Spitting on pitch 'is flu risk'

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Bolton reveal four players have recovered from swine flu while their Carling Cup opponents Chelsea are unconcerned about claims that Blackburn players could have passed on the virus.

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They were talking about this on SkySportsNews earlier, mainly saying that if you were caught spitting on the pavement infront of a policemen you'd be arrested so they shouldn't do it on the pitch otherwise it makes kid's think it's okay, pretty good point really
 
****, the amount i spit on a pitch in a year, the whole country would be laying in bed every morning with swine!

I don't do it on pavements though, anyone that does that should lick it back up.
 
But when you have been running for 90Minutes you do sometimes need to Spit so you cant really help it
 
kinger74 said:
They were talking about this on SkySportsNews earlier, mainly saying that if you were caught spitting on the pavement infront of a policemen you'd be arrested so they shouldn't do it on the pitch otherwise it makes kid's think it's okay, pretty good point really
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it is a good point for the kid's sake but you can't actually pass it on unless you spit in their face or at them.
 
Danny said:
But when you have been running for 90Minutes you do sometimes need to Spit so you cant really help it
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yeah it's very hard to swallow it back down when you're running
 
I never feel the need to spit while playing football unless i get a really nasty taste in my mouth, i find it fairly pointless
 
Danny said:
But when you have been running for 90Minutes you do sometimes need to Spit so you cant really help it
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Yeah good point mate

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PaddyK94 said:
it is a good point for the kid's sake but you can't actually pass it on unless you spit in their face or at them.
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Well no, if you think about it, a player spits on the grass, a minute of two after a player falls after a tackle something or and puts his hand in it and doesn't notice, then puts his hand near his mouth and then he could get the germs, seems a bit unlikely, but it could easily happen
 
kinger74 said:
Yeah good point mate

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Well no, if you think about it, a player spits on the grass, a minute of two after a player falls after a tackle something or and puts his hand in it and doesn't notice, then puts his hand near his mouth and then he could get the germs, seems a bit unlikely, but it could easily happen
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it would have dried in by then
 
kinger74 said:
Yeah good point mate

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Well no, if you think about it, a player spits on the grass, a minute of two after a player falls after a tackle something or and puts his hand in it and doesn't notice, then puts his hand near his mouth and then he could get the germs, seems a bit unlikely, but it could easily happen
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okay, the point i was trying to make was unless it goes into the other players' mouth then there really isn't any risk. And the spit would have soaked in, as already mentioned, and there will only be very small amounts, not enough to make you ill.
 
flu ain't gonna kill you though, im not afraid of flu
 
yeah like lewis edward said it has only killed people with underlying illnesses it's not gonna kill a footballer.
 
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