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1 hour ago, Saint_clark said:

All of a sudden, the club telling the players they aren't allowed to go abroad doesn't seem so unreasonable does it...

Totally unreasonable! They can advise, not insist!

I wouldn't accept it from my employer, vast majority wouldn't either! That's not to say i would be jumping on a plane to go abroad!

 

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1 minute ago, djharvey said:

Totally unreasonable! They can advise, not insist!

I wouldn't accept it from my employer, vast majority wouldn't either! That's not to say i would be jumping on a plane to go abroad!

 

Presumably they didn’t insist given that many players did go and posted about it on social media, as did the club. However if my employer advised me not to, and I went, and then left myself unable to work for two weeks because of it then i’d expect them to be pretty pissed off - especially if I was a contracted, high value asset. 

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They could certainly advise you and tell you that you won't be paid if your behaviour is unreasonable. They can't stop you murdering your wife, for example, but would be able to sack you for the consequences. 😉

You might be able to work from Wormwood Scrubs instead of from home, but they'd still get you for bringing the company into disrepute: it's in loads of contracts!

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18 minutes ago, saintwbu said:

Presumably they didn’t insist given that many players did go and posted about it on social media, as did the club. However if my employer advised me not to, and I went, and then left myself unable to work for two weeks because of it then i’d expect them to be pretty pissed off - especially if I was a contracted, high value asset. 

Of course they didn't insist, they knew they couldn't!

The club can be pissed off as much as they like! You reckon the player is chuffed about it?

Really not such a big deal if no rules/laws/contractual obligations have been broken!

 

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21 minutes ago, suewhistle said:

They could certainly advise you and tell you that you won't be paid if your behaviour is unreasonable. They can't stop you murdering your wife, for example, but would be able to sack you for the consequences. 😉

You might be able to work from Wormwood Scrubs instead of from home, but they'd still get you for bringing the company into disrepute: it's in loads of contracts!

Travelling abroad legally for a holiday wouldn't be unreasonable behaviour in my book!

Is it in yours?

 

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2 hours ago, SNSUN said:

Better now than in 4 weeks time tbf. Let's hope the player LeG referred to in his earlier post takes it seriously and not only isolates, but keeps fit in that time.

If you’ve got Covid, you’re not gonna feckin remain fit. Depending on the reaction, he’ll be lucky if he can do his boots up by day 9.

Please continue with your hilarious jokes... 😉

 

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8 hours ago, djharvey said:

Travelling abroad legally for a holiday wouldn't be unreasonable behaviour in my book!

Is it in yours?

 

It's not the effing travelling, it's the consequences for goodness sake. Like those Aberdeen players who went out to a crowded Saturday night bar in the centre: not illegal but stupid. Besides, it's not what you (or I) think, it's what your employers think and your contract says. There's lot's of things you might not think unreasonable behaviour, hence my slightly over-he-top comparison, but best not to test the point.

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Just now, suewhistle said:

It's not the effing travelling, it's the consequences for goodness sake. Like those Aberdeen players who went out to a crowded Saturday night bar in the centre: not illegal but stupid. Besides, it's not what you (or I) think, it's what your employers think and your contract says. There's lot's of things you might not think unreasonable behaviour, hence my slightly over-he-top comparison, but best not to test the point.

Those consequences are only there if you catch covid-19!

 

 

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On 20/08/2020 at 00:54, Gordon Mockles said:

If you’ve got Covid, you’re not gonna feckin remain fit. Depending on the reaction, he’ll be lucky if he can do his boots up by day 9.

Please continue with your hilarious jokes... 😉

 

Get a grip.  Firstly, the article says the player is asymptomatic.  Secondly, a fit athlete of the age range of the current footballing squad at Southampton is highly unlikely to suffer any serious reaction to COVID-19.   The overwhelming majority of people suffering bad symptoms either have underlying health conditions or are severely obese.  

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On 20/08/2020 at 00:54, Gordon Mockles said:

If you’ve got Covid, you’re not gonna feckin remain fit. Depending on the reaction, he’ll be lucky if he can do his boots up by day 9.

Please continue with your hilarious jokes... 😉

 

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16 hours ago, positivepete said:

Get a grip.  Firstly, the article says the player is asymptomatic.  Secondly, a fit athlete of the age range of the current footballing squad at Southampton is highly unlikely to suffer any serious reaction to COVID-19.   The overwhelming majority of people suffering bad symptoms either have underlying health conditions or are severely obese.  

So let's hope it's not Obafemi.

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