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Sad to hear. Youngster at work has a friend in a similar position, elite athlete who's a shadow of what he is. We all know the potential of this, but I know of more people who've topped themselves last year than have died of Covid, and of more people who's mental health has gone off a cliff than people who have long Covid. Life has to go on, or there's a risk it won't anyway.

There's a lot of that. Plus people left with all sorts of issues they have to live with. I've heard a few cases of people left with type 1 diabetes, heart issues, nervous system issues, even arthritis. People focus on the death, or recovery, but not what this stuff can leave people to have to live with.

No, and I feel for anyone who has. That said, is that relevant to the discussion? We're in the midst of an acceleration of cases with a variant of as yet unknown seriousness. Most people are taking a cautious view and assessing their own risk. I just can't be doing with sanctimonious people insisting that we must do what they choose to do. I was in a social setting earlier but left early as there loads of unmasked people some of whom were coughing and spluttering, not worth the risk. I'll go out for brekkie with the missus tomorrow morning though. Next week I'll work but a bit from home and a bit in the office with a skeleton staff. I'll mask up and LF regularly. I may catch covid, but hopefully not, but I'll live life doing my bit to help myself and others whilst not vegetating in front of the news.

Gravy

Ha!! Forget cutting back, you're rowing backwards mate. Let's face it, this is yet another example where you think you know better than most. You've tried to back it up with same made up nonsense that we've been told to avoid parties and the world outside the window. You're no expert on this. If you want to hide away, crack on, but don't dispense advice on something you're not qualified to advise on.

Cut back is not avoid. Be selective is not avoid. Some people want to hide away, that's there prerogative, but a non expert suggesting that people should do that is as damaging and dangerous (from a mental health perspective) as other non experts suggesting that people shouldn't have a vaccine and/or covid (from a physical health perspective). You're no more qualified to tell people what to do than Tiss.

The experts aren't telling us to sit on our arses at home though. It's people like you, the non experts, who are telling us whilst criticising other non qualified people for telling people what to do.

His leaving Sky has nothing to do with covid. He left for the same reason Stelling is leaving, and Merse would have if he didn't need the money. I won't go into the reason, but it has nothing to do with this.

Forget all the science, that doesn't help your argument. Anyone who's not had a vaccine already has decided they're not having one. You're not convincing me that a decision will be influenced by Tiss. This is just about people like you enjoying a whinge.

Quite. I'm not sure why people are getting so irritated by it. It's hardly likely that someone wavering about the vaccine will log in to twitter and be swayed by the "advice" of Tiss. He's a man with opinions and spouts them as he's entitled to. Who gives a shit.

Now now, Jim is a nice bloke. Awful persona, but nice bloke.

xG is bollox. People talk about people overperforming or underperforming their xG, but don't stop to think that the xG was wrong to begin with. Take Telles from Man Utd. He's had 3 shots on goal since he's been back in the team. 2 have hit the woodwork from free kicks, 1 has been on target. On a stats basis he's had 2 off target efforts so his xG is shit. In the real world though, he's on free kicks, is bloody accurate, and one of those woodwork efforts will doubtless go in soon. If it does, some numpty will say he's overperforming on his xG. On the rest of it, nonsense. We didn't lose that game because of one player. We lost because we blew ourselves out after 20 mins, then got picked off with our naive zonal marking again being an issue. Our players are average, ditto our manager.

Tray

Sure will, hopefully it'll be all or most of the 1922 committee.

Yep. The youngsters at work are shitting themselves. Sad.

Yep, sure is. The panic in people since Boris's announcement is unbelievable. Christmas events being cancelled all over the place, and people looking like the world is ending. Gotta live with this and crack on with life.

I think it's inevitable that 3 jabs for a pass, and a pass to do most things, is coming.

Nitrate

So will you be declining your booster Del?

This keeps getting said. The vaccinated can also pass the virus on. The unvaccinated are putting themselves at risk, ditto the NHS, but aren't a greater risk to the vaccinated than the vaccinated are.

Stuffed

They'll have one on the team. I knew a lad who was in house counsel for a now disbanded team, he followed them everywhere.

Couldn't agree more. Max put himself behind several cars when putting and to have them cleared, and the gap eliminated is a disgrace.

Are the restrictions actually restrictive though? Ours aren't in reality, pop a mask on inside, but otherwise go where you want and do what you want. For now anyway.

Good post and agree with you. The zonal marking is appalling. Arsenal aren't so fluid that our players can't mark a man. The tactic is so easy to exploit its embarrassing, and as you say, the players haven't got a clue. The worst thing I hear from fans is that we can't get anyone better, so let's stick with what we have. What a load of bollocks - if I was in a shit relationship I'd get the hell out there regardless of whether I've got someone else lined. Sticking with it would be mental, just like sticking with Ralph is. He has to go.