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Posted September 18, 2020 19:28 · last edited September 19, 2020 13:44

Lonegunmen wrote:

ballane wrote:

As much as I want them to stay im afraid its totally unrealistic expecting them to. Lets face for all the talk we have no idea when the new season will start or what it will look like. The only thing we have is a complete lack of information to the fans yet we will be expected to jump on board when they finally sort something out. No way i would want to hang around down this part of the world if i was a player and i can sign on some where else and start earning some money,

I don't give a shark how much any Indian team would offer me, I'd definitely avoid that place and Africa for the next few years as Covid works its way through them. I can't believe Steven Taylor would put himself at risk going there. Probably better off in the USA or J League.

The Covid case & death numbers yes in India are high. However on a popn basis they still remain pretty low (for now!). If the numbers can be believed India has 62 deaths per 1M people, USA for example 612 deaths per 1M. UK is 614 deaths per 1M. So arguably at the moment it's safer to walk the streets of India than Stateside or Blighty. Still could be early days of the pandemic in the sub continent.

More importantly for Taylor and other players in the ISL, the league is to be played as a protected hub at 3 venues in Goa state. I understand there is a pretty sizeable expat popn in Goa, and probably at least a few world class hotels, hospitals, clinics etc. 

Also currently seems there is plenty of money in Indian football, so I'm sure all the teams have top class doctors and other medicos available. Furthermore footballers are invariably young fit guys without underlying health conditions. Doesn't mean that they want to get Covid, but they are highly highly unlikely to get badly sick even if they get the virus. And lastly it's a pretty short roughly 6 month season, Nov-March, so I guess hub up, take the money then leave maybe.

But yeah certainly being brutal about it, a Covid player/staff outbreak early season in the ISL, may just see any of Krishna, Williams, Taylor etc consider a Nix return. Long shot

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Unknown editor edited September 19, 2020 13:44
Lonegunmen wrote:
ballane wrote:

As much as I want them to stay im afraid its totally unrealistic expecting them to. Lets face for all the talk we have no idea when the new season will start or what it will look like. The only thing we have is a complete lack of information to the fans yet we will be expected to jump on board when they finally sort something out. No way i would want to hang around down this part of the world if i was a player and i can sign on some where else and start earning some money,

I don't give a shark how much any Indian team would offer me, I'd definitely avoid that place and Africa for the next few years as Covid works its way through them. I can't believe Steven Taylor would put himself at risk going there. Probably better off in the USA or J League.

The Covid case & death numbers yes in India are high. However on a popn basis they still remain pretty low (for now!). If the numbers can be believed India has 62 deaths per 1M people, USA for example 612 deaths per 1M. UK is 614 deaths per 1M. So arguably at the moment it's safer to walk the streets of India than Stateside or Blighty. Still could be early days of the pandemic in the sub continent.

More importantly for Taylor and other players in the ISL, the league is to be played as a protected hub at 3 venues in Goa state. I understand there is a pretty sizeable expat popn in Goa, and probably at least a few world class hotels, hospitals, clinics etc. 

Also currently seems there is plenty of money in Indian football, so I'm sure all the teams have top class doctors and other medicos available. Also footballers are invariably young fit guys without underlying health conditions. Doesn't mean that they want to get Covid, but they are highly highly unlikely to get badly sick even if they get the virus. And lastly it's a pretty short roughly 6 month season, Nov-March, so I guess hub up, take the money then leave maybe.

But yeah certainly being brutal about it, a Covid player/staff outbreak early season in the ISL, may just see any of Krishna, Williams, Taylor etc consider a Nix return. Long shot

Unknown editor edited September 19, 2020 13:42
Lonegunmen wrote:
ballane wrote:

As much as I want them to stay im afraid its totally unrealistic expecting them to. Lets face for all the talk we have no idea when the new season will start or what it will look like. The only thing we have is a complete lack of information to the fans yet we will be expected to jump on board when they finally sort something out. No way i would want to hang around down this part of the world if i was a player and i can sign on some where else and start earning some money,

I don't give a shark how much any Indian team would offer me, I'd definitely avoid that place and Africa for the next few years as Covid works its way through them. I can't believe Steven Taylor would put himself at risk going there. Probably better off in the USA or J League.

The Covid case & death numbers yes in India are high. However on a popn basis they still remain pretty low (for now!). If the numbers can be believed India has 62 deaths per 1M people, USA for example 612 deaths per 1M. UK is 614 deaths per 1M. So arguably at the moment it's safer to walk the streets of India than Stateside or Blighty. Still could be early days of the pandemic in the sub continent.

More importantly for Taylor and other players in the ISL, the league is to be played as a protected hub at 3 venues in Goa state. I understand there is a pretty sizeable expat popn in Goa, and probably at least a few world class hotels, hospitals, clinics etc. 

Also currently seems there is plenty of money in Indian football, so I'm sure all the teams have top class doctors and other medicos available. Also footballers are invariably young fit guys without underlying health conditions. Doesn't mean that they want to get Covid, but they are highly highly unlikely to get badly sick even if they get the virus. And lastly it's a pretty short roughly 6 month season, Nov-March, so I guess hub up, take the money then leave maybe.

But yeah certainly being brutal about it, a Covid player/staff outbreak early season in the ISL, may just may see any of Krishna, Williams, Taylor etc consider a Nix return. Long shot

Unknown editor edited September 18, 2020 19:48
Lonegunmen wrote:
ballane wrote:

As much as I want them to stay im afraid its totally unrealistic expecting them to. Lets face for all the talk we have no idea when the new season will start or what it will look like. The only thing we have is a complete lack of information to the fans yet we will be expected to jump on board when they finally sort something out. No way i would want to hang around down this part of the world if i was a player and i can sign on some where else and start earning some money,

I don't give a shark how much any Indian team would offer me, I'd definitely avoid that place and Africa for the next few years as Covid works its way through them. I can't believe Steven Taylor would put himself at risk going there. Probably better off in the USA or J League.

The Covid case & death numbers yes in India are high. However on a popn basis they still remain pretty low (for now!). If the numbers can be believed India has 62 deaths per 1M people, USA for example 612 deaths per 1M. UK is 614 deaths per 1M. So arguably at the moment it's safer to walk the streets of India than Stateside or Blighty. Still could be early days of the pandemic in the sub continent.

More importantly for Taylor and other players in the ISL, the league is to be played as a protected hub at 3 venues in Goa state. I understand there is a pretty sizeable expat popn in Goa, and probably at least a few world class hospitals, clinics etc. 

Also currently seems there is plenty of money in Indian football, so I'm sure all the teams have top class doctors and other medicos available. Also footballers are invariably young fit guys without underlying health conditions. Doesn't mean that they want to get Covid, but they are highly highly unlikely to get badly sick even if they get the virus. And lastly it's a pretty short roughly 6 month season, Nov-March, so I guess hub up, take the money then leave maybe.

But yeah certainly being brutal about it, a Covid player/staff outbreak early season in the ISL, may just may see any of Krishna, Williams, Taylor etc consider a Nix return. Long shot