jim mk2

I have. Wake me up when the agony is over. According to the BBC website England’s performance director Mo Babat (who???) said England put in a lot of preparation for this trip That’s good to know. Congratulations Mr Bobat on a job well done

I’ve only been awake 10 minutes and 2 wickets have gone down An innings defeat was always the most likely outcome and England of course never fail to disappoint

It was inevitable from the start. The top-order batting has been poor for years. Silverwood is hopeless and Root is a weak captain. England were under-prepared and in the wrong frame of mind. Burns getting bowled 1st ball set the tone I haven't watched one over live so far, and I don't expect to.

Four more weekend Premier League games off

Buying food isn't necessary?

Simple maths Rev At the current rate of growth and Omicron keeps this doubling every 2 days, you get to 11 million people infected in the UK by Christmas Day and the entire country on New Year’s Eve. Now that isn't sensible and growth is bound to slow but regardless of the numbers, it’s quite clear that this wave is going to be huge. Millions are going to catch this over the next few weeks and months and this is going to cause huge disruption to the economy and people's lives and livelihoods. Would I love to go to Ewood on Saturday? Yes, I would. Do I think it's sensible and the right thing do? No I don't.

No one wants another lockdown but if Johnson did the right thing for the first time in his life it is probably the best course of action, now, to prevent more excessive deaths - we already have one of the worst death totals in the world Football matches don't matter in a global pandemic

At the current rate of growth 11 MILLION people will be infected by Christmas Eve. If just a fraction of those end up in hospital (which they will), the NHS will buckle under the strain Going to football matches isn't necessary

Leicester v Spurs is off, expect more to be called off before the weekend. Brentford manager today pleaded the entire PL to be called off This isn't an "over-reaction". At the current rate of growth 11 million people could be infected by Christmas Eve. Omicron has been close to home and it's isn't pleasant. No one would want to contract it Assuming it goes ahead, I hope the fans attending at Ewood on Saturday enjoy the match - it might be the last one for a while

You said a few minutes ago "let's wait for the data" then say you're aware of the data Which is it?

I'm with Covid-19 on this one. It always seeks to be fair and doesn't discriminate who it infects, whether it's the hoi polloi or £100,000-a-week footballers. It truly is an egalitarian virus of our age

Strange thing to say when there is clearly a very high risk It's OK having a libertarian attitude about freedoms and carrying on with life but the virus doesn't discriminate over who it infects and younger people seem to be particularly vulnerable this time. Why would you put your family Christmas at risk because of a football match?

Who knows but it's highly likely and with record infections today and doubling every few days almost inevitable from now on. Anecdotally this variant is very close to home, is spreading fast and is not pleasant It's your risk but you can't blame people if the attendance is well down on Saturday (if the match goes ahead)

Good luck https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/soccer-euro-2020-final-wembley-was-superspreader-event-times-2021-08-20/

Burnley match off tonight because of Covid outbreak Who wants Covid for Christmas? I still think anyone going to Ewood on Saturday is barmy

Government guidelines that now require Covid passes at "mass events" but not football matches 250,000 pupils off school this week, Omicron cases doubling every few days, a growing crisis, isn't it reasonable to ask whether fans should still be going to games? Either way, it's not difficult to see the attendance to Rovers' next home game being lower than expected

All sounds very American to me. I don't even like "midfielder" and "wing backs". Simple, plain English such as half backs and inside forwards please

Please not the pathetic town club trope. Not when fourth division clubs (to my mind) like Brentford, Watford, Bournemouth and Brighton have made it to the Premier League in recent years

End of the road for a brilliant player https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59636526

Van Hecke’s dad had made the trip and was among the Rovers fans. I’d imagine he wanted to celebrate with him rather than any love for Rovers

After some of the abject performances earlier in the season including a record 7-0 home defeat this excellent run is hard to take in. Long may it continue! A long, long way to go and I hope we haven’t peaked too early but a playoff place looks a distinct possibility

Root and Malan gone in first 30 mins. Nice dream while it lasted The end is nigh

How long is Kaminski likely to be out? Pears will let us down sooner or later

Good move to bet against your own team You win money if we lose and don’t mind losing money if we win Keep it up

If Mowbray is a “legend” what word would you use to describe genuine managerial “legends” (horrible word anyway - what does it mean?) such as Dalglish and Souness? You know, managers who’ve actually won trophies?