How would you like the season to be decided?

[M12Blue]

They’ve simply got to can it. This model has been pretty reliable (as far as models go - remember it’s presenting scenarios, not forecasts) and the prognosis for the U.K. is absolutely dire. Far and away the leading death toll in the world. There’s no way it can be completed. https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-kingdom

That is a scary death prediction. Better get the football back to take my mind off it

 

[M12Blue]

sadly your right and money talks

from whats coming out from number 10. tonight the government saying its another 2 weeks before any sort of talk of unlocking any of the lock downs ?? that will be late april and early may before the first sort of any signs to getting back to some sort of normal life. but many that was put on the 12 weeks lock downs then its july and even longer

this virus will not just go over night and fear of a 2nd wave could really push any sort of freedom back and the whole year under lock down. its a vaccine or cure that will only sort this out and nothing else sadly the death toll will rise. and for me anyway football can forget it. life is just more valuable to me. and when the dust settles i see sad times of the big mourning of the lost ones and people still struggle and what must happen is we can not forget the people we have lost anything else must come 2nd to a long period of mourning and respect

so fuck football and the premier league wanting a finish ? greed is ugly and can be hurtful when people are struggling. and just like liverpool this week in putting the staff on furlong payment people will never forget it. even if they change their minds ? greed and mega rich owners will not be let off so easy by the fans

Agree.
Releasing the lockdown will be slow and painful. May take weeks. First it’ll be 2 walks a day, then be able to get a haircut, then take kids to park but only if wear mask and gloves....... and finally go to concert, football match etc. Only thing that changes this is some form of quick testing or vaccination

 

[Briggs1969]

I've given this some thought and I'd offer the Dippers the following options..

(Note: Only one of option 1 & 2 available to choose)

1. A full size replica, cardboard cut out of the PL Trophy, wrapped in turkey foil and decked out with red ribbons from Clinton Cards..

2. A full sized, inflatable PL Trophy, complete with a puncture repair kit. As defending Champions, it will be personally blown up by Pep himself. Obviously again, decked out with red ribbons from Clinton Cards..

3. A free Etihad Stadium tour pass for Bingo and his 25 man squad to enable them all to have their photograph taken with our trophy..

4. A framed certificate stating that they were the bestest team over 29 games, presented by a deligation, comprising..

Big Nose
Ikkle Mickey
McPointy
Tyler
Size of a Barndoor, Barnsey
Spit
Beglin
Johnny (Wembley penalty miss, not good enough to lace Rushys boots) Knobhead
The woman off Sunday Supplement who looks like Zelda
and... All the sycophantic media..


I think, as the Dippers haven't won the league for 30 years, they'd be made up with the above package offer..

It would also be a most fitting conclusion to the season in my opinion..!

Ha ha very good!

 

[Ballet-on-ice]

Give them the title and end the season, we all know they've won it but the constant jibes from EVER OTHER FAN OF EVERY OTHER TEAM that their title is tainted would seriously annoy them for the rest of eternity.

 

[dario2739]

Give them the title and end the season, we all know they've won it but the constant jibes from EVER OTHER FAN OF EVERY OTHER TEAM that their title is tainted would seriously annoy them for the rest of eternity.

Bollocks – they haven't won it!
Would they have? Probably, but they also have history of bottling it – either the season is finished properly (which let's face it is more and more improbable as the days roll by) or it's voided – NO champions, no relegations

 

[WestGorton]

Football won't start for a good 6 months at least so just finish it off then.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Give the Dippers the title ,maybe the trophy could be reduced in size by 25% to signify that they didnt win a full season Premier league,and it will be forever remembered as the Corona title with a massive asterisk against it.

 

[Bogroll Streamer.]

I think that one way to solve it is to ask the fans who actually pay to go to the games.
Every season ticket holder of every premier league club is given a vote.
Null and void it.
Or.
Carry the season over into next season and play the games when its definitely safe to do so.
Majority wins.

 

[stonerblue]

Got a feeling City might do the “sporting” thing and concede the title to Liverpool.

I’d have mixed views, personally. On the one hand it would be a gracious gesture and positive PR. On the other, it’s the horrible Dippers we’re talking about.

Fuck that.

 

[bluetonium]

BBC breaking news.... There is no news.

BBC News - Coronavirus: Premier League clubs committed to completing season with no date set
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52326617

 

[WARBABY]

Null and Void the season,league not to name a champion, no religation, pay the prize money to each team in the position they last played and give the top three in the Champoinship the parachute payment the religated clubs would hav received. Start a complete new season September 2020. SIMPLE

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Maybe the Premeir league should just shut the f*ck up , i am not interested when our club starts kicking a football again , i have got a lot more to worry about like many many others at the mercy of this virus , my age and health means i am high risk , but luckily i will not suffer the financial implications many will. People are going to lose loved ones , friends and possibily their lively hood / jobs / houses and these greedy bastards at the Premier league are worried about their "product", makes me wonder if i ever want to watch a Premier league football game again , watching my gransdson play and my local National league team is looking far more attractive , top level football in this country is rancid.

 

[Bill the Blue]

Maybe the Premeir league should just shut the f*ck up , i am not interested when our club starts kicking a football again , i have got a lot more to worry about like many many others at the mercy of this virus , my age and health means i am high risk , but luckily i will not suffer the financial implications many will. People are going to lose loved ones , friends and possibily their lively hood / jobs / houses and these greedy bastards at the Premier league are worried about their "product", makes me wonder if i ever want to watch a Premier league football game again , watching my gransdson play and my local National league team is looking far more attractive , top level football in this country is rancid.

Of course they are..!

They had the opportunity to make the right call weeks ago and bottled it due to money involved and the imminent opportunity to nuzzle upto the dippers tits and milk them for all they could..

Shame they fell just short of getting them over the line, even though they'd given them the biggest leg up in football history too..!

Not forgetting that they dont give 2 shits about the fans who go home and away each week, fitting in with shit KO times to suit the people that they really pander to ..!

Already discussing playing games behind closed doors and televising them ffs..!

Completely out of touch, greedy clubs, furloughing then unfurloughing staff when they'd realised they'd gone too far..!

It was once referred to as 'The Beautiful Game'

Looks like those days have long gone, seeing as kicking a ball about now trumps a global pandemic which is killing nearly a thousand people in the UK each day..!


Complete and utter madness..!

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

I was sure Liverpool would have won it by now ???

 

[Mancity1980]

Of course they are..!

They had the opportunity to make the right call weeks ago and bottled it due to money involved and the imminent opportunity to nuzzle upto the dippers tits and milk them for all they could..

Shame they fell just short of getting them over the line, even though they'd given them the biggest leg up in football history too..!

Not forgetting that they dont give 2 shits about the fans who go home and away each week, fitting in with shit KO times to suit the people that they really pander to ..!

Already discussing playing games behind closed doors and televising them ffs..!

Completely out of touch, greedy clubs, furloughing then unfurloughing staff when they'd realised they'd gone too far..!

It was once referred to as 'The Beautiful Game'

Looks like those days have long gone, seeing as kicking a ball about now trumps a global pandemic which is killing nearly a thousand people in the UK each day..!


Complete and utter madness..!

Well put mate, trump and global pandemic in the same sentence? You may want to reword that bit...:)

 

[Mancity1980]

I was sure Liverpool would have won it by now ???

So was I. They haven’t “slipped-up” again have they?

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

The Dippers should be awarded the title ,but instead of giving them a trophy , (and because the Premier league will be skint when they have returned £750m back to Sky & BT) , they could present the Dippers squad with Argos vouchers , £50 for Klippety , £30 for Sir Jordan Henderson and the rest of the squad receive a tenner ,only seems fair.

 

[BrianW]

I don't see how football can be resumed with crowds in stadiums until at least 2021. So any football that happens will be behind closed doors - that's assuming players and officials are happy with the level of risk, which they may/may not be. 50,000 people in the Etihad - every single one will need to have been vaccinated, and that vaccine might not be with us for anything up to 18 months.

While the Premier League might well be shown free on BBC, ITV etc., who is going to televise S****horpe and Rochdale? How much revenue will be generated by showing games on terrestial TV anyway?

I honestly don't see a sensible way forward at this time, but it looks to me that small clubs and those with large debts and only just enough income to get by are basically fucked.

 

[MillisleBlue]

Honestly believe this was decided last summer.

 

[blueparrot]

Becoming more and more convinced , this season will be finished next spring and we will lose the whole of next season.