Project Restart - Hoping for 8th June

[Bruce Wayne]

Germany have just recorded their biggest intake of new cases and deaths for over a week today. Maybe not as clear cut as Ms Merkel says?

 

[northsomersetblade]

Germany have just recorded their biggest intake of new cases and deaths for over a week today. Maybe not as clear cut as Ms Merkel says?

That's a big jump. what happened?

 

[Canterbury Blade]

Any team that some out to Status Quo and has the majority of the fans playing air guitars along with it gets my vote... or had I had too much of the local fire water that day in the unpronounceable town with crap pubs?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

That's a big jump. what happened?

The virus

 

[northsomersetblade]

The virus

I'll remember to ask Robin next time

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I'll remember to ask Robin next time

Sorry pal I can't offer any reason, just checked the numbers on worldometer

 

[Onetouchfootball]

Am I missing something? If you immediately relegate the bottom six, then they're relegated. So, how do you play the rest of the 2019/20 season if relegation is already decided? And, if you can't play 2019/20 games, revenue dries up & you can't pay players & buy McCabe out. How does offering immediate relegation to the bottom six help?

The clue could be in the word "offer"? The league should give the bottom 6 a chance to either play out their remaining games or decide which of the bottom six clubs do indeed get relegated. simples, play or bottle it and have a chance of relegation.

 

[northsomersetblade]

Sorry pal I can't offer any reason, just checked the numbers on worldometer

I'm struggling to work out what the fuck is going on, what are the Germans doing right, is it just misdiagnosed, what the fuck?
Same as everyone else then

 

[Bruce Wayne]

The clue could be in the word "offer"? The league should give the bottom 6 a chance to either play out their remaining games or decide which of the bottom six clubs do indeed get relegated. simples, play or bottle it and have a chance of relegation.

Exactly, you can't keep going with new proposals relying on a majority 14/6 vote, that will go on forever. There has to be a deciding factor. For me it's you all play the season out at neutral venues where relegation, european spots are decided ot we go to PPG. Take your pick.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I'm struggling to work out what the fuck is going on, what are the Germans doing right, is it just misdiagnosed, what the fuck?
Same as everyone else then

Nobody knows mate, we have entered the twighlight zone.

 

[SB_90]

this article is about concerts & nightclubs. but theres very little difference to that football all other sporting events. worryingly til a vaccine it might have to come to wearing 1 of these if they ever get past the prototype stage. to be allowed to avoid the social distancing at grounds youve got to look like a knock off Thunderbird

Behold the Micrashell, a Wild Hazmat Suit Designed for Clubbing During COVID-19

Designed by the Los Angeles-based team behind tours for artists including Skrillex, the Micrashell is a suit designed for use by clubbers during COVID-19.

www.billboard.com

 

[Bruce Wayne]

this article is about concerts & nightclubs. but theres very little difference to that football all other sporting events. worryingly til a vaccine it might have to come to wearing 1 of these if they ever get past the prototype stage. to be allowed to avoid the social distancing at grounds youve got to look like a knock off Thunderbird

Behold the Micrashell, a Wild Hazmat Suit Designed for Clubbing During COVID-19

Designed by the Los Angeles-based team behind tours for artists including Skrillex, the Micrashell is a suit designed for use by clubbers during COVID-19.

www.billboard.com

Coronavirus vaccine nion impossible.

 

[Onetouchfootball]

Exactly, you can't keep going with new proposals relying on a majority 14/6 vote, that will go on forever. There has to be a deciding factor. For me it's you all play the season out at neutral venues where relegation, european spots are decided ot we go to PPG. Take your pick.

TBH Bruce, that complete and utter pri@k from Aston Villa mad me laugh today, quoting a potential £200mm loss, don't pay stupid wages and try and buy a new starting 11 then kno@hea@!

Even Dean Smith giving it the sob storey about potentially two players not being available, he is another complete pr@ck.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

TBH Bruce, that complete and utter pri@k from Aston Villa mad me laugh today, quoting a potential £200mm loss, don't pay stupid wages and try and buy a new starting 11 then kno@hea@!

Even Dean Smith giving it the sob storey about potentially two players not being available, he is another complete pr@ck.

It's a shit situation I get that, but it's a lot shittier for EFL clubs, especially the smaller ones so get on with it.

Thank god for Chris Wilder.

 

[Onetouchfootball]

It's a shit situation I get that, but it's a lot shittier for EFL clubs, especially the smaller ones so get on with it.

Thank god for Chris Wilder.

Totally agree Bruce.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

The clue could be in the word "offer"? The league should give the bottom 6 a chance to either play out their remaining games or decide which of the bottom six clubs do indeed get relegated. simples, play or bottle it and have a chance of relegation.

Why not offer that to the bottom 20? I still don't see how your suggestion helps the clubs. The Premier League is the 20 Clubs, they vote on proposals

 

[Robby Blade]

Always had a soft spot for kaiserslautern fc, can't think why just seem to remember them dumping some "massive" team out of Europe.
Don't even think they are in Germany's Top league anymore.

I'm going with whoever is top of the league. For once in my life I'm going to be a glory hunter.

 

[jt64]

Always had a soft spot for kaiserslautern fc, can't think why just seem to remember them dumping some "massive" team out of Europe.
Don't even think they are in Germany's Top league anymore.

They're in the third now actually. Shit town, nice ground, shame it's at the top of a huge hill

 

[jt64]

I'm going with whoever is top of the league. For once in my life I'm going to be a glory hunter.

The correct answer is Frankfurt

 

[Broomhall Blade]

Those who keep on saying "It is not going to happen" will be on their way to this thread!

They are on the coronavirus thread at the minute with their Political Expert hats on & Science Expert hats on.
And as if by magic if the PL does finish they will totally disappear.

 

[BushBlade]

I'm going with whoever is top of the league. For once in my life I'm going to be a glory hunter.

Bayern. As usual.

 

[SB_90]

Coronavirus vaccine nion impossible.

so that outfit it is

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Talk here of end of June behind closed doors and crowds back in October possibly!
Pub news too.

Details of the UK's five-stage, six-month path out of lockdown

Back to work for some on Monday, schools back in June and pubs opening in September

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[Tom Bott]

I'm struggling to work out what the fuck is going on, what are the Germans doing right, is it just misdiagnosed, what the fuck?
Same as everyone else then

Deaths from COVID-19 mount in German elderly care homes

The large number of deaths stems from the failure to implement timely countermeasures or follow them, a shortage of staff, overworked personnel and the absence of personal protective equipment (PPE).

www.wsws.org

Russia is the best. (at lying)

'Painful to see': rise in Russian medics falling prey to Covid-19 as death toll questioned

Lack of PPE cited as reason for mass infections – with suspicions deaths are not recorded

www.theguardian.com

 

[ZoneManWilf]

I think what is clear from the recent government noises and what might be announced over the weekend, that the original 'smoothing the curve' is still the aim, to ensure the NHS can cope with the numbers.

It's not about totally eradicating the virus or trying to ensure there is no transmission at all - if we try and do that then we'd continue lockdown for many more months, the economy (and football) is finished.

A lot of the stumbling blocks put forward to stop or delay football behind closed doors can be mitigated because we're not aiming aiming at virus eradication, but will use sensible precautions to keep the footballers and staff involved as a contained group who are at low risk of dying from the virus.

Football will have the same shielding process we'll see for other workplaces, so if you're a footballer living with or in close contact to a person in a vulnerable group, then testing processes will be the key. If testing is not up to scratch, then I can see this being the biggest barrier to getting the re-start done. The Bundesliga is re-starting, but Germany's testing / shielding / tracing is significantly ahead of ours.

I do wonder though about vulnerable groups within the set-up, consider some of the older managers like Roy Hodgson.

 

[8lade]

That's a big jump. what happened?

Their papers were not in order.
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bit of an obscure reference so just in case

 

[Robby Blade]

The correct answer is Frankfurt

Yeh, think I'll go with Frankfurt. Been through the airport a few times, like their sausages and my grandad dropped a tons of bombs on the city, so I wouldn't consider myself a gloryhunter with those links.

 

[ekke287]

WTF why?

My old Flatmate was German and a big fan. I follow them as a bit of a second team for that reason (and she follows the Blades).

 

[ucandomagic]

SC Freiburg is the one.

Mid table, but play nice football with a good innovative manager - Christian Streich.

A superb young CB/defensive mid called Robin Koch. Young Luca Waldschmidt up front is a bit useful as well, alongside their old fox version of Billy - Nils Petersen.

Generally play in an ok red and black design, sometimes some white, so can relate a bit to that.

Lovely part of the country if you get hooked and want to visit later on as well.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

One of the many rumours about SUFC Pre Season 2019-20 was a game at Union Berlin. (As you'll recall, we ended up in Faro & Reims). I did a bit of research on Union Berlin at the time. A fascinating history. As they're an East Berlin club. 2019-20 is their first season in Bundesliga 1. Having been in Bundesliga 3 as recently as 2008/09. In that 2008 season, they decided they had little choice but to upgrade their Stadion An Der Alten Försterei. However, financially, they hadn't a pot to piss in. So, the Union fans simply built the ground themselves. Two thousand of 'em. Chucking in 140,000 working hours. It holds 22k. But only 3.6k are seats.
As it happens the Carrier Bag Firm have been on SUFC Pre Season in Germany. v TUS Celle, TSV Havelse & TSV Friesen. None of those anywhere near the Bundesliga I'm afraid.