A glimmer and signs of club rugby coming back

Brizzer if the Championship goes down the Premiership route with regular testing there should be no problem-although no visiting spectators. If they go down/are sent down due to lack of money, the non testing/Prem 15s route then the Championship may be a club short.........

Woody wrote: If the Championship plays a full season will there still be relegation? If there is how will the promoted team from the league below be decided since all other league rugby is cancelled? It sounds like a desperate stretch to try to play a full season to facilitate Sarries going back up as quickly as possible. What does anyone else have to gain from playing in empty grounds with no income and only a costly loan in return? Sorry if this has already been answered elsewhere...

Surely, it is for the other Championship teams to block a full season and agree no promotion/relegation if they feel it is all about Sarries.

I don't think there will be many crying up into their beer if Sarries are not back in the Premiership for 21-22 season.

I believe the lowest Tier any area will be in after the 2nd December is Tier 2 - but we should know more later as this is being announced today. Positive moves as seen in Nottingham may lead to a further adjustment early in the New Year - so if R rate continues to drop in your area, at a similar rate and isn't adversely affected by Christmas, then you may be in Tier 1 (probably not) by the 16/01/2021 Maire. But Tier 2 would still allow you to attend games at Lady Bay so here is hoping that drop off continues.

workerbee wrote: It is not the message that is the problem but the people that ignore it, or worse use confusion as an excuse to do the right things "Hands -face -Space" what is difficult to understand. It was obvious in the summer when people flocked to the beaches with no space that the second wave was inevitable. If we remain cautious for the next six weeks into the new year we will be ready for the vaccine roll out. What is six months of our lives to the many that have not or will not make it through.

Kimbo wrote: Coventry has dropped from 285 to 198 per 100,000 this week, so progress. Still likely to be tier two at least though, I would think.

Edited by billesleyexile - 26 Nov 2020 at 12:06

billesleyexile wrote: Kimbo wrote: Coventry has dropped from 285 to 198 per 100,000 this week, so progress. Still likely to be tier two at least though, I would think. Tiers are out - Cov are tier 3, as I think are Donny and Nottingham. Everyone else except Pirates (tier 1) and Jersey (whatever the States decides) are tier 2 going to be interesting to see what needs to be done to keep away fans from tier 3 areas from travelling, and presumably anyone from tier 2 or 3 areas going to Pirates?

Well, that just killed the 'season' then.

Kimbo wrote: Interesting that Bedford and Luton have rising cases in the same week that Cov has a large fall. Quote: "The rate in Luton has risen to 297.1 per 100,00 population in the week to November 19, up from 275.5 in the previous week. In Bedford, the figure rose from 151.8 to 157.5.

Does anyone know what the "official" Vallis Way capacity is? I understand that they can have 2000 or 50% of maximium capacity. If we play Saracens at home, then I could honestly see that being a consideration for once.

Kimbo wrote: Interesting that Bedford and Luton have rising cases in the same week that Cov has a large fall. Quote: "The rate in Luton has risen to 297.1 per 100,00 population in the week to November 19, up from 275.5 in the previous week. In Bedford, the figure rose from 151.8 to 157.5.