Steven W

This whole quarantine thing is Patel's political equivalent of a vibrator. She'll be absolutely loving this mini delve into the xenophobic utopia of (pretty much) closed British borders. As you say, we're the sick man of Europe and if anything you'd think other countries would want us to quarantine prior to arriving there. I note Portugal and Italy (and in July Spain) will be opening up there tourism industry.

I don't go to McDonald's. But there's thousands of parents who take their kids regularly, often as a treat. Hence, the long queues upon them reopening.

They'll be the parents of young children, eager to give them a wee treat - something children's lives have been starved off for a while now

And that's with it now available to the entire population too

Hahaha. Yes, its got "History"

AIDS is Bulgaria. Really strong in the 90s, feared by everyone. Fell away quite a bit since then but still on the scene now and dangerous opponent for anyone, but nothing like it's halcyon days of yesteryear

Yes. Its the contagious disease Cup Final. Sars and Mers done well, but both unlucky to lose in the semis to higher quality opponents.

I think it'll go ahead, possibly a little watered down ( air bridges to some countries). Probably binned entirely after three weeks. It reeks of Brexiteers living out their fantasy of the UK borders being shut

Well thank f**k for that

Phase 4, the Scotland Government has said themselves, is expected to be many months away. I would love to think you're right, but I wouldn't hold my breath. As you say, how far down the leagues they go with 'professional' is interesting. The SFA will have a hand in it, and from the past few months' experience they don't seem overly interested in the lower reaches of football

Oh well, you'll ken best

I saw it last night. Actually from someone in reply to a Prof Sikora tweet, which he subsequently tweeted himself this morning. I found the positivty toward your post amusing, given how P&B have decided that anything he says is ballocks. Hopefully it's a good positive sign of things to come (tbf Prof Sikora had been saying this for a while)

The "Weird Professor" tweeted this this morning didn't he? I see for missing out his input, you got an entirely different reaction on P&B than had you left Prof Sikora's name on it.

Madness. We've had so many things to protest about in recent times, but never a jot. Now some in the UK do so in the middle of a pandemic, about something that didn't even happen here. On a sidenote, this should in theory result in a big spike in infections. Will be interesting to see, particularly were it not to. (Before I suffer the wrath of the P&B clique, I'd readily point out that I don't have any issues with the subject matter of their protests. Black Lives Do Matter)

Seen the Wierd Professor's" latest one Turky boy? Hahaha!! Saying the government's quarantine plan is beginning to have holes appearing - WTF would he know! It gets better too - He says he wouldn't be surprised to see it quietly slip away! Haha Tell you what, you and the rest of P&B have been right dismissing the pish of this Tory twat!

I've actually, ignorantly, missed most of the George Floyd story, such has my focus been on the pandemic. Weirdly (and I don't mean this to sound bad) but Covid-19 beginning to feature less in the news might help get the public back to some semblance of normality, and lessen the fear that people are so clearly feeling

Today is the first day I can remember in months when the main story (George Floyd) in the news isn't a Covid-19 story

I wonder if we'll see an uptick in infections (and tests carried out) now that's it's simply open to anyone displaying symptoms? And if we do what the public's (and SG's) reaction would be to that. I walk past a test centre near enough every day. Other than the first day, it's always been very quiet. A bit of me thought it would be busier today, but just as quiet as ever.

Finding it difficult to dispute his rather gloomy tone. When you see the 'Grassroots' route back to football (Version 1) that's just been published by the SFA, they're certainly not hearing up for football in the near nor medium future. (But pushing for the Premier League to start 1st August at the same time)

Interestingly SPFL are pitching their restart plan to the SG based us still being in phase 2 on 1 August. Not sure where that steer will have come from. I think it was we must be *at least* in phase 2

Aye but P&B have decided we don't like the "Weird Professor", so anything he says is to be dismissed

Fine by me.

I said in this thread several weeks ago that we were looking at either A) getting the virus and popping your clogs or B) surviving but losing your job and thus income - probably leading to a global depression. Whilst I was perhaps being a little extreme, with a portion of my tongue wedged in my cheek, I note you (and some others) getting close to my opinion from earlier in the thread. An opinion I was largely ridiculed for.

It would have been fantastic entertainment if it weren't so serious. As well as your three I liked; 1 - boasting about his knowledge on pandemics and how he'd written on it just last it year, yet sitting with a death toll of 35k 2 - being absolutely stumped when asked for his message to new Tory voters in Durham

"Some of their beers are good" So we're in agreement then.