Good to see fixtures have just been announced
And also good to see the pies having to play a ‘home’ game at our place
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https://www.skysports.com/rugby-leag...n-are-revealed
Week one (proper) at Headingley, Week Two at Saints, presume they'll just rotate until the government advice changes, I've heard wire may be on the rota too.
Three spare weekends for challenge cup, a lot of games to get through
Great stuff though
challenge cup tie v Salford to be played at Huddersfield on 22 August at 5pm
The government have announced that providing successful trials go well, fans will be allowed back in stadiums from October under social distancing rules. So you'd imagine it will be limited crowds at 1stbut better than nothing. It also coincides with the Cup Semi and Final which are both in October and GF in November.
Originally Posted by Despondent Dave
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General concensus is that they did pretty well overall.
Timely imposition of restrictions, adequate supplies of PPE, one of the first countries to bring in mass testing.
By any measure, their total and per-capita deaths are a fraction of those suffered in the UK, the reason for such high death numbers here largely down to catastrophically incompetent government decision-making.
Of course, the daily briefings were used as party political broadcasts where the government turds would congratulate themselves on what a 'world class' job they'd done, and lie through their teeth. They've now moved onto trying to rewrite history - little Matty Handjob today trying to claim the government locked-down a week earlier than they did, and both him and Bozo trying to blame others for the sheer blundering idiocy of this government.
Sadly, enough ill-informed people, most wearing their Brexit blinkers, will fall for the lies and bullsh*t.
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-exemplar-germany
Which countries haven't though? I have mates in Spain and their bars have been open for weeks. I have mates in France who have been sat in other peoples houses quite legally for weeks, etc. I get the anti-Tory narrative but we are hardly alone in trying to get things moving, and like it or not, without an economy we are screwed and alot more lives will be ruined by unemployment, depression, poverty.
All I can say is if you want to chance it so be it I will but I, m 65 and have my own gungho attitude but still hope everybody takes care
Apologies Webbo, was a lazy comment from me without much substance.
I agreed with Dave in regard to how soon Germany tried to get back to "normal" as it where when cases dropped & they had a few localised outbreaks, for example the one in the meat processing place in the north west.
Overall, they handled it well as you say
They were probably the only country in Europe who had a test + trace system already in place with all the labs to support and speed up results. Most of Germany's initial infections came from the holiday skiers in Northern Italy and they were able to track most of those people down. Their elderly care system is also much superior and they were able to shield them very early before the virus peaked.
For the Uk we did a lot of testing months too late, we have done more testing than any country in Europe, looks good on paper but we still don't have a trace system fit for purpose, our elderly care system protection has been a total disgrace. We have one of the highest death rates per infections rate in the world..........is this because of the scientific advisors mantra of protect the NHS when we should have hit the virus head on instead of delay, delay, delay.
Once the enquiry comes out next year the scientific advisors will be shown in a very bad light and the government will dragged over the coals on their handling of the elderly care system and the propaganda type decision making.
What I was meaning is that in Spain the experts say the lockdown was lifted too early and say it should be in place again now, instead, because of the economy there are about 20 different areas that are locked down (all too late), We are not able to be tested unless we are sick enough to be taken into hospital. Spain has a socialist government so I don't think politics is a big issue with regard to Covid.
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If the CC Final was played at Wembley, I wonder what sort of crowd would be allowed 30,000?..The CC final crowd looks more socially distant year on year anyway...
The RFL own the lease to Odsal I wouldn't be shocked to see that used dependant on its current condition. SD could be applied there I reckon, no roof either so everything would just go up into the atmosphere.. Just a thought.
Just wondering if the clubs that have had difficulty getting their players to agree to a pay cut ( Wire etc) if those players will be as committed to the cause As they have been. Wire have had to go through arbitration with the players union, and I know from experience that the aftermath of that means that the employees are reluctant to go above and beyond, and are very suspicious about the management motives.