Can't see this posted from yesterday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52747798

"Championship clubs will have to train in small groups of five for a maximum of 75 minutes, with 15 minutes allowed for warm-up and recovery."

"Footballs, GPS units and other equipment will be disinfected pre and post session, with social distancing between individuals essential at all times."

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• It is "recommended as few footballs and equipment used as possible"
• "Tackling" and "any opposed activities" are prohibited
• Equipment will be disinfected where necessary, including "cones, goalposts, mannequins, GPS units, balls and gloves"
• PPE may be required, including "mask and gloves" when injured players enter the gym and "coaching staff will be asked to wear gloves during sessions"
• Players are told not to "chat in groups" and will not be allowed to use ice baths, showers or have "non-essential treatment"
• Players will have designated parking spaces, will have to arrive in their own kit and bring their own drinks and towels.

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Millwall 'offering to foot some of the bill for cv testing for their Championship rivals if they are promoted', according to the Evening Standard.
A third of the costs apparently. 
Total costs for Championship testing is £1.5M
Split between three promoted clubs that's £500k each, not a bad deal when the return to the Prem is worth £170M for each of them.
Sickening thought.

https://www.efl.com/news/2020/may/efl-statement-coronavirus-update2

What does "Unweighted" PPG mean? 

I'm fuming at what an absolute joke that decision is. Cannot be underestimated what a farce it is.

newyorkaddick said:

Addick_8 said:

What does "Unweighted" PPG mean? 

Current League table in the Championship case as we have all played 37 games 

Thanks. So we would be down

English Football League: Promotion and relegation to remain if seasons curtailed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52758193

If they can find a way that clubs finishing 4th, 5th and 6th in League One could potentially play 3 games to gain promotion, surely they could find a way for us to play Hull (our next scheduled game) which would decide which of us was relegated. I am not saying that is what they should do, but it highlights how ridiculous the EFL's position is here.

To be honest, I would feel just as strongly if they relegated the bottom two. There is no way that it is certain Barnsley and Luton would be relegated. And whilst I think you could make a case we could be, there is an argument that says we have had tougher games. We have only 2 games remaining against the current top seven and the majority of our remaining games are agianst teams with little to play for.  It would not be a relegation on merit which would destroy the integrity of the league for years to come. 

MOBY DUCK said:

2. This means that, in the event of an early curtailment:  

 

a. Final divisional placings should be determined on unweighted points per game (if required).

b. Promotion and relegation should be retained. 

c. Play-Offs should be played in all circumstances but should not be extended (beyond four teams). 

As should be expected from the EFL, they’ve chosen to fuck this up from the start. Adding a ‘ppg curtailment’ policy is changing the rules half way through the season and I can’t see how that’s going to hold up in a court of law. Clubs will sue the EFL for this. Precedents have already been set in other European leagues. You either play out the season in its entirety, or you abort.

If it came down to a vote though, it will be very hard for a club to sue the EFL and win in court on that basis

MuttleyCAFC said:

If they can find a way that clubs finishing 4th, 5th and 6th in League One could potentially play 3 games to gain promotion, surely they could find a way for us to play Hull (our next scheduled game) which would decide which of us was relegated. I am not saying that is what they should do, but it highlights how ridiculous the EFL's position is here.

To be honest, I would feel just as strongly if the relegated the bottom two. There is no way that it is certain Barnsley and Luton would be relegated. And where I think we may be there is an argument that says we have had tougher games. We have only 2 games remaining against the current top seven.  It would not be a relegation on merit which would destroy the integrity of the league for years to come. 

B*llocks ! 

On reading that statement, my view, like Mutts', was that if Play Offs can be played, then why can't other matches  ? Perhaps 3 more games for the rest of the Divisions....

Absolute farcical decision IMO. 

Bizarre that they should retain the play-offs, but not give the teams in the bottom 3 the opportunity to determine their position.

Addick_8 said:

That 94th min Hull Equaliser at home in the 2-2 is now a real sickener 

I swear that the minute Gallagher lost possession turning to go inside rather than down the line, I had visions of us being cruelly punished for the stupidity of that decision.

Makes me smile when they say the relegated team in League Two has to go somewhere which in this instance is the National League

That organisation (last Id heard) hadnt even decided the matter of promotion, do they promote Barrow because they're top but if thats to replace Stevenage then who replaces Bury?

Its a better statement than what we've had before but the thinking from these meetings still feels far too narrow minded rather than long term thinking

E.g. What are the plans over next season? - We've seen that Italy not only has plans to restart this league but also have plans to deal with next season... Feels as though we'll be back to square one when they make a decision about this year because they've not taken into consideration next year

Its basically a cup final when / if we restart - Need to go into that game fighting from the off, if the season were to be cancelled (for whatever reason) the following week then at least we'd be out of the relegation zone with a single win