What is going on Brothers Reedtz ?

[PedroTheFisherman66]

I take it you don't know a large number of people who have actually had covid? Five of us have had it in my immediate family (including me). I haven't felt like this before, the only time I've felt worse is immediately post op after major surgery. None of us have been hospitalised, but we are all suffering, or have suffered, long term effects after the infectious period has passed. And we are all fit and healthy normally. Plus 3 of the 5 are young (as in football playing age) and very fit. None of us have been admitted to hospital - the bar is VERY high for admission, you have to be unable to say more than a few words without struggling for breath. I know this from seeking advice for 2 family members

The longer term effects across all of us have included: exhaustion, muscle pain, chest pain, severe chronic headaches, reduced O2 sats, ongoing breathlessness, nausea, lack of stamina, clumsiness, and a constant desire to sleep (and the ability to fall asleep at any point during the day). I'd imagine that we aren't unusual in suffering these lingering symptoms and I'd think a player suffering from any similar symptoms would just not be functioning at 100% all the time.

Also the recovery isn't a smooth process. One day you might feel fairly ok (so perhaps able to play football) and then the next day, even getting out of bed feels like a major achievement.

I'm sorry to hear you and your family have not been well cher.
May I ask how old are you? Are you in the age range that are most at risk?
Do you know a large number of people who've had it ,or is this your own experience of it?
I know of several people that have tested positive for the damn thing,but as yet none of them have been I'll in anyway bar loss of taste etc.
Now I'm not saying this is the case for everyone at all but it happens to be what I have experienced so far.
If any of the players were adversely affected like yourself I'm sure the club would inform us they were unavailable for selection at worst .
As yet I believe all bar one have played and been available for selection.
So hence I will return to the main substance of this topic for mine and Hot Lips sake.
Can we stop looking for excuses to absolve Ardley of any responsibility of how poorly we are performing.
Also Hot Lips I'm on the tablet!
So I can type so much more easily.
Nice attempt to get the moderator involved your'e a very passive aggressive person aren't you.
You are awfull, but I do like you.!
Muchos grassy arse
Xxxx

[cher1]

I'm sorry to hear you and your family have not been well cher.
May I ask how old are you? Are you in the age range that are most at risk?
Do you know a large number of people who've had it ,or is this your own experience of it?
I know of several people that have tested positive for the damn thing,but as yet none of them have been I'll in anyway bar loss of taste etc.
Now I'm not saying this is the case for everyone at all but it happens to be what I have experienced so far.
If any of the players were adversely affected like yourself I'm sure the club would inform us they were unavailable for selection at worst .
As yet I believe all bar one have played and been available for selection.
So hence I will return to the main substance of this topic for mine and Hot Lips sake.
Can we stop looking for excuses to absolve Ardley of any responsibility of how poorly we are performing.
Also Hot Lips I'm on the tablet!
So I can type so much more easily.
Nice attempt to get the moderator involved your'e a very passive aggressive person aren't you.
You are awfull, but I do like you.!
Muchos grassy arse
Xxxx

Thank you for the kind wishes. Most of the answers were in my post. There were five of us in my immediate family, so the experiences, as I said were. not just my own. None of us are in a high risk age range (three are young adults, no-one 60+) nor have any comirbidities. Everyone concerned was fit and healthy, several are fitter than your average person by a considerable margin.

I'd say it's unlikely that all the players who had recently had covid would be back to exactly as they were. They may be able to play, but the extra edge they normally have could well take an age to come back, particularly stamina. Also, Roberts and Lacey are playing with chronic injuries, so have those problems to contend with.