markdmhoward 74 Posted March 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, BigManInTheBarclay said: I can see the rest of the season being written off.....quite how they'll handle that in terms of legal issues is another thing. Some people are requesting this season be null and void and start again next season....that could potentially cripple the EFL in terms of financial implications. Let's hope sensible heads prevail I think they'll hope to complete later in the summer, if the euros are postponed. Seems that both outcomes, finish the league as it is now or call it void, would have massive blowback. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,289 Posted March 13, 2020 Check out what the Czech's are doing.......Draconian measures, is it the right way forward?...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,702 Posted March 13, 2020 I hope Waveney doesn't get it - how's he going to self-isolate? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted March 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, Fuzzar said: I hope Waveney doesn't get it - how's he going to self-isolate? Which self? How does a man with multiple personalities identify which self to isolate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benchwarmer 625 Posted March 13, 2020 Worst case scenario: FA Cup scrapped this season in order to complete the EPL. I think I can safely say that we'd prefer it to be the other way round . . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted March 13, 2020 We will be in the Premier League next season lads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted March 13, 2020 28 minutes ago, Fuzzar said: I hope Waveney doesn't get it - how's he going to self-isolate? He is a walking epidemic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted March 13, 2020 A friend sent me a poster he saw on line that says: when I hear Covid-19 I expect to then hear Ipswich Town 0. 👍👍 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,756 Posted March 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Fuzzar said: Can I suggest just the one? They're spreading like wildfire. Hopefully this isn't another one of your record breaking threads. 😏 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted March 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Van wink said: He is a walking epidemic Hes a walking epididymis. 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted March 13, 2020 Just now, wcorkcanary said: Hes a walking epididymis. 👍 Definitely scrotal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,502 Posted March 13, 2020 Hadn't seen this before: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Wazzock 902 Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) I've removed a copy of what Crafty posted above - this is what you get for not reading the whole thread! Edited March 14, 2020 by First Wazzock repeat posting 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted March 13, 2020 Weird thing is that there is a big discrepancy between those who think they might have it, and those who actually have it. Whether they're suffering from normal flu, a heavy cold, or hypochondria only 2.5% of those tested have it. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public As of 9am on 13 March 2020, 32,771 people have been tested in the UK, of which 31,973 were confirmed negative and 798 were confirmed as positive. 10 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kick it off 1,948 Posted March 13, 2020 Could be a massive boost for us if the season is finished late. Onel back, Klose back, all those knocks and niggles sorted. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminally Yellow 2,448 Posted March 13, 2020 The Daily Mail have published an article claiming plans being considered if the season ends now include promoting WBA and Leeds, having a 22 strong premier League next season with 5 sides relegated and no EFL cup to make way for the extra fixtures. Could we really keep our Premier League status because of all this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 1,547 Posted March 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Icecream Snow said: Weird thing is that there is a big discrepancy between those who think they might have it, and those who actually have it. Whether they're suffering from normal flu, a heavy cold, or hypochondria only 2.5% of those tested have it. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public As of 9am on 13 March 2020, 32,771 people have been tested in the UK, of which 31,973 were confirmed negative and 798 were confirmed as positive. 10 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. So if those numbers are valid, that is a Morbidity Rate of 2.5% (percent who catch the disease) and a Mortality Rate of of 1.25% (deaths of those who catch the disease) or a Probability of Dying of 0.03% for the population of the UK, i.e. about 20,000 deaths in a population of 65 Million. Similar to the flu? If this were the only death risk at 0.03% annual probability the average lifespan would be 1,660 years . So we haven't been testing much yet, and these numbers can be skewed downwards if people are not being tested until they have big enough symptoms to get a test for it, and upward if it's too early for many to have died from it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,298 Posted March 14, 2020 Had an interesting chat with a friend yesterday, in the medical profession and he said, what about highlighting those fit and healthy with a very very low risk and actually infecting them under self quarantine for 7 days then they are free to go about their business, actual control. Thought what a daft idea, but thinking about it, probably a pretty good one if you control it in batches. Seems a good way get this herds mentality done quickly, hopefully this would also takeaway risk of uncontrolled spread of the virus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kick it off 1,948 Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Indy said: Had an interesting chat with a friend yesterday, in the medical profession and he said, what about highlighting those fit and healthy with a very very low risk and actually infecting them under self quarantine for 7 days then they are free to go about their business, actual control. Thought what a daft idea, but thinking about it, probably a pretty good one if you control it in batches. Seems a good way get this herds mentality done quickly, hopefully this would also takeaway risk of uncontrolled spread of the virus. I have a friend working in a hospital down south - he says the advice NHS workers are being given is pretty dire - 20% of them will catch Coronavirus, government are fudging the true numbers, all elective operations in England will be cancelled soon, only 1 confirmed case in his hospital at the moment but they have 42 suspected cases and they are being told that everybody in the UK will know someone who has lost somebody to the illness. Obviously I can't verify any of that, but he's not one to BS so I believe that's what he has been told. Be interested to hear if others have heard anything similar from friends in the profession. Also rumours in the education community that govt planning to shut down schools next Friday. 2 weeks before Easter hols so would make sense as it would essentially be a 4 week break from normal school - we've been told to plan work ready for the scenario that schools close but think that's just sensible prep rather than the head knowing something that us teachers don't. That said, most schools are making contingency plans now and there seems to be an inevitability that we will have to close. Edited March 14, 2020 by kick it off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonyc 5,515 Posted March 14, 2020 Cornwall woman launches #ViralKindness postcard to help people self-isolating | Bradford Telegraph and Argus @MIUI| https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/national/18305603.cornwall-woman-launches-viralkindness-postcard-help-people-self-isolating/ Spirited and kind response story attached above Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,228 Posted March 14, 2020 I'm hearing from family that there is a confirmed case at the N&N. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820 Posted March 14, 2020 20 minutes ago, ron obvious said: Very good chart that, to show the likelihood of succumbing based on age. We've got enough deaths now to start drawing decent conclusions. 7 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: I'm hearing from family that there is a confirmed case at the N&N. Three in the QE2 at Lynn as well, if I'm not mistaken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted March 14, 2020 The ones in Cornwall are not in Hospital which leads us to think they were schoolkids who had been to Italy during school break. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,228 Posted March 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Three in the QE2 at Lynn as well, if I'm not mistaken. And so it begins. 😔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,502 Posted March 14, 2020 Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in fa me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bristol Nest 513 Posted March 14, 2020 I am in the NHS. Consider talking to your GP about stopping blood pressure tablets in the ramipril family. This is much worse already than we can cope with hence the control of information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rock The Boat 1,330 Posted March 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, The Bristol Nest said: I am in the NHS. Consider talking to your GP about stopping blood pressure tablets in the ramipril family. This is much worse already than we can cope with hence the control of information. Why is that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benchwarmer 625 Posted March 14, 2020 "The sick and elderly by far the most at risk . . . we need to wrap them in cotton wool" How times have changed. When I was young (I'm nearly 70) pneumonia was called 'the old man's friend'. It finished off my father and both grandads. There are plenty of worse ways to die. From 2012-17 average UK deaths per year from winter viruses was about 7,000. It barely got a mention in the media. We accept it as normal, because it IS normal. No one lives for ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted March 14, 2020 Latest figures courtesy of the BBC "There are 191 deaths and 6,046 infections in Spain. Italy, which has recorded more than 1,440 deaths, began a nationwide lockdown on Monday." Compared to the 21 deaths in the UK, sounds like it's going to get a lot nastier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites