https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/dons-ordered-to-make-covid-safety-improvements-after-fans-spotted-hugging-on-pittodrie-return/
Aberdeen City Council being utter clowns and demanding better security at Pittodrie on Sunday for the crime of fans ‘hugging’ at their game on Thursday night against Hacken. This isn’t about party politics, if you give any authority greater power and control they will seize it with both hands.
Nobody wants to watch football like this. It is absolutely imperative that all clubs put maximum pressure on the Scottish Government and their local council to ensure that from the 9th of August, stadiums are able to be completely full and there are no COVID restrictions whatsoever. The future of Scotland’s game depends on it
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27-07-2021 11:58 AM #1
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Why ending all COVID restrictions surrounding football is so important
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27-07-2021 01:07 PM #2
It's not a case of hugging randoms at the football being a crime but it is irresponsible in a pandemic.
The other aspect is the council no doubt received lots of complaints from folk directly and indirectly about it so are responding.
People complain and demand action about everything as you yourself are doing in this thread.
The difficult part is that folk on all sides of the argument complain and it is impossible for our elected representatives to make them all happy.
It's best they make the right decisions rather than responding to hyperbole, loud voices or pressure.Last edited by CMurdoch; 27-07-2021 at 01:31 PM.
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27-07-2021 01:12 PM #3
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If, when I was at the game on Thursday, people were hugging and spreading Covid around I would have not been too happy.
This hasn't gone away by any stretch and we still need to be cautious.
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27-07-2021 01:15 PM #4
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if viruses didnt mutate then this OP would be a cracker
but viruses do mutate
the original mutation was getting under control in Scotland 13 months ago (June 29th 2020 headlines read that Scotland had its 8th consecutive day without a single Covid fatality, way ahead of other nations)
the problem was others did not have the virus under control (first Kent, then India) so the new variants emerged that spread quicker and hit you harder, potentially even being immune to existing treatments as they mutate.
the World Health Organisation has queried the lifting of all restrictions during the current phase (in England) as being "exactly what you would do if you wanted to create a new mutation that is resitant to the AZ & Pfizer vaccines" making for a full *new* worldwide lockdown and back to square one.
You may have guessed, given that, I disagree with the OP and I wish our irresponsible next door neighbour England was not playing fire with a mutating virus
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27-07-2021 01:18 PM #5
Football should be played behind closed doors if hugging is so dangerous at the football.
Expecting people not to hug others when their team's just won 5-1 in Europe after 16 months away is just not realistic. When a goal is scored fans don't even think about hugging the people they're with it's an instinctive reaction.
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27-07-2021 01:21 PM #6
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I got lots of hugs. Hadnt seen these people for well over a year..
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27-07-2021 01:22 PM #7
^^Is this from an SNP advert or something?!
Scotland were brilliant and England are doing it all wrong!
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27-07-2021 01:23 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
A married couple share a bed all night, drive to the game in the same car but aren’t allowed to hug each other at the match???
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27-07-2021 01:25 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Our Goverment has had totally unprecedented control over our lives for around 16 months. When that happens the hardest thing is for them to give that power up. Moving on to micro managing things like this is a step too far for me. It’s time for them to let go a wee bit.Every gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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27-07-2021 01:26 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteLess talk, more gifs. 21.05.16
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27-07-2021 01:27 PM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
You can have folk in your house and hug them much as you want but it's dangerous to hug at a football stadium.Last edited by SteveHFC; 27-07-2021 at 01:30 PM.
Less talk, more gifs. 21.05.16
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27-07-2021 01:37 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
This 100%, but there's only so long folk will accept being in lockdown and will take matters into their own hands.
More than 10,000 people have died in Scotland.
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27-07-2021 01:43 PM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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27-07-2021 01:52 PM #15
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"Council officials have reportedly told Aberdeen FC to address issues around queuing, social distancing and stewarding after fans were spotted hugging and not wearing masks on their return to Pittodrie."
So, not just hugging then.
Fans are gradually being allowed back into grounds. Severe outbreaks caused by irresponsible behaviour could easily result in that being reversed. What would "the future of Scotland's game" be like then?
You sound like one of those Covid sceptics who likes to pretend that the rules are the problem, not the virus.
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27-07-2021 01:56 PM #16
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It’s pathetic. Full crowds, masks optional, away fans in. Nothing less will do
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27-07-2021 02:02 PM #18
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What do you suggest? As you say, covid isn’t going anywhere. Time to get on with it
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27-07-2021 02:09 PM #20
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What’s the plan ?
Majority of the vulnerable double vaccinated in Scotland - do we just sit about waiting (waiting for what??) or can we accept that daily live involves risk and let people get on with their lives - especially those who need to see a doctor / get a hospital appointment for other conditions like cancer. Not trying to be smart but I keep hearing folk say don’t do this or that and haven’t told us when we actually can live properly again.
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27-07-2021 02:13 PM #22
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Covid passports (including those who are seriously medically exempt) would make some people think harder.
So many view it as a way of controlling the population, but in my opinion Covid Passports would stand as a firm point that getting a vaccine is the strongest way to fight this virus, starve it of hosts whose bodies cannot fight it and soon it will be gone.... leave it to have its way around the unvaccinated populous and we will be riding this wave for a long time.
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Perhaps those who are so against the restrictions may have to concede to them in order for society to get back to some form of normal.
I think those who think we will go back to how things were, Pre-Covid, may be in for a surprise.
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27-07-2021 02:19 PM #24
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27-07-2021 02:26 PM #27
Hearts allowed roughly 4,500 in tynie on Sunday. Whereas Motherwell are allowed about 7,000 in a stadium that holds about 7,000 less.
These rules/decisions by the councils aren’t making any sense anymore
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27-07-2021 02:27 PM #28
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We have the same problem at ER. North and East exit to the same area as does the South and West The surrounding areas are part of the problem and impacting numbers.
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