Rovers v Sunderland 27 dec. plan B measures?

[roversdude]

Do it on the NHS app it will give you a month as Mush says

[roversdude]

Can’t believe we have a week off and end up with more injuries
No Close and Big Tom doubtful

[Campsall rover]

Do it on the NHS app it will give you a month as Mush says

Mine gave me 3 days!!!

[drfchound]

Just dial119, be prepared to be on hold for half an hour, then order a paper version.
You need your NHS number.
The paper version never goes out of date and mine came within five days.

[Chris Black come back]

Too late now. Only post day between now and Sunderland is tomorrow.

[drfchound]

Yes, too late for the Sunderland game but if football continues afterwards then the paper version is a good option instead of renewing via the App all the time.

[Filo]

Youonly need to log onto the app for it to renew

[steve@dcfd]

Can’t believe we have a week off and end up with more injuries
No Close and Big Tom doubtful

So none of the injured players will be available unless playing cards close to his chest but didn’t sound like it. Close could be out another 2 weeks. Tom as had a knock but GMC not saying much about it but there is a doubt. Then majority who had Covid symptoms will not be returning until 26th hopefully.

[Donnywolf]

Thanks all ... enough answers there to go at

[5minstogo]

What would help cut down on long queues for drinks on the concourse (especially at halftime) would be for the club to dust the cobwebs from the second drinks outlet in the West Stand & have a grand re-opening on a day when we’re likely to have in excess of 10,000 punters in the ground.

Bet it stays closed.

I might go over to the East Stand, press my face against the glass & drool down it.

Won’t it be Centreplate’ decision not the club’s?

A bit of both. But Centerplate are really struggling for staff, as are most in the hospitality business.

What was their excuse pre pandemic?  Its always been atrocious.

[Chris Black come back]

It’s not looking especially positive at the moment for whoever takes over, but we are not even half way through the season yet (21 games played out of 46 so far) and we have just about the majority of our remaining games at home (13 out of 25), along with an imminent window with investment and potentially a new manager bounce. It is bleak but there is some hope out there. We need all the pieces to fall right though. The appalling injury situation that only seems to get worse when we don’t play, isn’t a good start.

[Chris Black come back]

I don’t understand how it is only who are nominally our best players are out injured? This lot would all be first choice starters in the current squad and all are out on the treatment table. How is this possible at the same time?!

Anderson
Close
Taylor
Fejiri
Bostock
John

[RoversAlias]

Not only them, Seaman and Gardner are fringe players who have both been out for quite a while.

[Sammy Chung was King]

Seaman looked really promising before his injury. If we had those players fit we wouldn’t be in the relegation zone.

[Campsall rover]

Seaman looked really promising before his injury. If we had those players fit we wouldn’t be in the relegation zone.

I think if we had a full squad to choose from every week I am sure you are right.
But having said that loads of other clubs will be saying the same thing. All clubs get injuries of key players.
It is just we have had way above average over the last 2 seasons.
This season is quite astounding as to the number of long term injuries.

[Sammy Chung was King]

It is I think some of it is down to lack of conditioning, some the players being injury prone and some just plain bad luck.
That’s the situation though and to stay up we have to deal with it.
We’ve had above average injuries since we came to the stadium, I do think the pitch contributes to it. They’ve repaid and worked on it but it’s never quite been right.

[roversdude]

I agree Sammy not many of them seem to be impact injuries

[karldew]

I agree Sammy not many of them seem to be impact injuries

We were told 80% are contact injuries at MTO?

[Chris Black come back]

Came into contact with our medical and rehab team more likely reason for their long term absence.

[Campsall rover]

I agree Sammy not many of them seem to be impact injuries

We were told 80% are contact injuries at MTO?

So they are doing far more tackling in training than in the actual matches. 

[Robcherover]

Will tickets be available for this game on the morning of the game. I cant book any online for some reason

[The Beast]

Will tickets be available for this game on the morning of the game. I cant book any online for some reason

Just looked on site, as far as I can see you can still buy them when you put your supporter ID in

[normal rules]

By my reckoning there is only around 2500 home tickets still available.
Allowing 1000 for seg this could be a crowd of around 11 k if all sth turn up

[Filo]

Just doing a lateral flow test now, will the result be valid for tomorrows game does anyone know? I do have my covid pass but I’d like to have double confirmation

[Campsall rover]

Just doing a lateral flow test now, will the result be valid for tomorrows game does anyone know? I do have my covid pass but I’d like to have double confirmation

If it’s negative yes and you have the COVID pass. It has to be ok

[Filo]

Just doing a lateral flow test now, will the result be valid for tomorrows game does anyone know? I do have my covid pass but I’d like to have double confirmation

If it’s negative yes and you have the COVID pass. It has to be ok

Yes negative, got the text on my phone, and got my covid pass as well showing triple jabbed

[mushRTID]

Anyone know what time belle vue bar will be open please?

[Metalmicky]

Anyone know what time belle vue bar will be open please?

Should be 11 o'clock I would think - with it being an early KO...

[Chris the Rover]

Probably need to start queueing at turnstiles at 11 to get in for kickoff

[drfchound]

Hopefully there will be queues for people can prove their van status and another for people who want to argue about it.