[Football] Billy Gilmour

[1066familyman]

I just find it very odd that apparently no-one else needs to self-isolate in relation to Gilmour.

When the rest of the population gets pinged by the app that you've been close to a sufferer - and you must self-isolate - no idea who it was or where - just do it.

All weird to me.

They've just said on ITV that Chelski team mates Mount and James have tested negative but are being kept apart or something from the rest of the England team as they were ruffling Gilmore's hair and all pally pally with him after the game.

Naturally, I'm paraphrasing here


Anyway. It's one rule for elite sports people and one rule for the plebs, clearly. Always has been since Covid kicked off.

Edit: Looks like it's Chilwell and Mount. Not James.

 

[1066familyman]

What I can say for fact, unlike the paraphrased bollox I've posted above. In cycling, one member of a team's camp tests positve and the whole team is pulled from the race.

 

[Acker79]

Official word.

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[Weststander]

According to BBC news just then, loving every minute of this story, Mount and Chilwell must now be out of England’s match day squad and team. “A huge blow”.

 

[vagabond]

Official word.

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Huh, why though. They were tested and clean no?

Is this just an England PR thing? Ah well at least we’ll see Grealish and Sancho.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Huh, why though. They were tested and clean no?

Is this just an England PR thing? Ah well at least we’ll see Grealish and Sancho.

Tested with lateral flow. Not reliable.

 

[Acker79]

Huh, why though. They were tested and clean no?

Is this just an England PR thing? Ah well at least we’ll see Grealish and Sancho.

Incubation period, I assume. If they have caught covid from Gilmour, it can take a few days (~5?) before it shows as a positive on the tests.

 

[happypig]

Fingers crossed footage emerges of Tryone Minge hugging him..

 

[Sheebo]

Luckily we’re through and won’t matter too much where we come but still annoying especially when it’s not actually one of them - surely the whole Scotland squad should isolate as they’d have been closer to the bloke than a bit of hair ruffling outside!

 

[redoubtable seagull]

Luckily we’re through and won’t matter too much where we come but still annoying especially when it’s not actually one of them - surely the whole Scotland squad should isolate as they’d have been closer to the bloke than a bit of hair ruffling outside!

This is what I don’t understand unless there’s more to come from the Scotland camp.

Surely Gilmour has had some level of contact and interaction with the most of the Scotland squad prior to his confirmation of covid.

 

[Questions]

Looking through Billy Gilmours eyes

 

[Wardy's twin]

Can you lend me £150 till pay day?

yep at 100% interest and your car & television as collateral.

 

[Lower West Stander]

I really really really don’t understand this.

Mount and Chilwell hug him after the game. He gets COVID, they have to self isolate.

What about the rest of the Scotland team who shared a changing room with him? The tackles during the game? The staff in the tunnel? The ref? The bus driver?

I’m sorry but this is absolutely farcical.


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[beorhthelm]

given the number of tests taken and their sensitivity, chances of at least one false positive during the tournament are fair certainty.

 

[NooBHA]

It is 100% correct that Gilmour shouldn't play. This is a respiratory illness and we have already seen one player collapse and almost die on the pitch albeit from a different illness.

Many of the others may already have had Covid in the past without knowing it and maybe have a little bit of protection against it.

Both squads I think should be tested every 24 hours leading up to the next match and everyone who tests positive should be isolated.

 

[clapham_gull]

I really really really don’t understand this.

Mount and Chilwell hug him after the game. He gets COVID, they have to self isolate.

What about the rest of the Scotland team who shared a changing room with him? The tackles during the game? The staff in the tunnel? The ref? The bus driver?

I’m sorry but this is absolutely farcical.

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I thought it odd too, but saw some explanation in the media earlier. Contact between players at the tournament is very closely monitored, much more than I realised including GPS data.

The data is fed back to Public Health England who then advise. It's all dependent on the type of contact and duration.

 

[rigton70]

yep at 100% interest and your car & television as collateral.

Soft touch eh.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

According to the NHS website we should :
“Self isolate immediately if........you are told you have been in contact with someone who tested positive “

So that should rule out the Scotland squad and the outfield English players who played against him.
One rule for them ...eh?

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

According to the NHS website we should :
“Self isolate immediately if........you are told you have been in contact with someone who tested positive “

So that should rule out the Scotland squad and the outfield English players who played against him.
One rule for them ...eh?

Presumably that rule that allows them different treatment is the one that allows ‘elite’ sport in the first place. Once that distinction is made then there will clearly be different protocols in place than for ordinary people otherwise the whole thing falls over.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Tested with lateral flow. Not reliable.

They’ll probably test again today with the more accurate PCR tests.