Football isn't a matter of life and death....

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Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby UFGN » Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:00 am

As Covid-19 does its worst, taking away loved ones, especially the vulnerable, and in some cases robbing them of even the dignity of a funeral, its hard to see beyond that horror and imagine that matters which seem on the face of it to have little importance, could be actually more important. We are all born, and we will all die. Those lost to Covid died but Covid will not define them. The people they loved, the music they were passionate about, the skills they had, and, yes, for some of them, the football club they supported. These are the things that define all of us.

The current situation is having a secondary impact on us, a B story of sorts. The main aim is to save lives by preventing a huge spike of cases and therefore protecting our ability to help as many critically ill people as possible. We can all get behind that, and we all should. But the B story is the loss of our identity as individuals, and the threat to staples of our culture. In London, our pubs, our theatres, our cafes, our music venues and night clubs and our football clubs all lie empty, and many under serious threat of bankruptcy.

We will all live, and we will all die, but what we choose to do with our time, our free time, is what truly defines us along with our families and friends.

When the theatres, museums and gigs start up again, make a point of going. Learn something new, sing every word, visit a castle or town you've never been to before. When the Arsenal next kick a ball, cheer louder than you ever have before. These things are not petty, they are much, much more important than life and death.
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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby Dejan » Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:05 am

I just want the gym back tbh

It keeps me sane

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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby DiamondGooner » Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:17 am

Honestly ........... going out more.

I relegate myself to going out only on a Saturday night because after working hard all week and training etc Saturday is my free day, Sunday is rest and recovery.

But I do think I need to up it if I can, one night a week socialising is to minimal.

.......... also agree with Dejan, need the gym back, although have a decent set up at home, still not able to have a punch bag and chest, but got enough to do the other muscle groups thankfully.

To think I was literally about to put all my home gear on Gum Tree just before the outbreak.

Going to store it now after this is over.
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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby Phil71 » Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:11 am

UFGN wrote:As Covid-19 does its worst, taking away loved ones, especially the vulnerable, and in some cases robbing them of even the dignity of a funeral, its hard to see beyond that horror and imagine that matters which seem on the face of it to have little importance, could be actually more important. We are all born, and we will all die. Those lost to Covid died but Covid will not define them. The people they loved, the music they were passionate about, the skills they had, and, yes, for some of them, the football club they supported. These are the things that define all of us.

The current situation is having a secondary impact on us, a B story of sorts. The main aim is to save lives by preventing a huge spike of cases and therefore protecting our ability to help as many critically ill people as possible. We can all get behind that, and we all should. But the B story is the loss of our identity as individuals, and the threat to staples of our culture. In London, our pubs, our theatres, our cafes, our music venues and night clubs and our football clubs all lie empty, and many under serious threat of bankruptcy.

We will all live, and we will all die, but what we choose to do with our time, our free time, is what truly defines us along with our families and friends.

When the theatres, museums and gigs start up again, make a point of going. Learn something new, sing every word, visit a castle or town you've never been to before. When the Arsenal next kick a ball, cheer louder than you ever have before. These things are not petty, they are much, much more important than life and death.


Well said UFGN.

I have been thinking about doing more even before this. I will definitely get out more, do more things and see more things when this is over.
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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby Rockape » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:36 am

Been wondering where UFGN had gone! He’s gone all philosophical on us!
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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby Phil71 » Tue Mar 31, 2020 9:27 am

Rockape wrote:Been wondering where UFGN had gone! He’s gone all philosophical on us!


He's been contemplating.
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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby starmandb » Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:37 pm

Well said ufgn
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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby Pat Rice in Short Shorts » Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:22 pm

Indeed!

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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby Losmeister » Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:12 pm

Dejan wrote:I just want the gym back tbh

It keeps me sane

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i love that the word sane has such a flexible, open ended definition, Dejan...
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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby Nuggets » Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:30 am

Enjoy life as much as you can and try to live everyday as it could be your last cos one day it will. :1970_two_smileys_drinking_beer_together.gif:
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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby Phil71 » Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:53 am

Nuggets wrote:Enjoy life as much as you can and try to live everyday as it could be your last cos one day it will. :1970_two_smileys_drinking_beer_together.gif:


Yep.

Imagine how many people turned the dessert trolley away on the Titanic.
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Re: Football isn't a matter of life and death....

Postby Angelito » Thu Apr 02, 2020 1:48 pm

Might sound controversial but this Covid-19 incident is why core capitalism doesn't work. It relies on droves of sheep working tirelessly to ensure the rich remain rich, while the rest of the population live in grief and ignorance. I'm talking more about the American laissez-faire version of capitalism over the 'social market' capitalism.
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