It’s clear that Brighton, Palace and West Ham aren’t on board for various reasons (risk and loss of integrity if they lose home advantage) based on quotes on SSN.
Dominos starting to fall.
I think the biggest issue will be players/ wives/partners/families condoning these matches....really quite unbelievable that it’s even being thought about never mind actually planned.
I just read that article and my reaction was exactly the same as yours. If they are not playing to determine relegation places, the only reason to play is to make sure the Dippers are crowned Champions. Just do what the French have done and award them the league. No need for any more games, no risk to players and staff and everyone can start thinking about next season.Simon stone now reporting that a growing number of clubs are open to playing the remaining fixtures behind closed doors if the threat of relegation is removed and play next season with 22 clubs !! What’s the point of playing the remaining games then other that giving the dippers the league ! That really does keep the integrity of the league.
Brodcasting revenues underwrite the financial viability of every football club.I just read that article and my reaction was exactly the same as yours. If they are not playing to determine relegation places, the only reason to play is to make sure the Dippers are crowned Champions. Just do what the French have done and award them the league. No need for any more games, no risk to players and staff and everyone can start thinking about next season.
To be fair, it's quite easy to play along with these hairbrained schemes when there is no likelihood of them ever coming to fruition.I wish City would join the not on board list
To be fair, it's quite easy to play along with these hairbrained schemes when there is no likelihood of them ever coming to fruition.
Do they honestly think that the fucktards, and we all know which team they follow, won’t congregate outside/near the ‘neutral ground’ when they’re going to win the PL for the first time. Are the PL etc that FCUKING stupid?!?!?
I completely understand that. But, as someone has commented below, how many people are going to be interested in watching Brighton v Aston Villa playing in a neutral stadium with no crowd and no atmosphere.Brodcasting revenues underwrite the financial viability of every football club.
Can we have a poll of Bluemooners on how the season should end, mods?
I like that corresponding fixtures under the same crowd conditions.What would lift the spirits of most football supporters is for the authorities to convince us that they have a coherent plan for running football next season.
Abandon this season and plan from August so, for example, if games must be played in empty stadia then the corresponding home and away fixtures are played under the same conditions. If crowds aren't allowed for the first half of the season, then the second half will also be behind closed doors to protect the integrity of the competition.
As it stands, they are putting so much effort into completing this season they are going to fuck it up for the foreseeable future.
Goater is right. Which raises another fly in the ointment. So the league somehow restarts and a large proportion of players refuse to participate. So a number of games can't take place because clubs can't field a team. Which shows how potentially shambolic this whole idea is.
Of course it wouldn't come to this. As soon as any plan to restart the game comes forward all the clubs will take soundings from their players as to whether they are willing to play and no doubt some clubs will say they can't field a team. Which presumably will put paid to the madness.
As other people have said at the end of the day it's the players who will take the decision assuming the government doesn't do so.
If it was City vs Madrid in the final of the Champions League with no spectators, I would not watch and would not give a flying F what the result was.I completely understand that. But, as someone has commented below, how many people are going to be interested in watching Brighton v Aston Villa playing in a neutral stadium with no crowd and no atmosphere.
No viewers means no advertising revenue. What’s the point ?
Why would they need it?My kid brother was watching the sunday supplement and said one of the reporter's said that a team owner didnt know if the had insurance for any of their players or player passing it onto a family member and than the player or family member dies. I would guess getting insurance against a pandemic in a middle of a pandemic will cost a fortune !
Where do you get your figures from?
I read it was only the top 6 who are arsed about finishing it.
I completely understand that. But, as someone has commented below, how many people are going to be interested in watching Brighton v Aston Villa playing in a neutral stadium with no crowd and no atmosphere.
No viewers means no advertising revenue. What’s the point ?