If we still aren't playing football in June then the season will be voided. You can't have the knock on off affecting future seasons.
If it's up and running by then. You play the domestic seasons when the Euros should have been on.
i think ending it as it stands being 8 months into a 10 month season comes quite comfortably above voiding the entire season personally.
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 3 minutes ago
If we still aren't playing football in June then the season will be voided. You can't have the knock on off affecting future seasons.
If it's up and running by then. You play the domestic seasons when the Euros should have been on.
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Even if it's finished in August it's doable.
If City reach the Cup and Cl finals they will have 19 more games to play this season.
Even with the cancelling of the Euros thats going to take alot of fitting in before the start of next season as we all know the Prem isn't restarting in April.
Its going to be a binary decision in the end. Does this season count using current positions as final or is it null and void?
Once teams have finished self isolation period can they not just play rest of games behind closed doors just to simplify things and get the season done. I know you’d have people complaining it’s unfair because fans make a difference to performance, but everyone would be in same boat, and with the current situation they’d just have to accept it and deal with it. Then just start next season as normal
I suppose what’d be hard to control would be a player not picking it up between games and passing it on to teammates, so maybe that’s the main reason. But seems main argument is because it’d not be same without fans. But if that is main reason, can’t we just deal with it, not like it’d be a permanent thing
comment by Firmino's Brightest Tooth (U1217)
posted 39 seconds ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 3 minutes ago
If we still aren't playing football in June then the season will be voided. You can't have the knock on off affecting future seasons.
If it's up and running by then. You play the domestic seasons when the Euros should have been on.
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Even if it's finished in August it's doable.
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aye what people seem to be forgetting is if played 2 games a week its 6 weeks... ending an 10 month campaign with 6 weeks left would be pretty daft even for the FA
comment by Firmino's Brightest Tooth (U1217)
posted 19 seconds ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 3 minutes ago
If we still aren't playing football in June then the season will be voided. You can't have the knock on off affecting future seasons.
If it's up and running by then. You play the domestic seasons when the Euros should have been on.
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Even if it's finished in August it's doable.
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Exactly. This now is essentially players break. If they end up with 2/3 months off there is no reason why the season cant be concluded then we roll straight into next season.
I admit the quality of football at the end of this season may be diminshed due to rustiness etc but its the same across the board, a level playing field. It would also beat having to watch our teams play pointless friendlies for a month solid
comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 1 minute ago
i think ending it as it stands being 8 months into a 10 month season comes quite comfortably above voiding the entire season personally.
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As I said I would accept any decision made.
Maybe a short explanation as to why.
There are obvious issues, so Liverpool deserve the trophy as they are so far ahead and unlikely to be beaten to first spot. So I wouldn't begrudge a decision declaring them winners. But I'm not sure how other leagues stand in terms of outcome. Are there any clear winners?
If the decision was not to declare them winners as some sort of overall, all the leagues, decision it would be krap for LFC but I could understand it
Unprecedented times so a hard one in fairness
comment by A Catalyst For Change (U7080)
posted 3 minutes ago
Once teams have finished self isolation period can they not just play rest of games behind closed doors just to simplify things and get the season done. I know you’d have people complaining it’s unfair because fans make a difference to performance, but everyone would be in same boat, and with the current situation they’d just have to accept it and deal with it. Then just start next season as normal
I suppose what’d be hard to control would be a player not picking it up between games and passing it on to teammates, so maybe that’s the main reason. But seems main argument is because it’d not be same without fans. But if that is main reason, can’t we just deal with it, not like it’d be a permanent thing
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Stand to be corrected but I don't think playing behind closed doors is the issue. I think if feasible this would have been done, and was to some degree for some teams.
The issue is, as I understand it, the virus itself. So arteta getting it would mean all those in contact with him self isolating for a set number of days. Anyone showing signs would have to extend the number of days. However some who don't show signs initially can then get it later and we go again.
As I say stand to be corrected if this is wrong
comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 12 minutes ago
i think ending it as it stands being 8 months into a 10 month season comes quite comfortably above voiding the entire season personally.
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I agree but I bet Villa don't.
They have a game in hand and are 2 points off safety.
comment by A Catalyst For Change (U7080)
posted 3 minutes ago
Once teams have finished self isolation period can they not just play rest of games behind closed doors just to simplify things and get the season done. I know you’d have people complaining it’s unfair because fans make a difference to performance, but everyone would be in same boat, and with the current situation they’d just have to accept it and deal with it. Then just start next season as normal
I suppose what’d be hard to control would be a player not picking it up between games and passing it on to teammates, so maybe that’s the main reason. But seems main argument is because it’d not be same without fans. But if that is main reason, can’t we just deal with it, not like it’d be a permanent thing
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I doubt many clubs could keep operating for more than 3-4 weeks without any match-day revenue coming in.
There cannot be a foolproof alternative to decide the league positions. Only way is to start the next season after all games are completed. You can cut the summer break short (it might still delay next season). Or have play offs between the top (bar Liverpool as it will be unfair to them as they are far ahead of the rest) & bottom teams if the virus threat is not going off soon. Though I think by mid April the threat might cross it's peak impact (praying).
shouldnt make much diff to prem clubs theres 9/10 games less to max 5 home games, most wont bring in a mill on match day unless top 6? so 5-10m, could surely be covered selling 3pm kick offs to amazon or something?
Some teams with nothing to play for would be dialing in performances behind closed doors i suspect, season is over for some of them psychologically.
euros are only postponed.
people need to realise that this is not goign to be about titles being won. its about businesses collapsing.
If we all decide that sky and bt are getting paid for 3 months for nothing and all cancel then they still need to pay the FA contract.
Peoepl need to realise that contracts require players and agents to be paid so how long until the next bolton in this scenario?
What club folds first? There must be some that are already sitting down and thinking that they are gone.
comment by Cinciwolf----JA606 NFL Fantasy Champion 2019----No Emotional Attachments....five long years (U11551)
posted 1 minute ago
Some teams with nothing to play for would be dialing in performances behind closed doors i suspect, season is over for some of them psychologically.
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The PL tried to address this when they tweaked the new TV money deal recently.
Each league place now earns a club an extra £2.5m at the end of the season. That's an extra £10m in the transfer budget for a club that pushes for 10th place rather than 14th.
Champions of England is the easy decision if one is to be given, it's the other stuff that is difficult like top 4, relegation and promotion.
If the season is completed prematurely it isn't who is champions that is a problem, it's who finishes in other actionable positions.
Seems to have been very few articles in comparison to the "corona LAL" type.
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comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 5 minutes ago
Champions of England is the easy decision if one is to be given, it's the other stuff that is difficult like top 4, relegation and promotion.
If the season is completed prematurely it isn't who is champions that is a problem, it's who finishes in other actionable positions.
Seems to have been very few articles in comparison to the "corona LAL" type.
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No need to be laughing at Liverpool, their season has already been ruined by this in a big way and so have many other clubs, Wolves probably the team second most gutted by what is happening given this is our best season in nigh on 40 years.
comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 35 minutes ago
euros are only postponed.
people need to realise that this is not goign to be about titles being won. its about businesses collapsing.
If we all decide that sky and bt are getting paid for 3 months for nothing and all cancel then they still need to pay the FA contract.
Peoepl need to realise that contracts require players and agents to be paid so how long until the next bolton in this scenario?
What club folds first? There must be some that are already sitting down and thinking that they are gone.
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noble of you.
Pl teams will quarantine and play remaining games behind closed doors. Easy solution.
Noting this virus may not go away for months/years or at all its the only feasible low risk option really.
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 35 minutes ago
euros are only postponed.
people need to realise that this is not goign to be about titles being won. its about businesses collapsing.
If we all decide that sky and bt are getting paid for 3 months for nothing and all cancel then they still need to pay the FA contract.
Peoepl need to realise that contracts require players and agents to be paid so how long until the next bolton in this scenario?
What club folds first? There must be some that are already sitting down and thinking that they are gone.
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noble of you.
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in the context of football it is about business.
In the context of public health football is not responsible. the government are.
Quite simple.
So which clubs are going to fold first? I anything it could be fortunate that the season is 80% done and "most" of the money in terms of needed gates has been collected. IF we were looking at 50% done and half a season gone a lot of small clubs could be looking at the wall.
thats reality.
MoreSpurs
Yes health is more important. However people are talking about when things are back to some semblance of normal.
“ If the season ends here, and the title is given to Liverpool then it would be known as the title that was never earned, but given”
You idiot. If any team has earned a league win this season it’s us. Funny watching Spurs fans saying they league won’t be earned, and about the integrity of the league, but then advocating reverting back to the 18/19 standing meaning their team gets another crack at the CL
MoreSpunk does crack me up
The whole point of this article it seems, is to make sure that Liverpool win the title, nothing or nobody else matters. It is truely pathetic.
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posted on 14/3/20
If we still aren't playing football in June then the season will be voided. You can't have the knock on off affecting future seasons.
If it's up and running by then. You play the domestic seasons when the Euros should have been on.
posted on 14/3/20
i think ending it as it stands being 8 months into a 10 month season comes quite comfortably above voiding the entire season personally.
posted on 14/3/20
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 3 minutes ago
If we still aren't playing football in June then the season will be voided. You can't have the knock on off affecting future seasons.
If it's up and running by then. You play the domestic seasons when the Euros should have been on.
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Even if it's finished in August it's doable.
posted on 14/3/20
If City reach the Cup and Cl finals they will have 19 more games to play this season.
Even with the cancelling of the Euros thats going to take alot of fitting in before the start of next season as we all know the Prem isn't restarting in April.
Its going to be a binary decision in the end. Does this season count using current positions as final or is it null and void?
posted on 14/3/20
Once teams have finished self isolation period can they not just play rest of games behind closed doors just to simplify things and get the season done. I know you’d have people complaining it’s unfair because fans make a difference to performance, but everyone would be in same boat, and with the current situation they’d just have to accept it and deal with it. Then just start next season as normal
I suppose what’d be hard to control would be a player not picking it up between games and passing it on to teammates, so maybe that’s the main reason. But seems main argument is because it’d not be same without fans. But if that is main reason, can’t we just deal with it, not like it’d be a permanent thing
posted on 14/3/20
comment by Firmino's Brightest Tooth (U1217)
posted 39 seconds ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 3 minutes ago
If we still aren't playing football in June then the season will be voided. You can't have the knock on off affecting future seasons.
If it's up and running by then. You play the domestic seasons when the Euros should have been on.
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Even if it's finished in August it's doable.
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aye what people seem to be forgetting is if played 2 games a week its 6 weeks... ending an 10 month campaign with 6 weeks left would be pretty daft even for the FA
posted on 14/3/20
comment by Firmino's Brightest Tooth (U1217)
posted 19 seconds ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 3 minutes ago
If we still aren't playing football in June then the season will be voided. You can't have the knock on off affecting future seasons.
If it's up and running by then. You play the domestic seasons when the Euros should have been on.
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Even if it's finished in August it's doable.
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Exactly. This now is essentially players break. If they end up with 2/3 months off there is no reason why the season cant be concluded then we roll straight into next season.
I admit the quality of football at the end of this season may be diminshed due to rustiness etc but its the same across the board, a level playing field. It would also beat having to watch our teams play pointless friendlies for a month solid
posted on 14/3/20
comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 1 minute ago
i think ending it as it stands being 8 months into a 10 month season comes quite comfortably above voiding the entire season personally.
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As I said I would accept any decision made.
Maybe a short explanation as to why.
There are obvious issues, so Liverpool deserve the trophy as they are so far ahead and unlikely to be beaten to first spot. So I wouldn't begrudge a decision declaring them winners. But I'm not sure how other leagues stand in terms of outcome. Are there any clear winners?
If the decision was not to declare them winners as some sort of overall, all the leagues, decision it would be krap for LFC but I could understand it
Unprecedented times so a hard one in fairness
posted on 14/3/20
comment by A Catalyst For Change (U7080)
posted 3 minutes ago
Once teams have finished self isolation period can they not just play rest of games behind closed doors just to simplify things and get the season done. I know you’d have people complaining it’s unfair because fans make a difference to performance, but everyone would be in same boat, and with the current situation they’d just have to accept it and deal with it. Then just start next season as normal
I suppose what’d be hard to control would be a player not picking it up between games and passing it on to teammates, so maybe that’s the main reason. But seems main argument is because it’d not be same without fans. But if that is main reason, can’t we just deal with it, not like it’d be a permanent thing
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Stand to be corrected but I don't think playing behind closed doors is the issue. I think if feasible this would have been done, and was to some degree for some teams.
The issue is, as I understand it, the virus itself. So arteta getting it would mean all those in contact with him self isolating for a set number of days. Anyone showing signs would have to extend the number of days. However some who don't show signs initially can then get it later and we go again.
As I say stand to be corrected if this is wrong
posted on 14/3/20
comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 12 minutes ago
i think ending it as it stands being 8 months into a 10 month season comes quite comfortably above voiding the entire season personally.
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I agree but I bet Villa don't.
They have a game in hand and are 2 points off safety.
posted on 14/3/20
comment by A Catalyst For Change (U7080)
posted 3 minutes ago
Once teams have finished self isolation period can they not just play rest of games behind closed doors just to simplify things and get the season done. I know you’d have people complaining it’s unfair because fans make a difference to performance, but everyone would be in same boat, and with the current situation they’d just have to accept it and deal with it. Then just start next season as normal
I suppose what’d be hard to control would be a player not picking it up between games and passing it on to teammates, so maybe that’s the main reason. But seems main argument is because it’d not be same without fans. But if that is main reason, can’t we just deal with it, not like it’d be a permanent thing
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I doubt many clubs could keep operating for more than 3-4 weeks without any match-day revenue coming in.
posted on 14/3/20
There cannot be a foolproof alternative to decide the league positions. Only way is to start the next season after all games are completed. You can cut the summer break short (it might still delay next season). Or have play offs between the top (bar Liverpool as it will be unfair to them as they are far ahead of the rest) & bottom teams if the virus threat is not going off soon. Though I think by mid April the threat might cross it's peak impact (praying).
posted on 14/3/20
shouldnt make much diff to prem clubs theres 9/10 games less to max 5 home games, most wont bring in a mill on match day unless top 6? so 5-10m, could surely be covered selling 3pm kick offs to amazon or something?
posted on 14/3/20
Some teams with nothing to play for would be dialing in performances behind closed doors i suspect, season is over for some of them psychologically.
posted on 14/3/20
euros are only postponed.
people need to realise that this is not goign to be about titles being won. its about businesses collapsing.
If we all decide that sky and bt are getting paid for 3 months for nothing and all cancel then they still need to pay the FA contract.
Peoepl need to realise that contracts require players and agents to be paid so how long until the next bolton in this scenario?
What club folds first? There must be some that are already sitting down and thinking that they are gone.
posted on 14/3/20
comment by Cinciwolf----JA606 NFL Fantasy Champion 2019----No Emotional Attachments....five long years (U11551)
posted 1 minute ago
Some teams with nothing to play for would be dialing in performances behind closed doors i suspect, season is over for some of them psychologically.
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The PL tried to address this when they tweaked the new TV money deal recently.
Each league place now earns a club an extra £2.5m at the end of the season. That's an extra £10m in the transfer budget for a club that pushes for 10th place rather than 14th.
posted on 14/3/20
Champions of England is the easy decision if one is to be given, it's the other stuff that is difficult like top 4, relegation and promotion.
If the season is completed prematurely it isn't who is champions that is a problem, it's who finishes in other actionable positions.
Seems to have been very few articles in comparison to the "corona LAL" type.
posted on 14/3/20
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posted on 14/3/20
comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 5 minutes ago
Champions of England is the easy decision if one is to be given, it's the other stuff that is difficult like top 4, relegation and promotion.
If the season is completed prematurely it isn't who is champions that is a problem, it's who finishes in other actionable positions.
Seems to have been very few articles in comparison to the "corona LAL" type.
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No need to be laughing at Liverpool, their season has already been ruined by this in a big way and so have many other clubs, Wolves probably the team second most gutted by what is happening given this is our best season in nigh on 40 years.
posted on 14/3/20
comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 35 minutes ago
euros are only postponed.
people need to realise that this is not goign to be about titles being won. its about businesses collapsing.
If we all decide that sky and bt are getting paid for 3 months for nothing and all cancel then they still need to pay the FA contract.
Peoepl need to realise that contracts require players and agents to be paid so how long until the next bolton in this scenario?
What club folds first? There must be some that are already sitting down and thinking that they are gone.
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noble of you.
posted on 14/3/20
Pl teams will quarantine and play remaining games behind closed doors. Easy solution.
Noting this virus may not go away for months/years or at all its the only feasible low risk option really.
posted on 14/3/20
comment by morespurs (U15748)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 35 minutes ago
euros are only postponed.
people need to realise that this is not goign to be about titles being won. its about businesses collapsing.
If we all decide that sky and bt are getting paid for 3 months for nothing and all cancel then they still need to pay the FA contract.
Peoepl need to realise that contracts require players and agents to be paid so how long until the next bolton in this scenario?
What club folds first? There must be some that are already sitting down and thinking that they are gone.
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noble of you.
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in the context of football it is about business.
In the context of public health football is not responsible. the government are.
Quite simple.
So which clubs are going to fold first? I anything it could be fortunate that the season is 80% done and "most" of the money in terms of needed gates has been collected. IF we were looking at 50% done and half a season gone a lot of small clubs could be looking at the wall.
thats reality.
posted on 14/3/20
MoreSpurs
Yes health is more important. However people are talking about when things are back to some semblance of normal.
“ If the season ends here, and the title is given to Liverpool then it would be known as the title that was never earned, but given”
You idiot. If any team has earned a league win this season it’s us. Funny watching Spurs fans saying they league won’t be earned, and about the integrity of the league, but then advocating reverting back to the 18/19 standing meaning their team gets another crack at the CL
posted on 14/3/20
MoreSpunk does crack me up
posted on 14/3/20
The whole point of this article it seems, is to make sure that Liverpool win the title, nothing or nobody else matters. It is truely pathetic.
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