Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[BillCarlisle]

Football clubs will be selling face masks with the club emblem on them.

Of course

Plus half & half masks.

 

[cleavers]

Football clubs will be selling face masks with the club emblem on them.

I'm surprised they're not already across town.

 

[Shirley]

Surprised they arent already to be honest

They've been popular around SE Asia for many years now.

 

[55yr old teenager]

How can sky and bt ask for a rebate if the season is completed? Really dont understand this. Can anyone enlighten me.please?

 

[kaz7]

How can sky and bt ask for a rebate if the season is completed? Really dont understand this. Can anyone enlighten me.please?

I suppose they have paid their advertisers and staff

 

[pudge]

How can sky and bt ask for a rebate if the season is completed? Really dont understand this. Can anyone enlighten me.please?

I imagine it'd be like paying for designer clothes but being given knock-offs. The argument of "you're still clothed, aren't you?" wouldn't really fly.

There'll be God's amount of fine print and specifics in million pound contracts.

 

[heslops barnet]

I could be wrong but I’m guessing the TV companies pay chunks of money in advance of the games being televised, and they’ve already coughed up the final tranche for this season.

and a lot of clubs will have spent/allocated that money

 

[kaz7]

UEFA will extend their May 25th deadline if the #PremierLeague need more time to present their restart plans. UEFA accept the complex issues faced and are keen not to add pressure in an already delicate situation. [
@MailSport

 

[basokla]

Hmmm...interesting. It appears that the PL will lose between 300-350 mill TV money even if they can finish the season as the ‘product’ isn’t as contracted. This has led to some clubs questioning the rationale behind even trying to finish it.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-bill-to-broadcasters-even-if-season-finishes

Absolute bonkers. As has been said many times, this could all be worked out through the contracts for the next season. Think of it as advance to the clubs. Same clubs go again next season so all the stakeholders are the same.

And to say even if you finish the matches for 19-20 (under rules imposed by the government) we still want a rebate is laughable.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

So the PL could have to repay £340m and possibly more if they don't finish the season. Perhaps they should join the rest of us and feel the pain? Just give the players a 90% pay cut across the board! They would still be millionaires. My heart bleeds! Not.