Covid Outbreak

[fridgemagnet]

Looks reliable. Supposedly Stellini and Mason werent on bench yesterday.

Mason was; I saw him at full-time congratulating Conté.

 

[bloodzeed]

Is this going to be the case for the rest of eternity?

Covid isn't going anywhere so if players are asymptomatic, vaccinated and perfectly fine they're going to have to sit out 10 days for the rest of forever?

Agree stop testing too need to live with this ffs

 

[Tucker]

Is this going to be the case for the rest of eternity?

Covid isn't going anywhere so if players are asymptomatic, vaccinated and perfectly fine they're going to have to sit out 10 days for the rest of forever?

I imagine at some point in the future we will be able to safely ignore symptomatic positives. But given the new variant, we aren’t there yet.

 

[Montalbano]

Is this going to be the case for the rest of eternity?

Covid isn't going anywhere so if players are asymptomatic, vaccinated and perfectly fine they're going to have to sit out 10 days for the rest of forever?

It’s a fucking disgrace mate

 

[easley91]

Just when I thought we were picking up momentum under Conte. Couldn't make it up could you? ?

 

[dtxspurs]

It’s a fucking disgrace mate

I'm just bored of it all. If they're vaccinated and feel fine let them play. It's silly that under those scenarios its just like any other sickness (and can be less so if feeling fine and vaccinated) but its treated with such extreme caution.

 

[Darth Vega]

Is this going to be the case for the rest of eternity?

Covid isn't going anywhere so if players are asymptomatic, vaccinated and perfectly fine they're going to have to sit out 10 days for the rest of forever?

Whether or not they feel fine is irrelevant, they can still infect others for up to 10 days which will just spread it further

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Wasn’t meant to come across bluntly…. I’ve previously told them who I get info passed from but have never asked for it to be verified

Then you don't post it i'm afraid.

 

[dtxspurs]

Whether or not they feel fine is irrelevant, they can still infect others for up to 10 days which will just spread it further

So you're cool with these rules forever then? Anybody can get sick from anything and we have a vaccine that works against it.

 

[DCSPUR64]

A personal coach in Hertfordshire a friend of my sister and a Spurs fan lost his 43 year old brother to Covid, it is more important we are precautious at this point to save lives then just play football, whatever the status of the players health.

 

[Blackrat1299]

Jan can’t come quick enough

Is he rejoining us?

 

[Darth Vega]

So you're cool with these rules forever then? Anybody can get sick from anything and we have a vaccine that works against it.

If I had Covid or the flu would you invite me into your home to meet your family if I told you I felt absolutely fine? Why would I want our players to spread an illness throughout the club when they can just stay at home for 10 days, especially when there's a potential option to just suspend the match?

On the vaccine, it doesn't stop you from getting it nor does it stop you from spreading it so it makes no difference - if our players get it they should follow the same rules as everyone else and self-isolate.

 

[Pebble Dash]

Look what happened to Belenenses v Benfica, they started with 9 players including 2 keepers on the pitch, found themselves 7 nil down at half time with the ref abandoning the match and awarding the win to Benfica after only 6 players came back out for the 2nd half. Portuguese FA said regardless of Covid cases you’ve got to fulfil your matches… they’ve been hammered for it. Wonder what the English FA will do if it’s correct that a hefty chunk of our first team squad is unavailable due to Covid.

 

[Snarfalicious]

Yeah, I mean, I get the fact that some people naturally minimize the situation if players are asymptomatic and vaccinated. But, the reality is they are in a building with a bunch of non-peak level athletes (chefs/food prep staff, day-to-day administrative staff, building/grounds maintenance, etc.) who are susceptible to the worst of the worst of Covid, and the positive players are still a risk of spreading it. It’s really not just about footballers and matches (ergo points). Maybe consider this to be the new normal until it’s not.

 

[fortworthspur]

I'm just bored of it all. If they're vaccinated and feel fine let them play. It's silly that under those scenarios its just like any other sickness (and can be less so if feeling fine and vaccinated) but its treated with such extreme caution.

the testing protocols I dont get. Are they getting tested weekly?

 

[dtxspurs]

If I had Covid or the flu would you invite me into your home to meet your family if I told you I felt absolutely fine? Why would I want our players to spread an illness throughout the club when they can just stay at home for 10 days, especially when there's a potential option to just suspend the match?

On the vaccine, it doesn't stop you from getting it nor does it stop you from spreading it so it makes no difference - if our players get it they should follow the same rules as everyone else and self-isolate.

I suppose I just struggle with the attention to it compared to normal life. I work in an office with 40 people or so, none of us are tested every 3 days, everyone is vaccinated if anyone feels sick we stay home and everyone is perfectly fine.

I just don't see at this point the need for scrutiny about COVID when it comes to sports vs the way the rest of us deal with it.

 

[dtxspurs]

the testing protocols I dont get. Are they getting tested weekly?

No clue.

 

[spursfan77]

it is what it is. Sucks but these are the times we’re in, hopefully nobody is seriously unwell.

This is the real worry. It’s taken some players months to get right afterwards and some still aren’t.

 

[GioW]

Have any other PL teams had outbreaks this season?

 

[spursfan77]

Look what happened to Belenenses v Benfica, they started with 9 players including 2 keepers on the pitch, found themselves 7 nil down at half time with the ref abandoning the match and awarding the win to Benfica after only 6 players came back out for the 2nd half. Portuguese FA said regardless of Covid cases you’ve got to fulfil your matches… they’ve been hammered for it. Wonder what the English FA will do if it’s correct that a hefty chunk of our first team squad is unavailable due to Covid.

They’d make us play. Another team, I’m not so sure.