Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[give it to gordon]

And so do others, but they obviously don't count

Correct ...you cant have a premier league winner and than not have promotion or relegation from the other leagues , that's not fair

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

So the thought by some now is cancel the euros and continue league upto July, so when do we start next season, also its said the peak will be at that time, its going to be an interesting time ahead as to what's going to be done, and to be honest the people making these decisions don't fill me with confidence.

Don't think it's occurred to sky/Fa that people involved in football have lives too. Players, staff, even stadiums may not be available between mid may and mid August. Pure greed.

 

[its a Barm]

So if the premiership is cancelled does that mean we will be raining champions next season.

 

[grant1977]

Is it? is it within your right to not go into work for fear of getting a virus?

Not unless the gov says so, imho.

At our place they’ve said unless you are showing symptoms or someone close had it at home or work you have to take annual leave at this point

 

[jimharri]

So if the premiership is cancelled does that mean we will be raining champions next season.

It's "Manchest-uh", of course it'll be raining.



Or did you mean "reigning"?

;-)

 

[Inter Me Nan]

I can't believe they haven't knocked it on the head yet, madness!

 

[Gordyola]

Let’s remember this is about more than the PL winners there’s lots more to consider
European places
Relegation
Promotion
Cup competitions
It involves the whole of the football pyramid
Lots remains undecided, so there is no way that the season can be declared as competed until all matches at all levels have been decided. Therefore the decision should be made at UEFA level, initially to cancel all cup competitions and to suspend leagues for4 weeks pending upon a review, with the option then, to void the season or continue in some form
I don’t see the season being valid until everything is magically certain regardless of how many points a club is ahead Any criteria would have to be applied across the whole of football

 

[lonestay]

So what you are saying is that only the pl can have a champion and the lower level league current leaders will simply have to roll over

That's not my opinion. I think if they give it to the dippers then they have to do the same down through the leagues but it's the prem they don't give a damn about other leagues just the cash cow that is the prem .

 

[BosnianBlue]

you th8nk United would be happy for liverpool to move ahead of them in the most league titles won? Not a chance

They won't move ahead of them, rags have two more. And I think they like money more than that. It's not the fans who decide here, but money men.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

So if the premiership is cancelled does that mean we will be raining champions next season.

Guess so. Other downside I think that if the CL is cancelled uefa rules declare the previous champs as this year's also. This will actually be quite funny though after they were knocked out so early on. Hopefully domestic football and Euros binned, and the final stages of CL played in a mini-tournament format over a couple of weeks in the summer - if we won we'd probably have all 4 domestic cups and the European cup in the trophy room