Club Statement

[Sir Rebel1965]

Sorry my numbers above are wrong - it should be 11 games on and 19 off but is changing all the time - yes there are som frozeen pitches also stopping games.

[Reading Rebel]

16 hours ago, Curtis said:

Ollie Bayliss

 

Regarding the DCMS/Sport England 'Winter Survival Fund': The National League met with the FA this week to emphasise the need for their allocation to be in grants rather than loans.

 

I understand the FA is also 'pushing very hard' for Steps 3-6 to receive the funding in grants

How can most non league clubs afford to take on loans.

If it comes in any shape or form of a loan I think clubs should refuse to play.

[Reading Rebel]

According to the league fixtures I've looked at there are 23 games off and 10 games on.

As Clive say's there are a few off due to the FA cup and frozen pitches.

[Stan]

Clearly this lockdown needs to much stricter than the first given the state of the infections and hospitals . Its crazy that we are still having sport played at this level. Irrespective of the futility of trying to pretend this is meaningful football the message the Government is putting out is that ALL contact between people should end unless absolutely necessary. How is that consistent with having this level of mixing both in practice and in the example it sets to people who need to follow the rules. I want my football back but not like this . The only saving grace is that reading the statement from the club its clear that at least STFC is run by competent people! 

[Reading Rebel]

The Government needs to step in and state that football can only continue if mandatory testing is being carried out.

That will force the NL into making a decision rather than sitting back and doing nothing.

 

 

[Sir Rebel1965]

But even those teams who have mandatory testing have people who are positive.

 

It must all stop.

[Reading Rebel]

8 minutes ago, Sir Rebel1965 said:

But even those teams who have mandatory testing have people who are positive.

 

It must all stop.

Of course, but at least they will know they are positive and can call the games off and isolate.

[Curtis]

‘We are looking for people to help on a voluntary basis.

If you are aged 16 to 60, not classed as clinically vulnerable, have some time on your hands and would like to do some voluntary work, please contact Kay by emailing: gensec@sloughtownfc.net’

[Sir Rebel1965]

Does anyone know what this is for?

[GlenSTFC]

I’d guess helping with virus related activity for the council. 

[Reading Rebel]

4 hours ago, Sir Rebel1965 said:

Does anyone know what this is for?

Somebody asked this question on facebook and was asked to contact our general secretary Kay Lathey by e mail to find out the details.

[Reading Rebel]

[Curtis]

Scottish football below Championship level will be suspended for three weeks from midnight due to the rising number of coronavirus cases.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55616399

It will be interesting to see if England follows later today.