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Post by BasOfromthatLondon on Sept 22, 2020 17:48:30 GMT
Do we try and make up a (tested negative) team for Walsall?
Isolate the entire O's workforce?
How long is the Isolation?
I've been hearing 10 days to 14 days, I don't know.
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Post by peterslofas on Sept 22, 2020 19:24:13 GMT
For West Ham 0 days apparently.
Two players and the manager come down with the Covid minutes before kickoff but the match is allowed to continue
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Post by BasOfromthatLondon on Sept 22, 2020 20:58:29 GMT
I didn't think you could catch it before 10 pm. They'll have to bring the pub & restaurant closing time down a bit more.
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Post by MungO on Sept 22, 2020 21:16:38 GMT
Do we try and make up a (tested negative) team for Walsall? Isolate the entire O's workforce? How long is the Isolation? I've been hearing 10 days to 14 days, I don't know. It's a good point. What plans / team do we have for the weekend?
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Post by harlowo on Sept 22, 2020 21:20:09 GMT
Nigel said today we had a team to play tonight’s game, so could that team be made to play on Saturday?
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Post by MungO on Sept 22, 2020 21:27:36 GMT
I think now what has happened with the O's and seemingly West Ham should probably mean that the EFL needs to mandate proper Covid testing, not the ones we've been doing periodically but the Premier League standard ones that Nigel alluded to and do them on a weekly basis.
It sounds like it's about £5k a pop.
72 teams in the EFL X £5k = £360k a week.
£360k a week x 46 games = £16.5m
Drop the cup competitions in the EFL. It's made things too congested.
£16.5m for all players tested every week for the year paid for by the EFL. They've got huge reserves in the bank and because they're helping out everyone to the same standard there wouldn't be room for bias.
Even if they don't wanna dip into their reserves they should look for a loan practically interest free from the Government to pay for it.
Anyone other than players and coaches / managers in the stadium and the club should pay for their testing. So if you want Dulcet Dave plus one, the two in the studio, people filming, etc that comes down to the club to pay.
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Post by dohnut on Sept 23, 2020 11:17:00 GMT
I think now what has happened with the O's and seemingly West Ham should probably mean that the EFL needs to mandate proper Covid testing, not the ones we've been doing periodically but the Premier League standard ones that Nigel alluded to and do them on a weekly basis. It sounds like it's about £5k a pop. 72 teams in the EFL X £5k = £360k a week. £360k a week x 46 games = £16.5m Drop the cup competitions in the EFL. It's made things too congested. £16.5m for all players tested every week for the year paid for by the EFL. They've got huge reserves in the bank and because they're helping out everyone to the same standard there wouldn't be room for bias. Even if they don't wanna dip into their reserves they should look for a loan practically interest free from the Government to pay for it. Anyone other than players and coaches / managers in the stadium and the club should pay for their testing. So if you want Dulcet Dave plus one, the two in the studio, people filming, etc that comes down to the club to pay. Not too sure the EFL have that sort of money. They are going cap in hand to the PL for help. But the figure is less than your assessment. from what I read each test is £70. With 30 people in the first team squad that’s £2.1k. Weekly tests cost a club £70k pa. About the cost of one senior player or a couple of coaches. Perspective. In the great scheme of things this is not a massive cost when looking at the well-being of the playing staff. Sure it’s another cost when income is being reduced. And one would hope as the year progresses tests will become cheaper and quicker. For small clubs another kick in the teeth. But if the club can recruit Lawless and Harold then it can pay to look after the rest.
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Post by northeasto on Sept 23, 2020 11:39:14 GMT
I think now what has happened with the O's and seemingly West Ham should probably mean that the EFL needs to mandate proper Covid testing, not the ones we've been doing periodically but the Premier League standard ones that Nigel alluded to and do them on a weekly basis. It sounds like it's about £5k a pop. 72 teams in the EFL X £5k = £360k a week. £360k a week x 46 games = £16.5m Drop the cup competitions in the EFL. It's made things too congested. £16.5m for all players tested every week for the year paid for by the EFL. They've got huge reserves in the bank and because they're helping out everyone to the same standard there wouldn't be room for bias. Even if they don't wanna dip into their reserves they should look for a loan practically interest free from the Government to pay for it. Anyone other than players and coaches / managers in the stadium and the club should pay for their testing. So if you want Dulcet Dave plus one, the two in the studio, people filming, etc that comes down to the club to pay. Not too sure the EFL have that sort of money. They are going cap in hand to the PL for help. But the figure is less than your assessment. from what I read each test is £70. With 30 people in the first team squad that’s £2.1k. Weekly tests cost a club £70k pa. About the cost of one senior player or a couple of coaches. Perspective. In the great scheme of things this is not a massive cost when looking at the well-being of the playing staff. Sure it’s another cost when income is being reduced. And one would hope as the year progresses tests will become cheaper and quicker. For small clubs another kick in the teeth. But if the club can recruit Lawless and Harold then it can pay to look after the rest. £70 seems to me to be a reasonable figure, but its widely reported that Spurs paid £5k for us to be tested which works out at approx £200 per head
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Post by redshank on Sept 23, 2020 12:20:30 GMT
Gold plated swabs I suppose.
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Post by MungO on Sept 23, 2020 12:44:48 GMT
I think I got my PFA and EFL mixed up with regards to huge reserves, but nevertheless £16m a year from the EFL to help out all clubs isn't bad at all. A loan from the government to cover it if need be.
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Post by dohnut on Sept 23, 2020 13:20:00 GMT
I think I got my PFA and EFL mixed up with regards to huge reserves, but nevertheless £16m a year from the EFL to help out all clubs isn't bad at all. A loan from the government to cover it if need be. I don’t think it’s unreasonable for the EFL to seek help from the Premier League or whoever, nor indeed to seek Government loans with a long term payback period. Say 20 years. One of the PLs Concerns as I understand it, is with any help is how the clubs use that money. there cannot be a slush fund to bail out clubs like Macclesfield or Bury. Sad as it is. If there were it would encourage some owners to spend more on trying to achieve success knowing that if it goes wrong, they can dip into the kitty to survive. Such a fund could in fact be a recipe for longer term disaster. But to cover wages up to a moderate level. Enough to give clubs some breathing space. Seems right. I am quite sure some sort of rescue deal will be done now we have this 6 month timeframe to work within. one thing seems certain. If nothing happens some clubs will fold. The EFL need to get their finger out.
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Post by redshank on Sept 23, 2020 14:17:05 GMT
Just read in the DT that Orient would have got £150,000 from the televised game.That is hard to believe,like most MSM articles.
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Post by disoriented on Sept 23, 2020 18:21:25 GMT
We should play the youth. Games can’t continually be postponed. This situation is going to happen over and over this season.
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