Zatman Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Barcelona being investigated by La Liga and Catalan govt for a BBQ at Messi house 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Think we all know how any investigation of Barca will end up... Their wrists must be permanently dislocated from all the slaps they get on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted May 16, 2021 Administrator Share Posted May 16, 2021 https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/how-fa-used-tech-get-ball-rolling/ Quote For millions of football fans across the U.K. and around the world, the return of live matches in the English Premier League was a long-awaited milestone in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Devastating. Kudos to Arsenal for this. Thoughts with their families and loved ones. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 6 Dutch players have rejected the vaccine including De Ligt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Zatman said: 6 Dutch players have rejected the vaccine including De Ligt Good luck with that getting into the Euro's tournament circus. Dutch always find a way for themselves to implode. edit: changed his tune apparently Edited May 30, 2021 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Bill Gates got to 'im. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Not professional football, but perhaps more important: Non-professional clubs (which in Norway is tier 4 and down) still aren’t allowed to train or play matches. Youth are allowed to train, but not play matches. All this per government restrictions due to covid. I repeat myself from another thread, but all this with one single covid-related death was reported nationwide the past week. And while you’ll be perfectly able to get p*ssed in a bar with a bunch of strangers, which is obviously more important and less dangerous than kids playing football matches. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Quote Nearly 1,300 Scotland fans who travelled to London to watch their team play England on 18 June later tested positive for coronavirus, with a total of almost 2,000 football-related cases emerging from Test and Protect data on Wednesday, as Scotland continued to break its record for daily case numbers. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Up to 5000 allowed in for games here now. Went yesterday. Felt brilliant. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Don't expect a capacity crowd at VP anytime soon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Seems sensible if they want to avoid another calamitous season Quote Players and staff at Premier League clubs face compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 as part of government plans to keep football going even in the event of the UK being forced into a winter lockdown, The Athletic understands. The government announced earlier this week that fans would require a COVID-19 pass showing their vaccination status to attend matches from October 1, with vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi insisting a negative test would soon “no longer be sufficient” proof a person was free from the virus. Currently, use of the NHS COVID-19 Pass, which can also be used to show negative tests, is not mandatory but is advised “in facilities or events where people are likely to be in close proximity to a large number of people from other households for a sustained period of time”. That is however set to change with players and other match-day personnel also requiring proof of vaccination, leaving clubs facing a race against time to ensure their staff receive the two jabs within the stipulated eight-week window. It is understood the Premier League is supportive of the plan to ensure all players, staff and fans are fully vaccinated to avoid further disruption. But the strategy leaves Premier League teams facing a huge logistical headache on the eve of the 2021-22 season, as they prepare for full stadiums for the first time since March 2020. https://theathletic.com/2722921/2021/07/23/explained-the-premier-league-and-compulsory-covid-19-vaccinations/?source=emp_shared_article&redirected=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 26/07/2021 at 12:27, sne said: Seems sensible if they want to avoid another calamitous season https://theathletic.com/2722921/2021/07/23/explained-the-premier-league-and-compulsory-covid-19-vaccinations/?source=emp_shared_article&redirected=1 With some top names missing over the first few weeks, have to wonder if this will be implemented or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Bruce is moaning some of his players havent been vaccinated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2021 Quote Steve Bruce has revealed that “a lot” of Newcastle United players have not been vaccinated against Covid and cited “conspiracy theories” as a reason why so many professional footballers are reluctant to get inoculated. “We’ve got a lot of players who haven’t had the jab,” said the Newcastle manager. “It’s their prerogative. We’ve had two or three players really sick with Covid here and Karl Darlow spent the best part of a week in hospital with it, so we’ve seen the severity of it first-hand. But there are a lot of conspiracy theories out there. “I would urge everybody to get jabbed, and that’s the advice of this country’s top medics, but not everyone’s going to have the same opinion. If you get a group of 20 people you are not all going to have the same opinion.” Given the stark reality that Darlow lost two stone during the course of five nights in hospital this summer and is still not fit enough to return to the first-team squad, the high number of vaccine refuseniks at St James’ Park may seem surprising. However, Bruce is far from the only manager imploring his squad to protect themselves. Ole Gunnar Solskjær has recently spoken of his struggle to convince certain players at Manchester United to have the inoculations and Neil Warnock said“the majority” of his Middlesbrough squad had declined invitations to be injected. Their Newcastle counterpart appreciates it is becoming a widespread problem in football. “We had a meeting of all the Premier League managers a week or so ago and half the meeting surrounded Covid and how vital it is that people are jabbed,” said Bruce. “A quarter of the people in hospital at the moment are aged under 30 – and that’s simply because they are not having the jab.” Given that Darlow is regarded as one of Newcastle’s fittest professionals, Bruce was “shocked” by the goalkeeper’s appearance when he came out of hospital having lost almost two stone. His continued absence from first team involvement at a time when the club’s first-choice goalkeeper, Martin Dubravka, is sidelined by a foot injury complicated by a post surgical infection dictates that Freddie Woodman will once again play in goal at Aston Villa on Saturday. Newcastle’s Joe Willock says he receives racist abuse ‘every day’ on social media Woodman had been heading to Bournemouth on loan before Darlow’s illness and could remain on Tyneside as Bruce contemplates the hitherto “unheard of” potential need to name four goalkeepers – Dubravka, Darlow, Woodman and Mark Gillespie – in the 25-man Premier League squad he must finalise by the end of the month. Darlow, meanwhile, has told Bruce that once he feels well enough he will speak publicly about his experience of Covid and appeal for everyone to get vaccinated. Guardian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Can someone full-text this? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/covid-19-left-me-unable-to-swallow-it-felt-like-i-had-razor-blades-in-my-throat-zg2h2bhxr Quote he growing sense of panic came in the darkness of night, in an empty home. Karl Darlow is recalling the moment Covid-19 kicked in. He describes the feeling in his throat as being worse than if it were lined with razor blades. Unable to swallow even his own saliva, and in desperation, he heads to the bathroom and tips his head under the tap in an attempt to take on fluid. PAYWALLED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 17 hours ago, mjmooney said: Guardian Bruce talking about jabs and he hasn’t managed a “roll our sleeves up”. Disappointing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 A number of Arsenal players out with Covid. Ben White, Runarsson, Willian (Lacazette?) as well as Pulisic for Chelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, sne said: A number of Arsenal players out with Covid. Ben White, Runarsson, Willian (Lacazette?) as well as Pulisic for Chelsea Ben White prob been snogging everyone to avoid Lukaku today. Arsenil could be in the bottom 3 by 6pm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I think we're about to see some interesting drama. https://www.premierleague.com/news/2231483/?sf248863027=1 Quote Premier League clubs have today reluctantly but unanimously decided not to release players for international matches played in red-list countries next month. The clubs' decision, which is strongly supported by the Premier League, will apply to nearly 60 players from 19 Premier League clubs who are due to travel to 26 red-list countries in the September international window. This follows FIFA’s current position not to extend its temporary release exception for players required to quarantine on their return from international duty. Extensive discussions have taken place with both The FA and the Government to find a solution, but due to ongoing public health concerns relating to incoming travellers from red-list countries, no exemption has been granted. If required to quarantine on return from red list countries, not only would players’ welfare and fitness be significantly impacted, but they would also be unavailable to prepare for and play in two Premier League match rounds, a UEFA club competition matchday and the third round of the EFL Cup. This period takes into consideration 10 days of hotel quarantine on return to England but does not include any additional time that would be required for players to regain match fitness. "Quarantine requirements mean that players’ welfare and fitness will be significantly impacted" Richard Masters, Premier League CEO Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said: “Premier League clubs have always supported their players’ desires to represent their countries – this is a matter of pride for all concerned. However, clubs have reluctantly but rightly come to the conclusion that it would be entirely unreasonable to release players under these new circumstances. "Quarantine requirements mean that players’ welfare and fitness will be significantly impacted. We understand the challenges that exist in the international match calendar and remain open to workable solutions." Clubs also discussed their dissatisfaction with FIFA’s decision to extend CONMEBOL’s international window by two days in September and October from nine to 11 days. This places additional international obligations on players from that region, to the detriment of their availability to represent their clubs. FIFA was urged to work with all stakeholders to ensure an agreeable conclusion can be reached on the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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