Administrator Stan Posted May 7, 2020 Administrator Share Posted May 7, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52583739 6 Fiorentina players & staff and 1 Torino player test positive for Coronavirus Quote Three Fiorentina players and three members of the club's support staff have tested positive for coronavirus. Serie A clubs have been given permission by the Italian government to resume training, although players can only train individually. The players and staff have been isolated and the rest of the group will have medical and fitness tests. A Torino player also tested positive for the virus on Wednesday and was placed in quarantine. Neither club has named the players who have tested positive. Italy has begun to ease its restrictions after an eight-week lockdown. Serie A clubs have returned to training but there has been no decision on when the league will resume. In a statement, Fiorentina said: "The club has proceeded, as per protocol, to isolate those involved. "The rest of the group are scheduled to undergo medical and fitness examinations prior to the start of the optional activity in the field." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted May 8, 2020 Administrator Share Posted May 8, 2020 IFAB confirm that 5 subs can be used in games up to 31 Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Stan said: IFAB confirm that 5 subs can be used in games up to 31 Dec. Is the aim herd immunity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 7 hours ago, Stan said: IFAB confirm that 5 subs can be used in games up to 31 Dec. Given the BBC article about changes around subs and possibility for no VAR, are we just not going to say that these law changes are potentially distorting the final 8 games of the season and as such the table isn’t completely fair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 Think I’ve broken now gents. I’ve spent the last half hour thinking of ways in which I can watch football, if it returns behind closed doors. So far, I’ve worked out that if I buy a step ladder or climb a fence/wall, I can watch football here: Harlow Town. A step ladder would easily let you see over the approx. 6” green walls around the ground. Takeley. There’s a small bridge thing outside of their ground that when you drive over, you can see into the ground, which is roughly where the above picture was taken. I’m going to resume this search tomorrow, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Im calling this a pathetic stunt to try and get the season abandoned. It really wouldnt surprise me if one of the bottom six tried this stunt. I reckon I know of over 100 people who now work in different areas of the public sector through my previous work. None of them have had close to an entire work force depleted because of self isolation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said: Im calling this a pathetic stunt to try and get the season abandoned. It really wouldnt surprise me if one of the bottom six tried this stunt. I reckon I know of over 100 people who now work in different areas of the public sector through my previous work. None of them have had close to an entire work force depleted because of self isolation. It wasn’t the clubs decision to go into quarantine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Smiley Culture said: Think I’ve broken now gents. I’ve spent the last half hour thinking of ways in which I can watch football, if it returns behind closed doors. So far, I’ve worked out that if I buy a step ladder or climb a fence/wall, I can watch football here: Harlow Town. A step ladder would easily let you see over the approx. 6” green walls around the ground. Takeley. There’s a small bridge thing outside of their ground that when you drive over, you can see into the ground, which is roughly where the above picture was taken. I’m going to resume this search tomorrow, I think. Yea, I could imagine you oversleeping and waking 20 minutes before kick off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Smiley Culture said: It wasn’t the clubs decision to go into quarantine. Reading more on it, they've placed the entire team in quarantine because two players have tested positive? If that's the freshold how on earth is anybody going to finish the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said: Reading more on it, they've placed the entire team in quarantine because two players have tested positive? If that's the freshold how on earth is anybody going to finish the season? No idea but it wasn’t the clubs decision, despite their league position. The Health Authority in Dresden, whomever they are, have placed them in quarantine. The preservation of life and control of cases is far, far more important than football though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 No elite sport, even behind closed doors, in England until 1st June at the earliest. Not really news tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted May 11, 2020 Administrator Share Posted May 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Smiley Culture said: No elite sport, even behind closed doors, in England until 1st June at the earliest. Not really news tbh. Good to have a date though, avoids speculation or even any consideration that it could have returned between now and that date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Best news I've heard in a while. Chumpitaz recovering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted May 12, 2020 Administrator Share Posted May 12, 2020 And another one... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52634941 Quote England Under-21 midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is facing disciplinary action by Wolverhampton Wanderers after pictures emerged of him apparently breaking coronavirus lockdown rules. Footage was posted on Snapchat of Gibbs-White, 20, attending a party in central London with friends last week. Wolves say they are dealing with the matter internally. In March, Gibbs-White urged his 59,000 Instagram followers to stay at home and to "do our bit to support the NHS". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 Heard something on Talksport about Leagues One and Two finishing the season now but potentially having play-offs to sort out promotion. Not sure you can actually do that or call it fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted May 13, 2020 Administrator Share Posted May 13, 2020 EFL statement says their clubs can't return to training until 25th May at earliest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Glenn Murray the latest using common sense to decry Project Restart a sham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I don’t see how they can push for a restart...I’ve said before they should use a play off system to decide the important spots but...when it’s safe to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Just end the season and use PPG to determine the rest of the spaces. The safety concerns are too great and it appears there's too much of a difference of opinion to push for a restart anytime soon. It's a bit shit as it means West Ham avoid relegation and I most certainly think West Ham deserve to go down, but I don't see how you can balance safety and fairness any better tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 I’d just end things as it is. I can’t see how you can bring in PPG to the equation, it’s not a fair enough metric in my eyes to determine such things. Whereas, what’s gone before has been done and is tangible. Yeah, Villa go down having played a game less but losing 60.71% of your league games will do that to a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Jefferson Farfan has it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted May 18, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted May 18, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted May 18, 2020 Edit: Deleted, already posted above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 On 14/05/2020 at 19:34, Smiley Culture said: I’d just end things as it is. I can’t see how you can bring in PPG to the equation, it’s not a fair enough metric in my eyes to determine such things. Whereas, what’s gone before has been done and is tangible. Yeah, Villa go down having played a game less but losing 60.71% of your league games will do that to a team. You can’t relegate Villa when they can survive by winning the game in hand they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Just now, Rick said: You can’t relegate Villa when they can survive by winning the game in hand they have. Course you can. They’re in the relegation zone. It’s all ifs and buts about this game in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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