Post by Snafu2023 on Apr 23, 2020 9:15:06 GMT
After Chris Witty comments at yesterdays Cabinet daily brief that normal life could not be feasible. Quote for yesterday
"“We’re going to have to do a lot of things for quite a long period of time,” Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said at a televised press conference on Wednesday, when asked when a lockdown imposed on March 23 might be lifted. “This disease is not going to be eradicated, it is not going to disappear.” Unquote
The U.K. will have to maintain some forms of social distancing until a vaccine or effective treatment for Covid-19 are developed, both of which are unlikely this year, he said.
The only advice we have to adhere too is social distancing until these mile stones are achieved.
My assertion is that the entertainment and pub industry will not open until they can enforce a 2m separation. Football falls into those two categories. I would think that we will not see lower league and non-league football return until either of those two goals are achieved. At this time the likelihood of either one of those being achieved before the end of the year is very slim indeed.
So, what are the leagues looking into in how to mitigate the risk - on a football field how do you realistic maintain a social distancing - the only feasible way is to have 30 players certified as clinically non-infectious - including all management and support staff, Referees, Linesmen/lineswomen. If that criteria is achieved it would then have to be played behind closed doors. Supporters would be a logistical nightmare to enforce a 2m distance - impossible. No income secured from this avenue whilst these restrictions are in force. Bar Invicta, a big source of income will not be allowed to open until these restrictions are eased or some sort of social distancing is managed at the bar - extra support staff to count people in and out - choke points to be managed at doors and toilets - impossible to manage and extra cost to employ staff to manage the risk.
So, in my eyes, I cannot see football at our level returning this year - full stop. No friendlies, no FA Cup, no Trophy, no league games until those two big criteria's are achieved. Let's hope the start of today's testing on humans is going to be successful but if it is, and there is numerous tests hurdles to overcome before a production is started - which if we have no failures would be early next year. To achieve full production you would not achieve full vaccine to every one until the middle of next year.
So, how do we overcome this. Some smart thinking is required because I don't have a clue on how this will be achieved in getting football back up and running at our level - unless the leagues totally ignore the Governments instructions and then you null any insurances coverages if that avenue is chosen - or possibility of big fines/imprisonment if these instructions are thwarted.
That's my realistic opinion but I think we are thinking that this is going to impact and unless you have a club that is self sustaining with big investment from a very rich owner most non-league clubs will fold - 80% of them live on a day to day basis and a whole year without football will see them all fall down one by one before football restarts.
Be interesting to see other points of view on this but to think that the season will restart in August is a million miles away from being realistic.
"“We’re going to have to do a lot of things for quite a long period of time,” Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said at a televised press conference on Wednesday, when asked when a lockdown imposed on March 23 might be lifted. “This disease is not going to be eradicated, it is not going to disappear.” Unquote
The U.K. will have to maintain some forms of social distancing until a vaccine or effective treatment for Covid-19 are developed, both of which are unlikely this year, he said.
The only advice we have to adhere too is social distancing until these mile stones are achieved.
My assertion is that the entertainment and pub industry will not open until they can enforce a 2m separation. Football falls into those two categories. I would think that we will not see lower league and non-league football return until either of those two goals are achieved. At this time the likelihood of either one of those being achieved before the end of the year is very slim indeed.
So, what are the leagues looking into in how to mitigate the risk - on a football field how do you realistic maintain a social distancing - the only feasible way is to have 30 players certified as clinically non-infectious - including all management and support staff, Referees, Linesmen/lineswomen. If that criteria is achieved it would then have to be played behind closed doors. Supporters would be a logistical nightmare to enforce a 2m distance - impossible. No income secured from this avenue whilst these restrictions are in force. Bar Invicta, a big source of income will not be allowed to open until these restrictions are eased or some sort of social distancing is managed at the bar - extra support staff to count people in and out - choke points to be managed at doors and toilets - impossible to manage and extra cost to employ staff to manage the risk.
So, in my eyes, I cannot see football at our level returning this year - full stop. No friendlies, no FA Cup, no Trophy, no league games until those two big criteria's are achieved. Let's hope the start of today's testing on humans is going to be successful but if it is, and there is numerous tests hurdles to overcome before a production is started - which if we have no failures would be early next year. To achieve full production you would not achieve full vaccine to every one until the middle of next year.
So, how do we overcome this. Some smart thinking is required because I don't have a clue on how this will be achieved in getting football back up and running at our level - unless the leagues totally ignore the Governments instructions and then you null any insurances coverages if that avenue is chosen - or possibility of big fines/imprisonment if these instructions are thwarted.
That's my realistic opinion but I think we are thinking that this is going to impact and unless you have a club that is self sustaining with big investment from a very rich owner most non-league clubs will fold - 80% of them live on a day to day basis and a whole year without football will see them all fall down one by one before football restarts.
Be interesting to see other points of view on this but to think that the season will restart in August is a million miles away from being realistic.
