Kingsland Codger

Has anyone worn a simple medical facemask? I have a few left in a packet I purchased from when I was last in Tokyo. They are simple enough to use but not immediately obvious to distinguish the back from the front. I could be wearing one, remove it to have a drink or a sandwich and then put it back the wrong way round without realising. Thus putting any virus that might have been on the outside directly into my breathing area. A simple (but possible deadly) error. My obvious advice to those who might have a similar style of mask and be unfamiliar with wearing one ... put some kind of mark on the mask so that you will know which side is which.

There are some reports in South Korea of re-infection. The first link below is from 2 weeks ago (12 April) ... http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/04/119_287752.html 'Jung Eun-kyeong, director of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), said on Sunday (12 April) the organization was exploring possible causes of reinfection. "For now it is uncertain what led to reinfection ― revived virus that survived treatment or fresh exposure to the virus after recovery," Jung said'. and the second link is from today (26 April). http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200426000109 "The number of those discharged from care after recovering rose by 82 to 8,717. Testing negative in two tests performed at 24-hour intervals qualifies as recovery. But Korea Center for Disease Control Deputy Director Kwon Jun-wook said at least 250 of the recovered patients have tested positive for the virus again. Kwon said the patients who are showing positive RT-PCR results post-recovery do not appear to be highly infectious, but investigation was still underway for the suspected relapse cases." I haven't seen any follow-up reports as to why or how re-infection is happening.

Red and white halves, similar to Feyenoord?

Is this pay-per-view ? Or can I watch it four-nothing ?

Correct.

Good - but one missing.

We all know how Saints have the unfortunate habit of dropping points from a leading position but under Ralph Hassenhuttl how many times have Saints been behind but recovered to take points? And can you name the matches - both wins and draws?

Channon ?

Jay Rodriguez ?

Jan Bednarek for Poland v Japan ?

Schneiderlin 4

Wasn’t it Bertie who was flagged offside?

Very useful link. Many thanks.

I read many comments on here about 10 years of cuts to the NHS - post number 1045 on page 21 and similar elsewhere. The fullfact.org website shows a steady (inflation adjusted) increase in spending on the NHS during that time. I can understand the rate-of-growth may well have slowed but but it doesn't look like there has been any reduction. What am I reading incorrectly? https://fullfact.org/health/spending-english-nhs/ https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-in-a-nutshell/nhs-budget

If the war on the Eastern Front is your thing, YouTube has some excellent dramas from Russia and Belarus with English subtitles. The Dawns Here Are Quiet, Night Swallows and Hunting The Gauleiter all from Star Media are a good starting point.

I am in my mid-60s but had some heart problems a few years ago. I am therefore in the ‘underlying health issue’ group. It looks like I have 12 weeks of self-isolation ahead of me. For several decades I have skilfully avoided doing any gardening. Some of my excuses have been thin, some rock-solid but with months of free-time to look forward to I fear this Coronavirus leaves me well-and-truly scuppered. Further, all those DIY jobs around the house that have been long-delayed (barely-started) are now winking at me saucily for attention. Ah well ... best make a start and get down to the weeding and the painting - there are only so many box-sets one can view and jigsaw puzzles one can complete.

T Newcastle certainly had the lion share of possession second half ... and what did they do with it? Passed along their back line from left to right, from right to left, forward to Shelvey .... who passed it to the right, then back to Shelvey who passed it to the left ... and repeat. They achieved very little but managed to create the one thing that truly mattered - a defensive error. Football can be a cruel game.

Although I agree Reina is a wonderful shot stopper, his kicking and throwing to his team mates was often the cause of Villa’s many problems. This is in part due to Villa insistence on passing out from the back, which was meat-and-drink to Long, Ings and Djenepo. These guys have been trained to hunt down defenders who are in possession and when the defenders aren’t very good (and Villa’s aren’t, hence their league position) Saints were always going to cause Villa problems. Yes, Reina was responsible for keeping the score down but he was also partly the cause of the 28 shots we had.

Armstrong's goal was a real treat to send us all home happy. It was in the 94th minute and he was inside our six yard box as their corner came over. He sprinted up the pitch (where did he get the energy from?) and the inch-perfect pass from Adams gave him several options. He could have hoofed it any-old where out-of-play, he could have taken it to the corner-flag and played around with it but instead he kept his composure and slotted it into the goal. Superb. As a result us fans came away not feeling relieved that we had hung on desperately to a narrow victory but with a sense of joyous exuberance.

I’m sure it will improve as soon as the first tranche of the £350m a week that was promised to the NHS gets paid. Presumably this will be from 1st February?

Friend has been the referee for 3 matches with us previously this season. We won away at Brighton. We won away in the EFL Cup to you-know-who and we won against Norwich at home. Last season he referred us twice. We drew at home to Manchester United and won at home against Spurs. In the 17/18 season, 2 draws and 1 win. http://www.soccerbase.com

You missed a good old-fashioned, end-to-end, blood-and-guts cup tie.

Francis Lee and Norman “bits-your-legs” Hunter

And maybe players, managers, pundits and us fans should consider a change of culture whereby we no longer moan about decisions we don’t like. If a tight call has been checked by a qualified official with several different angles of view taken into account we should all simply accept the decisions made. Other sports seem to manage fairly well.

Two things. I had a birthday recently. I told some of the younger members of staff that I was now of an age where every summer I could rent a cottage on the Isle of Wight, if it’s not too dear. I was met with looks of utter bewilderment. Yesterday I visited my local library and on the counter were takeaway copies of a freebie newspaper called “Mature Times, the voice of our generation”. I picked up a copy without hesitation.