Blackandamber wrote:I wonder how RP will make the Gents toilet under the Hazell stand Covid secure?

They won't; they can't. There will be a medical station just inside the ground entrance(s). Arrive early so your catheter can be fitted.

NearlyDead wrote:

Blackandamber wrote:I wonder how RP will make the Gents toilet under the Hazell stand Covid secure?

They won't; they can't. There will be a medical station just inside the ground entrance(s). Arrive early so your catheter can be fitted.

Not even Covid could survive in those bogs.

Anyway it was ok over Somerton so why not RP ?...Back in the day we just turned around and peed against the fence or the person standing behind you Anything not to use those bogs down the steps behind the Popular Bank especially if it was raining

Glasshoughton in the FA Cup tonight will have 300 fans present.

Fans to return to EFL matches

https://www.efl.com/news/2020/september ... tches?s=09

Cambridge Utd's Abbey Stadium chosen as govt pilot for 2 games next week. Tinpot cup on 8th (1,000 capacity) and EFL2 game on 12th (2,500 capacity, which is 30% of normal capacity).

Still don't get it. Each stadium has its own peculiarities, so how does a successful event at Cambridge prove the viability of admitting fans to any other stadium?

Apparently the concerns are more about entry and exit than about what then happens inside the ground.

I'd been wondering what might happen...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-54053618

faerun exile wrote:Cambridge Utd's Abbey Stadium chosen as govt pilot for 2 games next week. Tinpot cup on 8th (1,000 capacity) and EFL2 game on 12th (2,500 capacity, which is 30% of normal capacity).

I don't think that's fair so Cambridge gets an advantage of having home fans where other clubs in l2 don't

Amberarmy wrote:

UPTHEPORT wrote:

faerun exile wrote:Cambridge Utd's Abbey Stadium chosen as govt pilot for 2 games next week. Tinpot cup on 8th (1,000 capacity) and EFL2 game on 12th (2,500 capacity, which is 30% of normal capacity).

I don't think that's fair so Cambridge gets an advantage of having home fans where other clubs in l2 don't

I think that the pilots have to take place somewhere at some point...if it goes well then its a big step forward in letting fans back into grounds at this level.

I don't think we should look at it in the way you have described it as.

I agree that if it goes well, it is a big step towards letting fans back into all grounds but will they both happen if the infection rate continues to rise in the way it is at the moment or will we get told that the infection rate doesn't really matter, it is the death rate that is important so keep calm and carry on?

Agreed. Every stadium needs to test it's own procedures. The straightforward way would be for all opening day fixtures to be behind closed doors and the two remaining Saturdays in September allows for every club to have a test fixture, before opening to 30% crowds in October.

Amberexile wrote:

Amberarmy wrote:

UPTHEPORT wrote:

faerun exile wrote:Cambridge Utd's Abbey Stadium chosen as govt pilot for 2 games next week. Tinpot cup on 8th (1,000 capacity) and EFL2 game on 12th (2,500 capacity, which is 30% of normal capacity).

I don't think that's fair so Cambridge gets an advantage of having home fans where other clubs in l2 don't

I think that the pilots have to take place somewhere at some point...if it goes well then its a big step forward in letting fans back into grounds at this level.

I don't think we should look at it in the way you have described it as.

I agree that if it goes well, it is a big step towards letting fans back into all grounds but will they both happen if the infection rate continues to rise in the way it is at the moment or will we get told that the infection rate doesn't really matter, it is the death rate that is important so keep calm and carry on?

Was thinking along the same lines. It would appear that although positive tests are soaring, hospital admissions and especially intensive care patients with the virus are not, currently? Given the death rates remain relatively low I suspect they will be seen as acceptable 'collateral damage' by the decision makers.

And the argument in favour of allowing fans into grounds is that there has been an inspection and approval carried out beforehand. We aren't talking about an illegal gathering where the object of the participants is to flout the law. Everyone attending has registered their contact details by purchasing a season ticket. Can't say that for a trip to the beach.

OLDCROMWELLIAN wrote:

Amberexile wrote:

Amberarmy wrote:

UPTHEPORT wrote:

faerun exile wrote:Cambridge Utd's Abbey Stadium chosen as govt pilot for 2 games next week. Tinpot cup on 8th (1,000 capacity) and EFL2 game on 12th (2,500 capacity, which is 30% of normal capacity).

I don't think that's fair so Cambridge gets an advantage of having home fans where other clubs in l2 don't

I think that the pilots have to take place somewhere at some point...if it goes well then its a big step forward in letting fans back into grounds at this level.

I don't think we should look at it in the way you have described it as.

I agree that if it goes well, it is a big step towards letting fans back into all grounds but will they both happen if the infection rate continues to rise in the way it is at the moment or will we get told that the infection rate doesn't really matter, it is the death rate that is important so keep calm and carry on?

Was thinking along the same lines. It would appear that although positive tests are soaring, hospital admissions and especially intensive care patients with the virus are not, currently? Given the death rates remain relatively low I suspect they will be seen as acceptable 'collateral damage' by the decision makers.

I think I might have said this earlier. In 1968 the 'flu killed 80,000. But we just carried on. Back then I was a primary school pupil. Now as a man in my mid 60's I'm a little less sanguine about 'collateral damage'. However whilst this is a difficult decision, I am beginning to wonder if there may have been if not an over reaction perhaps a misguided reaction. For people under 50 the mortality rate is minimal. It might have been a better idea to have offered furlough etc to the vulnerable, and treated the rest of society as the robust individuals they are. For those in our dotage we are old enough to make our own decisions. That I chose to go back to a former profession and become a front line worker is a move I don't regret. And in the event I croak, I guess that a few on here won't regret my decision either.

This is a new virus,there must be new viruses coming along throughout history,why is this one said to be so deadly.The best remedy against any virus is,healthy diet,regular exercise and good personal hygiene.