Coronavirus response plan summarized:pic.twitter.com/OTNjWSds7j— Sven Henrich (@NorthmanTrader) March 10, 2020
PM Johnson: "One of the theories is perhaps you could take it on the chin, take it all in one go and allow coronavirus to move through the population without really taking any draconian measures."
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden : "There is no reason for people not to go to sporting events... I think all of this is quite premature at this stage."
Jason Burt, a captured football journalist: "Football has an obligation to continue within bounds of safety - it is a glorious distraction in troubling times."
Two weeks ago Italy had 231 cases of Covid-19...
... yesterday there were 168 deaths despite all of the measures that the country has put in place.
Meanwhile lockdown in Wuhan province and South Korea has reduced the spread of coronavirus.
The Economist points out the under-reporting of Covid-19 cases by various countries and also addresses the impact of bringing large numbers of people together via travel in confined spaces e.g. the Olympics.
And Italy, France, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, North Macedonia, Romania etc etc are all cancelling, postponing or playing football behind closed doors.
The Premier League, under new CEO Dick Masters, and the EFL have responded - no pre-match handshakes between players and officials...
... while carefully ignoring the fact that there are tens of thousands of people in the stands closely packed all with absolutely no knowledge of the behaviours of those around them
Our grotesque government merely sees this as an extension of eugenics, getting rid of the weak, while ensuring that the bookmakers (who own Dowden's Department of Culture, Media & Sport) and the football industry maximise returns.
There was a bookmaker-led determination for no bans prior to the Cheltenham Festival (which provides bookies with a decent percentage of their annual profits).
We have also been reliably informed that mafia entities have been pressuring football journalists at both Telegraph and Guardian to put out "stiff upper lip" narratives as there is considerable investment in the fake spectacles of Liverpool FC, glorious titles in front of adoring fans, Jordan Henderson being elevated to sainthood while Ole guides Man Utd to glory at the Theatre of Dreams.
This football spectacle doesn't function to maximum financial effect without fans.
So ignore the obvious dangers and "take it on the chin".
What is a few deaths between mafia entities who thrive on death and attempted murder anyway?
Britain is one fucked up place.
Where is the leadership?
On #COVID2019, @BorisJohnson said:— Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) March 8, 2020
“One of the theories is perhaps you could take it on the chin, take it all in one go & allow #coronvirus to move through the population without really taking as many draconian measures.”
This is a CRAZY theory! #COVID19pic.twitter.com/usABMckLqf
#SerieA matches being closed doors#ChampionsLeague games in France & Spain with no fans#Ligue1 no more than 1000 at games#GreekSuperLeague1 no fans#EuropaLeague no supporters for #OLYWOL#SixNations postponed#FIFA#WC Asian qualifiers cancelled— FOOTBALL is FIXED (@footballisfixed) March 9, 2020
Dowden "money is everything"https://t.co/BTFTPNVxSp
#BREAKING Italy records 168 new coronavirus deaths, highest one-day toll pic.twitter.com/YHMhFSly1e— AFP news agency (@AFP) March 10, 2020
When Italian gov started closing everything down, people accused it of creating unnecessary panic. Now it's clear that even those aggressive measures were not enough. And what are other countries doing? Wait that everything goes to shit, to then close stuff. This feels so dumb.— Yanick Fratantonio 🌴 (@reyammer) March 10, 2020
Are cases of covid-19 being under-reported? We have built our own model to find out https://t.co/5NpR4i3K7e— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 9, 2020
The Olympic village would be a petri dish for the disease https://t.co/cO1aUmrppD— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 9, 2020
#SerieA no fans#ChampionsLeague games in France & Spain with no fans#Ligue1 1000 fan limit#EuropaLeague no fans for #OLYWOL#SixNations postponed#FIFA#WC Asian qualifiers cancelled— FOOTBALL is FIXED (@footballisfixed) March 10, 2020
But spread slowed due to lockdown in China & S Korea
UK football puts greed before safety
Pep Guardiola on coronavirus: I'd rather suspend matches than play behind closed doors – video https://t.co/Ycnv14bqJe— The Guardian (@guardian) March 10, 2020
Guardiola says it is inevitable English games go behind closed doors. By @paulwilsongnmhttps://t.co/rMQVajD3C2— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) March 10, 2020
Man Utd’s Europa League match away v LASK Linz on Thursday will be played behind closed doors. https://t.co/3qCekvFSmV— Dan Roan (@danroan) March 10, 2020
🚨Officiel : La Ligue 1 à huis clos total jusqu’au 15 avril !— Mohamed Bouhafsi (@mohamedbouhafsi) March 10, 2020
The latest in a day long series of Coronavirus-football news: the players' union in Spain is set to ask for games to be suspended, not just played behind closed doors. The risk, they argue, is for their members too.— Sid Lowe (@sidlowe) March 10, 2020
The city of Dortmund expects that the top game between BVB and FC Bayern on April 4th will also be played behind closed doors [Kicker] pic.twitter.com/gvo7Fq0p9F— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) March 10, 2020
Willem II - SC Heerenveen, RKC Waalwijk - FC Groningen en PSV - FC Emmen gaan komend weekeinde NIET door wegens het coronavirus.— VI (@VI_nl) March 10, 2020
OFFICIAL: Serie A has been suspended. #SerieA#Coronavirus— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 9, 2020
UEFA are seriously considering suspending the Champions League and Europa League after the round of 16 matches are done because of the Coronavirus. (Source: Catalunya Radio) pic.twitter.com/9Isz4H9hmw— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) March 10, 2020
"There are people who are scared of UEFA, but I'm scared of the people close to me contracting this disease by going to the main epicentre of it where 262 people have died in two days."— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 11, 2020
The Getafe president says his team will not travel to Milan, even if it means losing the tie.
We MUST be responsible more than ever now. We all love and enjoy football, no one more than me, but health and safety for all of us MUST always come first 🙏🏻— Cesc Fàbregas Soler (@cesc4official) March 11, 2020
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