All a loan

Micky: Lockdown here is similar to your State's. Observance seems good locally, with traffic sparse and walkers and cyclists in numbers that take you back to the fifties.

The accounts of human tragedy, including people who have died young and without underlying health conditions, have probably shocked many of us into a genuine state of fear. As well as Boris, Health Secretary of State Hancock, only in his early 40s and now recovered, has recently described his experience and anxiety with the infection which sounded most unpleasant.

In contrast to the US, you probably know that most European countries have their health services largely government-owned. As a result, organisation and co-ordination is simpler. Here, 10 years of "Austerity" under Conservative governments and right-of-centre coalitions has not had a beneficial effect on public services including the National Health Service, but the current administration had taken steps to reverse this and seem, right now, to be working as hard as they can . Our present relationship with the EU has inevitably led to an independent policy and with some signs of a less-than-coordinated approach by the EU it is too early to judge whether we are better off where we are, outside instead of in. We are told that Hospital beds and the availability of ventilators etc., should not be a problem, but protective gear is not getting where it should be and there is a serious lack of testing capability.

There is a creditable system of keeping everyone informed with daily Government Briefings led by the PM until his self-isolation. These are now led by various Government Ministers, flanked by at least one and often two civil servants, leading health officials, medical or scientific, who answer questions put to them on-line by journalists. It is all very structured and more formal than your President’s Press Conferences; perhaps his style is more suited to the expectations of Americans.

Similar story here in Wales. Though it is an offence to stray within 2 metres of a non family member. Though its been like that for years with Mrs Nookie! Even though she's family.

By the way rumour has it Copps may be thinking of calling it a day. 😥

Nookie, where have you got that rumour from mate.

http://awayonsaturday.blogspot.com/2020/04/doncaster-rovers-video-archive-2013.html?m=1

Video archive of the last 2 seasons

comment by drfchound (U2224)
posted 58 minutes ago
Nookie, where have you got that rumour from mate.
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From a post by Liam Hodden

Hopefully he's wrong

Was it a post on Twitter (which I don’t do) or somewhere else?

Nookie, thanks for the links - I can now waste more time watching the Rovers! One of our local TV stations are showing "classic" games played by the Timbers and Thorns - such as when they won their Championships and other notable games. Yesterday they showed one of the war games between the Timbers and Seattle Sounders. These teams "hate" each other - probably even worse than Rangers and Celtic. It was two or three seasons ago and the Timbers had to win to qualify for the play-offs and won 4-1. It made one think that if they had played like that earlier in the season they wouldn't be struggling to get into the play-offs. It was a great game to watch, and the score slightly flattered the Timbers as it was 1-1 until the 75th minute.

Nookie, I managed to read the article by Hoden that you mentioned, it was an online Free Press item.
In the same article Copps also says that he would welcome a new contract offer from the club.
He did tell me himself in January that he hoped to be still turning out for the Rovers at the age of 40.