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Premier League officially postponed until 17th of June

Lighty64

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Saw somewhere the world health organisation are recommending to UEFA that all football should be suspended till the end of 2021. There won't be many professional football teams left
 

Yid-ol

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The Premier League is considering making some behind-closed-doors fixtures available free-to-air when the season restarts, the culture secretary has said.

Probably a way to try and make people want to finish the season. Still can't see how they can finish this season yet.
 

Wsussexspur

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Saw somewhere the world health organisation are recommending to UEFA that all football should be suspended till the end of 2021. There won't be many professional football teams left

UEFAhave already come out and denied this

 

Tucker

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I think the Premier League are in denial over this. Every couple of weeks they put out a statement saying they have intentions of starting the league up again ASAP. But realistically they are going to run out of time soon. If they were honest with themselves about this, they’d be more concerned about getting football back up and running for the 20/21 season. I don’t see how that season isn’t going to be massively impacted too. Coronavirus isn’t just going to vanish come July. This kind of disruption to daily lives is going to last for months, and even when restrictions get relaxed, we could be hit by a second wave, as could all the other countries in Europe.

The league shouldn’t be thinking “how can we finish this season.” They should be thinking “how can we make next season more flexible to lessen the impact when the season is inevitably disrupted again.”
 

NickHSpurs

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The Premier League and broadcasters will find a way, there's too much at stake for them and too much money involved for them not to.

Even in the current climate there's still many many people who would apply some sort of financial commitment to their football team/broadcasters if it meant being able to watch them on TV every week.

Sky & BT must be losing a fortune with people pausing their sport subscriptions. Likewise football clubs are obviously bleeding money, with their combined wealth and reach something will be worked out, I have no doubt about that.

Do not underestimate the lengths they'd go, if they need to make a village where only footballers, match officials and staff live, they'll do it.

I do worry about the lower leagues though, absolutely no idea how some clubs will survive this.
 

Mr Pink

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The Premier League and broadcasters will find a way, there's too much at stake for them and too much money involved for them not to.

Even in the current climate there's still many many people who would apply some sort of financial commitment to their football team/broadcasters if it meant being able to watch them on TV every week.

Sky & BT must be losing a fortune with people pausing their sport subscriptions. Likewise football clubs are obviously bleeding money, with their combined wealth and reach something will be worked out, I have no doubt about that.

Do not underestimate the lengths they'd go, if they need to make a village where only footballers, match officials and staff live, they'll do it.

I do worry about the lower leagues though, absolutely no idea how some clubs will survive this.

They're desperate but that doesn't mean they'll get their way.

I in fact it's clouding their judgement in terms of understanding the gravity and complexity of the situation.
 

NickHSpurs

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They're desperate but that doesn't mean they'll get their way.

I in fact it's clouding their judgement in terms of understanding the gravity and complexity of the situation.

The government will bend to their will eventually and find a way to spin it.
 

thebenjamin

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The government will bend to their will eventually and find a way to spin it.

Until they have so many millions of tests that's there are no shortages anywhere in the country, its not in the slightest bit feasible. Every single member of staff at every club would need to be tested every day.
 

Mr Pink

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The government will bend to their will eventually and find a way to spin it.

They really won't mate.

If you think the government will ignore the medical/scientific advice and put football before the safety of the greater public you're being naive.

Ultimately the people behind the medical and scientific advise are those who will guide this all, and they've no obligation to put the convenience of football at the forefront of their guidance.
 

Nicki78

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May 9th comeback which i find astounding - love the idea of players washing their own kits!
 

Saoirse

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May 9th comeback which i find astounding - love the idea of players washing their own kits!
To be fair, Germany is the best-run country in Europe. They've limited cases and deaths to a much greater extent than the other big countries, started going into lockdown a crucial week earlier, and still have an industrial base which means they're able to manufacture far more tests than anyone else. It still isn't going to be easy at all, and it might not happen. But if anyone can make it work, it's them.
 

yankspurs

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I think the Premier League are in denial over this. Every couple of weeks they put out a statement saying they have intentions of starting the league up again ASAP. But realistically they are going to run out of time soon. If they were honest with themselves about this, they’d be more concerned about getting football back up and running for the 20/21 season. I don’t see how that season isn’t going to be massively impacted too. Coronavirus isn’t just going to vanish come July. This kind of disruption to daily lives is going to last for months, and even when restrictions get relaxed, we could be hit by a second wave, as could all the other countries in Europe.

The league shouldn’t be thinking “how can we finish this season.” They should be thinking “how can we make next season more flexible to lessen the impact when the season is inevitably disrupted again.”
Holding any sporting event is too unknown with this virus. It can spread silently and symptoms sometimes wouldnt show up for a week or 2. Fact of the matter is, if any sport were honest with themselves, they'd realize the far more prudent and necessary thing to do is cancel until a vaccine is approved and scaled, which best case scenario is by next spring. Cancelling this season to prepare for the next and give flexibility to complete does nothing because the virus isnt going away and there will be a potentially worse second wave. If a player gets sick, many teams in the league and their contacts and thier families will all need to be quarantined.
 

Nicki78

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To be fair, Germany is the best-run country in Europe. They've limited cases and deaths to a much greater extent than the other big countries, started going into lockdown a crucial week earlier, and still have an industrial base which means they're able to manufacture far more tests than anyone else. It still isn't going to be easy at all, and it might not happen. But if anyone can make it work, it's them.
I think you're right but still feels a good couple of weeks too soon.
 

Trotter

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And UEFA have confirmed that sporting merit up to the point of the season being ended, rather than club coefficient or any other method should be the deciding method of clubs playing in their competitions next year.
So anybody holding on the thought of null and void, would mean same teams in Champions League next year can forget it, not happening, only way we get in it is season resuming and us winning maybe 8 out of 9 games.
 

spursfan77

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And UEFA have confirmed that sporting merit up to the point of the season being ended, rather than club coefficient or any other method should be the deciding method of clubs playing in their competitions next year.
So anybody holding on the thought of null and void, would mean same teams in Champions League next year can forget it, not happening, only way we get in it is season resuming and us winning maybe 8 out of 9 games.

Depends on your interpretation of their wording. It says it’s down to the country’s FAs to decide ultimately who is to qualify. I don’t think it rules out null and void at all. They say they’d prefer it to be on sporting merit. Not that it has to be. It’s intentionally vague.
 

Trotter

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Depends on your interpretation of their wording. It says it’s down to the country’s FAs to decide ultimately who is to qualify. I don’t think it rules out null and void at all. They say they’d prefer it to be on sporting merit. Not that it has to be. It’s intentionally vague.

Not according to BBC

 

Hercules

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And UEFA have confirmed that sporting merit up to the point of the season being ended, rather than club coefficient or any other method should be the deciding method of clubs playing in their competitions next year.
So anybody holding on the thought of null and void, would mean same teams in Champions League next year can forget it, not happening, only way we get in it is season resuming and us winning maybe 8 out of 9 games.
Magnified the selfish greed and unfair greed of the super powers. Let each league determine for themselves. UEFA and their self-preservation to protect the cartels big clubs.
 
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