its official Liverpool are

[michael21]

Not going to be champions as the season going to be vold :cheer2:

[Denver]

You do realise they are planning to restart the season in Kube?

[michael21]

You do realise they are planning to restart the season in Kube?

There a meeting on the 3rd April where this season will be deleted


Harry Kane said so

[Denver]

Harry Kane is a nonce

[Scarlett.]

Not too into football, but to void a whole season because of this would be pretty dumb and would make the last year of that league of football absolutely pointless.

[michael21]

karren brady also want this season vold

[Kate!]

karren brady also want this season vold

Karren Brady can piss off. That title is Liverpools.

[Cherie]

Not too into football, but to void a whole season because of this would be pretty dumb and would make the last year of that league of football absolutely pointless.

if Wimbledon is off, where two players are separated, its hard to see how the season can be restarted even behind closed doors

[Crimson Dynamo]

Same in Scotland please

Its neck and neck there, well Rangers have had to social distance themselves from Celtic as they are riddled with the Corona

[Scarlett.]

if Wimbledon is off, where two players are separated, its hard to see how the season can be restarted even behind closed doors

Extend it into next season if needs be, just seems a really silly idea voiding all of that progress when you could either call it as it is now, or extend it into next year.

[Cherie]

Extend it into next season if needs be, just seems a really silly idea voiding all of that progress when you could either call it as it is now, or extend it into next year.

They can't call it as it is now as Liverpool are not over the line, and none of the bottom 3 are relegated :shrug: extending into the new season would be a no no I think, they might play it in June when the Euros would have started if there is a relaxation of rules, but if they want social distancing to still be a thing, playing football would not be a great example

[bots]

i would be surprised if sporting events resumed before september/october. That being the case, it already dipping in to the next seasons schedule, so i don't see how they could finish the old season first. The other thing is that many player contracts will end in May, and many clubs will probably have gone bust by the time play can resume. I don't see an alternative to voiding it. Also, people will be wanting a fresh start, not revisiting things that were put on hold months previously

[michael21]

Football is a business this season needs to be scrap then next season can go ahead as plan

[Denver]

I'd they cancel the season that have to pay ever single penny of the money back to Sky/BT ect which they wont

[Cherie]

I'd they cancel the season that have to pay ever single penny of the money back to Sky/BT ect which they wont

eh? why would they do that, its not like Sky and BT are going to reimburse those with Sky Sports subs

[Crimson Dynamo]

The season should be voided, its not fair but then neither is what we are suffering.

void and reset

[Denver]

eh? why would they do that, its not like Sky and BT are going to reimburse those with Sky Sports subs

Because if the season has been null and void it means companies have paid out billions for something that technically doesnt exist and the law would actually be on their sides plus it effects teams like West Bromand Leeds who are almost certain for promotion and a huge cash injection and Coventry whined the money from promotion.

A lot of lower down d
teams rely on competition money so if they are denied that how can they financially exist?

Also there is mo point starting a new season if you cant finish this one

[Cherie]

Because if the season has been null and void it means companies have paid out billions for something that technically doesnt exist and the law would actually be on their sides plus it effects teams like West Bromand Leeds who are almost certain for promotion and a huge cash injection and Coventry whined the money from promotion.

A lot of lower down d
teams rely on competition money so if they are denied that how can they financially exist?

Also there is mo point starting a new season if you cant finish this one

like literally if companies pull that card in the current climate it would be incredibly bad PR and everyone would expect a full refund of their subs, that is not going to happen ...money paid to Clubs for the TV rights have been spent on players...give your head a wobble

[Mystic Mock]

Karren Brady can piss off. That title is Liverpools.

This.

Just like the Championship promotion title next season will be ours.:joker:

[The Slim Reaper]

The rush to start a new competition when there is every chance this could well flare up again, is agenda driven and misplaced.

Yeah, I'm a Liverpool fan, but this is the same situation in the NBA, and he team I hate the most will probably win the championship. So scrapping seasons to start new ones doesn't make any sense, especially as the league will have to reschedule itself for the world cup in Qatar.

[The Slim Reaper]

like literally if companies pull that card in the current climate it would be incredibly bad PR and everyone would expect a full refund of their subs, that is not going to happen ...money paid to Clubs for the TV rights have been spent on players...give your head a wobble

Massive companies refusing to pay other massive companies won't have any pr effect. I pay for a football package, and the tv companies have provided the service I pay for, so why are refunds even an issue?

[michael21]

Because if the season has been null and void it means companies have paid out billions for something that technically doesnt exist and the law would actually be on their sides plus it effects teams like West Bromand Leeds who are almost certain for promotion and a huge cash injection and Coventry whined the money from promotion.

A lot of lower down d
teams rely on competition money so if they are denied that how can they financially exist?

Also there is mo point starting a new season if you cant finish this one

You say about the law the UK is on lockdown so the season can not be completed big anncment coming today cant wait for you to cry when you hear it :cheer2:

[rusticgal]

They should just continue with the season when things get back to normal.

[Crimson Dynamo]

They should just continue with the season when things get back to normal.

players need around 5 weeks to get fit, if they just start they will all get injuries

[bots]

one reason the premier league wont just void the season is they would have to pay back money to the tv companies even if it is the option that makes the most sense. Whichever way it goes, its going to be a mess

[Denver]

Apparently only 3 teams want to avoid the premier league 2 of who are Man City and Sheffield Utd which doesnt make sense if they want european football? At least 70 percent of clubs have to agree to axe in while the majority of clubs are desperate to end the season with many ideas being mooted including one to finish the season in China

[bots]

if the premier league teams jet off to some unaffected location to finish the league while people are dying at home, it won't go down well

Many teams may not be around by the time the league is resumed either which is going to make finishing this season impossible

[Cherie]

if the premier league teams jet off to some unaffected location to finish the league while people are dying at home, it won't go down well

Many teams may not be around by the time the league is resumed either which is going to make finishing this season impossible

and China of all places :facepalm: the suggestions get more farcical by the day

[Mystic Mock]

The easiest solution is to give Liverpool the title, and promote the top two teams of the Championship and have a 22 team next season.

It upsets nobody that way as both outcomes were gonna happen anyway when you look at the gap in both tables.

[Denver]

The easiest solution is to give Liverpool the title, and promote the top two teams of the Championship and have a 22 team next season.

It upsets nobody that way as both outcomes were gonna happen anyway when you look at the gap in both tables.

They need to promote Coventry to the championship too as they deserve it and need the cash

[Calderyon]

Simulate the rest of the season via FIFA.

[Mystic Mock]

They need to promote Coventry to the championship too as they deserve it and need the cash

I wouldn't mind that personally.

It does get a bit more trickier on what to do with the relegation places in the EFL Leagues though? As I doubt that anyone is gonna wanna have a 26 team Championship season.:laugh:

[Denver]

I wouldn't mind that personally.

It does get a bit more trickier on what to do with the relegation places in the EFL Leagues though? As I doubt that anyone is gonna wanna have a 26 team Championship season.:laugh:

From what I seen suggested it means extra relagations the next season

[Cherie]

The easiest solution is to give Liverpool the title, and promote the top two teams of the Championship and have a 22 team next season.

It upsets nobody that way as both outcomes were gonna happen anyway when you look at the gap in both tables.

I think this is the way to go, although then the clubs who would have been in the playoffs will complain, there is no easy answer

[Mystic Mock]

From what I seen suggested it means extra relagations the next season

That would make sense imo.

[Mystic Mock]

I think this is the way to go, although then the clubs who would have been in the playoffs will complain, there is no easy answer

I agree with you that it would be unfortunate for the teams in the playoffs (especially Fulham who were in third place) but I personally can't think of a way to help those teams out sadly.

Hopefully the FA/FIFA/EFL can come up with the solution to that particular issue.

[michael21]

Time to vold the season :cheer2:

[Kate!]

Time to vold the season :cheer2:

They won't void the season.

[michael21]

They won't void the season.

Well Euro 2021 next summer vold this season and play the next season :cheer2:

[michael21]

Liverpool still not won the league

[Parmy]

Hertz are relegated..who wants it.

[michael21]

Hertz are relegated..who wants it.

Germany might start at the end of May :cheer2:

[James]

An expert here says he doesn't think mass gatherings like sporting events and music concerts will come back until the second half of next year. :o

I think a lot of clubs will go out of business if they can't sell tickets. The only thing I think they could do would be to play behind closed doors and have the Premier League clubs share out the TV and sponsorship money with lower league and non-league clubs, who would be harder hit with no crowds. But it might still not be enough.


.....In a recent roundtable discussion, hosted and transcribed by the New York Times, bioethicist and professor of healthcare management Zeke Emanuel says he has “no idea” how promoters that are rescheduling arts and music events for later this year “think that’s a plausible possibility”. Read the full video conference transcript here.

“Larger gatherings – conferences, concerts, sporting events – when people say they’re going to reschedule this conference or graduation event for October 2020, I have no idea how they think that’s a plausible possibility. I think those things will be the last to return,” Emmanuel said in the video conference.

“Realistically we’re talking fall 2021 at the earliest.”.....


From https://www.nme.com/news/music/coronavirus-healthcare-expert-predicts-concerts-and-festivals-will-not-return-until-autumn-2021-2645626

Original New York Times article - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/magazine/coronavirus-economy-debate.html which I haven't read because you need to login.

[bots]

that makes sense, it's going to need europe wide management of the virus or it will all just flair up again and they will need a 6 month window of next to zero infections before allowing mass attendance cross europe events

Closed door tv only events may be the only way forward, and sky and bt would love that

[AnnieK]

I had 3 gigs cancelled and they have all been rescheduled for late August / early September. Can't see them happening then though either.

Large scale gatherings are going to be the last thing that restrictions are lifted on.