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« Reply #1530 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 07:13:20 » |
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Another COVID cop-out.
How about a news headline:
"99% of those who tested positive for coronavirus a month ago have fully recovered"
MASK WANKERS!!!
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« Reply #1531 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 07:58:34 » |
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whats really fucking annoying is seeing these empty stadiums for literally no reason. why can no fans be allowed in at all? if it's safe for 300 fans in non league why couldn't every league club even by allowed 1000 with seating spaces out? hospitality boxes could be filled? just liked restaurants arent they? why keep pissing around with more trials. Brighton v chelsea was a successful test was it not?
of course capacity crowds will never be seen again for the foreseeable but a complete blanket ban is crazy.
Would there be any benefit to clubs in having a thousand or so supporters? I assume that there will be costs associated with this and presumably a certain number is needed to break even. |
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« Reply #1532 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 08:26:34 » |
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Would there be any benefit to clubs in having a thousand or so supporters? I assume that there will be costs associated with this and presumably a certain number is needed to break even.
A similar argument to opening the Stratton bank for youngsters rather leave it empty |
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« Reply #1533 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 11:26:20 » |
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Would there be any benefit to clubs in having a thousand or so supporters? I assume that there will be costs associated with this and presumably a certain number is needed to break even.
I can kind of see that. especially if said 1000 are already season ticket holders and the clubs would rather see them watch on ifollow and have no stadium costs. maybe there have been discussions whereby clubs have said dont let us have fans unless its 4k> as an example so they know it can make money. would be interesting to know viewing figures for ifollow and whether clubs could actually survive just from using it. it doesnt seem that heavily advertised though the clubs could definitely push it harder. |
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« Reply #1534 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 13:10:44 » |
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it doesnt seem that heavily advertised though the clubs could definitely push it harder.
You’d think they’d be doing everything they can - at club and at EFL level. Strange. |
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« Reply #1535 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 15:50:04 » |
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whats really fucking annoying is seeing these empty stadiums for literally no reason. why can no fans be allowed in at all? if it's safe for 300 fans in non league why couldn't every league club even by allowed 1000 with seating spaces out? hospitality boxes could be filled? just liked restaurants arent they? why keep pissing around with more trials. Brighton v chelsea was a successful test was it not?
of course capacity crowds will never be seen again for the foreseeable but a complete blanket ban is crazy.
Remember the testy debate about BLM and whether or not racism was real, well, this is the football analogy that was used at that time. Football fans are treated as a group and they are treated with suspicion. Football will be the last sport to be allowed properly - fans cannot be trusted to behave, at least that will be the policing view. |
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« Reply #1536 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 15:56:20 » |
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Remember the testy debate about BLM and whether or not racism was real, well, this is the football analogy that was used at that time. Football fans are treated as a group and they are treated with suspicion. Football will be the last sport to be allowed properly - fans cannot be trusted to behave, at least that will be the policing view.
The trouble is that some clubs have “fans” that really cannot be trusted. I can’t see problems at the County Ground, except when parts of the stands are piss-stained yellow. |
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« Reply #1537 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 16:03:22 » |
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The trouble is that some clubs have “fans” that really cannot be trusted. I can’t see problems at the County Ground, except when parts of the stands are piss-stained yellow.
Ban them fuc*ers end of😁 |
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« Reply #1538 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 16:17:17 » |
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Ban them fuc*ers end of😁
Just close the A420 on match days. |
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« Reply #1539 on: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 16:19:16 » |
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Just close the A420 on match days.
They will sneak down the A34 & M4😁 |
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« Reply #1540 on: Monday, September 14, 2020, 01:09:57 » |
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They've be better off sticking to Aunt Sally.
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« Reply #1541 on: Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 06:07:48 » |
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Gloucester had 1000 fans in at Kingsholm last night as part of a pilot. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54138781not sure how this still went ahead, presumably rugby fans can't catch the 'rhona. or perhaps we should be looking at it as encouraging |
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« Reply #1542 on: Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 08:37:55 » |
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Gloucester had 1000 fans in at Kingsholm last night as part of a pilot. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54138781not sure how this still went ahead, presumably ruby fans can't catch the 'rhona. or perhaps we should be looking at it as encouraging Rugby union fans are a better class of supporter |
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« Reply #1543 on: Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 10:12:12 » |
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Rugby union fans are a better class of supporter
Your class status does not make you immune from passing on a highly contagious virus...although looking at the Government you'd think it was the case...Deer and Pheasant shooting, along with Fox Hunting all exempt from the "Rule of Bullshit" oh sorry, I mean six. |
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« Reply #1544 on: Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 10:28:09 » |
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Is it as simple as many football fans, stereotypically, liking a little collective cuddle whenever their team score, win a corner, witness a half-chance etc?  |
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