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Post by gloryeagle on Mar 13, 2020 21:20:44 GMT
Rugby games in both codes still going ahead this weekend.
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Post by drivethebody on Mar 13, 2020 22:13:43 GMT
The only reason games are going ahead this weekend is the greed of the BBL. They don’t want to refund the Trophy final tickets. A little (well rather large) bird with big interest in the BBL told me this afternoon that the BBL are adamant this Sunday goes ahead as to not do so could potentially force the league into administration or go bust such are its finances at present. They are terrified of being forced to cancel - but on Monday will of course them postpone the league for a period. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2020 22:16:47 GMT
Yep.
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Post by interestedridersfan on Mar 13, 2020 22:18:46 GMT
The only reason games are going ahead this weekend is the greed of the BBL. They don’t want to refund the Trophy final tickets. A little (well rather large) bird with big interest in the BBL told me this afternoon that the BBL are adamant this Sunday goes ahead as to not do so could potentially force the league into administration or go bust such are its finances at present. They are terrified of being forced to cancel - but on Monday will of course them postpone the league for a period. That makes sense. And then it's over to each club to attempt to survive without income from fans |
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Post by reallyoldfeenixfan on Mar 13, 2020 22:19:33 GMT
And Rocks have travelled all the way to Plymouth for tonight's game but then are on the way home 'cos they aren't playing Bristol tomorrow. Bit surprised BBLtook so long to decide what was going to happen anyway. Not too much common sense there!! Got that wrong didn't I ! Apologies if it caused any to change their plans. |
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Post by foxprorawks on Mar 14, 2020 10:24:41 GMT
It's a typical politician soundbyte without substance behind it. So nobody even knows exactly what it means yet Is that indoor or outdoor events or both?? She's said something and now everybody's waiting for clarification of what exactly is impacted or not! "Following the recommendation from the Scottish Government today to step up the response and restrict public gatherings of 500 or more that require mass police and ambulance presence, we are seeking further clarification and awaiting guidance from Cobra" How many police and ambulances attend Rocks games? How many attend outside a theatre? If it's stress on the police and ambulance forces that's the concern than there's loads of events every week with 500 plus that are just covered by st John's ambulance if even that What about charity fun runs etc? Nicola Sturgeon has handled this announcement atrociously She's caused more questions than answers Has it even been made official or is she just thinking about it? I've watched the Boris Johnson press conference today with two medical advisers very much part of it. At least with those guys there's a plan and logic being used and explained Everyone else seems to be doing knee jerk stuff that can do as much harm as good I said earlier today this is very serious. It is. The one thing I'm confident of is the British Government will make the right decisions at the right times. And Sturgeon should follow their lead IMO. Instead of adding in her own random stuff It seems that the First Minister was at least one step ahead of Boris. He's now fallen into line and mass gatherings will be banned UK wide. www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/uk-to-ban-mass-gatherings-in-coronavirus-u-turnEven though, he said previously that the expert advice was that this would make no difference. So, why is he doing it? Maybe his "experts" aren't all they are cracked up to be - they are out of step with everyone else. |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Mar 14, 2020 12:12:25 GMT
It's a typical politician soundbyte without substance behind it. So nobody even knows exactly what it means yet Is that indoor or outdoor events or both?? She's said something and now everybody's waiting for clarification of what exactly is impacted or not! "Following the recommendation from the Scottish Government today to step up the response and restrict public gatherings of 500 or more that require mass police and ambulance presence, we are seeking further clarification and awaiting guidance from Cobra" How many police and ambulances attend Rocks games? How many attend outside a theatre? If it's stress on the police and ambulance forces that's the concern than there's loads of events every week with 500 plus that are just covered by st John's ambulance if even that What about charity fun runs etc? Nicola Sturgeon has handled this announcement atrociously She's caused more questions than answers Has it even been made official or is she just thinking about it? I've watched the Boris Johnson press conference today with two medical advisers very much part of it. At least with those guys there's a plan and logic being used and explained Everyone else seems to be doing knee jerk stuff that can do as much harm as good I said earlier today this is very serious. It is. The one thing I'm confident of is the British Government will make the right decisions at the right times. And Sturgeon should follow their lead IMO. Instead of adding in her own random stuff It seems that the First Minister was at least one step ahead of Boris. He's now fallen into line and mass gatherings will be banned UK wide. www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/uk-to-ban-mass-gatherings-in-coronavirus-u-turnEven though, he said previously that the expert advice was that this would make no difference. So, why is he doing it? Maybe his "experts" aren't all they are cracked up to be - they are out of step with everyone else. They already said at the press conference last week they were looking at gatherings due to strain on emergency services and would monitor and bring in new rules accordingly? Big reason sports events are cancelling is the competitors starting to have to self isolate British government haven't banned mass events and haven't u-turned so far. Thats a misleading story. And when they do bring in something it will follow on from what they said a couple of days ago? Has Nicola Strugeon confirmed the rules for Scottish mass gatherings yet? I can't see any written statement yet and theatres is Scotland are waiting to see if they are impacted or not (Of course what will scupper the theatres is when the performers and their staff etc all start self isolating themselves!!) Same as it's scuppered sport There won't be enough stand ins for the shows to continue And like sport theatre and entertainment will grind to a halt and the actors and musicians will have no income as a result Self isolation will stop everything Events we have attended in our own business have had 20 per cent people missing in the last couple of days (Either genuinely self isolating or taking advantage of missing something by saying they are self isolating) I imagine some will self isolate multiple timesin the next few months if they are getting paid the same money |
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Post by foxprorawks on Mar 14, 2020 14:47:36 GMT
I appreciate that your own business may be suffering, but I truly believe that we have to put public health over the economy. Human lives are at stake, and that is no exaggeration.
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Post by tigger on Mar 14, 2020 15:28:15 GMT
I appreciate that your own business may be suffering, but I truly believe that we have to put public health over the economy. Human lives are at stake, and that is no exaggeration. The Government needs to step up and provide reassurances for small businesses, self-employed, gig economy workers etc. It’s awful that people are having to make potential life or death decisions, not only for themselves, but for members of their family and public they come into contact with. I’m in Krakow currently. 74 known cases. Total shut down within 3 days. Decisive, clear leadership. |
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Post by faz on Mar 14, 2020 15:31:54 GMT
The one thing I'm confident of is the British Government will make the right decisions at the right times. And Sturgeon should follow their lead IMO. Instead of adding in her own random stuff That’s sarcasm yes? No I base it on my trust of the medical advisers they are using [/quote] I’m a cynical old ******* but I struggle to believe snything the pm does isn’t in the name of political expediency after changing his position overnight on Europe to usurp the PM and seek higher office. |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Mar 14, 2020 16:29:22 GMT
I appreciate that your own business may be suffering, but I truly believe that we have to put public health over the economy. Human lives are at stake, and that is no exaggeration. I'm not complaining at all about my own business suffering. The comment was just to show what I've seen last couple of days in terms of people not attending events they would normally attend. I appreciate you showing concern but that wasn't my reason for posting. We all have to get on with managing our own lives and businesses. Complaining won't help us. |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Mar 14, 2020 16:36:37 GMT
I appreciate that your own business may be suffering, but I truly believe that we have to put public health over the economy. Human lives are at stake, and that is no exaggeration. Alongside public health risk from the disease the leaders are going to face public health risk and issues as many people find themselves losing their jobs/incomes and ability to earn money almost overnight I guess a relevant example will be BBL basketball players (just to keep it simple) But for them you could substitute a whole realm of jobs that overnight just stop happening. 10,000 more ways of earning a living taken away overnight How do these people pay the mortgage and bills and feed the family tomorrow etc. What will happen to society when they can't afford to eat or live anywhere. How do the bbl US players afford to get home ( their clubs may not have the cash savings etc). Where do they live? Who looks after them? There won't be any other jobs or income for anybody for a while It's a bigger picture than just stopping people getting the illness foxpro? You need to be thinking a few weeks ahead to imagine what might happen to so many people who can no longer earn a wage due to cornavirus And whatever income you earn yourself and your friends and family earn will likely have a knock on effects somehow The whole of society is at risk - it's not just about getting coronavirus This isn't a one month blip - coronavirus will be seasonal It may go down in the summer but will be back next winter what at I am saying is our governments have huge balancing acts to manage here. |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Mar 14, 2020 16:46:42 GMT
No I base it on my trust of the medical advisers they are using I’m a cynical old ******* but I struggle to believe snything the pm does isn’t in the name of political expediency after changing his position overnight on Europe to usurp the PM and seek higher office.[/quote] right now he's just a frontman. People with far more intelligence than him will be making the decisions. He's just the communicator. |
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Post by foxprorawks on Mar 14, 2020 16:52:24 GMT
I appreciate that your own business may be suffering, but I truly believe that we have to put public health over the economy. Human lives are at stake, and that is no exaggeration. Alongside public health risk from the disease the leaders are going to face public health risk and issues as many people find themselves losing their jobs/incomes and ability to earn money almost overnight I guess a relevant example will be BBL basketball players (just to keep it simple) But for them you could substitute a whole realm of jobs that overnight just stop happening. 10,000 more ways of earning a living taken away overnight How do these people pay the mortgage and bills and feed the family tomorrow etc. What will happen to society when they can't afford to eat or live anywhere. How do the bbl US players afford to get home ( their clubs may not have the cash savings etc). Where do they live? Who looks after them? There won't be any other jobs or income for anybody for a while It's a bigger picture than just stopping people getting the illness foxpro? You need to be thinking a few weeks ahead to imagine what might happen to so many people who can no longer earn a wage due to cornavirus And whatever income you earn yourself and your friends and family earn will likely have a knock on effects somehow The whole of society is at risk - it's not just about getting coronavirus This isn't a one month blip - coronavirus will be seasonal It may go down in the summer but will be back next winter what at I am saying is our governments have huge balancing acts to manage here. All true. A glance at my already small pension fund shows that in the past week I've lost about 10% of its value. I'm fortunate that I can work from home, if required, and that option has been made available to me. I have friends who live and work in Benidorm and Alicante. All bars, restaurants, and hotels are being closed down for at least two weeks from Monday, as the whole of Spain is in lockdown. Anyone currently staying in the hotels is being sent back home. A place like Benidorm relies on tourism, yet they clearly feel that they have to shut everything down to tackle coronavirus, so that is what is happening. If the balancing act includes "herd immunity", how many deaths are acceptable? The economy can recover, the dead can't. |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Mar 14, 2020 17:19:02 GMT
Alongside public health risk from the disease the leaders are going to face public health risk and issues as many people find themselves losing their jobs/incomes and ability to earn money almost overnight I guess a relevant example will be BBL basketball players (just to keep it simple) But for them you could substitute a whole realm of jobs that overnight just stop happening. 10,000 more ways of earning a living taken away overnight How do these people pay the mortgage and bills and feed the family tomorrow etc. What will happen to society when they can't afford to eat or live anywhere. How do the bbl US players afford to get home ( their clubs may not have the cash savings etc). Where do they live? Who looks after them? There won't be any other jobs or income for anybody for a while It's a bigger picture than just stopping people getting the illness foxpro? You need to be thinking a few weeks ahead to imagine what might happen to so many people who can no longer earn a wage due to cornavirus And whatever income you earn yourself and your friends and family earn will likely have a knock on effects somehow The whole of society is at risk - it's not just about getting coronavirus This isn't a one month blip - coronavirus will be seasonal It may go down in the summer but will be back next winter what at I am saying is our governments have huge balancing acts to manage here. All true. A glance at my already small pension fund shows that in the past week I've lost about 10% of its value. I'm fortunate that I can work from home, if required, and that option has been made available to me. I have friends who live and work in Benidorm and Alicante. All bars, restaurants, and hotels are being closed down for at least two weeks from Monday, as the whole of Spain is in lockdown. Anyone currently staying in the hotels is being sent back home. A place like Benidorm relies on tourism, yet they clearly feel that they have to shut everything down to tackle coronavirus, so that is what is happening. If the balancing act includes "herd immunity", how many deaths are acceptable? The economy can recover, the dead can't. Can the economy recover? Can society as we know it get through this? I hope so. Long way to go and huge amount of problems ahead of us. This may not be as temporary as we think. |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Mar 14, 2020 17:21:44 GMT
Alongside public health risk from the disease the leaders are going to face public health risk and issues as many people find themselves losing their jobs/incomes and ability to earn money almost overnight I guess a relevant example will be BBL basketball players (just to keep it simple) But for them you could substitute a whole realm of jobs that overnight just stop happening. 10,000 more ways of earning a living taken away overnight How do these people pay the mortgage and bills and feed the family tomorrow etc. What will happen to society when they can't afford to eat or live anywhere. How do the bbl US players afford to get home ( their clubs may not have the cash savings etc). Where do they live? Who looks after them? There won't be any other jobs or income for anybody for a while It's a bigger picture than just stopping people getting the illness foxpro? You need to be thinking a few weeks ahead to imagine what might happen to so many people who can no longer earn a wage due to cornavirus And whatever income you earn yourself and your friends and family earn will likely have a knock on effects somehow The whole of society is at risk - it's not just about getting coronavirus This isn't a one month blip - coronavirus will be seasonal It may go down in the summer but will be back next winter what at I am saying is our governments have huge balancing acts to manage here. All true. A glance at my already small pension fund shows that in the past week I've lost about 10% of its value. I'm fortunate that I can work from home, if required, and that option has been made available to me. I have friends who live and work in Benidorm and Alicante. All bars, restaurants, and hotels are being closed down for at least two weeks from Monday, as the whole of Spain is in lockdown. Anyone currently staying in the hotels is being sent back home. A place like Benidorm relies on tourism, yet they clearly feel that they have to shut everything down to tackle coronavirus, so that is what is happening. If the balancing act includes "herd immunity", how many deaths are acceptable? The economy can recover, the dead can't. We aren't going to prevent the deaths. It's just the timing of the deaths. We don't have a cure and 60 per cent to 80 per cent of the nation will get this. Nows a good time to catch it whilst the NHS can actually help you. Catch it in 10 weeks ish time when it's at its peak and most will catch it and it will obviously be harder to get any help. |
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