

They used to put a bigger block around the area where we pulled up on the coaches at Stockport back in the day!