Fans of Leeds United have been reacting to Phil Hay’s post on Twitter, in which the Athletic writer discusses the potential impact that the coronavirus pandemic could have on the English Football League.
The operation of English football is beginning to feel the effects of coronavirus, with Nottingham Forest and Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis confirming that he had been diagnosed with the virus on Tuesday.
Having attended Nottingham Forest’s fixture with Millwall the previous Friday, as well as Arsenal’s fixture with Olympiakos on 27 February, the Gunners’ Premier League tie against Manchester City, scheduled for Wednesday evening, was subsequently postponed.
On Thursday, Brendan Rodgers confirmed that three Leicester City players were in isolation after showing symptoms of the virus, while in Spain, the Real Madrid squad have been placed in quarantine, which has led to the suspension of La Liga for at least the next two rounds of matches.
Following Phil Hay’s recent post on Twitter, in which The Athletic’s Leeds writer reports that EFL fixtures remain to be played as scheduled this weekend, fans of the club have been making their opinions heard on social media, replying to Hay’s tweet in their droves.
Re: the EFL – no change in its position on coronavirus from what I understand. Fixtures remain as before but needless to say, landscape could shift very quickly. #lufc
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) March 12, 2020
Protect Bielsa.
— Páudi H. (@paudi_lufc) March 12, 2020
Unpopular opinion but I don’t think anyone will beat us behind closed doors. Title Whites. #lufc
— – (@elyouefsey) March 12, 2020
Guarantee that the Saturday fixtures will go ahead, West Brom win, go back to the top of the table, football then gets cancelled indefinitely late Saturday evening and somehow they introduce a rule whereby only one team gets promoted ?
— James Courtney (@jcourts1991) March 12, 2020
So long as the trains are running as normal, the London Underground is open, airports are open, then it remains utterly ridiculous to consider 90 minute football matches to be played behind closed doors!!
— Pete (@35Pete3) March 12, 2020
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Cancel or delay euro 2020 and extend current domestic season.
— Rich L (@Richard17116187) March 12, 2020
What most people hope for is coherent consistent action that will be effective. Millions travel on the LU each week, many in closer proximity than at football matches, one has got to ask why sport seems to be under such scrutiny, it may present some risk but not the highest.
— Paul Moran (@MD_Leeds) March 12, 2020
Oh good news xx
— pauline Thompson (@Apothecary2019) March 12, 2020
Ive always loved the EFL.
— MMLUFC (@Michael46041497) March 12, 2020
What do we think?
With Italy currently being the most infected country in Europe, and all domestic sport having been cancelled until 3 April because of the coronavirus outbreak, it would appear that should the number of cases in England rise in a similar trend, that all sporting activities will eventually follow suit.