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Post by philtheglass on Aug 11, 2020 11:40:18 GMT
According to Twitter
Thomas Feaheny
@thomasfeaheny
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Scheduled plans for the National League next season:
-Fixtures set to be released on September 8th
-NL start with a league game on October 3rd
-NLN/NLS begin with FA Cup 2nd round qualifying games
-Final regular league match on 29th May 2021
-Play-offs set to happen in June 2021
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Post by mattyovrio on Aug 11, 2020 11:53:14 GMT
If we start on time with fans, I will be pleasantly surprised. If we finish next season by those dates, I will be amazed. Fingers crossed.
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Post by philtheglass on Aug 11, 2020 12:11:40 GMT
The Rugby Union season recommencss this weekend, so i'd expect Football to be using the next 6 weeks or so as a barometer
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Post by stockytwo on Aug 11, 2020 12:42:37 GMT
If we start on time with fans, I will be pleasantly surprised. If we finish next season by those dates, I will be amazed. Fingers crossed. Don't see why next season can't be finished on time. Might get the odd positive Covid test but the players are young and fit so should be fine after a couple of weeks of isolation. Unless an outbreak happens which infects a lot of the team I would guess that the odd positive test wouldn't result in postponements etc. Probably even more of a benefit this season to have a big squad to deal with the inevitable covid positives. Starting with fans at the beginning of October looks a real stretch though. Would be absolutely amazed if that happens. There's still a thousand new cases a day! That would have to drastically drop down for it to be sensible to open up mass gatherings. |
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Post by dispatcher007 on Aug 11, 2020 14:23:41 GMT
When do we find out if Macc have "got away with it?"
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Post by DaveLong79 on Aug 11, 2020 15:17:00 GMT
If we start on time with fans, I will be pleasantly surprised. If we finish next season by those dates, I will be amazed. Fingers crossed. If we start on time with fans, I will be pleasantly surprised. If we finish next season by those dates, I will be amazed. Fingers crossed. Don't see why next season can't be finished on time. Might get the odd positive Covid test but the players are young and fit so should be fine after a couple of weeks of isolation. Unless an outbreak happens which infects a lot of the team I would guess that the odd positive test wouldn't result in postponements etc. Probably even more of a benefit this season to have a big squad to deal with the inevitable covid positives. Starting with fans at the beginning of October looks a real stretch though. Would be absolutely amazed if that happens. There's still a thousand new cases a day! That would have to drastically drop down for it to be sensible to open up mass gatherings. FA have already stated that non-league will only start with fans. Given the precarious financial positions of most I would expect fans to be allowed back in when it starts; remember there will be significant reductions in capacity and with proper management/risk assessment it is certainly possible. 8.0.3 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 15:18:46 GMT
When do we find out if Macc have "got away with it?" Pretty sure that hearing is today |
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Post by timberwolf on Aug 12, 2020 9:00:01 GMT
If we start on time with fans, I will be pleasantly surprised. If we finish next season by those dates, I will be amazed. Fingers crossed. thats two months in the future at the moment. suppose anything could happen in the meantime. at least its a date now and not a lot of speculation. next thing we need to know what the proposed capacity of EP will be if reduced numbers are put inforce. the main problem could involve clubs in local lockdowns and others who have players found positive so unable to fulfill a fixture. knowing our luck we will end up being involved in this and end up with a fixture backlog. |
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Post by Ngard on Aug 12, 2020 15:51:51 GMT
If we start on time with fans, I will be pleasantly surprised. If we finish next season by those dates, I will be amazed. Fingers crossed. Don't see why next season can't be finished on time. Might get the odd positive Covid test but the players are young and fit so should be fine after a couple of weeks of isolation. Unless an outbreak happens which infects a lot of the team I would guess that the odd positive test wouldn't result in postponements etc. Probably even more of a benefit this season to have a big squad to deal with the inevitable covid positives. Starting with fans at the beginning of October looks a real stretch though. Would be absolutely amazed if that happens. There's still a thousand new cases a day! That would have to drastically drop down for it to be sensible to open up mass gatherings. To be fair 1000 positive cases a day out of the ~150k tests we carry out is well within the WHO guidance of the virus being under control. |
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Post by ebbs on Aug 12, 2020 17:42:52 GMT
No way will fans be allowed in. Doubt they will be allowed in when the Prem starts early September. The message coming out from Johnson and Co is that what we currently have is the furthest we can go before vaccine and schools will, rightly, get priority. Be amazed if we even start given the no fans no start comment.
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Post by timberwolf on Aug 13, 2020 10:16:43 GMT
To be fair 1000 positive cases a day out of the ~150k tests we carry out is well within the WHO guidance of the virus being under control. plus out of the 1000 positive cases how many will either die or be seriously ill among that number. only a few weeks ago the number of deaths were the main thing. now its got down to positive tested numbers. what will be the lowest number of positive cases they are actually looking to achieve before normality can be resumed. |
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Post by mattyovrio on Aug 13, 2020 15:46:51 GMT
Good question Timbers. The answer is none. Look at NZ for that. As long as the virus is in circulation, there will be no normality until a widely available, effective vaccine comes in. I can see us starting the season with fans in much reduced capacity grounds. However, I can see a second spike post-Crimbo and fans being barre. What happen in the NLN then? We could be a long way from the finish line. PPG again? Defer the season? Cancel it? Carry on with no fans? Who knows?
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