Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

what about a massive game of Wembley with 2x players from each club and Hans Segers in nets. To be played on a neutral rec following a cursory dog shit and glass clean up.
 
Are there any lawyers out there. If there are please could they answer this question. I just had an idea. The Premier League make an agreement with all the clubs in the Premier League that they will play all of their fixtures both home and away. Therefore this season the Premier League have broken that contract by not fore filling the remain fixtures on a home and away basis. By coming out and saying that all fixtures will be played at neutral grounds to complete the season. They also come out and say that they will be/might be using present Premier League grounds. Well if present Premier League grounds can be used to host matches that will be a neutral venue. Then surely they can be used to hold the resulting away fixture.

Does this sound logical we cannot play Livarpool at home at the Etithad, but the Etithad can be used as a neutral venue now how stupid is that. How on earth did those guys that run the Premier League come up with that stupid idea. Play your home fixtures away from your home stadium but we will use your home stadium for other matches to finish the season 2019/20
 
cleavers said:
Could just have a massive coin toss operation for each game, could all be done in a couple of hours.
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Thats a great idea, they could have Xavier Bardam doing the adverts as his charachter in no country for old men. He could be asking Klopp, WHATS THE MOST YOU EVER LOST ON A COIN TOSS?
 
King KdB of Belgium said:
Are there any lawyers out there. If there are please could they answer this question. I just had an idea. The Premier League make an agreement with all the clubs in the Premier League that they will play all of their fixtures both home and away. Therefore this season the Premier League have broken that contract by not fore filling the remain fixtures on a home and away basis. By coming out and saying that all fixtures will be played at neutral grounds to complete the season. They also come out and say that they will be/might be using present Premier League grounds. Well if present Premier League grounds can be used to host matches that will be a neutral venue. Then surely they can be used to hold the resulting away fixture.

Does this sound logical we cannot play Livarpool at home at the Etithad, but the Etithad can be used as a neutral venue now how stupid is that. How on earth did those guys that run the Premier League come up with that stupid idea. Play your home fixtures away from your home stadium but we will use your home stadium for other matches to finish the season 2019/20
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When I worked for an establishment a long time ago I had a manager who use to answer certain questions with ;

"Hold that thought"

While acknowledging it in as positive way ad possible. I think this is an appropriate time to try it out.

"Hold that thought"
 
They keep banging on about the integrity of the game, but, so far we've had, play behind closed doors, no home or away grounds, no relegation, more subs and now less minutes per half. Might as well just play fifa to decide it.
 
Even if they do manage to finish the season by whatever far out methods to do so in order to satisfy the Media and football chiefs with Liverpool win of the premier league .

it will always be

2020 Liverpool *
2019 Manchester City
2018 Manchester City
2017 Chelsea
2016 Leicester city


* the season was suspended and matches not played during the coronavirus pandemic so they had to finish the season not playing football by the same conventional rules that all other premier title winners did when they won their title.
 
King KdB of Belgium said:
Are there any lawyers out there. If there are please could they answer this question. I just had an idea. The Premier League make an agreement with all the clubs in the Premier League that they will play all of their fixtures both home and away. Therefore this season the Premier League have broken that contract by not fore filling the remain fixtures on a home and away basis. By coming out and saying that all fixtures will be played at neutral grounds to complete the season. They also come out and say that they will be/might be using present Premier League grounds. Well if present Premier League grounds can be used to host matches that will be a neutral venue. Then surely they can be used to hold the resulting away fixture.

Does this sound logical we cannot play Livarpool at home at the Etithad, but the Etithad can be used as a neutral venue now how stupid is that. How on earth did those guys that run the Premier League come up with that stupid idea. Play your home fixtures away from your home stadium but we will use your home stadium for other matches to finish the season 2019/20
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One would have to see the agreement between the clubs and the league(and it might well be that various leagues are able to do various things), however there will be a Force Majeure clause, in that it will detail the adjudication of such, I strongly suspect that there are clubs up and down the country that are in the process of looking extremely closely at that and it will almost certainly end up in court I believe Bradford Park Avenue have already began proceedings for example
 
King KdB of Belgium said:
Are there any lawyers out there. If there are please could they answer this question. I just had an idea. The Premier League make an agreement with all the clubs in the Premier League that they will play all of their fixtures both home and away. Therefore this season the Premier League have broken that contract by not fore filling the remain fixtures on a home and away basis. By coming out and saying that all fixtures will be played at neutral grounds to complete the season. They also come out and say that they will be/might be using present Premier League grounds. Well if present Premier League grounds can be used to host matches that will be a neutral venue. Then surely they can be used to hold the resulting away fixture.

Does this sound logical we cannot play Livarpool at home at the Etithad, but the Etithad can be used as a neutral venue now how stupid is that. How on earth did those guys that run the Premier League come up with that stupid idea. Play your home fixtures away from your home stadium but we will use your home stadium for other matches to finish the season 2019/20
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Does anyone know how they're planning to do it in Germany? I know it'll be behind closed doors but is it home and away as normal ?
 
I'm confused

How come some footballers are abroad/in their home nation ? Was it policy that varied between clubs, like Sergio and Otamendi have been here.

I see Christian Pulisic is in the US

https://sports.yahoo.com/christian-...KvTqtYOITvFiarRsa8b0aK1SSorQGXji6kv6iphmToXzH

Chelsea have called back several stars who were overseas during the coronavirus pandemic, among whom was USMNT star Christian Pulisic.

Other Chelsea stars to return include Kepa Arizzabalaga, Pedro and Marcos Alonso who were all in Spain, while Andreas Christensen was at home in Denmark, Emerson was in Italy and Willian had been with family in Brazil.

In April Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge pitch has been open for players who live nearby to complete running sessions individually but their training ground at Cobham has been closed.


The hope is that Premier League clubs can return to individual training at training grounds next week, then group training on May 18 and resume the 2019-20 season with behind closed doors games from June 8.

The UK government has currently set lockdown measures until May 7 but Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to give an update before then and has hinted at relaxing certain social distancing measures.


The plan is for teams to then embark on an intense mini preseason schedule for two to three weeks before games resume.
 
Rammyblues said:
End this season, share whatever tv money evenly across the prem. No relegation, no champions, use last years positions to dictate european places. Prepare for next season with a lockdown in place, if a game is played behind closed doors the reverse fixture is played behind closed doors whether restriction in place or not. Never happen I know, but, IMO this is probably fairest way.
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It's by far the easiest way. I think it will happen but only after they have tried everything possible as we can see.
 
I think one fair way to start next season is if all teams start in the position they are in now, and have a shortened season and this makes it fairer for teams who were likely to be champions/promoted/safe from relegation as well as making the games more relevant
 
Quite sure the Premeir league can do a deal with Sky etc., to repay monies owed over the next couple of seasons , but they won't becasue its all about their greed.
The PFA wont do a thing because they are kept afloat buy television rights money
Players agents will do nothing because they want the 10% of players end of season bonus's
UEFA like the Premeir league will always put their "product" and profits before any other considerations

The common denominator as we know is money , the only way football will be closed down for a few months is if the relative governments like Holland, Belgium , France refuse to allow sport to re-start , if Merkel & Boris agree to a July / August return for football then money has simply won over the health of their people, which is pretty disgusting
Merkel's statement on Wednesday is paramount and i believe whatever the German's decide others will follow suit.
 
Elbow beards said:
They keep banging on about the integrity of the game, but, so far we've had, play behind closed doors, no home or away grounds, no relegation, more subs and now less minutes per half. Might as well just play fifa to decide it.
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When you say integrity do you mean that the very existence of some football clubs is in question? If not, consider that.

It's likely that if football does not restart some football cl
kevin horlocks wand said:
Even if they do manage to finish the season by whatever far out methods to do so in order to satisfy the Media and football chiefs with Liverpool win of the premier league .

it will always be

2020 Liverpool *
2019 Manchester City
2018 Manchester City
2017 Chelsea
2016 Leicester city


* the season was suspended and matches not played during the coronavirus pandemic so they had to finish the season not playing football by the same conventional rules that all other premier title winners did when they won their title.
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So when Rick Parry suggests a number of football clubs will go out of business you think he's joking?

tbh I don't know the scale of the financial liabilities facing football but few of you seem to be taking this into account.

Forget Liverpool. They are going to get the title anyway. Consider the potential impact on football of losing a huge slive of last years broadcasting revenue and next season's match-day revenue. How many clubs is that going to take out?
 
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