How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villa's season?

[Big Ming]

There are allegedly a lot of 'false positives' in the testing process.

I wonder if any of the players or staff are actually feeling off colour.

[Steamin_330]

Thomas Frank, Brentford's head coach has tested positive. He was going round hugging all the Spurs players at full time in the week, so they might have their own problems anyway.

Jose already asking the Premier League to step in to sort out postponed fixtures: surely a nod to next Wednesday

Mourinho confirmed that his entire Spurs squad have tested negative for Covid-19 after Brentford boss Thomas Frank tested positive for the virus.

They could still have contracted the virus. Your deemed infectious 48 hours before showing symptoms or taking the test which ever came first. Thomas Frank returned a positive test yesterday. He may well have been spreading the virus around without knowing.

Spurs won`t know for sure for another 7 days.   

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Most, if not all, the players are Tweeting messages. Hopefully a sign that if they're infected, they're at least not ill.

[CT]

I hope they’re all well and keep this in the memory banks.

I want us to batter them at Anfield.

[OCD]

Most, if not all, the players are Tweeting messages. Hopefully a sign that if they're infected, they're at least not ill.

Klopp said that he had spoken to Smith and that those that had positive tests weren't unwell. In the absence of a more reliable source, I had to take that as good news.

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Most, if not all, the players are Tweeting messages. Hopefully a sign that if they're infected, they're at least not ill.

Klopp said that he had spoken to Smith and that those that had positive tests weren't unwell. In the absence of a more reliable source, I had to take that as good news.

Thats great to hear. I hope they and their loved ones stay like that.

[SoccerHQ]

Surely if we give them enough notice e.g. agree to call it off tonight then Spurs could just play Fulham next Wednesday? If Fulham are playing a game that week just move it to the following midweek.

Both teams are in London so it would be one of the easier fixtures to slot in given lack of logistical planning so it would actually work out better for them in short term to just have our match to re-arrange rather than two pending.

We really need Arsenal to do Newcastle tomorrow as that would be a good one to finally play in January. Suddenly our nightmare run of fixtures will have 3-4 winnable ones in next 5 matches.

With common sense fixture nightmare can be averted. Just need to stop likes of BT demanding a certain game can be played in one specific day and timeslot which is laughable with the state the world is in.

[Mister E]

As I just said on the post-match thread, the TV pundits don't seem to understand that in he Premier League we have a registered squad of 25, and that it is those guys who are in isolation! So, we cannot put a team out next Wednesday, unless they've all been cleared of CV-19.

[Ad@m]

As I just said on the post-match thread, the TV pundits don't seem to understand that in he Premier League we have a registered squad of 25, and that it is those guys who are in isolation! So, we cannot put a team out next Wednesday, unless they've all been cleared of CV-19.

I thought the squad of 25 was only for over 23s and you can play anyone below that age, named or otherwise?

Edit: it's under 21 - here's the full list and rules https://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523

[paul_e]

As I just said on the post-match thread, the TV pundits don't seem to understand that in he Premier League we have a registered squad of 25, and that it is those guys who are in isolation! So, we cannot put a team out next Wednesday, unless they've all been cleared of CV-19.

I thought the squad of 25 was only for over 23s and you can play anyone below that age, named or otherwise?

Edit: it's under 21 - here's the full list and rules https://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523

Correct but that's actually worked against us. Jacob Ramsey isn't in the 25 but trains with the first team so he missed out, his brother therefore misses out as well. On top of that Philogene-Bidace lives with someone who was training with the firsts (I assume Chukwuemeka or Wright who were both missing tonight as well) then you've got Lansbury who'll have been around the 25. I make that as 31 players we couldn't include tonight and can't include against spurs either.

[Mister E]

As I just said on the post-match thread, the TV pundits don't seem to understand that in he Premier League we have a registered squad of 25, and that it is those guys who are in isolation! So, we cannot put a team out next Wednesday, unless they've all been cleared of CV-19.

I thought the squad of 25 was only for over 23s and you can play anyone below that age, named or otherwise?
Edit: it's under 21 - here's the full list and rules https://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523

Yes, you're right. I had a (old-age-induced) brain-fart. Thanks for pointing that out.


However, the precedent set by Newcastle, Fulham and Citeh means there is no way we should be playing against Spurs.

[Bobby Boy]

To be honest I'm not sure I understand why this game hasn't already been called off.

As someone else has said it could enable Spurs - Fulham to be rescheduled in its place.

Or is that too sensible?

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Could it be because the majority tested positive on Monday so there's a chance we could training again by Tuesday? Klopp said nobody is ill? Who knows. Still likely we'll call it off Monday or something.

[frank black]

There are allegedly a lot of 'false positives' in the testing process.

I wonder if any of the players or staff are actually feeling off colour.

That’s the lateral flow tests which are very unreliable due to them being self completed. I am sure our players are getting the proper lab based test.

[frank black]

Apparently some of Derby’s youngsters have tested positive, but they are going to still play the game with what’s left. Surely these kids would have mixed? Money talks I guess and they’re only going to pass it on to Chorley player so it’s not important 😠