Country needs an injection of cash from somewhere.
Not many better than a football tournament that brings foreign reserves in, fills hotels and hospitality, media rights etc and the profile as a whole.
Obviously will be concentrated around London though with city of London, Spurs stadium, Emirates, Wembley.
The danger is re covid that those not vaccinated coming in could catch it and need hospital treatment here or take it back with them to their home countries
Its nonsense.
Wave 3, we have 3 or 4 variants and one with enough evidence that az is completely ineffective against.
Lets open everything to europeans etc to fly in.
People need to realise (but already have summer hols booked stupidly) that the days of travel are over.
By the time everyone is vaccinated this attitude is likely to result in wave 5 of some new variant
comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 10 minutes ago
Its nonsense.
Wave 3, we have 3 or 4 variants and one with enough evidence that az is completely ineffective against.
Lets open everything to europeans etc to fly in.
People need to realise (but already have summer hols booked stupidly) that the days of travel are over.
By the time everyone is vaccinated this attitude is likely to result in wave 5 of some new variant
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Let’s hope the new variants aren’t successful with current vaccinations. Unnecessary risk from the government really as usual
Considering the whole competition would be held in London, I'd say it's a bad thing.
I for one think this is a cluster fack of an idea. Yes the cash injection will be great, lest just hope they can all bring in another variant with them as I'm getting fed up being locked up in my spare time with nothing to do.
Typical UK government.
Is there an intention of letting foreign fans in?
Considering how far we are ahead of everywhere in Europe on the vaccine front we will probably be the only country letting fans into stadia, so makes sense we host it even without letting European fans in.
comment by Fred Klopp (U3979)
posted 4 minutes ago
Is there an intention of letting foreign fans in?
Considering how far we are ahead of everywhere in Europe on the vaccine front we will probably be the only country letting fans into stadia, so makes sense we host it even without letting European fans in.
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With our shoddy attempts at border controls and quarantine enforcement, we'd end up with most of Europe arriving anyway
Even if it did happen, I can’t see for a second that they’d let fans from other countries in to the UK to watch matches, so I don’t really see how it’s much of a cash boost for hospitality?
I’d like the euros to happen as much as anyone, but surely they’ve got to cancel them. The world is on its knees, footy just isn’t the most important thing right now. I’d rather they concentrated on vaccinations so I can see my mates and family than have an international football tournament.
Bin it off, sort other stuff out please!
FFS the UK government being monumentally stupid again.
Fair enough hold it in the UK without fans but to suggest things will be sorted enough for fans in stadiums by May is what got us to over 100 thousand dead and new varients with the potential to evade vaccines
I think one country hosting it would be the most sensible thing. Given how far ahead of Europe we are in our vaccination programme it would make sense that we do it.
Logistically it would be pretty easy given the stadia we have and the small size of the country making it easy for the teams to travel around.
comment by *Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Country needs an injection of cash from somewhere.
Not many better than a football tournament that brings foreign reserves in, fills hotels and hospitality, media rights etc and the profile as a whole.
Obviously will be concentrated around London though with city of London, Spurs stadium, Emirates, Wembley.
The danger is re covid that those not vaccinated coming in could catch it and need hospital treatment here or take it back with them to their home countries
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It ain't gonna look great though, that we've been locked down all this time, but then we can magically reopen and congregate in droves, coincidentally just in timr for s to mysteriously open up.
And do wwe think this was concocted last night, or has been planned for ages?
time for us to open up for a money-spinner*
Not sure what the fan situation will be like. The superbowl has 25k in a 65k stadium a couple of weeks ago, and it sounded like it went pretty well.
Given the vulnerable in this country will be vaccinated by April, we should really be looking at getting decent crowds in.
Not sure what the plans are for travel restrictions. Imo only the vaccinated should be moving between countries.
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 13 minutes ago
Not sure what the fan situation will be like. The superbowl has 25k in a 65k stadium a couple of weeks ago, and it sounded like it went pretty well.
Given the vulnerable in this country will be vaccinated by April, we should really be looking at getting decent crowds in.
Not sure what the plans are for travel restrictions. Imo only the vaccinated should be moving between countries.
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Given that the vaccinated can still carry and transmit the virus, it actually makes sense for travel to be restricted until everybody is vaccinated.
Countries which have *both* seen 70%+ of their adult populations vaccinated I think will be opening up to each other later this year.
But it doesn’t make sense for the Greeks or Portuguese, for example, to be opening up to the Brits if they only have 20% vaccinated, regardless of the number of Brits who’ve been jabbed.
Got a better idea. Scrap the bleeding thing and give the players the time off that they need.
Let’s ruin the whole shambles of an effort to contain the virus for the past 18 months so we can get a quick injection of cash and possibly cause another wave of the virus spreading....makes sense.
comment by Glazers_Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 4 minutes ago
Got a better idea. Scrap the bleeding thing and give the players the time off that they need.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 8 minutes ago
Let’s ruin the whole shambles of an effort to contain the virus for the past 18 months so we can get a quick injection of cash and possibly cause another wave of the virus spreading....makes sense.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Tory way.
I think we should just trust the government on this, they’ve done an excellent job so far with covid with strong decisive action.
Logistically it would be pretty easy given the stadia we have and the small size of the country making it easy for the virus to travel around.
———————
This.
euros should be scrapped this summer tbh
Depends what the optics are predicted to be. If they think it'll make them more popular they'll probably take the risk. Why change a failing strategy.
As the whole scamdemic was a load of hyperbole in the first place, the government know that there is no risk involved in this event happening.
1,500 to 2,000 people pass away every day in the UK in a normal January/February, this year has been like all the others before it.
Follow the money.
comment by TheBlackCountry (U22512)
posted 3 seconds ago
As the whole scamdemic was a load of hyperbole in the first place, the government know that there is no risk involved in this event happening.
1,500 to 2,000 people pass away every day in the UK in a normal January/February, this year has been like all the others before it.
Follow the money.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You’re right. I don’t like the Tories but, getting the rest of the world to go along with them like that... credit where credit is due.
No. We have been going along with them.
Follow the money
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posted on 21/2/21
Country needs an injection of cash from somewhere.
Not many better than a football tournament that brings foreign reserves in, fills hotels and hospitality, media rights etc and the profile as a whole.
Obviously will be concentrated around London though with city of London, Spurs stadium, Emirates, Wembley.
The danger is re covid that those not vaccinated coming in could catch it and need hospital treatment here or take it back with them to their home countries
posted on 21/2/21
Its nonsense.
Wave 3, we have 3 or 4 variants and one with enough evidence that az is completely ineffective against.
Lets open everything to europeans etc to fly in.
People need to realise (but already have summer hols booked stupidly) that the days of travel are over.
By the time everyone is vaccinated this attitude is likely to result in wave 5 of some new variant
posted on 21/2/21
comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 10 minutes ago
Its nonsense.
Wave 3, we have 3 or 4 variants and one with enough evidence that az is completely ineffective against.
Lets open everything to europeans etc to fly in.
People need to realise (but already have summer hols booked stupidly) that the days of travel are over.
By the time everyone is vaccinated this attitude is likely to result in wave 5 of some new variant
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Let’s hope the new variants aren’t successful with current vaccinations. Unnecessary risk from the government really as usual
posted on 21/2/21
Considering the whole competition would be held in London, I'd say it's a bad thing.
posted on 21/2/21
I for one think this is a cluster fack of an idea. Yes the cash injection will be great, lest just hope they can all bring in another variant with them as I'm getting fed up being locked up in my spare time with nothing to do.
Typical UK government.
posted on 21/2/21
Is there an intention of letting foreign fans in?
Considering how far we are ahead of everywhere in Europe on the vaccine front we will probably be the only country letting fans into stadia, so makes sense we host it even without letting European fans in.
posted on 21/2/21
comment by Fred Klopp (U3979)
posted 4 minutes ago
Is there an intention of letting foreign fans in?
Considering how far we are ahead of everywhere in Europe on the vaccine front we will probably be the only country letting fans into stadia, so makes sense we host it even without letting European fans in.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
With our shoddy attempts at border controls and quarantine enforcement, we'd end up with most of Europe arriving anyway
posted on 21/2/21
Even if it did happen, I can’t see for a second that they’d let fans from other countries in to the UK to watch matches, so I don’t really see how it’s much of a cash boost for hospitality?
I’d like the euros to happen as much as anyone, but surely they’ve got to cancel them. The world is on its knees, footy just isn’t the most important thing right now. I’d rather they concentrated on vaccinations so I can see my mates and family than have an international football tournament.
Bin it off, sort other stuff out please!
posted on 21/2/21
FFS the UK government being monumentally stupid again.
Fair enough hold it in the UK without fans but to suggest things will be sorted enough for fans in stadiums by May is what got us to over 100 thousand dead and new varients with the potential to evade vaccines
posted on 21/2/21
I think one country hosting it would be the most sensible thing. Given how far ahead of Europe we are in our vaccination programme it would make sense that we do it.
Logistically it would be pretty easy given the stadia we have and the small size of the country making it easy for the teams to travel around.
posted on 21/2/21
comment by *Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Country needs an injection of cash from somewhere.
Not many better than a football tournament that brings foreign reserves in, fills hotels and hospitality, media rights etc and the profile as a whole.
Obviously will be concentrated around London though with city of London, Spurs stadium, Emirates, Wembley.
The danger is re covid that those not vaccinated coming in could catch it and need hospital treatment here or take it back with them to their home countries
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It ain't gonna look great though, that we've been locked down all this time, but then we can magically reopen and congregate in droves, coincidentally just in timr for s to mysteriously open up.
And do wwe think this was concocted last night, or has been planned for ages?
posted on 21/2/21
time for us to open up for a money-spinner*
posted on 21/2/21
Not sure what the fan situation will be like. The superbowl has 25k in a 65k stadium a couple of weeks ago, and it sounded like it went pretty well.
Given the vulnerable in this country will be vaccinated by April, we should really be looking at getting decent crowds in.
Not sure what the plans are for travel restrictions. Imo only the vaccinated should be moving between countries.
posted on 21/2/21
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 13 minutes ago
Not sure what the fan situation will be like. The superbowl has 25k in a 65k stadium a couple of weeks ago, and it sounded like it went pretty well.
Given the vulnerable in this country will be vaccinated by April, we should really be looking at getting decent crowds in.
Not sure what the plans are for travel restrictions. Imo only the vaccinated should be moving between countries.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Given that the vaccinated can still carry and transmit the virus, it actually makes sense for travel to be restricted until everybody is vaccinated.
Countries which have *both* seen 70%+ of their adult populations vaccinated I think will be opening up to each other later this year.
But it doesn’t make sense for the Greeks or Portuguese, for example, to be opening up to the Brits if they only have 20% vaccinated, regardless of the number of Brits who’ve been jabbed.
posted on 21/2/21
Got a better idea. Scrap the bleeding thing and give the players the time off that they need.
posted on 21/2/21
Let’s ruin the whole shambles of an effort to contain the virus for the past 18 months so we can get a quick injection of cash and possibly cause another wave of the virus spreading....makes sense.
posted on 21/2/21
comment by Glazers_Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 4 minutes ago
Got a better idea. Scrap the bleeding thing and give the players the time off that they need.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
posted on 21/2/21
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 8 minutes ago
Let’s ruin the whole shambles of an effort to contain the virus for the past 18 months so we can get a quick injection of cash and possibly cause another wave of the virus spreading....makes sense.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Tory way.
posted on 21/2/21
I think we should just trust the government on this, they’ve done an excellent job so far with covid with strong decisive action.
posted on 21/2/21
Logistically it would be pretty easy given the stadia we have and the small size of the country making it easy for the virus to travel around.
———————
This.
posted on 21/2/21
euros should be scrapped this summer tbh
posted on 21/2/21
Depends what the optics are predicted to be. If they think it'll make them more popular they'll probably take the risk. Why change a failing strategy.
posted on 21/2/21
As the whole scamdemic was a load of hyperbole in the first place, the government know that there is no risk involved in this event happening.
1,500 to 2,000 people pass away every day in the UK in a normal January/February, this year has been like all the others before it.
Follow the money.
posted on 21/2/21
comment by TheBlackCountry (U22512)
posted 3 seconds ago
As the whole scamdemic was a load of hyperbole in the first place, the government know that there is no risk involved in this event happening.
1,500 to 2,000 people pass away every day in the UK in a normal January/February, this year has been like all the others before it.
Follow the money.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You’re right. I don’t like the Tories but, getting the rest of the world to go along with them like that... credit where credit is due.
posted on 21/2/21
No. We have been going along with them.
Follow the money
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