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I think we all need to accept that sport will be off the table for a fair while yet. There won't be some magical date on which everything goes back to the way it was. As others have said, there will likely be a staggered approach whereby life goes slowly and cautiously back to the way it once was. Sport won't be at the top of that list in terms of priority I'm afraid. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9073 - 01/04/2020 13:49:43 2275165 Link 1 |
Shaking hands won't be a problem. If the risk of infection is so high that it can still be passed on by shaking hands, there won't be any games to shake hands at. lionofludesch (Down) - Posts: 475 - 01/04/2020 13:55:10 2275166 Link 2 |
I agree. If you can't shake hands then I'd say physical competition would be out of the question.
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2100 - 01/04/2020 15:57:26 2275174 Link 0 |
"drowned in spit". Ha ha ha. I had to laugh.
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2100 - 01/04/2020 17:57:31 2275179 Link 0 |
This is just not feasible. Sharing water bottles is something that should be minimised anyway and in most cases teams try and do it at training etc. The GAA already try to stop large pitch incursions. It's not always possible. Shaking hands? Banning it? In a contact sport which involves "touch tight" marking. What is the point in that? Spitting. Obviously spitting at an opponent is abhorrent and will rightly see you hit with a long ban. Stopping someone spitting out water, blood, dirt etc from the mouth is simply unenforceable and may not even be advised in many cases. How is a Physio or Doc supposed to clean a players mouth to assess for injury for example? What if s/he has grass or much in his or her mouth? Stopping players who are ill from training... Well a good manager and good medical team with will stop players with respiratory or gastrointestinal illness in any event to maximise their players availability and prevent the spread through the squad. But to stop a player playing in an important game because he/she has a sniffle is completely impractical. Especially in elite amateur sport where athletes are often run down and prone to minor infections. Swapping jerseys- It doesn't happen at club level and the GPA's charter is that county players are allowed keep or swap one jersey per year. Some county boards may allow more. It's a minor risk however The very reason normal life is not continuing during this pandemic is there are risks associated with our day to day activities, including participating in sport, that are either simply not modifiable or not practical to modify. That is why we have had to grind everything to a halt to try and put the breaks on this thing. In normal times those risks are acceptable, right now they are unacceptable and pose a threat to public health. We don't go back to normal until we can go back to normal. So other than sharing water bottles I don't see any of these measures being practical or necessary when we have this under control. And if they are necessary then we probably shouldn't be playing. roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 01/04/2020 23:50:10 2275192 Link 1 |
Does anyone know how the Tipp hurlers are doing that came home from Spain? Spain is getting hammered almost as bad as Italy so I was wondering. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2100 - 02/04/2020 19:54:06 2275227 Link 0 |
I dont...but they are probably in the same boat as the rest of us. It's a month since they were there so would be well outside the 2 week incubation period for infection.
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1898 - 03/04/2020 10:36:41 2275247 Link 1 |
Australia on shutdown restrictions until at least October. Will be a long time here too, but they don't want to let that be known as would probably cause stress for people. FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2752 - 03/04/2020 12:01:22 2275253 Link 1 |
Bit over the top at the moment. It might well come to that but there's a lot that can happen in six months. How much have we learned in the last month ? The situation now is totally different to what we thought it was at the beginning of March. lionofludesch (Down) - Posts: 475 - 03/04/2020 12:49:56 2275254 Link 1 |
Very true for you. And anyway if one or more of them took a bad turn you'd have heard about it by now. That was a fast month.
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2100 - 03/04/2020 13:21:56 2275256 Link 0 |
That makes sense in fairness, if the government came out and said we'll be locked down for 3-6 months people would go nuts.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 03/04/2020 13:43:38 2275259 Link 3 |
You sure October is accurate. Haven't seen that anywhere. I haven't heard of any country putting lock downs or even basic restrictions in place so long into the future. Most countries are doing 2-4 week blocks
Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1824 - 03/04/2020 13:56:51 2275265 Link 1 |
You'll find in on Twitter I FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2752 - 03/04/2020 15:29:58 2275270 Link 1 |
It's a bit like a travel back in time to 50s or 60s Ireland. People rarely ventured too far afield. I think we can forget about foreign travel for the rest of 2020. Who know what kind of heap that airline industry will be in after all of this is over? The days of cheap flights could be at an end. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9073 - 03/04/2020 15:32:59 2275271 Link 1 |
I dont see the world deciding to shut down economies until October. The shutdown would be worse than any Covid 19 and cause many deaths in itself. The decision ,hard decision to go back to work even though theres a virus among us will have to be made soon enough.
bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 03/04/2020 16:19:37 2275273 Link 1 |
It'll be surprising if there's any ball played in the summer. jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20587 - 03/04/2020 16:33:16 2275275 Link 1 |
My wife is in an area of the public sector that is central to responding to Covid 19. They have plans and altered rosters up to mid June at the minute but it is continually under review. GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 03/04/2020 18:27:47 2275278 Link 4 |
Pointless speculation going on here, have a great weekend and mind yerselves. suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1662 - 03/04/2020 20:33:05 2275286 Link 1 |
Ha ha ha. True but to lads that are on "lockdown" speculation all you have. Taking a break from watching Ozark season 3 to read such speculation.
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2100 - 03/04/2020 22:26:55 2275291 Link 0 |
I was thinking of giving ozark a look, would you recommend it? Iv just finished breaking bad and looking for something new.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 03/04/2020 22:58:33 2275296 Link 3 |