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It’s always Ayrshire! Last year I’m sure the news for a few hours was all about a panther being spotted in Drongan. It turned out to be a hoax and the guy used a stuffed toy. Zoomers
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6 minutes ago, Robbo63 said:
Mask more than likely in stand , in my work from today we must wear masks every time we enter an enclosed area , even on way to work if we travel on public transport
Are the club hopeful of starting the season with fans present?
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21 minutes ago, itzdrk said:
Mask or no mask that is the question?
I’d a wear one if I had to if it meant getting back to Somerset!
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12 minutes ago, WATTOO said:
BJ confirmed today that they were actively looking at this.
Greg Clark pointed out that countries such as Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, Germany and the WHO had all reduced their social distancing advice to 1 metre and was wanting to know why we were still keeping it at 2 metres, especially given the added pressure on business.
I think we can expect positive changes soon, especially if the infection rates keep dropping.
I hope so! I really don’t understand why so many people are being doom and gloom, they seem to want the 2 metre rule, no enjoyable things etc until a vaccine is found,which could be never. 1 metre would greatly help football clubs to have their full quota of fans (well aside from the OF, Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen, Dundee U). I genuinely feel there’s people on this thread who don’t want football or normality back until 1st Jan 2021 at the earliest
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4 hours ago, Stellaboz said:
There's nothing wrong in thinking about your dad. My parents passed away a couple of years ago and I don't exaggerate when I say there's rarely a day goes by that I don't think of them both in some respect. It's good that you are thinking of them, this is a positive thing, even if some of the memories are really tough and heart breaking.
Personally, I'm someone who pushes away my thoughts deep down away inside, so you should be proud that you are not. Everyone grieves differently and for different periods of time, just go easy on yourself and look after yourself, that's all you can do.
As for your ex, I'm not best placed to tell you what is best because what worked for me might not be best for you. I was lucky that when I broke up with a toxic ex in the past I was able to devote my whole life to getting myself back in a good place mentally, physically (eventually!) and career wise. It'd be easy for me to say forget her, it's clear that it is not. That's not such a bad thing either, it just takes time to get over. What I do recommend is trying VERY hard not to compare your life to hers. This is unfair on yourself.
Thanks bud. I do push thoughts and feelings deep inside, but more and more they’re becoming so much to contend with and they’re rising and I’m breaking down in tears. I think it was because my Dad passed away unexpectedly. It was a shock and it’s been hard to get my head around. I went from seeing him every day to now not seeing him at all and it kills me.
Im glad to hear you got back to a good place after splitting with your ex. I hope that day comes for me, and soon! I know it’s unfair to make comparisons between my life and hers, but it’s so hard not to. She’s happily loved up, and my life has went to shit since the break up. Just seems unfair that good things are happening to such a bitch
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I thought I’d post here to vent seeing as it’s late and as usual I can’t get to sleep. So many thoughts running through my head. I’ve been missing my old man a lot. Always when I’m trying to get to sleep the memories of his last day in hospital go over and over in my head. How I was there when he died. How my mum and I knew he was going to die but we didn’t tell him. I watched a programme about the FA Cups top 50 moments the other night and I cried because I know he’d have loved watching it. I definitely have a love/hate relationship with football now since he passed away. Earlier on my neighbour and I were chatting out the back and she mentioned my ex and her new guy/fiancé. Just fcks me up to know less than 10 months ago we were “loved up”, and now she’s engaged to someone new and I’m a piece of shit to her. I really wish I had my work to help distract my dark thoughts a bit.
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1 hour ago, MixuFixit said:
Is it that you want say, Austria's progress to be headline news in the UK? These things are covered but just not in a major way, you are always going to have to look for it.The likes of the BBC/ITV were quite “happy” to show images from Italy as their headline when the number of deaths there was so high, same with their reporting of Spain’s high numbers. Yet they're strangely quiet now the numbers have decreased dramatically.
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30 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said:
This is the current law, they are not going to allow football clubs, rugby clubs or cinemas, theatres to open if they can not provide sufficient space for social distancing, whether you or I am willing to accept it.
The chief medical officer in Scotland said on Radio Scotland on Saturday that he thinks a wedding of up to 80 might just be just about ok in August.
I believe the 2 metre rule will be relaxed to 1 metre by the time August comes around. They’ve already said the risk of infection decreases significantly outdoors. They will probably not allow away fans at games for a good few months and possibly reduce the capacities at Ibrox/Parkhead by at least half. I wouldn’t be concerned with 1700 at Somerset tbh, but it’s the Government and football authorities that will decide that
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4 hours ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said:
Thought i maybe had a 50/50 chance of getting my holiday in September into October, but looking at the way the English have been flocking to beaches etc fear a second wave is inevitable.
Shower of selfish desperate c***s making this worse for everyone just because they trust a man who writes lies on a bus. Think independence is the only way forward for us.Tbh unless we stayed in lockdown forever, there is always a risk of a second wave. I’m sure @Todd_is_God posted something a few days back about countries already 3 or 4 weeks out of lockdown and there being no great “second wave”
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3 hours ago, diegomarahenry said:
What about the other health risks I mentioned? What about the main stand? how do you get in and out of rows without passing someone ? only one person per row? The advice issued by governments hasn't been put out to specifically annoy football fans.
You’re going to need to accept the fact that folk will be less than 2 metres from you. Just like the folk in supermarkets who reach up to a shelf whilst you’re standing there. Unless you (&them) are a absolute fatty it’s easy enough to let folk pass you in the rows of the main stand without them touching you. If that doesn’t suffice people can either stay at home, or deck themselves in bubble wrap
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17 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said:
He was linked with Chelsea not that long ago.
However, he didn't want to go to Chelsea.
Was this on April 1st by any chance?
12 minutes ago, ftk said:26 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:The “worry” of touching a turnstile can be erased by carrying a hand sanitiser with you. It’s no different to going to the small local shop and touching a basket that the staff haven’t wiped in between uses. Folk still go to shops and touch items and then put them back on the shelf. You also walk in close proximity to people in shops or when joggers run past when out a walk (in my case).Those turnstiles wont have been cleaned since the Spanish Flu of 1918 so a little bit of coronavirus will be fine.
Accurate!
11 minutes ago, Tam_O_Shanter said:26 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:The “worry” of touching a turnstile can be erased by carrying a hand sanitiser with you. It’s no different to going to the small local shop and touching a basket that the staff haven’t wiped in between uses. Folk still go to shops and touch items and then put them back on the shelf. You also walk in close proximity to people in shops or when joggers run past when out a walk (in my case).As long as that hand sanitizer isn't in a bottle, as that would be a criminal offence.
Aye, alcohol in a bottle right enough
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16 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said:
The virus is in decline because of social distancing, once this is gradually lifted, cases will rise gradually. You can't go from no one allowed in a group outwith your household to 200 or 500 or 50000 people in the one place within a few weeks or months.
I would expect that at the most, you would be allowed events for up to 100 people by August with social distancing measures in place.
For football to be back, how do you get in to the ground without going through a narrow turnstyle without touching it or maintaining social distance from the operator? how do stewards search you to make sure you aren't smuggling in 8 cans in your bag? how do you get from the Tryfield place turnstyles to the side terrace without walking in close proximity to someone else?
You are asking for people in part time jobs to put themselves at risk for the sake of 2 hours work, current plans show that hairdressers won't be open until July at the earliest and only with PPE and deep cleaning between customers yet people think that they will be in a football ground shortly after.
The “worry” of touching a turnstile can be erased by carrying a hand sanitiser with you. It’s no different to going to the small local shop and touching a basket that the staff haven’t wiped in between uses. Folk still go to shops and touch items and then put them back on the shelf. You also walk in close proximity to people in shops or when joggers run past when out a walk (in my case).
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4 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said:
It seems like the Cheltenham Festival and the Liverpool vs Atletico game did cause a spike in cases in those areas.
It’s strange there’s been no mention of the Rangers v Leverkusen game that week as well. Did this cause a “spike” around Glasgow/Inverclyde area
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I’m so bored of this Cummings situation. I’ve skipped through 30 odd pages of this thread. Yes he’s an idiot, yes he should be sacked. I’m more concerned we allowed so many potentially infected people off flights and into the country without checks though.
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58 minutes ago, DA Baracus said:
Anytime my friend.
Please don't struggle alone. I'm happy to heat from you if you ever want to get in touch.
I appreciate that. It means a lot to know an internet stranger cares. Thanks again
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26 minutes ago, DA Baracus said:
Yeah, know it sucks for many folk and it's a shit situation for many.
I was unemployed for a while between 2012-2013 and it was shite. Like you I struggled to get up before midday. Even when I did I'd feel exhausted. Was definitely one of my lowest times, if not the bottom.
You're at you're lowest I think. From what you've said circumstances have absolutely flattened you, and then coronavirus came along. You haven't caught a break and it probably feels like you won't again, but you will again. You will man.
You don't owe anyone but yourself. You shouldn't keep going for anyone but yourself. Don't feel that lying down and finally giving in is wrong because of what anyone else thinks or feels. It's wrong because at the moment you do it you'll regret it. You'll realise you've made the worst mistake and can't go back on it.
To quote one of my favourite songs:
I wish there was something i could say
To erase each and every page that you've been through
Even though its not my place to save you
I appreciate but can't accept this thank-you note
Thats sealed with your last breath
I won't stand aside and listen to you give up
If you'll just hold on for one more second
Just hold on to what you have
If you'll just hold on, just hold on
You will wake up tommorrowFck, reading that made me emotional. Thanks
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30 minutes ago, DA Baracus said:
Disagree that lockdown isn't helping folk.
Appreciate that I'm probably in the exemptions, but I imagine plenty of folk who are able to work from home are not missing the commute and are loving the extra time in bed in the morning and having more time to themselves in general.
Anyway, hopefully the Scottish government plan will give you some hope that you'll be back at work this year. Just last week Jason Leitch said he was hoping to get a gig in October/November (can't mind which month!).
Yeah I can see how that would be beneficial to a lot of people. Just sucks for people like me with depression and now no job to get up for in the morning. I’ve tried setting alarms etc but I’ve not woken up before midday for weeks now. I hope so but with each passing week it’s seeming more and more unlikely. 2020 is effectively cancelled. Just don’t know how long I can go on for tbh. I’m tired of living
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I was re-reading the Scottish lockdown exit strategies again. “mass gatherings” to be permitted in the Autumn. Yet your man Raman is saying no crowds at football until Feb 2021.
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5 minutes ago, Robbo63 said:
I believe at Ayr we could get around 2000 into ground following social distancing, but like most other grounds it would be hard to control , not a lot of fans would be happy staying out in the uncovered terracing in the poor weather , then again in supermarkets , train stations etc where it is hard to maintain the social distancing rules we are being asked to wear protective face coverings , could that be an option at a football match ?
The mask thing I was thinking about the other day. The shop would make a few quid selling masks with the badge on it, and I’m sure we’d all wear them if it meant being able to go to games again
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56 minutes ago, NewBornBairn said:
Is that a fact? Disinfecting turnstiles after every punter, socially distancing communal toilets, 500 yard long queues at pie stalls?
"Our product is shite and no-one will want to watch it"
I’d like to think that folk would sacrifice their half time pie and cuppa if it meant they were able to see the game in person. As for the turnstile/toilet thing, I’d imagine the onus would be on punters to hand sanitise with their wee gel bottles before and after going through the turnstiles and after they’d been to the toilet (yes changing the habit of a lifetime for 70% of fans)
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A nadir of the Bundesliga return just happened there. Lewis fcking Capaldi played over the PA system before the second half of the Bayern game
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7 minutes ago, Highland Capital said:
It's a total non-starter. There might be a big uptake for the first couple of matches, but if clubs are charging £15+ for the stream every week the drop off will be enormous.
That’s how I feel about as well. I can’t see folk paying £15 a week to watch it on a potentially poor stream with no atmosphere. It definitely won’t make as much for clubs as ticket sales/Matchday revenue does. Not by a long shot
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14 hours ago, philpy said:
Work, and the whole lockdown thing is, severely affecting me just now. I'm considering getting up on Monday and heading for the woods somewhere Instead of work. Not going to end it all, I just need to get away from it for a day or two. It's either that or I lose my job for telling my bosses what I really think of them. This is just fucking shit.
Sorry to hear that. As others have said phone in sick and have a few days to yourself to recharge or go out walking I feel the weather is nice. In my last job I worked with two faced bitches and it really got me down for the last few months I was there. I felt like ending things was the only way out. With help from my now ex, I was able to find a new job that I love and I felt happier at work than I’d felt for about 8 years!
Lockdown certainly isn’t helping anyone and especially those of us who struggle with mental health at the best of times. I miss my work so much and tbh I don’t think I’ll be back working again this year (I’m in the events industry). I also struggle with regrets and heartache about my last relationship ending. I lost my Dad in Feb. Just seems like one thing after another and there’s been so many times in the last few months I’ve wanted to fall asleep and never wake up. Please know you’re not alone in how you feel. There’s good guys on this thread who always listen and offer support. Know you’re not alone and we’re here to listen to you
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4 hours ago, 1nickydevlin said:
As someone mentioned somewhere else watching the bundesliga on a decent stream was bad enough. Never mind watching Arbroath v ayr .without fans the games fucked tbh .and I think £5 is about as much as people would be willing too pay.
Aye. The Bundesliga games are a strange watch. Even the Dortmund and Bayern games last week with top class players were slow and preseason friendly-esque. I’d pay £5 max to watch us on a stream
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Tiger set on fire in Ayr
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That’s ringing a bell actually. tbh I’d rather face up to a panther than 89% of Drongan’s pooulation