Coronavirus and Football (Plus all Sport in General)

[Fivex]

Why are people so horny to void this season to save a season that hasn’t even started?

Yep, it'd set a precedent to just keep voiding future seasons half way through if Coronavirus comes back again. Would represent the death knell to professional sport.

[Buzzo]

It feels like the opportunity to align next season with the Qatar WC is an irresistible solution.

Give ourselves until Christmas to finish all comps including the Euros for19/20, then basically 11 months to run to winter 21, then again leading to Qatar 22.

[Lecter]

It feels like the opportunity to align next season with the Qatar WC is an irresistible solution.

Give ourselves until Christmas to finish all comps including the Euros for19/20, then basically 11 months to run to winter 21, then again leading to Qatar 22.

And stop for the Euros halfway through a season?

[ChesterDave]

And stop for the Euros halfway through a season?

It would be happening for the world cup if we stuck to usual schedules

[Buzzo]

And stop for the Euros halfway through a season?

Something like that.

Just give themselves time to complete everything. No point pretending we will be back in action in May/June to finish for August, so give ourselves 8 months to do it.

Football is hopeless at thinking on its feet and making things happen.

[Lecter]

https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/status/1243502267506008064?s=19

[Lecter]

Something like that.

Just give themselves time to complete everything. No point pretending we will be back in action in May/June to finish for August, so give ourselves 8 months to do it.

Football is hopeless at thinking on its feet and making things happen.

Saw something the other day that Bundesliga are considering restarting their season in January

Finishing it then starting new season in August 2021 and rolling their TV contracts 1 year forward for the "missed 2020-2021 season"

[spud_gun]

Saw something the other day that Bundesliga are considering restarting their season in January

Finishing it then starting new season in August 2021 and rolling their TV contracts 1 year forward for the "missed 2020-2021 season"

That's the most sensible option.

No guarantee that a full 2020-2021 season could be completed in the current climate.

Finish the known quantity (2019/20 season) instead of chasing the unknown quantity.

[Phoenix07]

They will have to payback the TV money. Bundesliga put their cost to TV broadcasters at €770m. I have seen some suggestion that EPL would owe that amount to Sky alone and then we have BT and the foreign broadcasters. How many clubs could afford to payback £50-100m not many

Season tickets is a funny one, I have read that there is some small print in the season ticket terms and conditions which mean they wouldn't be under any obligation to payback their season ticket holders. Would be terrible PR though. For me alone with 4 games left I have lost about £200 worth of games on my Season Ticket and then there is my wifes ticket....

Wouldn't those who want to void the season realise this regarding TV money? Surely they'll be aware of the consequences? Unless they know something we don't.

[Exiled_red]

I genuinely don't see why this season should be abandoned at the expense of a future season that hasn't started yet, maybe it would be different if we were only a handful of games into it, but we have played 75% of the season.

Surely there would be lots of legal and financial issues arising for alot of companies. Teams such as Leeds loose huge revenue from promotion, teams have lost TV money and paid players wages for a year for nothing, fans have paid huge amounts of money for tickets and TV subscriptions for matches that have been reduced to meaningless friendlies, players have had a year of their career taken away, if sponsorship deals are extended by a year, those companies have had free exposure for much of the voided year... Things just seem very complicated and everyone loses out, it would be a stupid decision for all but a few clubs who want to cheat relegation.

[Red_Polo]

I genuinely don't see why this season should be abandoned at the expense of a future season that hasn't started yet, maybe it would be different if we were only a handful of games into it, but we have played 75% of the season.

Better to change format of the next season. Problem is everyone needs to coordinate for this to work. We can't feasibly do it unless UEFA are changing their competitions in a way that allows it to work.

I say finish current season under existing format. Keep next season as planned but make a stipulation about using U-21 players lots in a way that ensures we do not burn people out and can complete the additional games. Have a maximum minutes played for each registered player or something.

[Norbs]

Why are people so horny to void this season to save a season that hasn’t even started?

I'll give you 3 guesses

I couldn't give less of a fuc about football this week or month, but once it recommendes it had better be with 8 games remaining or whatever and with us miles clear. Anything else and we may as well give up

[Shaggy]

[ame]https://twitter.com/jonbir90/status/1243922176123768833[/ame]

[Kenneth]

Makes sense.

[Gray]

Will suck the life out of Footie but still better than the Euros