Oudenburg Joris Depoorter, chairman of the Royal White Star Oudenburg football club from the third provincial, makes an unmistakable appeal. “Even before the start of the competition, I called for the new football season to start in January. Covid is a horrible beast that we just can’t get under control ”, Depoorter quotes. “And I know what I’m talking about.”
A player from the first team KWSO tested positive for the corona virus. Because the man is also a youth trainer, all youth training sessions have also been canceled this week. The player’s other teammates also have to be tested for corona, but because the results are not in on time, the scheduled make-up match against SK Torhout on Wednesday will also be canceled.
I really know what I am talking about: I am a nurse, active as an ambulance driver and also have a funeral home. Covid is a beast
Chairman Joris Depoorter
Club chairman Joris Depoorter confirms the incident, but makes an ardent plea to put the provincial football competitions ‘on hold’. “Even before the competition started (mid-September, ed.) I called for the season to start in January. That idea was supported by various other clubs, but not by the umbrella association. No, the competition absolutely had to start. Irresponsible. Virologists and other experts warned that the second corona wave was going to be much worse than the first. In September, you are faced with the aftermath of returning holidaymakers, reopening schools and the restart of all kinds of sports clubs. (breed) Apparently there are some football bobos who know better. We have always adhered to all agreements and measures. But it soon became clear that it is difficult to work. Fourteen days after the restart, I had the showers closed again. ”
Paramedic
“I really know what I’m talking about. I am a nurse and professionally active in patient transport, as an ambulance driver. I also have a funeral home. I don’t have to make a drawing to explain the situations we are experiencing these days. Horror. We have to collect dead people in special suits with glasses and gloves and take them to the funeral home, then throw away our suits and put on new ones. Covid is a horrible beast that we just can’t get under control. And compared to that, football doesn’t mean much. ”
“That is why I am calling for provincial football to be stopped until New Year. This way it is immediately clear to everyone. The four-week break that is currently taking place is far too little. By extending the competition stop, everyone can better plan training schedules. Now you actually get a kind of competition falsification: one team can play, the other cannot and sees its match postponed. There may also be more consultation from the football association. They have not even consulted us or are not asking us to have a (digital) meeting. Nevertheless, we are an important source of income for the union. At the same time, the invoices keep coming our way. I see some clubs getting into trouble. ”
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