Coronavirus and Football (Plus all Sport in General)

[Mark79]

there is 2 obvious ups and only 1 down though.

Have a 40 game season and 4 down next year

Not if PL goes the French way. Villa would be firmly in 19th after points per game.

[Buzzo]

Almost word for word!

Great minds

[Exiled_red]

I was wondering what the options the French League suggested as methods of determining the final standings, they had 3 options because Current standings and PPG were the same this means we would have 4 options:

A) Current Standings
Top of table:
1) Liverpool
2) Man City
3) Leicester
4) Chelsea
5) Man Utd
6) Wolves
7) Sheffield Utd
8) Tottenham
9) Arsenal
10) Burnley
11) Crystal Palace
12) Everton
13) Newcastle
14) Southampton
15) Brighton
16) West Ham
17) Watford
18) Bournemouth
19) Aston Villa
20) Norwich

B) Points per game
1) Liverpool
2) Man City
3) Leicester
4) Chelsea
5) Man Utd
6) Sheffield Utd
7) Wolves
8) Arsenal
9) Tottenham
10) Burnley
11) Crystal Palace
12) Everton
13) Newcastle
14) Southampton
15) Brighton
16) West Ham
17) Watford
18) Bournemouth
19) Aston Villa
20) Norwich

C) Roll back to the last complete round (27) - 28th Feb (I've taken this as the last time everyone had played same no of games and the last completed round of games)
1) Liverpool
2) Man City
3) Leicester
4) Chelsea
5) Man Utd
6) Tottenham
7) Sheffield Utd
8) Wolves
9) Arsenal
10) Burnley
11) Everton
12) Southampton
13) Crystal Palace
14) Newcastle
15) Brighton
16) Bournemouth
17) Aston Villa
18) West Ham
19) Watford
20) Norwich

D) Roll back to halfway 28th December (Liverpool vs West Ham not played but result doesn't change standings)
1) Liverpool
2) Leicester
3) Man City
4) Chelsea
5) Wolves
6) Tottenham
7) Sheffield Utd
8) Man Utd
9) Crystal Palace
10) Newcastle
11) Arsenal
12) Burnley
13) Everton
14) Southampton
15) Brighton
16) Bournemouth
17) West Ham
18) Aston Villa
19) Watford
20) Norwich

Final CL place (if Man City are banned) and Europa league places change depending on method chosen

Relegation, Norwich are down whatever option is chosen the other options again change depending on method chosen and whether 2 or 3 go down...

[ChesterDave]

C is very appealing. Nothing against a Hammers supporting colleague but would love to see Brady looking like she'd chomped a lemon.

[Norbs]

Points per game average awarded to any sides with a game in hand would be the fairest way if no games can be played.

Arsenal leapfrogging Tottenham in to 8th would be the only change

[Mark79]

Although option C would be Matchweek 28, which would make the bottom 3 the same as options A & B.

[Exiled_red]

Although option C would be Matchweek 28, which would make the bottom 3 the same as options A & B.

There is no point where all the teams have played 28 games, some have played 29 while some are still on 27.

Week 28 lost fixtures due to the league cup final. Man City were due to play Arsenal and Aston Villa Sheffield Utd, those games haven't been played yet. So week 27 was the last one that was completed

[Mark79]

There is no point where all the teams have played 28 games, currently some have played 29 while some are still on 27.

Week 28 lost fixtures due to the league cup final. Man City were due to play Arsenal and Aston Villa Sheffield Utd, those games haven't been played yet. So week 27 was the last one that was completed

They don’t need to have been played in the same week literally.
It’s just about everyone having played the same amount of games, not a point in time.

Every team has played at least 28 games, so 28 is the last complete ‘matchweek’.

[Exiled_red]

They don’t need to have been played in the same week literally.
It’s just about everyone having played the same amount of games, not a point in time.

Every team has played at least 28 games, so 28 is the last complete ‘matchweek’.

Without those missing fixtures from week 28 you don't get all teams having played the same number of games. For example Aston Villa's 28th game was against Leicester but that game was Leicester's 29th of the season, you can't count that game for Villa but not for Leicester.

[Mark79]

Without those missing fixtures from week 28 you don't get all teams having played the same number of games. For example Aston Villa's 28th game was against Leicester but that game was Leicester's 29th of the season, you can't count that game for Villa but not for Leicester.

Ah, got ya now. Did not realise that.

Given that I’d say ppg is the even more likely option now.

[Exiled_red]

As was suggested by the tweet about the French league I doubt option D is really on the table. Of the others they can't finish the season based on current standings as teams have played different number of games. That leaves B & C, Points per game (B) seems the fairest from the outside but the fact that B & C would give different relegation outcomes is likely to be where the controversy will come. The French league had the same teams relegated regardless of method used - only what are presumably Europa league places were affected.

[Red_Polo]

The thing that's really stopping there being a proper solution in domestic leagues is the lack of movement from UEFA on European competitions. Get rid of the league stage, potentially get rid of 2 leg ties, start the competitions later. Suddenly there is room for domestic leagues to work with. Until that happens their hands are tied. They need to state entrants for their moneyspinners.

[Liverpool]

it seems crazy that the first legs of the CL semis would have taken place and we'd be getting the trophy next weekend

away to Arsenal this week, some minutes for Minamino, Elliott, Jones please.

[Buzzo]

it seems crazy that the first legs of the CL semis would have taken place and we'd be getting the trophy next weekend

away to Arsenal this week, some minutes for Minamino, Elliott, Jones please.

In an alternate reality it’s all happening somewhere. I hope we are all having a great time.

[Norbs]

In an alternate reality it’s all happening somewhere. I hope we are all having a great time.

You ok hun?