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But where is the logic in that statement? Not a personal dig at you, but I don't know where this idea comes from that if we void the current season it will make it easier to start next season.I really think they should null and void this season and concentrate on how to get next season started
What is becoming apparent about this virus is that it isn't going to be "gone" any time soon - perhaps not ever - and that the path to a vaccine is a long one. So when football does return it will be facing the same sorts of problems as it is currently. I don't see that voiding the current season makes next season any more viable.
By getting things going now it gives the authorities a chance to work out the logistical kinks and to monitor how effective their efforts are. If people get ill or players refuse to play then there is still the option to call things off - we would be losing the last 9 matches of an already disrupted season. But if we wait until next season to see what happens, and staff get ill or players refuse to play, then we could be looking at calling off another entire season.
To my mind it is right for the people in charge to be trying everything and keeping all options on the table. That includes things like distanced training, testing club staff, extra sub slots, no VAR, shortened games etc. Voiding the season removes a lot of those options from the table and we wouldn't know how effective or disruptive they might be.
This season has become a clusterfuck and is likely going to end a clusterfuck, so why not use the end of it to see what things work and what things don't so that next season (if and when it happens) can be as successful as possible.