The memes went crazy last night (I know they are memes). People booking Wetherspoons tables for the 21st June.
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Let’s get them their second dose first, but yes agree.
COVID will hopefully just be like seasonal flu, except we all get the jab.
Encouraged by the all adults vaccined by end of July.
Would love to see Wembley full.
If it’s 10k, I presume it’s 50/50 with the SSC and the England supporters club.
Seems the best way to allocate.
J
Good luck to them.
Better to have something to look forward to than just sitting about feeling miserable.
Obviously the ball could get kicked further down the park when we get there but short term I think people are right to embrace the relative good news that came out yesterday.
I wouldn't be surprised if the tournament is held entirely in the UK with no away fans and probably reduced capacities. And that might extend to England v Scotland!
Don't see fans at the games in June at Hampden after today's news.
I know some are being really pessimistic after todays announcement, but NS said that they would review again mid March (about the time lots more kids will have been back for 3/4 weeks).
I think the underlying data at that point will be a lot more positive, and if thats the case the "unlocking" both here and down south, might come a lot earlier than the current roadmaps suggest.
Both Boris and NS are being very careful not to over promise (regardless of what the English press say about lockdown ending 21st June) and would prefer to give us good news when its nailed on.
Ferguson is excellent and has been throughout.
Care home visits and opening up religious gatherings along with schools (which is top priority) seemed to be the ‘highlights’
Zero substance and a ‘plan’ that takes us to end of April.
It allows the FM not to be held to account and allows her total control on picking and choosing her favorite areas of focus. Nothing on football, concerts, travel (home or abroad), end date. It’s a strategic framework but she hasn’t made it clear what her strategy is - suppression , containment, elimination, herd immunity.
On football how can Hibs, Scotland or anyone else plan finances, season tickets etc? For all we know football might be the very very last things to have spectators.
Stop MP’s wages?? Aye that would’ve made a deadly virus disappear right enough 😂😂
Very cautious words today sadly but I remain optimistic that if the vaccine programme goes as planned then we will have fans at the games
If almost every adult is vaccinated then death rates may in theory be very low, in which case there wouldn't be much justification for playing the games behind closed doors
I didn’t say the deadly virus would disappear. I said the priority for getting things back to normal would change.
Right now, many people are having to get by with no income and very little support from the government. People’s livelihoods are being destroyed and it’s killing people’s mental health.
We are a year down the line and continuing a slow and steady policy isn’t good enough. IMO we wouldn’t be as slow coming out of the lockdown if politicians were having to get by the same way much of the population are having to.
FWIW I deleted my post as I know this isn’t the place for politics, I probably shouldn’t have posted it. I’m a big supporter of the SNP and I’m desperate for independence. I am however absolutely scunnered by that statement from Sturgeon that’s basically told us if we get back in our box if we’re really lucky they’ll let us out in 2 months.
We can’t keep living like this.
If it's relevant, UEFA have cancelled the Under-19 tournaments for men and women.
She said the plan is to suppress the virus to minimal levels and then deal with outbreaks as and when they occur. She likened the management of it to that of measles.
She also mentioned that from the end of April we'll return to the localised tier system. I suppose Hibs will get supporters back when Edinburgh reaches whatever tier allows spectators in stadiums.
It was a loosely worded plan but I can understand her reluctance to commit to specific dates. I suppose it's being managed in small steps and as time progresses further updates will give more detailed information on the easing of restrictions.
Her 'reluctance' works for now, but once we're partly opened up, she'll have next to no control of the population if England are allowing mass gatherings from May and foreign travel from June. Scots will simply pop over the border for events and holidays leaving from English ports and airports.