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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by Beef, Aug 9, 2017.

  1. Saints Fan4Life

    Saints Fan4Life Well-Known Member

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    The leagues won't complete, I'm pretty sure of that.
     
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  2. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    A guy in Imperial College was saying that the lockdown has to last until a vaccine is available, which could take up to 18 months. We’re looking at no 2020-21 season at all if that’s the case, not to mention the economic consequences.
     
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    Jesus, I've gone stir crazy already! 2021!
    Anyone got a cryo chamber!
     
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  4. San Tejón

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    I saw a comment from Stan Collymore that, in hindsight, makes a lot of sense.
    When the tv rights are decided and sold to the highest bidder, a percentage of the overall total should be put into a special fund for helping clubs that fall into severe hardship, through no fault of their own.
    As I say, in hindsight, that fund would be extremely useful right now to keep lower league clubs ticking over until games restart.
    But then, the wealthy, and greedy, big clubs would probably veto such an idea.
     
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  5. fran-MLs little camera

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    My guess (complete guess based on nothing) is that a very prolonged lockdown will result in people getting fed up and such a profound effect on the economy that things will be eased out of necessity...and the risk will be reduced with/without a vaccine because so many people will have had the disease and possess some immunity.

    Of course, it isn't clear how long naturally induced immunity will last....though animal carriers of the disease do have immunity (though that may have developed over a prolonged period).
     
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  6. ChilcoSaint

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    We have never had a situation where herd immunity was achieved without the help of a vaccine, so we’re in uncharted waters.
     
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  7. fran-MLs little camera

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    We have never achieved herd immunity for seasonal flu...hence new injections every year, but there is a possibility that once you've had it you are immune for the present season. No one really knows.
     
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  8. thereisonlyoneno7

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    I could be wrong here but seasonal flu mutates every season (bit like saints form), so every year we start again.

    The saving grace so far is that COVID-19 doesn't (or hasn't) mutated. So we can hopefully get the herd immunity through infections or eventually a vaccine.
     
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  9. ChilcoSaint

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    That’s because seasonal flu mutates every year, so the vaccine has to change.
     
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    #GreatMinds ....
     
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  11. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Oih! I thought Covid talk was restricted to one thread. :emoticon-0136-giggl

    Having said that, what's the chances of the PL being being restarted on 04/04/20?

    I'll give it 50/50, but I think Liverpool might be denied. [can't wipe this grin off my face].
     
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    Peter Whittingham has passed away at just 35.

    More news to follow
     
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    Fell down his stairs. Was taken to intensive care. Sadly passed away.
     
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  14. Saints Fan4Life

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    That's awful :(

    One of my favourite Football Manager players growing up <laugh><laugh>
     
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    I always liked Jo Tessem on that, he scored loads of goals.......strangely!
     
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    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    I got my info from his ex team mate Micheal chopra!
    Hope he pulls through, but damn must be v/bad for his mate to talk of him in the past tense already!
     
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    That's really sad news. RIP. <rose>
     
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  20. The Ides of March

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    I cannot see how Euro 2021 can be fitted in, as there´s supposed to be a World Cup months later in Qatar. Just scrap internationals until the Autumn of 2022 to lessen the pressures on trying to complete this season, and starting next season weeks after the completion of this one whenever that may be.
     
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