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West Coast a class above. Whenever finals come round, they'll be front and centre, just so much talent from one end to the other.

Season should never have started in the first place. Was both irresponsible and hypocritical.

I'm in France, where we're already there. Here: - school is still on for children of key workers - anyone laid off through forced closures has their salary (or most of it) paid by the govt - same for anyone who has to stay home to look after children - small businesses have access to a range of emergency funding, and most costs and charges (e.g. rent) have been either cancelled or deferred.

In the UK, as in other countries where they've been closed, school is still provided for children of key workers such as health professionals.

Surprised to not see Weideman there. Perhaps less training load of late might have tipped the scales, but at some point, he'll need to start solidifying his place I would have thought. Happy with the rest, though Jones and Salem will be missed. I felt Jones was very good across the pre-season games.

If he was applying for employment in football, that might be a limitation. But it's a fan forum, where being out of your depth is not just permitted, it's a feature.

Paris (suburbs of).

I should add, basically all the shops are closed (except supermarkets, chemists, a few other essentials.). So you think, OK, stuck here for a month, we'll do some work on the garden. But you can't even buy weedkiller.

Same here in France. Lockdown started at 12H today, and it's like a morgue outside ... nothing moving. Similar rules to Italy, but you're allowed to walk your dog or do a bit of sport (go for a run) if you're alone. But need authorisation, and police are already manning random checkpoints. 38 euro fine if you don't have a good excuse for being outside. At the moment it's for 15 days, but everyone's expecting that to be extended at least for the same time. Going to be very hard for a lot of people.

Figures tonight from France: 4500 cases, which has doubled in 72 hours. Of those, 300 are in intensive care. And of those 300, half are younger than 60. A month ago we had 11 cases. 2 weeks ago, we'd just cracked 100.

Not just. Good luck in Italy at the moment if you need urgent medical care because you wrap your Alfa around a tree or have a burst appendix. No matter how old you are.

Seriously? Much more contagious than the flu, x times more fatal and (the key bit) *for which there is neither cure nor vaccine*. And it's not just the elderly. Death rates for people with cardiovascular or respiratory conditions, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and cancer are through the roof. There's also a massive hidden cost which we're starting to see in places like Italy: because ICU's and hospitals are overwhelmed, people with other potentially life-threatening diseases are being shunted to the back of the cue, with a predictable longer-term cost. And that's without even starting on the long-term effects of isolation on mental health and global well-being for those who are already fragile.

Some reports I've read from Italian medical staff have been harrowing, to say the least.

I posted that on Monday morning. It's now Wednesday evening, and we're up to 2300 cases and 48 dead.

As to the wisdom of reducing contact, isolation, and shutting things down (also as to how infectious this is): "New York officials traced more than 50 coronavirus cases back to one attorney" "Just two days after the man's positive results, on March 4, his 20-year-old son, a student at New York's Yeshiva University, also tested positive. The wife and 14-year-old daughter of the attorney both also tested positive on the same day. So did the neighbor who drove him to the hospital. And a friend of the attorney. The friend's wife, two sons and daughter tested positive that day too. The day after, on March 5, eight other people connected to the attorney tested positive for the virus." etc. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/11/us/new-rochelle-attorney-containment-area/index.html

They had 12 cases in Italy at one point as well. Now it's over 10K, with hundreds dead. Isolation and reducing contact is the only way of reducing infections. There is no cure, no vaccine. Just saying.

Bring back Dave Misson.

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, who was at the Championship football team’s home game on Friday alongside more than 27,000 fans, has reportedly contracted coronavirus. The 52-year-old Greek businessman announced the news in an Instagram post, writing to his 49,000 followers: “The recent virus gas ‘visited’ me and I felt obliged to let the public know. I feel good as I take all the necessary measures and I discipline to the doctors’ instructions. I strongly advise all my all my fellow citizens to do the same. I wish all a quick recovery.”

But also the format. Where else, except on the Demonland podcast of course, do players (or coaches) get to talk for 20+ minutes? The quick 2 minute post-match MFC interview or 30 second radio/TV grab doesn't lend itself to much more than "yes, we've all been working hard and yes, the foot feels fine" type of answers.

I'm in France, and all very serious here. We have over 1000 cases (including 4 MP's), and in some areas schools and non-essential services etc. are closed and people are advised to basically stay home. Expected to go onto the next level of protection and action in the coming days. Govt has banned any gathering over 1K people (down from 5K people a week or so ago), so sports authorities currently juggling closed door events and postponements where possible. Except that no-one's expecting this to go away soon, so postponement effectively = cancellation. I had a long autoroute trip on the weekend, and the display signs were all carrying virus-info: who to call to find out more or if you suspect symptoms, where to get news etc. We have very effective health and social services, so people at least feel that what should be done is being done.

Along the same lines, there was some really good insight from Tom Mac in the commentary for the North-Dees practise match video if you get a chance. He commented on Oscar that he does a lot of work off the ball shutting down angles etc. that people wouldn't notice. (I'm paraphrasing, can't remember exactly what he said but it was along those lines.) Not giving Oscar a pat on the back either, I'm sure it's true for all of the players getting regular games.

I think you're underestimating the amount of preparation and game planning that goes on, even at lower and junior levels. And he was playing in the SANFL (albeit reserves), there would have been systems in place and clear roles to play.

You're presuming that they (Viney and Gawn) weren't told beforehand. Not only would it be good/standard practise I would think, from their reaction and a couple of things that Goodwin says, I get the impression they knew. Not that I would know ...

Confirms yet again that the coaches watch a different game to us.

Great to get the win, lots of positive signs across the pre-season. Though can't help but get the feeling that at least a few of the players were holding a bit back until the real stuff, which then had an impact on disposal etc. Could be wrong.