Double Winning St Johnstone FC Thread

[mizfit]

f**k

[Fife Saint]

Nah, cant deal with this shit.

[tree house tam]

Callum said before the game he'd be telling us more about what's been going on after the match finished. 

[perthsaints99]

In total seriousness, what would be sufficient grounds to postpone the cup final?

Aberdeen had eight players out at the start of the season and had their game against us rearranged to a time where they could field a full strength squad.

Obviously far more of a logistical nightmare with the game being the last of the season and it taking place at Hampden, but hypothetically, if half of the squad was wiped out with Covid, what would we actually do?

Ballot for fans with a pair of boots and shin pads?

[RandomGuy.]

1 minute ago, perthsaints99 said:

In total seriousness, what would be sufficient grounds to postpone the cup final?

Aberdeen had eight players out at the start of the season and had their game against us rearranged to a time where they could field a full strength squad.

Obviously far more of a logistical nightmare with the game being the last of the season and it taking place at Hampden, but hypothetically, if half of the squad was wiped out with Covid, what would we actually do?

Ballot for fans with a pair of boots and shin pads?

@craigkillie the likeliest to know.

Would hope there's scope to delay for a week.

[mizfit]

I doubt they’d be willing to delay by a week, especially after UEFA just gave permission for fans to attend.

I’d hope they would but I doubt it.

[tree house tam]

We rested 7 and beat hibs on their own patch last month. Let's just get stuck in about the slazenger tracky wearing c***s.

[The Real Saints]

Maybe a compromise of a week's delay but with no fans allowed. Don't think that would bother too many people at Saints. Being in the best position to get the double is more important than anything else.

[Mr Heliums]

But the players would be available, so it's not an option - at the moment.

[RandomGuy.]

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[Mr Positive, sometimes.]

1 minute ago, RandomGuy. said:

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Someone did say to me earlier today "the games still on as it stands" re tonights game. I thought, surely its not that bad....

 

[mizfit]

We should have the 4 out for the semi back from Saturday.

Let’s then wait to see what else happens.

[Honest Saints Fan]

He said there were no more positive tests from Tuesday's testing.

[Steve McQueen]

No new positives, seems better that expected!

[Jamie_B]

The Courier article sounds slightly less dramatic. Some players back for Saturday, should train between now and Friday, all tests last night negative, none of the players who do have it are symptomatic and nobody is ruled out of the final at this stage.

[RandomGuy.]

Yeah, sounds a lot better than I was expecting.

[Mr Positive, sometimes.]

1 minute ago, Jamie_Beatson said:

The Courier article sounds slightly less dramatic. Some players back for Saturday, should train between now and Friday, all tests last night negative, none of the players who do have it are symptomatic and nobody is ruled out of the final at this stage.

You wonder how likely they are to be a false positives as well.

[mizfit]

You wonder how likely they are to be a false positives as well.

If it’s a false positive then surely they can return to normal if they return a negative?

[Mr Positive, sometimes.]

3 minutes ago, mizfit said:

 

If it’s a false positive then surely they can return to normal if they return a negative?

 

Dont know but they force close contacts to isolate even if they continue to return negative tests.

Edited May 12, 2021 by Mr Positive, sometimes.

[RandomGuy.]

Does feel like they've left players out tonight to prevent any spread, as its made clear nobody else has tested positive.

Guess with players not training the risk of injury during matches maybe goes up?