[hardgums]

On the morning of a game, I'm usually really looking forward to the match. With all this 'should the game be played, should it be postponed' chatter and the air of gloom surrounding coronavirus, I just seem to have lost any sense of excitement. Am I just a miserable sod?

[Benno Spire]

hardgums, on 14 March 2020 - 10:16 AM, said:

On the morning of a game, I'm usually really looking forward to the match. With all this 'should the game be played, should it be postponed' chatter and the air of gloom surrounding coronavirus, I just seem to have lost any sense of excitement. Am I just a miserable sod?

Yes, but a sensible one.

[charleyfarley11]

hardgums, on 14 March 2020 - 10:16 AM, said:

On the morning of a game, I'm usually really looking forward to the match. With all this 'should the game be played, should it be postponed' chatter and the air of gloom surrounding coronavirus, I just seem to have lost any sense of excitement. Am I just a miserable sod?

I feel the same . Games are going to be off from next week anyway so why risk playing today?

[CFC91]

It’s a sensible thought. But the games still on, it’s still a massive one and we still need a result.

Safe trip to everyone going down there. I’m very bored already and if I was up an hour earlier I’d have been tempted to drive down as there is literally nothing on sports wise today outside of some Racing

[Fat Lady Singing]

I don’t understand all the fuss unless you’re cracking on a bit.
It’s a virus and sooner or later some of us may get it just like you could get the flu. If it’s not something we can eradicate then we need a dose to become more immune to it in the future.
You catch it, you get over it.
I’m getting bored of it now.

[charleyfarley11]

Game Over, on 14 March 2020 - 10:54 AM, said:

I don’t understand all the fuss unless you’re cracking on a bit.
It’s a virus and sooner or later some of us may get it just like you could get the flu. If it’s not something we can eradicate then we need a dose to become more immune to it in the future.
You catch it, you get over it.
I’m getting bored of it now.

you catch it , you pass it on to vulnerable or elderly relatives, some will die. Dont u get it?

[azul]

charleyfarley11, on 14 March 2020 - 11:04 AM, said:

you catch it , you pass it on to vulnerable or elderly relatives, some will die. Dont u get it?

He probably does but doesn't care.

[60s 70s Spireite]

Game Over, on 14 March 2020 - 10:54 AM, said:

I don’t understand all the fuss unless you’re cracking on a bit.
It’s a virus and sooner or later some of us may get it just like you could get the flu. If it’s not something we can eradicate then we need a dose to become more immune to it in the future.
You catch it, you get over it.
I’m getting bored of it now.

Because around 16 per cent of victims become seriously ill and develop difficulty breathing, and need hospitalisation. Which means the nhs won’t have the capacity, and there won’t be enough of nhs staff who don’t have the disease themselves. Which will mean many more deaths than we are seeing.

I should think a good proportion of our fans are either 60 or over or have underlying health issues (the age group and cohort where hospitalisation is most needed). Thanks for the empathy.

Our club and many others at our level and in League One or League Two might not survive the close down. As won’t many pubs, hotels, B & Bs, cafes and social clubs. Which means loss of thousands of jobs. But the closures are what’s needed, unfortunately.

This post has been edited by 60s 70s Spireite: 14 March 2020 - 11:47 AM

[Stockholm Spireite]

Game Over, on 14 March 2020 - 10:54 AM, said:

I don’t understand all the fuss unless you’re cracking on a bit.
It’s a virus and sooner or later some of us may get it just like you could get the flu. If it’s not something we can eradicate then we need a dose to become more immune to it in the future.
You catch it, you get over it.
I’m getting bored of it now.

Oh jeez. I see you stamping your feet because you have to stay home and the 8-fold acca you have at Coral is now void...

I imagine in a couple of months, you having this conversation:

"It was a waste of time closing everything because so few were infected."

"But that was the entire purpose of the shutdown."

"Total over-reaction. Worse than all that, I couldn't watch CFC in March."

"Two-hat!"

[Search & Destroy]

Whole country seems as flat as a *****, just a general feeling of foreboding

[Tora Tora Tora]

The Government are going to announce a new strategy next week. Its called the Walton Spireite. Stay at home while its cold and wait till the warm weather arrives......

The saviour of civilisation!

[bifocart]

Game Over, on 14 March 2020 - 10:54 AM, said:

I don’t understand all the fuss unless you’re cracking on a bit.
It’s a virus and sooner or later some of us may get it just like you could get the flu. If it’s not something we can eradicate then we need a dose to become more immune to it in the future.
You catch it, you get over it.
I’m getting bored of it now.

In Enfield a new born Baby has tested positive. Sorry to bore you further mate.

[plannerj]

Game Over, on 14 March 2020 - 10:54 AM, said:

I don’t understand all the fuss unless you’re cracking on a bit.
It’s a virus and sooner or later some of us may get it just like you could get the flu. If it’s not something we can eradicate then we need a dose to become more immune to it in the future.
You catch it, you get over it.
I’m getting bored of it now.

You’d better hope that if the virus gets you, it’s not “Game Over”.

[Town_Fan]

I must confess I was sorely tempted to jump on the hs1 and go to the game even though I know its utter stupidity. In the end I just busied myself until it got toasted point that it was too late to travel. As an aside I've lumped all the money I had left over in mympaddympower account from Cheltenham on Town. I apologise in advance.

[Nerima Spireite]

Game Over, on 14 March 2020 - 10:54 AM, said:

I don’t understand all the fuss unless you’re cracking on a bit.
It’s a virus and sooner or later some of us may get it just like you could get the flu. If it’s not something we can eradicate then we need a dose to become more immune to it in the future.
You catch it, you get over it.
I’m getting bored of it now.

Tell you what - kill two birds with one stone by catching it yourself (perhaps get an added thrill by licking a few door handles and lift buttons in a hospital treating corona patients) and forgetting about the boredom as your body tries to fight off the infection whilst simultaneously boosting your immunity.

I’ll also try to appeal to any common sense you might just have by pasting this comment by an American infectious disease expert I just read:

I’ve heard some say: look at influenza, that’s already killed between 20 and 30,000 Americans this year, so what’s the big deal about Covid-19? I think that’s a major mis-framing of the situation. There’s no question that influenza is a horrible disease that kills a lot of people every year. On the other hand, we’ve got an infectious agent facing us that we think is around 20 times more contagious than influenza, and carries a mortality rate that is probably 20 to 40 times greater than influenza, and it’s increasing in some parts of the world almost 33% a day over the past two weeks. Where we are now with Covid-19 and where we could be in a few weeks to a few months, we don’t know, but it could be disastrous.

[isleaiw1]

Game Over, on 14 March 2020 - 10:54 AM, said:

I don’t understand all the fuss unless you’re cracking on a bit.
It’s a virus and sooner or later some of us may get it just like you could get the flu. If it’s not something we can eradicate then we need a dose to become more immune to it in the future.
You catch it, you get over it.
I’m getting bored of it now.

Whilst there is not much sport to watch today, try reading around the subject. Some good stats below from 60s 70s Spireite to get started with. Lots more out there. Read about how many ITU beds we have, and how many might be needed to cope with the likely level of infection and need for respiratory intervention. And then think about how you would feel if one of your elderly relatives caught it and was taken too soon. Hardly boring really.

You wouldn't be bored of it if you worked in central London, were dealing with potential cases on a daily basis, its anything but boring....

[Toddhopper.]

Game Over, on 14 March 2020 - 10:54 AM, said:

I don’t understand all the fuss unless you’re cracking on a bit.
It’s a virus and sooner or later some of us may get it just like you could get the flu. If it’s not something we can eradicate then we need a dose to become more immune to it in the future.
You catch it, you get over it.
I’m getting bored of it now.

Why haven't you deleted this imbecilic post?

[Town_Fan]

While your at it read up on ECMO and what it does while you are put in a coma because your lungs are twaddled.

[erniemossity]

Nerima Spireite, on 14 March 2020 - 01:54 PM, said:

Tell you what - kill two birds with one stone by catching it yourself (perhaps get an added thrill by licking a few door handles and lift buttons in a hospital treating corona patients) and forgetting about the boredom as your body tries to fight off the infection whilst simultaneously boosting your immunity.

I’ll also try to appeal to any common sense you might just have by pasting this comment by an American infectious disease expert I just read:

I’ve heard some say: look at influenza, that’s already killed between 20 and 30,000 Americans this year, so what’s the big deal about Covid-19? I think that’s a major mis-framing of the situation. There’s no question that influenza is a horrible disease that kills a lot of people every year. On the other hand, we’ve got an infectious agent facing us that we think is around 20 times more contagious than influenza, and carries a mortality rate that is probably 20 to 40 times greater than influenza, and it’s increasing in some parts of the world almost 33% a day over the past two weeks. Where we are now with Covid-19 and where we could be in a few weeks to a few months, we don’t know, but it could be disastrous.

Unfortunately mate your last paragraph loses its effect cos it contains the words “American....expert”. Their president is a reflection of the average intelligence and sincerity of most Americans.

[azul]

erniemossity, on 14 March 2020 - 03:20 PM, said:

Unfortunately mate your last paragraph loses its effect cos it contains the words “American....expert”. Their president is a reflection of the average intelligence and sincerity of most Americans.

Don't say that.

Next week I was due to fly out to New York via Frankfurt for 10 days. Less than 2 weeks ago I was still planning to visit, but as time went on I was getting more and more worried about Trumpton doing something drastic while I was out there (after being comatose for weeks). I held off cancelling and thankfully he came through and exceeded my expectations, panicking earlier than expected banning all non-americans flying from Europe. The good-ole boy as saved me £200 in cancellation fees and the full refund has just appeared in my account.