How many athletes suffer to that extent though? Most don't even know they've had it, added to those that are isolating as they're a close contact.

I'm not disputing the devastating effects it can have, mainly on the elderly. I almost lost a close family member last year so I know all to well the damage it can cause.

The Wembley variant is pretty nasty by all accounts, it comes on the next morning and symptoms are the room spinning when you lie down in bed, a banging headache that feels like someone has a pick axe inside your skull, nausea and vomiting. Can take a good few days to get it out of your system. Me and a few mates got it on a stag do in Prague. If the Saints players had that I don't blame them for cancelling matches, you would not want to play rugby league in that state.

Well you got me, scrolling back thinking, I don’t remember naming a (x) player!?
However, my lazy post, was obviously highlighting the possibility of the extremes and ‘could’ being the key word.
I have heard of people getting C-19 and having zero symptoms. I don’t know of any, I know more than enough about my friends and celebrities who are dead and handicapped for life from it though.

I don’t make a throw away post when it comes to people I know dying. I think my post about our team being in less than peak condition for a game against anyone, let alone Wigan after a C-19 bout is also valid. Symptoms or not.
However I will be very happy if all our squad get zero symptoms and stay at the peak of their game to beat the pies. There’s nothing more I’d want from them currently. I’ll even be betting on Wire to win, as I always do.

i didn't say you did, but you know how the jungle drums start, some fella heard off a bloke who's on RLfans that...

I know I shouldn't have laughed at this, as I get what you're trying to say RD. It might be worth having a read through what you've written, at times.

C-19 is a shatter, but if it gets a laugh with out being distasteful….result. I’ll leave it.