Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[BLUEMATT23]

You will be lucky to see any cricket this season

Their is talk of July through until October

 

[bluegray]

Ask all the PL chairmen, that if there so determined to finish the league even if it means playing it next February then the 20/21 season will be canceled completely and all TV money expected witheld. One full season of no scheduled payments just to see the dippers win this seasons PL. Wonder how many would be happy for that.

 

[domalino]

I'm pretty firmly in the "fuck football until this is over" camp, but the new out of China is that they're mass producing a test which takes 15 minutes and is just as simple as getting a prick on the finger and then it lights up like a pregnancy test.

If they mass produce those then it will completely change the conversation over closed door sport, youd just test everyone the morning of and if they're all clean then the match goes ahead.

I'm more interested in how it'll save lives, but I'm sure the premier league and co. Will be paying attention to it.

 

[bluemc1]

Isn't that screwing lower league clubs who rely on revenue from Cup games to survive?

disgusting, CL goes ahead so the rich get richer but lower teams get screwed

fuck the champions league off, let’s get OUR football up and running again before bothering with Europe

absolute disgrace If they do that

 

[chesterbells]

Their is talk of July through until October

That would be great. Maybe we need to develop some ‘wet ball’ cricket matches too!

 

[plongo]

At which point does the current season become an irrelevance? Serious question

 

[chesterbells]

I'm pretty firmly in the "fuck football until this is over" camp, but the new out of China is that they're mass producing a test which takes 15 minutes and is just as simple as getting a prick on the finger and then it lights up like a pregnancy test.

If they mass produce those then it will completely change the conversation over closed door sport, youd just test everyone the morning of and if they're all clean then the match goes ahead.

I'm more interested in how it'll save lives, but I'm sure the premier league and co. Will be paying attention to it.

Sounds good. I know humanity fuxks things up an awful lot, but with 7 billion minds focused on a few key things, I’d like to thing rapid testing capability is something that can be generated sooner rather than later.

 

[chesterbells]

At which point does the current season become an irrelevance? Serious question

Never imho. My view is regardless of club affiliations we owe it to ourselves to finish what we’ve started. It’s different cancelling sports events that haven’t begun yet.
Just had news my lads rugby comp is being abandoned even though it had reached the semi final stage. Again, I think that’s bull; I think the organisers should have said we will guarantee to resolve these competitions the lads have been competing in all winter ahead of any fresh competitions. Just my view.

 

[plongo]

Never imho. My view is regardless of club affiliations we owe it to ourselves to finish what we’ve started. It’s different cancelling sports events that haven’t begun yet.
Just had news my lads rugby comp is being abandoned even though it had reached the semi final stage. Again, I think that’s bull; I think the organisers should have said we will guarantee to resolve these competitions the lads have been competing in all winter ahead of any fresh competitions. Just my view.

What if your lad and his team are all overage by the time they can resume playing - would it become irrelevant then?

 

[mikemcfc]

I think from a football point of view it might be time to start thinking that 2020 is a write off. Start the season again from where we are now in say January. Play one set of games a weekend with no midweek matches. Throw in the remaining FA Cup rounds and a couple of international breaks and that is 15/16 weeks. Enough to take us to the summer and Euro 2021.

would the players get two years pay to complete one season? or,
would the players get one seasons pay to cover two years? ;)

joking aside, my take on this is that you can postpone things only to the point where it starts to impact future timelines in a manner where the knock on effect becomes worse than what just cancelling would be.
We all pretty much think that there is no way even the start of the next season won't be effected as it stands now, so to finish this one, impact the next one even more, which will in itself have to be modified to not effect the next one after that, while trying to accommodate all the different cups, international breaks, player breaks, over all of Europe, creates financial impacts and logistical nightmare decisions far greater.
Not to mention, as most of the decision makers don't seem to care to, the unpredictability of the future impact of this horrific pandemic on peoples lives and communities.
Starting back up in what? maybe 6 months to a years time or longer will in no way be equitable to all teams in promotion and relegation battles for others reason's stated earlier.
Unless by some sort of medical breakthrough things get back on track unexpectedly, the best thing, imo, is to break clean now, vigilantly practice all techniques to put this past us as quick as possible, the well being of people first,
and start fresh with minimal forward impact as I think the plan to finish this season is only the first of a whole bunch of bad and dubious? plans and decisions that will inevitably have to come to implement it.

 

[chesterbells]

What if your lad and his team are all overage by the time they can resume playing - would it become irrelevant then?

It is an age banded team, but the age difference between the players will be the same if they have to play in 12 months mate, so I no, I deffo think they should get chance to complete what they’ve already played 6 or 7 matches to reach this stage of. I think it’s fair, and I also think psychologically it feels the right thing to do for the lads involved

 

[plongo]

It is an age banded team, but the age difference between the players will be the same if they have to play in 12 months mate, so I no, I deffo think they should get chance to complete what they’ve already played 6 or 7 matches to reach this stage of. I think it’s fair, and I also think psychologically it feels the right thing to do for the lads involved

Wouldn't wish to dampen your (understandable) enthusiasm but time will tell.

 

[mikemcfc]

How can you play football if they implement social distancing for possibly 12 months. There would be no tight marking, no tackling, no celebrating ( hugging, high fiving, ) no crowding around the ref. no treatment when a player gets injured.
The season has to be terminated now.

VAR ruling out City goals for "proximity" violations of social distancing.

 

[chesterbells]

Wouldn't wish to dampen your (understandable) enthusiasm but time will tell.

Oh no worries about that, as I say, his league have already made their decision, so i know it won’t be happening! Was just giving my opinion that’s all.

 

[Gordyola]

I'm pretty firmly in the "fuck football until this is over" camp, but the new out of China is that they're mass producing a test which takes 15 minutes and is just as simple as getting a prick on the finger and then it lights up like a pregnancy test.

If they mass produce those then it will completely change the conversation over closed door sport, youd just test everyone the morning of and if they're all clean then the match goes ahead.

I'm more interested in how it'll save lives, but I'm sure the premier league and co. Will be paying attention to it.

Boris talked about the test in yesterday’s press conference it’s based on anti bodies and if it works would determine if you had already had it, since some have without knowing, those that had would vs then been able to return to work

 

[Mike Cledford]

VAR ruling out City goals for "proximity" violations of social distancing.

All that slick interpassing and tight ball control in tiny triangles must be too proximate violations. It should be those 40 yard lumps from defence over midfield so people like Mane and Salah can run after them at safe distances.
Reading the ongoing clamour to get Liverpool's coronation done, l can't help but wonder what would cause the clowns to say enough is enough. Perhaps a couple a nuke strike on say Birmingham with the radioactive fallout spreading round the country?

Which club had the manager who has been lauded for years for saying 'football is more important than life and death'?

 

[Gordyola]

It’s beyond doubt that this season is over, the only question remains is when the next one can be started Talk of completion of this one is nonsense Boris “UK policies to limit the spread of coronavirus would be needed for " guessing that they would be gradually relaxed as the experience of other countries is learnt The only thing to determine for this one is whether the current positions stand or its void

 

[SB Blue]

Yeah suppose they could rush through another rule no tackling also footballers should be 2 metres from another footballer in games and in changing rooms!

It’s baffling when you here sky and Neville Carragher saying the league has to finish even if it’s all done in 2 weeks in empty stadiums!

Maybe it’s just keep the charade up until it isn’t possible to play the rest of the season so they can tell the sponsors and don’t have to pay back the premier money.

Yes, I posted yesterday that it will get to the stage where missing one season is inevitable. Tebas saying Spain will restart mid May as they need to finish by end of June to avoid impacting next season. Neville made the point that even behind closed doors games will need emergency services, it’s fanciful it will happen. A 2 week festival of football with all teams playing every day? Imagine a footballer gets injured and needs to go to hospital? Player welfare count for anything?

 

[domalino]

Boris talked about the test in yesterday’s press conference it’s based on anti bodies and if it works would determine if you had already had it, since some have without knowing, those that had would vs then been able to return to work

That's a different test which tests if you've had it, the one I'm talking about is just if you have it right now - but because it only takes 15 minutes, you can guarantee people are safe to play football with others.

 

[Gordyola]

That's a different test which tests if you've had it, the one I'm talking about is just if you have it right now - but because it only takes 15 minutes, you can guarantee people are safe to play football with others.

Haven’t heard of that one sounds promising