Celebrity chef Delia Smith has written to the prime minister urging him to allow football fans back into stadiums.
In an open letter, she said having distanced spectators was a "far better option than six round a table inside".Plans to reopen higher-level football grounds to supporters were postponed by the government in September amid rising Covid-19 cases. "This is a message for possibly the best supporters in the world," she hollered. "We need a 12th man. Where are you? Where are you? Let's be having you! Come on!"The celebrity chef and Norwich City director believes smaller clubs are at risk of closure
She proposes temperature checks before entry, seating people two metres apart, hand sanitising and the wearing of masks., said: "Looking ahead to the possibility and consequences of smaller clubs ceasing to exist, we need to remind ourselves that football is one of the last bastions of what it means to be a community in contemporary life.
Let’s not say stupid shit out loud Delia! We don’t need the rowdy 30/40 year old men kicking off fights, getting too drunk and not social distancing because we all know that they won’t if they’re allowed back into the stadium
Just shut up.
Running out of money?
She does realise this bug is killing people right
She’s right. Reduced capacity, socially distanced, outdoors. As safe as it can get. Instead they’ve got people watching matches in Cinemas/Bars/Homes. Absolute madness, as usual.
So what? This isn't news. It's a celebrity opinion.
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Idiot
Stay in the kitchen Delia, where you belong.
Yes cause she’s loosing money.
A chef wants the virus to spread in the winter, how idiotic
Yes! Let's put thousands of people together during a pandemic. Idiot.
Oh here we go, another covidiot.
Stupid woman🤦♀️
With the covid-19 virus on the increase throughout the country this stupid woman wants to allow football fans back into stadiums.
Well if Delia says it must be ok? Or is she worried about the takings and her investment?
Is it me or does the green hue being cast on her face make her look like the wicked witch of the west (or east in this case)? deliasmith Halloween2020
New Recipe: Covid Football Fan Stew. Like Eat Out Spread Covid fiasco of Summer another super spreader enabler just like Halloween on Satrurday. Let’s put sense before selfishness and once & for all get real to get rid of Covid. NZ have done it so can we with sense
Supporters aren’t much use if they’re all dead
Let’s be havin you!
Seriously!! were still in a pandemic.
As Boris says.... things are ok in Norfolk 🤔
*Celebrity chef Delia Smith writes to prime minister as her financial interests have been impacted by lock downs, she is worried about her millions! There, fixed it for you.
What a good idea....with infection rates rampaging across the Country and Europe😒
Ah how good it is to see a shareholder of a football club putting finance before the health of the public
Dewi82855366 really
She been on the wine 🍷 again . “ come on , let’s be aving corona. Where are ya”
this is happening because the government downplay the pandemic since the beginning and now people is supposed to understand the danger they are facing
Omg. There’s only one thing worse than catching Covid at a football game and dying and that’s going to a Norwich City football game, catching Covid and dying!
Get yourself down to Brixton at 1pm Delia, football isn't sorting nothing out.
BBCPolitics She is as thick as s**t.
Why ? Covid its getting worse, save life’s. Stay safe.
I love her cookbooks but this recommendation is insane
Is she paying no attention to what's going on
stadia
com'on BorisJohnson letsbehavingyou we don't mind getting coronavirus as long as we can watch NorwichCityFC
Stick to the cooking mate
Stupid woman
She must have a lot of pies to sell.
Go for it Delia ⚽️⚽️🙏🏻🙏🏻
I think there are more pressing things going on than football crowds.
Much as it would be wonderful for all those footie fans who desperately need a bit of normality in this foul year how would the government go about making it safe? They opened the pubs and look what happened.!
Divvy mare.
Another so called celebrity thinking the prime minister gives a flying fuck what they say?
Go back to boiling eggs my dear.
Of course she is she's missing the money coming in
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Is she going to pay the medical expenses for thos who catch Covid watching football
Lez been avin u Boris hic !
Is she shouting 'Let's be having fans back' at government ministers in a drunken slurry manner?
Was she pissed again?
Lay off the wine hun
First thing I thought was: what board is she sat on then?
Delia been at the cooking sherry again I see
Let's be having ya!
BBCPolitics Let’s be having you 😬
BBCPolitics Go boil your head lady and don't be so daft.
Waiting for the bed wetters responses to this 'We ShOuLd Be LoCkInG dOwN'
Don’t listen to this stupid, selfish woman. She wants the club to have the cash, dans at risk and directors in socially distanced boxes. Disgusting.
BBCPolitics Covidiot
My God! She’s lost all sense of reality. The woman is unbalanced!
I think not
As regions move into tier 2 and tier 3. Is she developing dementia as she ages?
Totally agree with her, there are ways of doing it safely which have been tried and passed at test events. Why are people so anti football that they would deprive millions of people (myself included) of something that would help them get through this nightmare.
Can't be any more dangerouse than eating her food.
In our childhood we have taught wise people sometime sacrifice half at present so as to get something significant in the future. To see her comment it seems either she didn't read or remember those kind of stories like Aesop Fables. Instead of stadium she can go to a school!
Has she been drinking again?
No!!
Corporate socialism. Give the multimillionaires and billionaires a helping hand today.
I’m no fan of football but it seems crazy not to even let 10-20% attendance at football grounds in open air, plenty of Sunday league games have lots of supporters on the side line - properly managed no more dangerous than sitting in a pub garden 😎
Wish she'd stick to scones.
Can’t she make a pie out of the p&k 😂😂
In fairness, social distancing has never been much of a problem at Norwich
People like her need locking up for the their idiotic opinions.
So she can make some more money..
Right, because people aren't STILL DYING from this pandemic being dragged on by those who keep rushing us to re-open everything. The economy matters nothing to those killed.
That should do it...
BBCPolitics No self-interest there 😂
Yes Delia!!
It’s obviously not a good time to allow fans back in the stadiums! The Bundesliga have allowed fans to attend football games, and they’re about to stop the fans from attending games! And the virus is spreading fast again, so safety first madam
Such a sensible idea, as the rates of Covid are increasing !!!! Stick to Cookery is probably best.
Can't think why most of them would want to go back .... Suspect many will never return
Omg! must have taken ages to find this non story that fits your agenda DefundTheBBC
BBCPolitics StupidCow
Living in a different world ...poor Norwich
BBCPolitics Yeah... numbers going up is the perfect time to do this. Sure. 👍
she ain't no Marcus Rashford....just saying...
BBCPolitics Saw ‘Delia Smith requests that Govt....’ and wrongly assumed it would be about children in food poverty! But no - Delia is apparently not so bothered by that - bloody FOOTBALL is what she’s worried about! This bloody country.
I don’t want to go to a football match I want to see my bloody family!!!
Before you all jump on bandwagon this is what the government and science say is perfectly ok a small inside theatre but a 40k stadium with 4K inside is dangerous doesn’t make sense I agree everybody should be staying away but you can’t have one rule for one and not the other 🙄
Humous? You-mous? Me-mous?
BBCPolitics Come on Boris before she sticks the boot in!
Not a very likely proposition with cases rising as they are.
BBCPolitics Surely headline is 'Virologist Delia Smith writes to prime minister urging him to allow football fans back into stadiums' or 'Epidemiologist' or anything that makes her remotely qualified to make such a call!
Well, Boris said he always listens to the experts, so I hope to see football crowds back next week.
Maybe they won't catch it if they're all rattarsed at the game?
BBCPolitics Is she pissed? (Probably)
FFS Delia. Not you too.
BBCPolitics 😳
'Football club shareholder who was once a chef wants football fans back so that football shares go up in value' shock news.
Cooking up a storm!!
So she can sell more pies
WHERE ARE YOU!!
Oh shut up Delia, its all about the money.
Dementia
Just in time for the 2nd wave. Yes really good idea Delia.
Keeeerching eh ?
Who is she Stop Football all together.
Delia Smith honestly doesn't have a clue what's happening, does she?
Is she on drugs or something?
Vested interest?
Can she also ask if care homes will let family members see their loved ones after 8 months without visits? Thanks Delia rightsforresidents
she isnt a celebrity doctor clearly
It makes no sense when compared to other things you can do
Let’s be avin you
she wants the R number in the double figure then
Stick to cooking.
Go and boil an egg
Super spreader events, fantastic idea. 🙄
Why ? What about us smallbusiness suffering by people going into matches and then spreading covid we’re struggling enough as it is. Help us first delismith can do her self and the world a favor and stay at home.
Only allow home fans spread out over the entire stadium. That could work
Well that will work then
That’s a great idea Delia.
👏👏👏👏👏
Fuck of Delia
Drunk idiot.
Not a problem for Norwich and their 12000 fans...
Passed up again presumeably?
How can we when other businesses are being closed down as they’re deemed as unsafe . It’s not like sitting in a restaurant is it . When was the last time you lost your shit and hugged a complete stranger in a restaurant because your ribeye was cooked to perfection?
Silly 🐄
WhosFibbing 'Let's be 'having you' six bottles of wine
Norwich fans can try it out first and be the 'Canaries in the coalmine' this time round.
Let’s be having you!!! 🍷
Her bank balance gone down?
How about she advocates for controlled community spread of the virus first!
I look forward to booing the kneeling overpaid ball less fvkers.
Probably a Tory donor with shares in football
Only here to read the covidbedwetters replies
She’s morally bankrupt.
Has anyone asked Nigella what she makes of the Armenian situation?
Delia obviously has her finger on the pulse. Tick as pig shit comes to mind
She lives in la-la land stick to cooking you daft cow.
If they don’t want us gathering with family for Christmas then this will/should not happen.
And I hope they ignore her plea.
That'll do it......
There’s another county going into lockdown & she wants fans back into stadiums? I’d love to that happen but it’ll do more harm than good at present. YNWA
Let’s bee ‘avin youuuuu
Would the Norwich players notice anything different?
Let’s be having You
Her pockets must be emptying....
Well I am sure he will change his mind now a cook has asked him. This is not news, did the news editor not go to journalist school
Oh sure. That’s national news, sure to have an impact. LMMFAO
She's right. Even covid only comes to Norfolk in summer.
She is qualified
Shut up Delia.
Oh well if Delia says so it must be fine .🙄
Why. Covid is spiking higher now than in march
Another tone deaf celebrity 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Why do you insist on allowing Covidiots like this publicity! No scientist is suggesting this and it would be clearly a dangerous move! Stop giving them air time!
She should stick to the cooking......
Is she stupid 🙄
lets be having you
How the fuck is this news?
If people can sit in trains and restaurants, they should be allowed into stadiums.
'Where are you?'
That’ll do it then . 🙄
That will make all the difference!
Look
Irresponsible person.
Let us be having you
Where are you?!
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