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

[Risso]

I don't think we really need to know who caught it and who didn't, that's totally irrelevant. Besides, that's a private matter and not for the club to divulge. What matters is that whoever did get it either recovers if they were ill or hopefully only had mild symptoms. Footy's belief that the club should name and shame is bizarre and unnecessary.

Well we can drop the case and wait to see.
But once anything has been put in public domain I'm sure many will comment so its hardly bizarre
Enough then I'll do my own private invisatgion and won't post anything on the bodymoor heath covid!
Clearly little interest by some so fair enough.

What a bizarre comment.  What are you going to do? Hack their medical records or go through their bins?

[TelfordVilla]

Next Wednesday, Villa will be forced to play Man City with at least 9 players unavailable due to Covid. Possibly more players may be unavailable, if they have joined the number of infected over the past 10 days. This may turn out to be the biggest single blow to our title chase.
Depending on who the missing players are it may be the end of our top 6 chase and possibly even the end of our top 10 hopes. Still been a cracking season for us though, whatever the outcome.
In the long run though, finishing top 4/6 may have been the minimum requirement to keep our best players and recruit some more top quality players. So the answer to the title of this thread may well depend on exactly which players are ill and which players are 'enjoying' a ten day rest ?

[Mouse Potato]

Next Wednesday, Villa will be forced to play Man City with at least 9 players unavailable due to Covid. Possibly more players may be unavailable, if they have joined the number of infected over the past 10 days. This may turn out to be the biggest single blow to our title chase.
Depending on who the missing players are it may be the end of our top 6 chase and possibly even the end of our top 10 hopes. Still been a cracking season for us though, whatever the outcome.
In the long run though, finishing top 4/6 may have been the minimum requirement to keep our best players and recruit some more top quality players. So the answer to the title of this thread may well depend on exactly which players are ill and which players are 'enjoying' a ten day rest ?

Where are you getting your information from?  How do you know...
A) That we will have at least 9 players unavailable
B) That we will be forced to play with said 9 unavailable players.

The quarantine period is 10 days and we would be well over that by next Wednesday.  The risk is that the affected players will not be up to playing due to the effects of the virus and lack of fitness.

[Drummond]

I don't think we really need to know who caught it and who didn't, that's totally irrelevant. Besides, that's a private matter and not for the club to divulge. What matters is that whoever did get it either recovers if they were ill or hopefully only had mild symptoms. Footy's belief that the club should name and shame is bizarre and unnecessary.

Well we can drop the case and wait to see.
But once anything has been put in public domain I'm sure many will comment so its hardly bizarre
Enough then I'll do my own private invisatgion and won't post anything on the bodymoor heath covid!
Clearly little interest by some so fair enough.

We await your private investigation with anticipation.

No, no we really don't.

It's so tabloid footy. Nobody cares and you'll never know anyway. There are myriad ways it could have happened. Nobody can be completely safe from this and endless speculation just posses people off as it's so unnecessary.

[andyh]

I don't think we really need to know who caught it and who didn't, that's totally irrelevant. Besides, that's a private matter and not for the club to divulge. What matters is that whoever did get it either recovers if they were ill or hopefully only had mild symptoms. Footy's belief that the club should name and shame is bizarre and unnecessary.

Well we can drop the case and wait to see.
But once anything has been put in public domain I'm sure many will comment so its hardly bizarre
Enough then I'll do my own private invisatgion and won't post anything on the bodymoor heath covid!
Clearly little interest by some so fair enough.

Private investigation?  Chances are somebody picked it up from the supermarket, or the petrol station or the postman or wheeling the dustbin bin back in or from their kids.... and then inadvertently passed it on. 

You will NEVER know.  You don't need to invetigate.  It doesn't have to have been an illicit party with drugs and hookers, however much you want it to be.

He doesn’t need to know who has it, who had it or how it was passed for a very simple reason.
It’s none of his fucking business !!!!

[TelfordVilla]

Next Wednesday, Villa will be forced to play Man City with at least 9 players unavailable due to Covid. Possibly more players may be unavailable, if they have joined the number of infected over the past 10 days. This may turn out to be the biggest single blow to our title chase.
Depending on who the missing players are it may be the end of our top 6 chase and possibly even the end of our top 10 hopes. Still been a cracking season for us though, whatever the outcome.
In the long run though, finishing top 4/6 may have been the minimum requirement to keep our best players and recruit some more top quality players. So the answer to the title of this thread may well depend on exactly which players are ill and which players are 'enjoying' a ten day rest ?

Where are you getting your information from?  How do you know...
A) That we will have at least 9 players unavailable
B) That we will be forced to play with said 9 unavailable players.

The quarantine period is 10 days and we would be well over that by next Wednesday.  The risk is that the affected players will not be up to playing due to the effects of the virus and lack of fitness.

The press release from AVFC stated 9 players and 5 staff have positive tests. Therefore 9 players will not be fit to play. More may  now be positive than were last week. However, at least 9 players will not be fit enough by next wednesday.. we will be forced to play because the rest will be released from isolation and, if negative, will be used to make up a team to play.

[WassallVillain]

Next Wednesday, Villa will be forced to play Man City with at least 9 players unavailable due to Covid. Possibly more players may be unavailable, if they have joined the number of infected over the past 10 days. This may turn out to be the biggest single blow to our title chase.
Depending on who the missing players are it may be the end of our top 6 chase and possibly even the end of our top 10 hopes. Still been a cracking season for us though, whatever the outcome.
In the long run though, finishing top 4/6 may have been the minimum requirement to keep our best players and recruit some more top quality players. So the answer to the title of this thread may well depend on exactly which players are ill and which players are 'enjoying' a ten day rest ?

Not necessarily. They could all be asymptomatic.

[chrisw1]

I don't think we really need to know who caught it and who didn't, that's totally irrelevant. Besides, that's a private matter and not for the club to divulge. What matters is that whoever did get it either recovers if they were ill or hopefully only had mild symptoms. Footy's belief that the club should name and shame is bizarre and unnecessary.

Well we can drop the case and wait to see.
But once anything has been put in public domain I'm sure many will comment so its hardly bizarre
Enough then I'll do my own private invisatgion and won't post anything on the bodymoor heath covid!
Clearly little interest by some so fair enough.

Private investigation?  Chances are somebody picked it up from the supermarket, or the petrol station or the postman or wheeling the dustbin bin back in or from their kids.... and then inadvertently passed it on. 

You will NEVER know.  You don't need to invetigate.  It doesn't have to have been an illicit party with drugs and hookers, however much you want it to be.

He doesn’t need to know who has it, who had it or how it was passed for a very simple reason.
It’s none of his fucking business !!!!

Its because I care about the club and welfare as well as the bigger picture I made suggestions in first place.
Anything in contrast to not only my boundaries but to the very laws and rules to make sure everyone is OK and rules in place is fair , reasonable and rational
Totally wrong to say not my or anyone business last thing we want is people being put at risk or the speculation so that will end with any attempts of accusatory whatever I hear.

We can await when reliable reports from likes of Percy , Evans , or BBC sports like Roan and the WM have any further news.

Above all else we want this to have least impact as it can but already its a disruption.  So if its something that could have been avoided or contained rather than the 10 players then that is all that needs to be checked out and belive you me it will be all sorts of club , local council , premier league,  police and welfare officials
If you have a different attitude then fair enough but it's moral duties that help tackling covid 19 and protecting lives and NHS in assistance to Vaccine.

No issues here as no mention of want may have occurred will be written here.
Clearly serves no purpose but it will forever be the background to the postponed matches occurring so was always reasonable to speculate how the outbreak occurred at Bodymoor.

There won't be any reliable reports as nobody will ever know exactly where it came from.  It's a non point, just drop it.

[ChicagoLion]

So we do not know if any players are ill.

[Clampy]

I don't think we really need to know who caught it and who didn't, that's totally irrelevant. Besides, that's a private matter and not for the club to divulge. What matters is that whoever did get it either recovers if they were ill or hopefully only had mild symptoms. Footy's belief that the club should name and shame is bizarre and unnecessary.

Well we can drop the case and wait to see.
But once anything has been put in public domain I'm sure many will comment so its hardly bizarre
Enough then I'll do my own private invisatgion and won't post anything on the bodymoor heath covid!
Clearly little interest by some so fair enough.

We await your private investigation with anticipation.

No, no we really don't.

It's so tabloid footy. Nobody cares and you'll never know anyway. There are myriad ways it could have happened. Nobody can be completely safe from this and endless speculation just posses people off as it's so unnecessary.

I'm not bringing any investigation or informants forward already said case isn't to run on here.  Matter dropped
Ideally we like all the players want to have the chance to explain their side of things,  Fair play Trezeguet has come forward and at worst we don't want division in squad by players themselves blaming any one . Hopefully it will all be harmonic

No-one needs to explain anything. Like it's already been said,  it's none of our business who caught it. If you care for gossip, buy Hello mazagine or pop on Mumsnet.

[olaftab]

Footy get in touch with Eastie at TBAR. It will save you lot of time. Eastie will have up to date info direct from players WAGs, nieces, nephews, uncles, aunties and house cleaners.

[olaftab]

This is not a doubting Thomas question but can I ask why is BMH still closed? Surely a facility can be properly cleaned in 24/48 hours and passed fit for use another day or so later.

[Astnor]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/13/aston-villa-ask-premier-league-to-postpone-match-against-everton

[paul_e]

This is not a doubting Thomas question but can I ask why is BMH still closed? Surely a facility can be properly cleaned in 24/48 hours and passed fit for use another day or so later.

I assume because there's no point reopening it until the quarantine is over.

[Dave]

This is not a doubting Thomas question but can I ask why is BMH still closed? Surely a facility can be properly cleaned in 24/48 hours and passed fit for use another day or so later.

If none of the players are allowed to train at it, does it need to be open?

I'm guessing it's euphemistic - it's closed in the sense that the players aren't training there.