Match Thread Away v Scunthorpe Sat Nov 27th @3.00pm

Me too...

 

Is the pandemic over now then? Must have missed that on the news.

 

No it’s not, the Botswana variant will inevitably arrive into the UK and we’ll have 2 more years of lockdown.
But a £5000 investment buys you a 3 course spread in the boardroom on match days so no need to panic

 

Oh dear, care to explain why you are so vocal when crowds (not just Club officials) have been allowed since the start of this season?.
As far as previous games I think you would do well to read posts 69 and 71-74 of this thread and it would also have been helpful if you had made yourself aware of the Government and Football Authority protocols around Covid before being so quick to judge.
In my previous post I said I was happy to detail the protocols / rules under which attendance was allowed both by Govt. and the likes of the EFL in our case. You've sort of asked for it so here you go with a shortened version.
1. The Protocols spelled out what would apply to all EFL Clubs and BCFC acted to the letter. The result has been not one single Covid case, not one postponement due to BCFC illness and ONLY 2 members of staff self isolating after Track and Trace notified them.
2. At VP games access was not allowed to the stadium until 15/20 minutes before kick off and a Covid form had to be completed with masks worn at all times apart from eating my 3 course meal which it was - if you count a cup of tea as one and each finger of a Kit Kat as the other two. Dining was not allowed.
3. The Boardroom was not used, instead the 1911 where we each had a table for Social Distancing (SD), unless more than one was from the same household, tables were named.
4. Seating for matches was also named and segregated for SD.
5. Visiting Officials were in their own box.
6. For away games we would have to complete a Covid form either electronically and submit on the morning of the game or manually and submit on arrival. Some Clubs are still doing this, Exeter last week. Access was on the same basis as VP.
7. Again, no hospitality, the protocols only allowed tea and biscuits and again complete SD and masks.

I went to these games because I felt it was my responsibility as a former Director, now Associate, representing my Club. I went because I felt the more support the players heard the better for morale, especially after SM departed and we had two young guys with relegation on their shoulders.

Other Clubs did just the same, because they were allowed by the protocols.

I did 4 overnights, Crawley when the town was in Tier 2 and allowed fans at the game, Southend, Exeter and Newport, all bar one being Tuesday evenings. Hotel protocols came on top of football in that a letter of confirmation from the Club was needed to establish you complied with Govt. protocols as well as EFL.

Believe me this was not some 'privileged jolly up', this was me doing what I thought was my duty. Freezing to death or wet through as at Scunny and Salford took me back, not to some ivory tower you seem to think exists.

 

Thank you for the detailed explanation.
I’m grumpy because I have Covid and currently isolating.
See you at Exeter on Tues.

 

Absolutely no need for the politics of jealousy on this board.

 

Roger what a brilliant response in such full detail.
The fact that you felt the need to do so is just a reflection of the sort of argumentative class warriors on here.
It is clear that this site is now full of know it alls just looking for fault in every response.
All they do is argue amongst themselves creating longer and longer diatribes that some of us have no interest in.
I have become less and less interested in this site as a result

 

It’s dealt with now, move on

 

Agreed, now shouldn’t you be drilling the marketing team to make sure they fill all those empty seats at VP.

 

I won’t be there. I’ve been twice but sadly will be Chairing a meeting on another topic away from BCFC and can’t get there.

 

Going to be interesting weather tonight and not ideal footballing conditions tomorrow:

Overnight wind gusts to 145km/h along the Yorkshire Coast

https://amz.nwstatic.co.uk/monthly_2021_11/image.png.481e45a890d8307af354611c7bdc46e4.png

Snow totals predicted to fall by 7pm tomorrow. 45cm on highest Pennines and several cm to fall on low levels across the North. Less might settle as it will be preceeded by rain in most places.

https://amz.nwstatic.co.uk/monthly_2021_11/2DCD3CED-B810-49BB-A0D5-62703876430E.png.5f8d350426ad961f8ab71be39ffe7f99.png

BBC are warning, "It will be horrendous, I think, on some of those trans-Pennine routes".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather

 

Shouldn't be a problem for you tough Yorkies though

 

Too true mate I just have to put a vest on.

 

I know a couple of sponsors who went to matches “ just say your a director if asked”

 

Only because you've been well and truly shoved back into your cupboard.

 

Beep beep beep, this vehicle is reversing....

 

1,600 tickets sold for tomorrow’s game against Scunthorpe,great effort after Tuesday performance.

 

Lynfield mount Christmas do is a bit early this year?

 

Only a vest?
You really are hard!

 

Us Northernrs are renowned for it .