As some will be aware, I have a dog or two in this particular race, as I had Covid-19 or strain thereof, a couple of years ago – just before it hit the mainstream media; and it was only when the business about the loss of taste and smell broke, I realized my several weeks of continuous coughing actually had a name. Last week, I managed to catch another strain, again from ‘er indoors, who by now has been the proud owner of two jabs for very many months. This time around, the symptoms have been heavy flu-like, but getting marginally better day by day.
I’d been disinclined to get involved in any jab, ever since a close relative of mine won a major prize, namely Guillain-Barré syndrome, from a routine flu vaccine, and lost the use of his legs for a few years as a consequence. As it’s already in the public domain, I’ll share again, that this was all against a personal health backdrop of a now treated but once chronic case of pulmonary sarcoidosis.
Given my understanding, I’d suggest that the footballing authorities wash their faces (as if to freshen up their minds) and call time on any half-baked plans to carry on regardless and push Tottenham’s games through.
To force Spurs’ schedule ahead, as if the club needs to be punished, would be tragically wide off the mark.
When the virus first broke, we were told that handwashing and masks would aid the cause. And then, once vaccines began to roll out, they would also improve everyone’s chances of keeping negative. The reality is that nothing is absolute. Therefore, Spurs players (in this instance) are not protocol-breaking loons. There’s very little in truth in believing that one can actively stay in the negative zone.
Both UEFA and the Premier League need to review their respective positions and start rescheduling matches before the situation deteriorates further into farce.