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Were Oxford the rebels once? Trying to remember. Didn’t one team have a confederate emblem?

Nah, he can still pass wind.

Hmmmm ... yellow star on a red background. Very Vietnam. The five points of the Vietnam star supposedly represents five sections of their society. What does the Wimbledon star represent?

I thought you meant Klindt was shopping there. Presumably either whizzing around or unable to pass an old lady carrying a basket?

No, Dave. The government has cheated. Everyone knows it. They haven’t “done” 100,000 tests and they haven’t tested 100,000 people. Hancock has come under intense pressure over the 100,000-a-day target since making it. At the time, the government was clear that the figure represented the number of people having a test. Click on the section in red to see that the government intended it to be 100,000 people.

Hang on, let me have a wild stab at this. How about when the samples are received in the Lab or when the test result is known?

Note, no mention of how many people tested!

Grachan posted this in 2004: Bobby McNeil wasn't bad at all, though for most of his first season in the top flight he didn't look much and averaged around 4 a match. However, in the last match of the 1975/6(?) season at Swindon he then scored a surprising 14 points (I even remember it being against Hull!), and the following year averaged around 7.5. Maybe he never quite reached the heights expected of him, but certainly not a failure.

Oh, yes, Bobby! That’s why I couldn’t find anything about him.

I remember Billy McNeil riding with Jan Andersson in the Swindon team when I stopped going in the 1970s. I gather Jan went on to do well (despite an awful first season for us), but how about Billy?

Troy Batchelor. He doesn’t seem to enjoy much of a fan base but he’s done pretty well as a rider, especially in the UK. On his day he’s as fast as anyone and with a different personality he could have been a GP regular.

See the “British speedway to be reborn?” thread below! http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/89318-british-speedway-to-be-reborn/

Here’s a good comparison with flu: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/flu-vaccine-deaths-nhs-ineffective-crisis-bad-weather-illness-2017-a8660496.html

This would require new contracts between Eurosport/BT, the speedway organisations and existing Sports customers. And a league would be impossible to fund without televising all four matches each week. And there’s probably insufficient time and will to organise it. Otherwise, it’s an idea.

Sounds terrible. But, out of interest, have you ever been bed-ridden with flu for three weeks? It’s not the “cold” that people make out!

Can’t believe your wife bothers cooking, she might just as well hand you your “vitamins” bottle!

You hope I get Covid? That says enough, doesn’t it. And it’s not my idiotic comment, I’m quoting government statistics.

Drew Kemp?

Most world championships are held in one country each time, aren’t they? Football, rugby and cricket world cups, athletics, swimming and cycling world championships and the Olympics!

Has the weather ever been better? Yes, it was better last week.

Don’t worry, Steve, you know where to see the statistics if you want to!

If you’re furloughed you could try the Open University? Having said that, GCSE Maths is probably enough to analyse the stats better than the media. Go for it!

Imperial College London says Coronavirus kills 0.6% to 0.9% of those infected while flu kills 0.2%. Sounds like glorified flu to me apart from the fact that it doesn’t kill children in any numbers.

No. Deaths is the only definitive measure, despite being subject to a doctor’s judgment of the cause of death. New cases are more arbitrary, depending on people deciding whether or not to go to hospital, and a testing system that gives too many false negatives (which is why we’re now seeing half of the tests being re-done).

The 300 is under 60 without underlying conditions. The total under 60 including underlying conditions is 1,623.