How many times.... There is a risk of catching Corona from any interaction... Touching door handles... Picking up your post... Shaking hands with a Crewe player... Going to the shops... Interacting with your family who go to work and school etc.
So our player's "could have caught Corona" but...
No because whatever the measures there is always still a contamination risk so we can't call every game off.
I say again it is about taking reasonable measures to reduce the risk.
We know that. We test regularly off our own back and are doing everything we can to ensure Bristol Rovers are as safe as possible. I'm sure we will be having another round of tests after the 5 days.
Again, it's not a matter of being 100% happy there is no risk it's about making a reasonable...
The team have been back to socially distanced training and not using the facilities at the training ground in case one of them is positive.
Thankfully our team and staff have all tested negative for the virus and the stadium has been deep cleaned.
Onward to Brizzle Rovers.
The guidance and protocols are there to mitigate risk. They do not completely remove risk in the same way that wearing a thin layer of material over your face does not completely remove the risk of covid particles from passing between individuals hence different grades of PPE.
It is a...
"I like to think I've done the right thing morally because I quite easily could have played and infected lots of Oxford players to make them weaker for next week.. now I don't want to do that..."
WTF you walked into our dressing room having been on a coach with a player who has tested positive...
Cue:
a) tinpot trophy glad we're out of it, boycotting it anyway
or
b) winning is a habit and it's good to see we've got players that can come into the side with that winning mentality.
Anyone suggesting figures are purely speculating and in my opinion dreaming.
Such a figure would be a record for a defender from League 1 and I would rather hefty sell on percentage when he moves up to the Premier League in his next move.