Earlier today I was booking my ticket for the Palace match at the Amex and it crossed my mind that, should the virus hit this country in a big way, by the time we get to the end of February, when the match is due to be played, there could be a ban on mass gatherings to stem the spread of the illness.

This would mean a cessation of football for a period until it is deemed that the threat is on the wane, with all sorts of implications for the game.

I'm not trying to pander to sensationalism, but allowing for the worst case scenario, and the the virus proving to be as nasty as it currently seems, it is a possibilty.

True. I suppose one of the benefits of having a sizeable proportion of the ground filled by season ticket holders is that the gate revenue is already in the bag.

Ban all orientals from football grounds.

Oh, wait, that'll mean Manure, Looserpool & other 'big' clubs wont have any fans in their grounds.

I'm a blind man, i'm a blind man, now my room is cold,
When a blind man cries, Lord, he feels it from his soul.
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He scores, he sneezes
He'll give you all kinds of diseases
Chung-Yong Lee, Chung-Yong Lee

(yes I know he's Korean)

Gunna be totally honest....I don't think you'll be going...