Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

[Craig]

See there talking about the PL etc.

what about the championship? Do they do the same?

Who gives a shit about them, there is no money in it.

 

[King KdB of Belgium]

I have notice that a lot of fans on this topic have been talking about 3 teams promoted with none going down. This just won't work because every week 1 team will have to have either a blank weekend or a mid week match without a fixture. If that is what the Premier League are considering, you have to either promote 2 or 4 clubs just for next season. That is if you are not going to relegate anyone from the Prem.

Doing that will also cause problems. The top 2 is okay as they would win promotion anyway. The question is how do you decide which club will be the 3rd one to come up. Which ever way is chosen it may lead to court cases throughout each division.

The best thing to do is declare the season as a whole null and void with no promotion and no relegation. That would apply throughout each division

 

[Fallingbostel Blue]

that's why it has to be 19 home with fans or 19 without or its just a farce, obviously one works and the other kills the game

Totally agree for the integrity of the competition it has to be the same for all teams across the board. It's the same with VAR You cant have it for part of the Season and then ditch it.

 

[BlueNirvana]

PSG awarded ninth Ligue 1 title after season was ended prematurely due to coronavirus pandemic

liverpool awarded premier league title after season was ended prematurely due to coronavirus pandemic

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[King KdB of Belgium]

So all the games are to be played at a neutral venue. So let's say all games to be played at St. James Park. So that will mean that if the players have to self isolate between games. Each team would have to have their own hotel. Which means that you have to have 20 hotels full booked for the duration till the Premier League is finished. Now assuming that with each team bring 30 players down plus all the coaching staff. Now assuming that they all have to be 2mtrs apart that would mean about 6 coaches per team. That is when it is starting to look completely stupid

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

There is an article in the Guardian saying that the PL has started to buy testing machines at 36k apiece. As they can only do one test every two & a half hours the NHS isn't interested in them so there is loads of availability.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

The French basing it on points per game is bullshit. Either void the season or finish it when it's safe to do so. But teams being awarded a trophy when they haven't won it is bollocks, and teams getting relegated when they had a chance of escaping is also bollocks.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Liverpool fans seem to be in complete denial about this. The season will start fine and anyone who doesn’t want the season to go ahead hates Liverpool........

health, the players, fans and the almost impossible situation of trying to play a close contact sport don’t come into it.

give them the title if that’s what they want. I couldn’t care less right now and neither do most of the country

 

[tonea2003]

There is an article in the Guardian saying that the PL has started to buy testing machines at 36k apiece. As they can only do one test every two & a half hours the NHS isn't interested in them so there is loads of availability.

so at 300 plus people for a behind closed doors prem game, good luck with that one

that's 12 a day, nearly a month with one machine

 

[BringBackSwales]

Will the players and officials all be wearing masks? Luis Suarez isn’t going to like the taste of that? Be of benefit to Phil Jones though