The big question is whether a second wave eventuates. We don't know the answer to that yet.
There's a suggestion being touted around Peterborough city hospital (from staff) that we're already experiencing the 2nd wave. Nothing has been officially announced ( but I can assure you it's true) but PCH have been re testing samples given by patients who passed away last year with similar symptoms and have had positives come back from samples given at the end of October which could indicate the 1st wave happened much earlier than first thought. I'm not sure how many waves we can have but the further down the process we are the nearer the return to normality. Sooner we get these antibody tests and get the full picture the better.
It’s simple all the EFL have to do is offer eye tests at 15:00 and 19:45 at football grounds around britain and they will have to let us. Free football with all eye tests!
Indeed. I have to go to football games to test my eyes by reading the names on the back of players' shirts.
I can think of a few referees who should attendIt’s simple all the EFL have to do is offer eye tests at 15:00 and 19:45 at football grounds around britain and they will have to let us. Free football with all eye tests!
Recent developments in my view, have made a September restart with crowds more likely. Far a start there is increasing focus on the cost of lockdown-a recent article by Liam Halligan in the Telegraph put the cost of the existing rescue commitments at £B 125. In addition to that you have the lost tax revenue such as income tax,VAT and corporation tax which is estimated at £B 120. Add those together then you have £B 245,which is a mind boggling figure.To put that figure in perspective the cost would cover 2 new NHS's and change left over. Now this alone is putting huge pressure on the Govt-and the potential lost tax from the TV companies and football as a whole ,on top of this,is enormous. I think you can forget about a lockdown extension,or a lockdown mark 2,the country cannot afford it, not to mention the psychological issues.
You also have the gradual petering out of the virus with the likely UK death toll to be in single figures by the end of June/early July.
Then you have the Cummings saga.Irrespective on your views of him,I think this latest development made the Govts policy of continued lockdown far less credible.
Given that it's likely Spain aren't going to play in front of crowds until January I would suggest September is optimistic
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/spa...-fans-for-matches-in-spain-until-2021-sources
3rd mate, there's growing evidence of outbreak before Xmas, a lot of unexplained deaths then that are going be looked at again.The problem with football is not just large groups of people gathering outdoors but, in bigger cities, large groups of people travelling on public transport to the games. Doing that every week is soon going to lead to a second outbreak if the virus is still circulating.
3rd mate, there's growing evidence of outbreak before Xmas, a lot of unexplained deaths then that are going be looked at again.
Definitely mate, people sat and stood in close proximity to each other was bound to be last.This looks an interesting development.
In terms of football, though, along with pubs, restaurants, theatre and gigs it looks about last on list to be re-opened.
I'm a bit sceptical about the theory it's been about before Xmas and we're on a second wave. How can a second wave be so specifically traced to a market in Wuhan? And why is this second wave seemingly much worse?
The “1st” wave was just a test release by China, they had learned a lot for the 2nd release