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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36026532)

Because most of our toilet paper is manufactured in China and the virus has caused many workers to be off sick- so people are afraid that there will be shortages and are stocking up.

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Unfortunately, this might be your last football match for a while. The Government has called a meeting with broadcasters & sports organisations on Monday to discuss the possibility of staging events behind closed doors and banning mass gatherings.

https://www.inquisitr.com/5925573/au...hortage-china/

Anyway Cornavirus is a respiratory virus and toilet paper really shouldn't be an issue as loose bowels are not a symptom of said virus.

Nope. But at the population scale, loose thinking is a symptom of any situation like this.

You also still need it irrespective of being ill or not and if everyone else is panic buying it you would want to make sure you don't run out either.

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36026545)

You also still need it irrespective of being ill or not and if everyone else is panic buying it you would want to make sure you don't run out either.

Plenty of newspapers available..

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Originally Posted by Maggy (Post 36026547)

Plenty of newspapers available..

That's all we had when i was a boy,just think of it as recycling;)

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36026535)

Has the Government (or football authorities) mentioned anything about how loss of earnings will affect the clubs involved?

Not as far as i'm aware, but I doubt that the Government will compensste them as they will say that it's in the public interest.

I've seen an unverified report that Sky are to suggest banning anyone over the age of 70 from Premier League matches for the foreseeable future. Whether this is true of not, I think that Sky would prefer not to have to televise matches in empty stadia.

Maybe as a gesture to help the situation, Sky could make the affected matches available Free To Air, but there again pigs might fly :D

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36026536)

You'd better tell the CPI about that.

Well, that's what it said on the news. I googled it and found this, so i'm not sure who to believe:

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/hea...ng-b881477807z

There are also reports that in China there have been incidents of armed robberies to steal toilet paper!!!

Coronavirus panic as women filmed brawling over last toilet roll in supermarket

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/111188...ght-australia/

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36026548)

That's all we had when i was a boy,just think of it as recycling;)

Yes I know..I am 67.

The latest number just released by the UK government is that the number of cases in the UK is now is 206, an increase of 43.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...anada-51781573

Coronavirus disaster: Hotel used as quarantine collapses - 70 trapped as rescue underway

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world...virus-outbreak

BBC News now reporting that us escaping the epidemic are 'slim to nil'.

BT & Sky believe that they may be asked to show games for free if people are banned from attending matches.

1. Was never going to happen anyway

2. Who cares

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36026572)

BBC News now reporting that us escaping the epidemic are 'slim to nil'.

BT & Sky believe that they may be asked to show games for free if people are banned from attending matches.

What is the firkin obsession with football fixtures????

Matches played in an OUTDOOR stadium

I have more chance of getting Coronavirus on this train

What about places where people gather in numbers indoors like supermarkets job centres, benefits offices and public transport???

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36026580)

1. Was never going to happen anyway

2. Who cares

1) I agree.

2) Those that enjoy watching sport.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36026591)

1) I agree.

2) Those that enjoy watching sport.

Those that enjoy watching plenty of Premium Sport know that they have to pay extra for it.