Fans Allowed Back

It's a good step; they simply have to get fans back in grounds

I fail to see how teachers can be surrounded by 30 children with zero social distancing and how pubs can be full with people, yet fans can't be spread out sensibly around an outside stadium.

We have to just go for it in my view and hope for the best. League 1 and 2 only really re-started on the proviso that they'd be allowed fans by October. If they say we have to stay behind closed doors for another month (or two, or three etc etc as it may become) then clubs will be killed off. The season would have to stop.

It's outside, we can spread out. Even then clubs are running on a fraction of their capacity which is far from ideal.

Not sure what's happening in your area but the point you make about schools is valid. The need to get children back to school is folly and has failed down this part of the world. 5 schools in Plymouth now have year groups with confirmed cases. 

It's a risk that has failed and until there is adequate testing and a vaccine crowds shouldn't be allowed into stadiums either. The fans need to be protected and their safety should be paramount.  Its all a matter of opinions but if some clubs go to the wall as a result of stadiums remaining empty then so be it!

When you say "the matches selected" do you mean that they are going to do this on a tiny scale for a bit to see what happens before letting everyone do it?

Thanks Stoatey...I knew you’d have your finger on the pulse!

I see Charlton v Doncaster is one of the games chosen to have 1000 fans attending a game this weekend. Apparently there are still 400 tickets going spare😂

You know my thoughts regarding the playing of matches let alone the stupidity of allowing fans back into stadiums.

The measures that we had in place were eased too soon and until there is a vaccine the risk will IMO out weigh the reward.

The government seem to have offered lots of conflicting and confusing guidance. Suggesting that clubs could have stadiums a third full by 1st October was someting that was always a non starter but the Government hoped it would appease the fans.

Until a vaccine is widely available I wouldn't allow any fans back and I accept that some clubs may suffer dire consequences as a result of that decision.

We will be alright because we have the finacially astute pair of TF and RG running the show. 

However, other clubs will need to cut their cloth accordingly. Unfortunately the lower down the league pyramid you are, the more of a reliance there is on the paying fan and the greater the chance of clubs disappearing. That's why the Vanarama League decided not to start their season until fans are allowed back.

The issue for all clubs and businesses is ensuring that you determine what costs are a priority. It's about making those difficult decisions and deciding whether at this time their club need to,

have a Director of Football
have an under 18 team, manager and coach
spend money buying players
groundshare with there local rivals or another local team.

Whilst Premiership teams and league teams are not getting money from fans attending games there will still be some money from advertising, TV, merchandise etc.,  When teams took the decision to start this season there was no guarantee  that fans would be allowed back anytime soon. Therefore,  any responsible owner would have made allowances in their  budget for no fan income throughout the season and the consequences of that happening.