Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[NZBlue]

inwouod he content Liverpool being awarded the League and being unable

???WTF?

 

[mosssideblue]

The newspaper report I read, a few weeks ago admittedly so I can’t remember where, suggested that unless the season reaches a normal conclusion there would have to be one. Simply because the existing rules do not specify how they would deal with a truncated season. The article argued that the PL’s main priority would be be to avoid the inevitable legal challenges from succeeding. To achieve that they would have to follow their existing approaches as far as possible, which is where the two thirds majority comes in.

Fair enough, but I personally don't think it will go to a vote

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Bin the euros delay the start of next season to October and play the end of this season from June

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

I'd say Roy Hodgson is in some danger.

blimey..

 

[Keeper!]

The number of new cases in South Korea went from 700 a day to around 100 a day in the course of a week. The peak can form and collapse in a very short time.

You are right it will be with us for months, if not forever given that it's in animals and is going to constantly mutate, but we'll have a vaccine soon. And I read this morning that in Africa they are working on producing a test that can provide a result in ten minutes.

All well and good, but let's see in the virus comes back to China when they fully get back to work.

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

inwouod he content Liverpool being awarded the League and being unable to beat our points records.

The FA Cup could be played out in the Summer when hopefully the virus is causing less damage. We could pull out if the euros as a nation.

My solution.

1) Cancel the league
2) Award the dippers the title. Annoying but fair, really.
3) Nobody relegated
4) Euro slots is the difficult bit, clubs will moan one way or the other, it might have to be based on what the positions are based on every team having played each other once
5) Next season, plan on two regional leagues to reduce games because there's a chance this virus could re-appear in winter if there's no vaccine in the mean time.

God knows what the championship and leagues below do.

 

[BillCarlisle]

inwouod he content Liverpool being awarded the League and being unable to beat our points records.

The FA Cup could be played out in the Summer when hopefully the virus is causing less damage. We could pull out if the euros as a nation.

I'd go with that. I gave up on them winning it ages ago so I'd happily settle for no title party at Anfield & no open top bus parade etc.
Not that I'm vindictive, of course..............

 

[swinton blue]

Reports of madrid government locking down the region.
This could mean the game is off

 

[Odd socks]

BBC reporting Madrid going into lockdown, probably indication that the match will not take place.
This is time to realise our health is far more important than football.
I think all football stops asap before it becomes a farce.

 

[Sheriff Fatman]

I'd go with that. I gave up on them winning it ages ago so I'd happily settle for no title party at Anfield & no open top bus parade etc.
Not that I'm vindictive, of course..............

And an asterisk .....