Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[SPIDERBOY]

17th of March?!! Why not tonight or tomorrow?! Seems they want assurances from the money men! UEFA run like a fucking chippy.

yeah mate......"videoconference" as it says should'nt be too hard to set up.

 

[Marvin]

Surely football now has to be cancelled, all competitions. How can you have teams, who havent had a game in say 2 weeks as some have been postponed, competing against other teams that played full fixtures. It'll become a mess.

And no, it's not an 'anything to stop liverpool winning it' stance, we imho have much more to play for, being still in the latter stages of 2 competitions, i honestly would rather see them lift the PL trophy with all the bells, for a chance at CL and FA, than have the whole lot cancelled.

But the logic is now becoming almost unquestionable, and anything otherwise is a risk of being a farce.

2019/20 football season will end in anti-climax for Liverpool FC. Out of the League Cup, FA Cup, Champions League, and with their unbeaten record broken.

The ideal finish will be City taking the Champions League over the Bosphorus. It might be May, it might be later but we should do everything we can to make this happen.

 

[bobmcfc]

Well our game vs Real next week will be called off surely as Real have been put in quarantine as per Sky Sports
https://www.skysports.com/football/...rus-real-madrid-quarantined-la-liga-suspended

15 day quarantine

 

[journolud]

from BBC, response from UEFA, meeting next Tuesday.......question why not today

Uefa to hold meeting on 17 March


Uefa statement on coronavirus: "In the light of the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe and the changing analysis of the World Health Organisation, UEFA has today invited representatives of its 55 member associations, together with the boards of the European Club Association and the European Leagues and a representative of FIFPro, to attend meetings by videoconference on Tuesday 17 March to discuss European football’s response to the outbreak.

"Discussions will include all domestic and European competitions, including UEFA EURO 2020.

"Further communication will be made following those meetings."

Calling our game off with a few hours notice?

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Oh yes it is :)

Every cloud.... :)

 

[Franny's toilet roll]

Health authorities would be completely overrun if it isn't delayed. Huge numbers of people would unnecessarily die. They are trying to rush to develop and test a vaccine but that takes time, (12 months+). It will likely spread to most of the population but they are trying to slow it down.

Accept that, but how many people have died in this country or others from 'standard flu' so far this winter? And we have done nothing about that apart from issue free flu vaccines. Why isn't that being reported? Every year 70k-100k die from flu and we do bugger all in comparison . I accept my view is over simplistic but I refuse to be scared or panicked by most of the shit that's being peddled

 

[Burtonblue]

Let’s look on the bright side.
If they do award the dippers the league there’s no way they will be allowed a parade!!!!

 

[its a Barm]

Meeting Tuesday, incompetent twats

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Calling our game off with a few hours notice?

Uefa aren't about to have a say in matters.

Government and local authority calling the shots.

 

[brettplane]

15 day quarantine

It just makes a complete mockery of UEFA, planning on holding talks in 5 days time when teams across Europe are being affected NOW!! Decisions need to be made asap, but as we all know, its all about the money side of the game now. Fuck the fans, and now it's fuck all the players, coaching staff etc... despicable!!