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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #375 on: March 13, 2020, 12:53:35 AM »
Is that just to compensate Tokyo if it gets cancelled? I read somewhere that the Olympics can't be postponed, as it has to stick to the four year Olympiads. Shame, because next year with men's and women's Euros plus the Olympics would be ace if they all get postponed.

If any of us are left alive to watch them.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #376 on: March 13, 2020, 12:55:15 AM »
Ok so now it's been said the Premier League is expected to call off all matches this weekend.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #377 on: March 13, 2020, 12:56:35 AM »
Is that just to compensate Tokyo if it gets cancelled? I read somewhere that the Olympics can't be postponed, as it has to stick to the four year Olympiads. Shame, because next year with men's and women's Euros plus the Olympics would be ace if they all get postponed.

If any of us are left alive to watch them.

The IOC pay something like £25m in insurance to insure the £800m (I think it was) they invest in the games.

I know they are a bit screwed delaying the Olympics as they sold all the Olympic village as housing and the dates for everyone to move in are just after the paralympics end.
« Last Edit: March 13, 2020, 12:59:14 AM by PeterWithesShin »

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #378 on: March 13, 2020, 12:56:49 AM »
From the Indepenent:

A number of club officials disagree with the Premier League’s decision to persist with a normal season, with a small minority even feeling the campaign should be voided, as football was thrown into further disarray by the coronavirus crisis on Thursday evening.

Arsenal announced that head coach Mikel Arteta had tested positive a mere 45 minutes after the competition had announced the fixtures would continue as normal.

The announcement from the Gunners raises questions about communication and casts doubt on the controversial plans.

The developments have seen the Premier League call for an emergency meeting on Friday morning, to discuss the rest of the season. And there is an increasing feeling that the league will be suspended for a month.

The Independent has been told that some clubs will push for a suspension and that there is a minority of officials who will argue that the campaign should be voided.

Regardless of any individual feelings, however, the logistical nightmare caused by Arteta’s unfortunate situation could make much of that immaterial.

Arsenal’s match against Brighton and Hove Albion this weekend will have to be called off as the squad goes into quarantine, and the club has admitted they may struggle to fulfil fixtures.

The Premier League had previously taken their lead from the government, which had been adamant that closing stadiums was reactionary, and not actually that beneficial.

That stance has been undercut by participating figures like Arteta actually contracting the virus, as it illustrates a host of other problems beyond the actual benefit of shutting down mass gatherings like football matches.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #379 on: March 13, 2020, 12:58:32 AM »
Somebody who came from non league, or went abroad, like David Platt?
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All in the Football League and all for one club.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #380 on: March 13, 2020, 12:59:50 AM »
One club, must be someone in The Midlands if they played in Third Division North and South. Coventry or maybe Northampton?

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #381 on: March 13, 2020, 01:00:07 AM »
Somebody who came from non league, or went abroad, like David Platt?
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All in the Football League and all for one club.

Someone we signed but never played a first team game for us?

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #382 on: March 13, 2020, 01:01:00 AM »
Is that just to compensate Tokyo if it gets cancelled? I read somewhere that the Olympics can't be postponed, as it has to stick to the four year Olympiads. Shame, because next year with men's and women's Euros plus the Olympics would be ace if they all get postponed.

If any of us are left alive to watch them.

I know you're probably joking but, for those you might have scared, the mortality rate is incredibly low. Particularly if you are under 80 with no major health complications.

Football will survive, as well as billions of people currently walking the earth.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #383 on: March 13, 2020, 01:01:12 AM »
I don't think he ever played non-league. Given that DW replied to me banging on about 1958, I assume he's after someone that played in (the old) Divisions One, Two, Three (North), Three (South) and Four.

Ah, just realised how it reads.
I was thinking of 2 possible ways that a player could have been in 5 Divisions, but couldn’t think of someone who’d started in non-league! I knew Platt had come from Crewe though, and thought they might have been D4 at the time.

Forgot there were North and South Divisions in the olden days.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #384 on: March 13, 2020, 01:01:22 AM »
Mortality rate is about 6% in Italy. (Though I don't really think everyone will be dead). I read an article that says Italy doesn't have enough respirators in hospitals to meet demand, and anyone sixty or over is deemed not a priority. Pretty scary stuff.
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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #385 on: March 13, 2020, 01:04:15 AM »
Spanish flu did 50-100m and that was before the days of global travel. It's unlikely this will be as bad but if sport is shut down for a year, it's going to be fucking bad. And not because there's no sport.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #386 on: March 13, 2020, 01:05:58 AM »
Somebody who came from non league, or went abroad, like David Platt?
(Answering Dave!)

All in the Football League and all for one club.

Did someone play for us twice, getting promoted each time?!

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #387 on: March 13, 2020, 01:06:08 AM »
I think the particular circumstances of the world being at war made Spanish Flu more deadly. But I do think we could be looking at a death toll in the millions here.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #388 on: March 13, 2020, 01:06:25 AM »
I know this is not the fault of Football but financially the world and all of us eventually are going to be in the shit.

Last week I thought nothing of the Virus to be honest and thought it would all soon go away but this is going to cause so many Global problems,I don't think life will be the same again for a long time

This could finally burst the bubble of Football and the money in it! The money in it and players wages have got out of control. This could be the end !

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #389 on: March 13, 2020, 01:09:35 AM »
Mortality rate is about 6% in Italy. (Though I don't really think everyone will be dead). I read an article that says Italy doesn't have enough respirators in hospitals to meet demand, and anyone sixty or over is deemed not a priority. Pretty scary stuff.


And an average death age of 81.

The mortality rate across the world is estimated to be about 1%. Even less if you're under 80 with decent health.

As I said. Football, along with billions of people will survive.

 


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