02 May 2020 07:37:03
I struggle to understand why some clubs want this season to be completed.
Yes I understand that clubs will lose lots of money as sky sports and BT will stop paying as no football is being played.
People are talking about it's the fairest solution, play games on neutral grounds behind closed doors, players will be tested 2 times a week, kept in hotels for 6 weeks.
This to me doesn't sound like a solution it sounds like a farce, players life's will still be put in danger. there is evidence that some of these tests are not giving out the right answers anyway. And just because you get tested say on a Monday and Thursday doesn't mean you won't catch it by the Saturday.
All this set aside, surely players life's are worth more than money, worth more than a league title etc etc .
This virus kills, I truly wonder what is wrong with these people who think it's okto bring back a contact sport with people still dying, are they themselves willing to take that risk because apparently having some sport to watch will give the nation something to watch.
Are these people so bored they want to risk players life's for their own entertainment.
And me personally I don't really care if we stay up or go down but what I do care about is what is fair for these players and staff that will have to be at the ground and for the nation as a whole.
Almost 28 thousand dead so far that's what we know of, so quite possibly more.
FFS is kicking a bit of leather around that important compared to people's life's.
In my opinion what is fair is to restart the season when we have a proved vaccine, safe to play football at own grounds with fans there . If that takes 6 months, 1 year, 5 years then so be it . Least we won't be risking life's, life is too precious, yes I understand clubs will go bust and people will lose money, better than dying tho surely.
And by the way I am a die hard West Ham fan had a season ticket probably 35 years so yes I'm missing football too but I'm also missing loved ones that I've lost to the virus.

1.) 02 May 2020
02 May 2020 10:29:07
With you all the way arp.

2.) 03 May 2020
03 May 2020 08:00:22
arp3768, please accept my sincere condolences for your sad losses, your post in the most unfortunate of circumstances is the most sensible and honest post imo that has ever been written on here, I agree totally with every word you have written about our game! I am fortunate enough not to have lost anybody close, but do know of a number locally that have been taken away from their families! It also sickens me to read of these stupid discussions of starting again, money, money, f—-money! As you say who cares about Football or any sport when the world is dying, yes we are all fed up with reading and hearing about, but getting back to normality with any risk eliminated of it spreading is the main concern!

3.) 07 May 2020
07 May 2020 15:05:38
So sorry arp that you have lost loved one to due this virus.