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Especially as it would only have taken wins at home to Wolves and away to Burnley before the league was called off.Its just annoying how we couldn't get 4 more points to be 5th right now. With city banned and league voided it would have been perfect
It probably is the only fair way of deciding if the Premier League decide to void the season.
We don't deserve to be in the Champions League next season - I don't want our place just handed back to us.
Will make us no different to that lot down the road.
Dutch have voided whole season. No champions relegation or promotion.
Horse racing will be back on mid May, I've had that confirmed by a few contacts I have in the racing world. It will be held behind closed doors, so if other sporting events are going ahead then it's likely that the PL could also be back behind closed doors.
1- I think such cuts are temporary
2- I am sure the club would not allow such a thing to occur
3- we probably won't be buying anyone
Massively surprised me as well but info is from some top stables and around 5 of them have all said the same thing. Date given was mid May so we will know soon enough if the info I was given is true. I love racing but think it would be a terrible decision to start it again so soon. Like you said, it's a gamblers game so maybe that would unfortunately swing it. A lot of the trainers are applying pressure as without racing, a lot of them could go under.Be shocked if true considering:
1. you need an ambulance at every race meeting.
2. You have horses travelling from all over the country to one place, then that jockey travelling to another city the next day.
Tbh although it’s not a contact sport the amount of interaction and travelling makes it worse than football imo. Saying that with gambling involved wouldn’t surprise me if the government bend the rules for them.
Are the football authorities aware that hotels have hundreds of employees as well as suppliers? Or do they think they can be quarantined/isolated too? Sounds ridiculous.
But people are still working in hotels and shops. This would just be extending those conditions to non-essential things. And you'd imagine that the premier league would be able to supply sufficient masks, handwash etc. A lot of which is still lacking in places doing essential work.
Not to mention that you need an estimated 250 staff in the ground just to stage a football match behind closed doors, excluding players and playing staff.That’s the point isn’t it. Football is non essential. We’re all trying to minimise risk. Adding a football squad plus support staff to a hotel with the existing staff and suppliers going in and out is irresponsible IMO. Not to mention you’re asking the football people to stay away from their families during a difficult time. It just doesn’t seem right.