NJS

The co-op at the top of my street had no meat and no milk this morning. This was quite early and it was quite full of people being cunts.

"Crying in church"

For all the shite and pet theories people have I think Keegan and Ferguson both gave versions of the same correct answer - we lacked the knowhow /experience of how to win it.

It was the the contrast between the first and second halves of the season that was the killer for him - might have been part of the general nervousness in the squad that I think ultimately cost us but he suffered the most. I still love him too.

I'm probably being ridiculously optimistic and/or naive but the claim that China has no new cases makes me think and end is possible - might take a few weeks/months but it's something.

Maybe time for a covid 19 specific deadpool.

I had a slightly unpopular view on that game - the football was fantastic but I reckon scoring "only" 3 goals out of 30 attempts was a shocking indictment of the strike force

It helped that Barnes was an actual footballer.

Even if they followed the US and gave everyone 1 or 2k that's only one or two months rent in London. That's also the problem of a housing sector based on parasites/landlords with buy-to-let mortgages - if we had mass council housing then it could be "written off" by government funding.

All of their measures are breathing space based- they've already said mortgages won't be "let-off" but will be expected to be paid so poor cunts who lose their jobs will still be fucked down the line.

I thought Barnes did alright as it happens. Rush was a compete waste of time, money and effort though.

It's going to take a long time to recover if this shit goes on for a year or more. Maybe it will require a large realignment of society - maybe a green new deal or something along those lines.

Watched a webcast from our CEO a little earlier and he confirmed everybody who can must work from home from now. His tone suggests they fully expect it to last a few months. I'd already cleared that with my line manager anyway using asthma as an excuse - I'm sort of relaxed about that as Renton is and it is really mild but I'll confess to shitting it to a degree. Also just popped to the co-op at the top of my street where I do my daily shopping and they've introduced 4 of any individual item max rationing.

Yes but you need Einsteins IQ and a twisted brain to get anywhere near understanding it. Some nice lasses though.

His best bit was about the UK leading an international effort to fight the virus and to mitigate the economic effects - absolutely no evidence offered. Also the economy is in much better shape to handle this than it was in 2008 - you fucking what?

Over 50s are offered flu jabs at my GPs. I also have mild asthma...

Johnson shit show. Avoid pubs etc but he's not closing them which chucks them under a bus protecting the insurance industry. Nothing new on low paid. Wibbled through no school closures.

Also got an email from a head cheese at work saying there's a change freeze until remote working is "stable" - implying the whole place is going that way pretty soon.

Yeah, definitely no problem with it. Cash thing encourages contactless - I know that's unfair on the poor generally though.

Just come back from the dentists, had to affirm on lack of any travel and lack of fever/cough almost before they let me through the door.

Thats the thing without the South Korea mass testing programme - people might get quite ill with a normal cold or even a flu and think they've had it only to get the real deal later on. Conversely they might deal with it quite well but not realise and keep being wary for another year. Among all the debate about strategies etc I think its the lack of testing I distrust the most.

I don't usually watch any of his films after he ruined Interview with a Vampire tbh but that sort of drew me in.

That's the Tom Cruise version.

Like the end of War of the world's when they crawl out of their tanks and a Morgan Freeman voice over tells us it was all God's plan

I'm supposed to be seeing Ash a week on Friday - nowt on their website either way at the moment - suppose I'll see if they play Leeds on Tuesday for starters.