trev
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Post by trev on Jul 7, 2020 12:26:25 GMT
I see the Football Supporters Association (FSA) has just released a survey seeking fans' views on resuming non-league football, in conjunction with the Non-League Paper. I have just completed the survey and would encourage others to do so via the following link: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/non-league-returnMy personal view is that our club lends itself well to social distancing at 1 metre with risk mitigation, which can be facilitated by restricting entry to season ticket holders only, if need be. This is just my personal opinion and I appreciate there will be a wide divergence of views on this issue. Here's hoping that the responses gleaned from this survey will enable non-league football to resume in the autumn...
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Post by kpinwp on Jul 7, 2020 19:12:51 GMT
I'd agree with that, so no divergence here.
Stewards outside the toilets to regulate how many poeple go in at one time. Works at Charing Cross station. Hand sanitiser 'post' outsise each toilet block. Something like that?
The large bar also lends itself to social distancing (if there's no big lunch being served) always assuming people will do that, once they've had a few. Which they possibly won't. But that problem is going to be universal.
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Post by oxford on Jul 7, 2020 20:45:00 GMT
Agreed too.I will wait and see what happens but as soon as I am happy I will be back. I think everyone will have their own " conditions " for coming back which will probably vary a lot.
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Post by davef on Jul 7, 2020 21:08:48 GMT
It is worth bearing in mind that each and every difference, no matter how small, from the match day experience we are all used to will cost money. So, there would inevitably come a point ...........
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Post by trev on Jul 7, 2020 21:14:22 GMT
Out of interest Dave, do you have any idea at this stage how many people our stadium could safely accommodate, assuming that 1 metre social distancing will still apply in the autumn...
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Post by davef on Jul 7, 2020 21:30:21 GMT
No, absolutely no idea. Nobody has produced any guidance yet on what a socially-distanced stadium might need to look like. We are not making any assumptions about any conditions, personally I find it very hard to imagine how a stadium could open with any such conditions in place.
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Post by trev on Jul 7, 2020 21:47:06 GMT
Thanks Dave. I must confess I did struggle to complete the FSA's survey - it's hard to comment on what contingencies should be put in place to enable the new football season to start safely, when there are so many unknown variables. My responses were based on an assumption that social distancing will not enable the stadium to accommodate our usual complement of fans (around 1,700 on average according to these figures - www.thenationalleague.org.uk/match-info/attendance-tables) but that's just an assumption on my part. I agree that without published guidance reopening would be impossible, but it's good that the FSA is seeking to canvas opinion at this stage.
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Post by davef on Jul 7, 2020 21:51:16 GMT
Every stadium is different, what works at one location might be impossible somewhere else.
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Post by trev on Jul 7, 2020 21:53:41 GMT
Yes, that's been my experience as well. Every structure poses its own challenges, it's a logistical nightmare.
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Post by Stewart on Jul 9, 2020 16:15:47 GMT
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Post by Andy K on Jul 9, 2020 16:57:08 GMT
Not at our level. We need to be in a position where it's safe for paying crowds to return. More encouraging news is that expected surges from large gatherings (e.g. beaches, protests etc) have not happened. Just as an aside, borough level data is becoming available. Since the outbreak started there have been 998 cases of Covid-19 in the LBS. Very sadly there have been 177 deaths. On a more positive note, in the week 29th June to 5th July, there have been 2 new cases of the virus in Sutton. That's down from 5 the previous week.
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Post by kpinwp on Jul 10, 2020 11:47:10 GMT
Every stadium is different, what works at one location might be impossible somewhere else. I suppose the problem, then, is that any set of rules that the Government comes up with, regarding this, will need to apply to all. Although the tendancy seems to be to apply a handful of fundamental rules followed by a large bunch of 'regulations' that are, in fact, just advisory. It's a strange mixture of logic and buck passing. Almost 'do your best but you must do it'.
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Post by trev on Jul 10, 2020 12:41:51 GMT
Whilst it's undoubtedly the case that every football ground in the country poses its own set of challenges, it's worth emphasising that the vast majority of super-spreading events (over 97% on the figures I've seen) take place indoors, where people are confined together for a prolonged period. In an outdoor setting, even involving large numbers of people, the risk of infection is extremely low, provided people socially distance and behave responsibly.
On that basis, I am more than happy to attend games at our stadium as soon as we reopen, although I may refrain from going to the bar if I think it's too crowded.
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Post by kpinwp on Jul 10, 2020 15:46:28 GMT
I know intuition can be risky to rely on but I do recall, at the final March match, thinking that being in the bar felt more questionable that being outside by the pitch.
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Post by trev on Jul 10, 2020 16:36:59 GMT
I understand that from tonight, drinks will be sold in front of the MBA Lounge to accompany the food sold from our car park. Perhaps on matchdays a similar arrangement could be put in place?
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