RicoS321

Yep, I think the Guardian ran something on Boris' ever changing positions. There have been a lot. Even in the last 24 hours, Gove has downgraded his 10,000 per day to "the capacity for 10,000 test per day". I appreciate that it is very difficult for journalists to be completely on top of the current position, given the pace at which things are moving, but it's almost like they haven't prepared any follow up questions whatsoever when they speak to politicians (or football managers for that matter). Ask question -> get response -> thank interviewee for response. Rather than have data to hand ready to raise the pertinent questions as soon as they begin their pish. As Rocket has mentioned a few times, the channel four guys are significantly more prepared and better at asking questions.

It's a shame there weren't some proper examples and substance in there. It's not exactly wikileaks level whistleblowing if you see what I mean. Good though, I suspect most doctors would just quit their post. Must have been difficult to put their name to it.

It's weird, because they originally said 6ft, but then changed to metres. Not a huge difference of course, but just another thing to confuse the masses. Two metres is difficult in most shops, and impossible on most pavements. I was shopping just now and other than at the tills, the two metre rule wasn't really applied. Which is fine. On a couple of occasions, myself and another customer weren't far away but had our back to one another, thus no risk. Either of us could have made a deal of it, but neither did. It was good to see some basic common sense.

Jesus. I never thought I'd ever wish Boris a speedy and full recovery

What's the protocol if he dies? Have we had a dead serving prime minister before? I assume they'd just continue to shuffle his corpse out for the daily updates.

We don't know exactly how it's spread, but we do know that it spreads like a motherfucker. It would seem unlikely that a family in the UK (mine/yours/other folks') would be less likely to spread it than anywhere else in the world or the UK of today. I'm guessing there's only a couple of degrees of separation between us, being local loons, so you would expect a fair number of folk to be infected in this region alone. To the extent that it would have registered you'd have thought? Or to the extent that at least one person would have died from it and some form of testing done on them? Or do we not test if it's an al' or ill person?

I was absolutely floored in January with the flu. Like nothing I've ever experienced. 5 days of being wiped out, and another 5 to recover. Was still struggling sporadically for a couple of weeks after. As was my daughter. Wife, not so much but a few days off work. In-laws too. If it turns out we were Corona'd, then I'd be pretty happy. Of course, it doesn't make sense that it would be unless the number of infections are exceptionally high (which the article suggests), as like all good heroes, we were all back at work infecting folk well within any 14 day period. That being said, I probably took at least 3 days off longer than I normally would as I was pretty concerned that I might pass what I think/thought was the flu to anyone else as it was whooring bad. It seems negligent if it was Corona Virus like, that's a lot of folk infected and - presumably - a lot of folk with an incorrect classification on their death certificates?

Aye, Rocket, I was referring to the new test that's being released for sale in Boots and Amazon next week (apparently). It is a quick test (apparently), with fast production in the millions (apparently) possible in short time scales. Thus, you pass, and you're free to do what you want. I'm guessing that there is nothing going to be in place to prove that you have passed and thus people just simply lie about having passed and go back to work or to the shops or whatever.

So the tests go into the shops next week then and that could be it for a lot of folks? Back to normal? Will we see a rush of folk trying to get the virus to get it over and done with? I survived the Corona Virus t-shirts ready for shipping?

I feel obliged to renew my ticket early, but I really like buying mine 30 seconds before my seat is due to be given away to someone else. If they announce that because of financial difficulty, we're cancelling westhill (just generally) then I'll definitely buy one.

We're into the blame phase now. Expect to see lots more government officials highlighting the general public flouting the rules as if it were unexpected. They'll go to town on it for the next couple of days and that'll be the lasting image when hospitals hit their limits and become overwhelmed. Herd mentality never happened, we tested the entire population, but those who went to the pub for two additional days ruined it for everyone.

Good stuff min.

I used to love camping as a youngster. We never had a caravan, but stayed at a few caravan parks, and they were great places. I'd love a caravan for going away now and again in Scotland (or England). Although a tent would do the business. Never, ever get my wife to come though, she's of the same opinion as you. You're right about the current state of play though, however it's close to the easter holidays when plenty of folk head up that way for a break (was intending to myself, but cancelled - too many English!). Could just be thoughtlessly going up a week or so early. It all stems from the vagueness of the approach taken by the government in my opinion. It's barely a fortnight since herd mentality was all the rage.

I dinna get it, is it a phone call or a letter?

Can these cunts nae just play with masks and rubber gloves. Fucking poovery. Fan I was a loon, we'd be running aroon spitting on each other's open wounds before jumping, boner-first into an 86degree bath.

Freight/supplies possibly? I thought they'd lifted some of the restrictions on night time flying, but could be wrong.

I meant competency testing rather than virus testing. Just the basics like, so that errors can be avoided, new procedures understood and so on.

Is that how it works, genuinely? They send a letter? Do you have to do a test to ensure you're fit or whatever?

I was speaking to a guy at work today who thinks Boris is doing a great job (his actual words). The polls suggest the British public are broadly happy with, and trusting in, his performance. I don't get it. I'll just have to start reading the Telegraph I suppose and wait to die.

I'd have thought that because players contracts will run out in June and, unless the SFA offer a bail out for those players' salaries, they will be let go in due course. Unless, they've got something written in that covers for a season extension, which I suppose they might have. You could be talking completely different squads by September/October time unless the players have been given a guarantee of when games will be re-started by the time their contracts expire. All things considered, Hibs would be significantly more likely to be able to hold a squad together for several months than Livingston (and probably Motherwell) and thus will likely finish ahead of them. Several clubs might not even survive months without gate or season ticket receipts. I'd have thought that greater time that passes, the less likely a club's playing staff will resemble that which started the season/post-winter-break. To be honest, if there is a big layoff, then it can really only be a farce whichever way it goes (and I hope/think that it will be completed).

Maybe. What if Motherwell lose 5 players out of contract and we gain 5? We could potentially be finishing this season with an entirely different team to that which we started (or at least after the winter break). I'm in general agreement that we should finish the season, but I think voiding would be the right call if we go into October time with no movement. It'll forever be known as the tainted title otherwise, probably correctly. Obviously, that would face legal challenges from several clubs, fans who didn't get their season ticket's worth and the broadcaster so it would never happen, but I'm just talking from an integrity perspective. Money aside, I think voiding would be the right thing to do if a huge delay occurs. Also, I've always assumed that the hun will tail off and disperse (back to their early 80s crowds, and then bust) if the Tim won 10 in a row and I was sort of hoping that might occur. I think if Celtic are given the title or even if it resumes with vastly different squads then it gives them that glimmer of argument that the Tims cheated or some shite and they might keep returning. If they don't go bust waiting for the season ticket money, I think they come out of this quite well either way. Cunts.

Again, a deliberate call to arms for some of the Brexit supporting businesses, getting their payments for their support. It'll be a big manuacturer of some sort (not of health equipment), or along the lines of thon company they got to run the Brexit ferries.

Yes, schools will likely close by next week at the latest. I suspect head teachers and parents will overtake the government by removing kids etc, just like businesses were already getting people to work from home. What I mean is the overall admission will take a few weeks. They'll slowly unwind everything done to date. I expect testing to increase and increase to get up to (or close to) the levels that should have occurred weeks ago, without admitting that should always have been the case. Similarly, testing on NHS workers. Also, I expect that advice will change from "people shouldn't go to theatres etc" to "theatres are now closed". This will occur after the point at which a significant portion of those establishments, and pubs and so on, will have already gone bust. Thus saving the lobbying insurance companies a fortune in bailout payments that would have been due if the government had done the correct thing from day one. But, again, I could be talking shite. To me, everything just now points to economic decisions being made at every single point, over human decisions. Why would a government be so vague and non-binding about gatherings etc? This isn't incompetence, it's deliberate.

And by not enforcing the cancellation of mass gatherings, businesses won't be able to claim on their insurances (I think???)? Thus another fuck up. All because they don't want to do a u-turn. Instead they'll do an 83 point turn over the next few weeks and pretend that was the plan all along.

I don't think you were supposed to phone 111....