Coronavirus and Football (Plus all Sport in General)

[Shaggy]

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[Shaggy]

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[Roboklopp]

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[spud_gun]

Commonsense prevails.

If only they'd suspended UEFA competitions at the start of the week.

[Rigadon]

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So we become one of the very few teams to retain the CL? Every cloud.

[Lecter]

Simon Hughes
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@Simon_Hughes__
There appears to be a willingness inside the organisation to operate outside existing scheduling frameworks in order to finish seasons. Any annulment could see the commencing of legal battles. Particularly at the top of the Championship.

[Alex]

Yep, can see it getting nasty if teams have spent money to get promoted and have that taken away. Itll be finished, as Chris said above, Argentina and others do all sorts to fit the seasons in.

[Lecter]

Yep, can see it getting nasty if teams have spent money to get promoted and have that taken away. Itll be finished, as Chris said above, Argentina and others do all sorts to fit the seasons in.

Its not only lawsuits for positions etc..

The decisions will be money driven also

If season is cancelled all clubs would have to refund part of their season tickets

They would lose out on tv revenue bonuses for matches that were scheduled to be on tv

Then there is Premier League prize money, how would that be distributed

Cancelling or voiding it outright or even saying we finish now and every finishes in the league position there in only leads to lawsuits and financial wrangles

Seems very obvious to kick the can down the road for as long as possible

I suspect UEFA will do the same

[Buzzo]

Simon Hughes
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@Simon_Hughes__
There appears to be a willingness inside the organisation to operate outside existing scheduling frameworks in order to finish seasons. Any annulment could see the commencing of legal battles. Particularly at the top of the Championship.

This has to be the most common sense solution.

Football sticks so rigidly to tradition, format and schedule when an instance like this could be used to freshen up the format once this season is concluded.

Why does the next season have to start in August for example.

Finish the League in the summer, the factor in a new schedule for the next 3-4 seasons.

We could end up with a football Season running from Jan to October. Why not?

[Roboklopp]

Yeah suspended while Apr 3 at earliest

[Yozza]

I just wonder what they'll do about Euro 2020???

[Buzzo]

I just wonder what they'll do about Euro 2020???

Euro 2021

[Mark79]

Just to be clear though, Simon Hughes is talking about the EFL there, not the EPL.
Although hopefully those in the EPL express the same willingness.

[Shaggy]

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[spud_gun]

I don't think we'll see the season resume on 3rd of May. The data is pointing to the virus outbreak peaking in 10-14 weeks.

I'd imagine we'll see Euros postponed until 2021 and we'll see seasons around Europe resume for the month of June.

UEFA competitions are abandoned.