Pre-Match Thread Bromley v Southend United, Sunday 26th December, 5.20pm KO, NL (Live on BT Sport)

[Massimo Giovanni]

Arnold
Howard Hobson Ralph Clifford
Dunne Ferguson
Brunt
Walsh Murphy Dennis

I umm'd over starting with Walsh but thought he might be better as sub, neither him or Dennis have had much game time of late.

 

[Shrimpet steve]

With a heavy heart I’m not going to the Boxing Day fixture for the first time in eons (last year excepted). Writing the HK Covid travel restriction rules would occupy a lengthy thread of its own and the rules pretty much change every day.

The short version is that the Covid test on arrival has a lower threshold than the entire rest of the world. Tick that box and, symptomatic or not I’m in a government hospital until I pass a PCR test followed by 14 days in a post Covid government designated hotel.

Even without that I face a PCR test within 48 hours of departure, a PCR test on arrival, 4 days in government quarantine followed by 17 days in a designated quarantine hotel. I then have a PCR test EVERY one of those 21 days followed by another one on day 26. Fail any of those and the cycle in the previous paragraph applies.

As it currently stands airlines are either being banned for 2 weeks if they bring in more than 4 positive Covid cases in 7 days or just pulling out of the route. As of today Virgin are in the middle of a 2 week Ban, Cathay ban started today and BA have pulled out of the route until the end of Jan at the earliest, so no direct Heathrow to HK flights exist at the moment. My route is via Finnair but inevitably people are switching to that and inevitably that will fall foul of the HK travel rules and be banned for 2 weeks.

I’m due to leave on 2nd January but I suspect that won’t happen. I could be stuck here for weeks because as soon as Omi spreads in HK they will pretty much ban all international flights even for residents like me.

And this is the short version. I wish I was joking.

So I’ll be trying to stream this, damn leaving my fire stick in HK! I will take a draw

Watch on bt it's free

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

According to the poll count we will lose and our team should be
Annold
JD, Hobson, Ralph, Clifford
Gard, Fergie, Brunt
Dennis, Murp, Dalby.

 

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[Zeuss]

According to the poll count we will lose and our team should be
Annold
JD, Hobson, Ralph, Clifford
Gard, Fergie, Brunt
Dennis, Murp, Dalby.

Looks about right.Maybe Dennis as 2nd half sub and strengthen midfield—Phillips?

 

[Zeuss]

Looks about right.Maybe Dennis as 2nd half sub and strengthen midfield—Phillips?

If fit, Lopata for Clifford obviously.

 

[IamJack]

Anyone know the rules in terms of COVID? Not been fully jabbed yet, so guessing I need to do proof of lateral flow?

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

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If fit, Lopata for Clifford obviously.

He is out for 3 weeks, but I wouldn’t want to go back to 5-3-2 as we don’t have personal to play that system.

 

[Danshrimper]

Anyone know the rules in terms of COVID? Not been fully jabbed yet, so guessing I need to do proof of lateral flow?

Think the covid rules only apply to stadiums with 10,000+ capacity. So no tests should be necessary.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Are there any 'rules' about a Covid positive at a club, and therefore, how many have to be ruled out before a game is called off?
Logically, it needs just one, surely?

Even one leaves the rest susceptible.

I remember Eastleigh manager Ben Strevens going off the deep end with no thought for diplomacy or niceties when his team were the last ones to play before Lockdown 1 in March 2020.

He reckoned Eastleigh were strong armed into playing because it was a TV fixture.

 

[crangoner]

Have heard it's Ferguson who tested positive the other day, so would be surprised to see him tomorrow. That shifts my expectations from "I'd take a point" to "I would sodding love a point from tomorrow".

 

[Shepshead]

Are there any 'rules' about a Covid positive at a club, and therefore, how many have to be ruled out before a game is called off?
Logically, it needs just one, surely?

Even one leaves the rest susceptible.

I remember Eastleigh manager Ben Strevens going off the deep end with no thought for diplomacy or niceties when his team were the last ones to play before Lockdown 1 in March 2020.

He reckoned Eastleigh were strong armed into playing because it was a TV fixture.

Bromley had 6 or 7 last week in the cup and played a number of their under23 players.

 

[IamJack]

Have heard it's Ferguson who tested positive the other day, so would be surprised to see him tomorrow. That shifts my expectations from "I'd take a point" to "I would sodding love a point from tomorrow".

You are correct Sir!

 

[pete boss]

lets be positive today with our bank hols record.. im one for calling out the reality of the situ and the promises made..but today im throwing all that out the window and going for a win for kev and the lads... score first and hold on to a 1-0 win...its xmas and ive started on the sauce to early... up the blues!

 

[Ricey]

Gutted I’m not going to be there, love a Boxing Day game and green with envy of all those going. Hopefully we get 3 points and the team give us a late Christmas gift!

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

Have heard it's Ferguson who tested positive the other day, so would be surprised to see him tomorrow. That shifts my expectations from "I'd take a point" to "I would sodding love a point from tomorrow".

It would actually change my expectation to more likely to get a point tomorrow

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

So Fergie is not available, hmm, that changes my team ideas hugely, as unlike some, I rate him high on the list of what we have at present.

I would give the younger midfielders the "stage" and play a 4 3 3
With a central middy of Brunt, and Phillips and Gard alongside him.
And play with 3 forwards, who need to rotate, drop back, make runs, swap etc.

The pitch will be heavy after all the rain (it is grass isn't it?), our backs will be hoofing it long. Pace, awareness, enthusiasm, energy, tempo, responsibility all need to be higher.

 

[Shepshead]

So Fergie is not available, hmm, that changes my team ideas hugely, as unlike some, I rate him high on the list of what we have at present.

I would give the younger midfielders the "stage" and play a 4 3 3
With a central middy of Brunt, and Phillips and Gard alongside him.
And play with 3 forwards, who need to rotate, drop back, make runs, swap etc.

The pitch will be heavy after all the rain (it is grass isn't it?), our backs will be hoofing it long. Pace, awareness, enthusiasm, energy, tempo, responsibility all need to be higher.

Sorry 3G.

 

[Shrimpet steve]

If fit, Lopata for Clifford obviously.

Wrong clifford over loparta

 

[Shrimpet steve]

So Fergie is not available, hmm, that changes my team ideas hugely, as unlike some, I rate him high on the list of what we have at present.

I would give the younger midfielders the "stage" and play a 4 3 3
With a central middy of Brunt, and Phillips and Gard alongside him.
And play with 3 forwards, who need to rotate, drop back, make runs, swap etc.

The pitch will be heavy after all the rain (it is grass isn't it?), our backs will be hoofing it long. Pace, awareness, enthusiasm, energy, tempo, responsibility all need to be higher.

Not a big loss! He's Not good enough and lazy! Don't need him.