Always was a desperately optimistic date to resume football, the only odd thing is that the further postponement wasn't announced until the day before football was meant to resume, instead of a week or two ago
I see Belgium have ended their season and declared the team in top place as champions. The Belgian system is different, with play offs in previous times, but they have taken a decision. I don't know what they've done about relegation.
Saw that Club Brugge were 15 points clear but points totals get halved for the play off round.
So effectively they'd have been 8 points clear with 10 games to go. Could've been over hauled easily.
Charleroi were just 1 point behind Gent in 2nd who would take the 2nd Champions League place. Although UEFA don’t sound to happy with that decision are don’t seem keen on Gent just being given a spot in next seasons competition without the league completed.
Why void it? If you void anything / or alter anything.... Alter next season. Complete this one and then compromise the new season. Then that shortened (for instance) season will be what every is playing towards from game 1.
Why void it? If you void anything / or alter anything.... Alter next season. Complete this one and then compromise the new season. Then that shortened (for instance) season will be what every is playing towards from game 1.
No need to void at all.
Think they should just keep waiting and see when its safe to even resume football
No point talking about next season if we're still in lockdown come January
If thats the case and football cant resume till 2021 then we might as well complete this season
You could make a case that resuming it behind closed doors would be good for morale. We could watch all the games on I-follow/Valley Pass if restrictions were lifted. The problem is, if they start it and a few players contract the virus they will stop it again and that scenario is very likely sadly.
You could make a case that resuming it behind closed doors would be good for morale. We could watch all the games on I-follow/Valley Pass if restrictions were lifted. The problem is, if they start it and a few players contract the virus they will stop it again and that scenario is very likely sadly.
It's a scenario which would only work if we were well over the worst of the virus, but in the period where the authorities still don't wan't large crowds to gather, so the risks to players and support staff are relatively low and hospitals not at peak capacity.
I can't imagine such a situation existing until well into the summer.
I did think that's an obvious move. A lot of people have Sky, i-player etc. I'm sure Sky have the technology to be able to put ALL games on the red button, so on a Saturday you could watch your teams match whilst sitting at home. Might only be needed for a week or 2, if they restart the season in late May or early June. See if the virus has def gone by then & mass gatherings could the be allowed.
Why void it? If you void anything / or alter anything.... Alter next season. Complete this one and then compromise the new season. Then that shortened (for instance) season will be what every is playing towards from game 1.
No need to void at all.
This is what I have said all along.
Next season(what will be left of it) is going to be disrupted so play this one to a finish.
Either way, titles/promotion/relegation cannot be decided by current standings.
Isn't the biggest problem with waiting indefinitely to finish the season going to be all the out of contract players come June? Technically couldn't Jonny Williams sign for Hull then play against us? Teams will have a very different look to them.
Isn't the biggest problem with waiting indefinitely to finish the season going to be all the out of contract players come June? Technically couldn't Jonny Williams sign for Hull then play against us? Teams will have a very different look to them.
Isn't the biggest problem with waiting indefinitely to finish the season going to be all the out of contract players come June? Technically couldn't Jonny Williams sign for Hull then play against us? Teams will have a very different look to them.
An option can be to extend contracts?
Sure but take our current situation where players might not be paid, who'd want to extend with us?
Isn't the biggest problem with waiting indefinitely to finish the season going to be all the out of contract players come June? Technically couldn't Jonny Williams sign for Hull then play against us? Teams will have a very different look to them.
An option can be to extend contracts?
Sure but take our current situation where players might not be paid, who'd want to extend with us?
With all the ifs, ands and maybes the only (not satisfactory)solution then would be to cancel the season.
Isn't the biggest problem with waiting indefinitely to finish the season going to be all the out of contract players come June? Technically couldn't Jonny Williams sign for Hull then play against us? Teams will have a very different look to them.
An option can be to extend contracts?
Sure but take our current situation where players might not be paid, who'd want to extend with us?
With all the ifs, ands and maybes the only (not satisfactory)solution then would be to cancel the season.
Think the problem is , that if you start football up - there’s going to be idiots that try and go to games... if you televise it, people will try and watch it whilst drinking together...
if you try to continue the season, players will be out of contract in a month or twos time.
what I think people haven’t thought of , is that tv money for next season will be non existent for a long period of this current season continues- financially hitting a lot of clubs who depend on it to run!
Added to this, contracts for sponsors etc will be in chaos, as will player contracts.
think aswell a big problem in re-starting this season is that players will need a month or two to get back to ‘match fitness’ - so realistically even if a season was able to restart , players won’t be ready regardless!
It is a good result in terms of us no longer feeling sorry for them. I mean, it is ridiculous to feel sorry for a club that virtually stole Gomez from us anyway.
It is a good result in terms of us no longer feeling sorry for them. I mean, it is ridiculous to feel sorry for a club that virtually stole Gomez from us anyway.
Exactly, should be easier to make the season null and void now, no title for Liverpool.
And if the TV companies aren't happy they didn't get to show all the games they weren't entitled to just allow them to show extra games next season to make up for this season's lost televised games.
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Is that the first official announcement they've made on the subject since shutting it down three weeks ago?
Today, obviously ridiculous.
It is easy to dig - not at you - but nobody knows the what and when is due to happen with Football at the moment.
until further notice.... is the right decision.
As highlighted on another thread, it really isn’t very important at all atm.
So effectively they'd have been 8 points clear with 10 games to go. Could've been over hauled easily.
Although UEFA don’t sound to happy with that decision are don’t seem keen on Gent just being given a spot in next seasons competition without the league completed.
No need to void at all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52161561
No point talking about next season if we're still in lockdown come January
If thats the case and football cant resume till 2021 then we might as well complete this season
I can't imagine such a situation existing until well into the summer.
Next season(what will be left of it) is going to be disrupted so play this one to a finish.
Either way, titles/promotion/relegation cannot be decided by current standings.
Even Millwall couldn't beat us today.
if you televise it, people will try and watch it whilst drinking together...
if you try to continue the season, players will be out of contract in a month or twos time.
what I think people haven’t thought of , is that tv money for next season will be non existent for a long period of this current season continues- financially hitting a lot of clubs who depend on it to run!
think aswell a big problem in re-starting this season is that players will need a month or two to get back to ‘match fitness’ - so realistically even if a season was able to restart , players won’t be ready regardless!
And if the TV companies aren't happy they didn't get to show all the games they weren't entitled to just allow them to show extra games next season to make up for this season's lost televised games.