ramsbottom Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/21/leyton-orient-covid-19-carabao-cup-tottenham-spurs I was under the impression that all professional clubs were regularly tested, but this story states otherwise. Therefore a couple of questions popped into my head. 1- How often are our own players tested? 2- Shouldn't the Premier League help out smaller clubs with the prohibitive costs of testing considering a number of their youth teams are plying their trade out on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenBr Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I read it on the BBC and the thing that surprised me the most was that testing is apparently not compulsory in the EFL. How they think that is a good idea i have absolutely no idea. And it shouldn't be a question of cost either - if the EFL were even remotely competent they'd be organising and paying for regular testing for their member clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, GenBr said: I read it on the BBC and the thing that surprised me the most was that testing is apparently not compulsory in the EFL. How they think that is a good idea i have absolutely no idea. And it shouldn't be a question of cost either - if the EFL were even remotely competent they'd be organising and paying for regular testing for their member clubs. Sort of answered that yourself, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 How the hell can professional football teams not be getting regularly tested?! Seems absolutely insane to me, incredibly dangerous. I can imagine the lower leagues might get called off if teams can’t afford the tests, which is sad really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I assume pretty much all the team is asymptomatic. But even I agree that EFL should be paying for League One/Two testing once a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 3 hours ago, GenBr said: I read it on the BBC and the thing that surprised me the most was that testing is apparently not compulsory in the EFL. How they think that is a good idea i have absolutely no idea. And it shouldn't be a question of cost either - if the EFL were even remotely competent they'd be organising and paying for regular testing for their member clubs. The EFL spent all their spare cash taking one of their member clubs to a disciplinary commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipley Ram Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 West Ham having positive tests too https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/22/david-moyes-leaves-west-ham-game-after-covid-19-positive-test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Spurs awarded a bye into the fourth round. Seems harsh, but maybe Leyton Orient agreed to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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