Dutch lockdown football

It really is beyond depressing. Clicked on the bbc news website there with my porridge and wish I hadn’t. London overwhelmed , govt calling meetings etc. It’s only heading one way now. The panic cannot be stopped. Boxing Day is absolutely ruined with no football , we’ve all had vaccines , but it seems not to be enough now. Where does it end

When the panic stops
 
The problem is actually social media which has allowed people to form opinions based on a random lady's front bottom in America telling you that you will grow a third eye if u take a vaccine.

Omicron should see the pandemic go endemic based on its transmisity but what that means for the next 3/4 weeks only god knows
It's been endemic since March
 
I don't get why no one seems to want to do anything about this , no ones wants to protest or make a stand and those that do are getting laughed at , are the government really just able to bend everyone over whenever they want and the public will just be good little boys and girls and take it
 
Trading standards at Renfrewshire District Council, the enforcement agency for all things covid have sent directives out to businesses in their catchment areas (catering and hospitality in my case). The rules they have stipulated are akin to the most severe, outwith total closure, that we have seen since we were allowed to re-open. e.g. screens at service areas, table service where possible, limited numbers, maximum customer spacing.

Make no mistake about it, we are headed for another tranche of severe restrictions on our ability to trade at full capacity. When these restrictions were in place before, football at grounds above 10,000 were BCD.

I expect a further update from Nikla on Tuesday, after the real government make theirs on Monday, that we will be in lockdown until at least the return of the schools for the Spring term. This would fit in a three week 'circuit breaker', buying them time, allowing Xmas/Ne'erday to be enjoyed without mandatory restriction to level 4.

After that? Who knows? We were told the same last year and were not allowed to reopen till April.

Before anyone starts as to the rights and wrongs, or gets into any 'civil liberty' debates, all I am doing is setting out the info I have and my interpretation of such. I know no more or less than the 'average Joe', because I am Joe too.
When do you think it will start? I a have my wedding on Mon 27th Dec. Doesn't look good does it?
 
They will let christmas happen then lockdown. Nobody is going to listen to them for Christmas anyway and politicians fear that blowback. They will think they will get compliance if they dangle the Christmas cherry in front of the public.

Scientists recommending to UK ministers that all non essential retail should close again.
 
Yeah, that's what I thought. Trying to convince myself it'll go ahead but prob more to keep Mrs calm tbh. This is our second attempt after having to cancel Vegas in 2020. (40 of us going over). Absolutely gutted again. Sick of this pish
That’s an unreal scenario for you mate your Mrs will be up to high dough. I don’t want to depress you but I’d be amazed if you get married on the 27th now unfortunately. Javid is on Andrew marr just now saying it might even be brought in before Christmas , although as others have said that would be a last resort as people just won’t listen.
 
Feyenoord-Ajax tomorrow plus a midweek programme Wednesday, and then winter break until 16 Jan. Polis still expecting a Feyenoord riot even with BCD.
I would imagine the police will be expecting trouble and i would be shocked if there wasn't.

Struggling to disagree with the hooligans tbh, think everyone is that fed up more than just them fancy a bit of a riot, probably half the police wouldn't mind either.

When they brought in the 5pm restrictions here i said to the misses we will be back in lock down before you know it and will be lucky to get out of it before Easter. She didn't think so but here we are again.

Might be the hang over getting worse but the more i think about it the more scunnered i get.
 
That’s an unreal scenario for you mate your Mrs will be up to high dough. I don’t want to depress you but I’d be amazed if you get married on the 27th now unfortunately. Javid is on Andrew marr just now saying it might even be brought in before Christmas , although as others have said that would be a last resort as people just won’t listen.
Yeah, that's what I think mate. It's actually the waiting for the inevitable that's the worst. We've got family flying in from different parts of the world too so that's another factor. Gutter for us is we didn't even rebook after Vegas (June 2020) as we thought better to wait till things were looking normal again. Only booked it in Oct and settled on Glasgow just so we could limit risk as much as possible. Worst thing is had to give my season book up for Wednesday, yesterday and for boxing day incase I was pinged etc. Haha
 
They must be low jabbed. No people would be foolish enough to get double or triple jabbed and then just accept getting locked down for the thing they got jabbed for. Right? You need to have been in a hypnotic state to simply accept that
What are people meant to do?

I live here, nobody is happy with it but what can we realistically do?

We had street parties last year which were illegal at the time. People had folk round their houses and there was gatherings in parks or on the canals or where the pub terrasse were where people brought their own picnic and just sat down and got on with it. Pubs were selling drink out their doors in closed containers.

For the most part the police were fine and just let people get on with it. They are people as well, i am sure plenty of them just want it back to normal but they are stuck enforcing shite laws as it their job.

I am not sure what more we can do to not accept it.
 
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Yeah, that's what I think mate. It's actually the waiting for the inevitable that's the worst. We've got family flying in from different parts of the world too so that's another factor. Gutter for us is we didn't even rebook after Vegas (June 2020) as we thought better to wait till things were looking normal again. Only booked it in Oct and settled on Glasgow just so we could limit risk as much as possible. Worst thing is had to give my season book up for Wednesday, yesterday and for boxing day incase I was pinged etc. Haha
It must be an absolute nightmare for people like yourselves mate. What do you do tell people not to bother travelling now ? Brutal.
 
It must be an absolute nightmare for people like yourselves mate. What do you do tell people not to bother travelling now ? Brutal.
Yeah, probably. That's why I'm hoping there's a decision tomorrow. They obviously have the issue of not getting back for work aswell of they get pinged or worse get it, so they prob wouldn't travel if it wasnt for wedding.
It must be an absolute nightmare for people like yourselves mate. What do you do tell people not to bother travelling now ? Brutal.
 
Surely the government medical people will be tracking new cases after this weekends games - to see if there is a rise in cases.

just like they did for Cop 26
 
Were we properly compensated by the Scottish Government last year? I don't think so. Our league more than any other in Europe relies on supporters at games. So we can't afford to go behind closed doors again even if England do as the top division down there can afford it.
 
No-one's saying don't question anything though.

There's questioning things and there's being a tin foil hat wearing borderline swampy that spends all his time on social media and forums, spouting conspiracies and thinking they know better than everyone else in Government, the NHS, World Health Board, specialists etc.

If you trust the experts, that doesn't make you a sheep.

You don't even have to agree with the restrictions either, but believe it's not something they are taking


In the UK, Billions per week cost, all for some companies to make hundreds of millions each off the vaccines? it doesn't make sense.
No-one's saying don't question anything though.

There's questioning things and there's being a tin foil hat wearing borderline swampy that spends all his time on social media and forums, spouting conspiracies and thinking they know better than everyone else in Government, the NHS, World Health Board, specialists etc.

If you trust the experts, that doesn't make you a sheep.

You don't even have to agree with the restrictions either, but believe it's not something they are taking lightly.

I've heard from day one this is about money and that the vaccines and the tests are a big business and industry (which is true) but at the peak of the pandemic it cost the UK Government billions per week in furlough money alone and that's before getting started on the economy.

In the UK, Billions per week cost, all for some companies to make hundreds of millions each off the vaccines? it doesn't make sense.

It didn’t cost the government anything it cost us, we will be the ones suffering not one single politician will be suffering due to this. Inflation through the roof, the money we earn and have saved has been devalued. Small businesses trampled on, freedoms and rights trampled on.

Lockdowns don’t work, the vaccines don’t work and our politicians have lied to us. They are now pitting the “vaccinated v the “ANTIVAX” and people are lapping it up.

There are legitimate concerns with the “vaccines” they have offered up. There are many treatments out there for people if it’s dealt with early but that never gets mentioned - you’re a nut job if you mention it. Natural immunity never gets mentioned.

I’ve had covid and got it from a vaccinated person.

Nearly two years in, 92% vaccination rates and they are going to lock us down again! If that doesn’t make you question it all then I don’t know what to say?

It’s all the “tin foil hat wearing anti-vaxxers fault” - yeah right.
 
It didn’t cost the government anything it cost us, we will be the ones suffering not one single politician will be suffering due to this. Inflation through the roof, the money we earn and have saved has been devalued. Small businesses trampled on, freedoms and rights trampled on.

Lockdowns don’t work, the vaccines don’t work and our politicians have lied to us. They are now pitting the “vaccinated v the “ANTIVAX” and people are lapping it up.

There are legitimate concerns with the “vaccines” they have offered up. There are many treatments out there for people if it’s dealt with early but that never gets mentioned - you’re a nut job if you mention it. Natural immunity never gets mentioned.

I’ve had covid and got it from a vaccinated person.

Nearly two years in, 92% vaccination rates and they are going to lock us down again! If that doesn’t make you question it all then I don’t know what to say?

It’s all the “tin foil hat wearing anti-vaxxers fault” - yeah right.

Hospital admissions are stable

 
Hospital admissions are stable


 
On the news don’t know how to post the link, Holland announce full lockdown until 19th January , pubs, restaurants , theatres, stadiums, schools the whole shooting match unfortunately I wonder if we will end up doing the same. Two families only for Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Could today be the last we see our team until after the winter break who knows

Covid: Dutch go into Christmas lockdown over Omicron wave https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59713503

Think of the mental torture wee Jimmy Krankie and her band of natsis are going though : most probably choking to shut down fitba in Scotland but fearful of the kick back from the Knew Camp hierarchy for having to play Jan 2 behind closed doors.
 


And there is no flu

 
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I don't get why no one seems to want to do anything about this , no ones wants to protest or make a stand and those that do are getting laughed at , are the government really just able to bend everyone over whenever they want and the public will just be good little boys and girls and take it
I admire and respect all those willing to speak out and protest

March in London yesterday was another example. Unfortunately not much evidence of opposition in Scotland.

Just look at we nippys nasty reaction to being asked pointed questions a few days back. No opposition allowed in her Scotland
 
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