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

[Ad@m]

Just thinking if you go to the game you could wreck your Christmas. All it takes is a positive test result.

Which is precisely why I'd like the Premier League to just postpone all the games this weekend.

That's far too sensible and altruistic for the greedy b'stards! Will be interesting to see the attendances of all the games in all divisions that will happen this weekend: I bet a lot of people will stay away precisely because they don't want to ruin Christmas for themselves.

Attendances won't be affected much but the numbers attending would be interesting to know.

They'd have been affected in Herbert's day!!!

[ChicagoLion]

So how will filling out a form help them get people into the stadium quickly and safely?

[Des Little]

It’s going to be a farce getting in on Saturday, let’s be honest. Feel for the club on this one, it’s an absolute beast to organise.

[yammers]

Keeps kicking me out, API error….FUBAR

[thick_mike]

I heard a concert promoter on the news last week talking about the time taken to check before entering and he said that they didn’t check everyone, just a random selection. Whether that would still be the case now I don’t know

[Chris Harte]

Had about a dozen attempts to submit the questionaire, only to get the same API error message that others have had. I'm only filling it in in the hope it'll be valid for future games as well.

[ChicagoLion]

I heard a concert promoter on the news last week talking about the time taken to check before entering and he said that they didn’t check everyone, just a random selection. Whether that would still be the case now I don’t know

there is not a chance that they can check everyone,
They would need between 750 and 1000 inspectors.
So my guess is they will be lucky to check 10% of those attending.

[PaulTheVillan]

Booster booked first time for tomorrow morning. Nice and easy

[Brend'Watkins]

Just thinking if you go to the game you could wreck your Christmas. All it takes is a positive test result.

Which is precisely why I'd like the Premier League to just postpone all the games this weekend.

That's far too sensible and altruistic for the greedy b'stards! Will be interesting to see the attendances of all the games in all divisions that will happen this weekend: I bet a lot of people will stay away precisely because they don't want to ruin Christmas for themselves.

Attendances won't be affected much but the numbers attending would be interesting to know.

They'd have been affected in Herbert's day!!!

Herbert would never have understood money laundering.

[Ad@m]

Just thinking if you go to the game you could wreck your Christmas. All it takes is a positive test result.

Which is precisely why I'd like the Premier League to just postpone all the games this weekend.

That's far too sensible and altruistic for the greedy b'stards! Will be interesting to see the attendances of all the games in all divisions that will happen this weekend: I bet a lot of people will stay away precisely because they don't want to ruin Christmas for themselves.

Attendances won't be affected much but the numbers attending would be interesting to know.

They'd have been affected in Herbert's day!!!

Herbert would never have understood money laundering.

He understood quite a lot when it involved making himself more money.

[SoccerHQ]

I heard a concert promoter on the news last week talking about the time taken to check before entering and he said that they didn’t check everyone, just a random selection. Whether that would still be the case now I don’t know

I actually went to see Enter Shikari at the academy last night (I know I know but haven't been to a gig in over two years so just frustrating new variant shows its ugly face and I was wearing a mask as I moved around) and had to show covid passport in the pre checks. But I turned up just before 8pm so first band was pretty much finishing so no idea how long the queue was before it started.

Hopefully they have the covid checkers well before turnstiles for at least North stand as took a while for my actual ticket to load up given I have both on my phone, think I'll just print out the passport for future games.

That would probably be a better idea to get a quicker flow of people coming in.

[andyh]

Obviously season ticket holders have been notified in advance and we (will) have filled in our declarations.
What about none ST holders, how are they being notified about completing a form ?

[tomd2103]

Obviously season ticket holders have been notified in advance and we (will) have filled in our declarations.
What about none ST holders, how are they being notified about completing a form ?

I had an email come through today Andy and have just completed it OK. 

[tomd2103]

Reckon it'll be off

I'm beginning to get that feeling, I have to say.

Can't see it unless it's a blanket cancellation of games. Pretty sure it was said Burnley-Watford was off more so due to Watford cases and they didn't get to the ground so no mixing with Burnley players.

I can see xmas schedule being disrupted though so just a case of one less game having to be re-arranged.

Pretty likely season will have to go into middle of June I think.

Nations Cup is due to be played then.  The timing of the World Cup next year means scheduling is going to be tight.

[SoccerHQ]

Reckon it'll be off

I'm beginning to get that feeling, I have to say.

Can't see it unless it's a blanket cancellation of games. Pretty sure it was said Burnley-Watford was off more so due to Watford cases and they didn't get to the ground so no mixing with Burnley players.

I can see xmas schedule being disrupted though so just a case of one less game having to be re-arranged.

Pretty likely season will have to go into middle of June I think.

Nations Cup is due to be played then.  The timing of the World Cup next year means scheduling is going to be tight.

Nations league is complete waste of time, surely that can be played summer 2023?

Trouble is going into middle of June and new season kicks off start of August so going to be hardly any rest again for the players.