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Football Coronavirus Thread May 5, 2020 6:53:42 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on May 5, 2020 6:53:42 GMT

Is there an argument now to be had that it is going to take so long for any normal football with fans at stadiums (especially as you get lower down the leagues) that playing the 9 games left this season could take 12 months? And so it is next season that should be scrapped.

So instead we just play the 9 games left this season when we can (whenever that may eventually be) and the upcoming 20/21 season is just skipped over.

We can then restart with 21/22 in August 2021 when a vaccine will be in place.

I can't see how football at stadiums with fans in attendance can happen before a vaccine. And it just doesn't seem possible - outside the top flight - to make neutral ground or behind closed doors work.

I know some will say just scrap this season but to me that means you have to scrap next season too.

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Football Coronavirus Thread May 5, 2020 12:55:12 GMT

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May 5, 2020 6:53:42 GMT northwesthoop said:

Is there an argument now to be had that it is going to take so long for any normal football with fans at stadiums (especially as you get lower down the leagues) that playing the 9 games left this season could take 12 months? And so it is next season that should be scrapped.

So instead we just play the 9 games left this season when we can (whenever that may eventually be) and the upcoming 20/21 season is just skipped over.

We can then restart with 21/22 in August 2021 when a vaccine will be in place.

I can't see how football at stadiums with fans in attendance can happen before a vaccine. And it just doesn't seem possible - outside the top flight - to make neutral ground or behind closed doors work.

I know some will say just scrap this season but to me that means you have to scrap next season too.

That works as well as my suggestion of carrying forward this season's points into the next, so fine with that too. Whatever happens, the clubs need to sort out how they are going to transfer/release players now it is the 'end of the season'. Extending contracts does not help clubs reliant upon attendances to stay afloat!

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Football Coronavirus Thread May 11, 2020 15:15:35 GMT

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Post by kingfisher on May 11, 2020 15:15:35 GMT

Well today the UK government (I presume speaking for all 4 nations?) announced there will be no professional sports played (even behind closed doors) before 1st June, and I suspect that was purely 'kicking the can further along the road'. So I think that means this season is finished, with the results 'as is', but what does that mean to clubs currently in the drop-zone or just below the automatic promotion spots? Can I hear a rush of lawyers approaching the SPL, EFL & Premiership HQs....?

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Football Coronavirus Thread May 12, 2020 6:40:38 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on May 12, 2020 6:40:38 GMT

Not football related at all but here is a Q&A for the tweaks to current regulations in England. Whether you agree with the changes or not, it is a lot clearer. This is what he should have released on Sunday rather than his speech which felt rushed and let to a day of confusion:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do#public-spaces--outdoor-activities--exercise

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Football Coronavirus Thread May 12, 2020 19:11:28 GMT

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www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/11987198/what-next-for-the-championship-league-one-and-league-two
This links to a good article regarding 'Project Restart' and (more importantly) the choices for the EFL. I had considered the desperate need of particularly L1 & L2 clubs to play with paying fans, as this was 70% of their income, but I did not follow this through to its logical conclusion: If L1 & L2 play games behind closed doors to finish their season then this would create even more of a loss for the clubs! Given that is the case, we must consider the lower leagues (like those below them) are ended, and the only question now is whether there promotion/relegation applies and, if so, how is the third promotion spot decided. I feel much of that may well be dictated by what happens in the Championship - and that will in turn be dictated to by the Premiership. Personally, I would avoid all legal challenges by ending the season now; declaring this season as 'Part One'; and starting the 2020/21 season (when it is allowed for spectators to attend again) as 'Part Two'. After that ends then you would decide promotions and who gets relegated.

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