Coronavirus and Football (Plus all Sport in General)

[labourRed]

VVD, Fab and Curtis all tested positive according to Liverpools twitter feed

Suspected positive. Whatever the **** that means.

[Fivex]

Lateral flow obvs

[Bloodraven]

I think the PL said they will carry on as long as clubs can fulfil them but when does it become untenable. When spurs have another 5 fixtures to fulfil. I think there'll be a break as well, and I can't see the AFCON going ahead either.

Delay AFCON for 12 months like the Euros

[spud_gun]

Delay AFCON for 12 months like the Euros

and call it AFCON 2023

[Norbs]

AFCON won't be delayed though will it, organisers have a **** you attitude to everything

[Mark79]

Delay AFCON for 12 months like the Euros

Then you’ve got 2 AFCONS in the space of 6 months, there’s an AFCON 2023 in the summer of that year!

This AFCON has already been delayed 6th months. Just cancel it with the next one so close now.

[Fredo]

AFCON won't be delayed though will it, organisers have a **** you attitude to everything

The context could also be flipped the other way as well.

Let’s not play the World Cup (or any competition interfering) and play AFCON instead?

[Bloodraven]

Then you’ve got 2 AFCONS in the space of 6 months, there’s an AFCON 2023 in the summer of that year!

This AFCON has already been delayed 6th months. Just cancel it with the next one so close now.

Ha, I didn't know that!

[Tribute]

Coronavirus and Football (Plus all Sport in General)

Afcon will be off..

[Exiled_red]

I was thinking earlier today this had a bit of a feel of the Atletico Madrid game before the first lockdown and was thinking we might just squeeze this in before the league stop games. I think they might be reluctant to stop it for such a busy period but you feel that with PL case no's as they are we can't be far from some kind of tipping point...

[ntto]

i hope our form doesnt dip again if the stadiums are empty - the team definitely seems to feed off the atmosphere.

I do think there needs to be transparency when games are called off - like how how many first team players have it, not random squad members.

[spud_gun]

A 'festive firebreak' coupled with AFCON going ahead will double **** us.

I'm presuming the games missed over the festive period will be made up during the month of January.....when AFCON is taking place

We may be missing Mo, Mane and Naby for more than 2 league games if this does happen

[Exiled_red]

A 'festive firebreak' coupled with AFCON going ahead will double **** us.

I'm presuming the games missed over the festive period will be made up during the month of January.....when AFCON is taking place

We may be missing Mo, Mane and Naby for more than 2 league games if this does happen

I thought that it was up to the 2 clubs involved to find a suitable date for postponed fixtures and there had to be a mutual agreement, as there is still a decent bit of the season left I would imagine that we could just not agree to reschedule any games in that time (it would be different if it were April and we couldn't find a free slot. Not sure what the procedure would be if it's whole rounds of fixture though...

[spud_gun]

I thought that it was up to the 2 clubs involved to find a suitable date for postponed fixtures and there had to be a mutual agreement, as there is still a decent bit of the season left I would imagine that we could just not agree to reschedule any games in that time (it would be different if it were April and we couldn't find a free slot. Not sure what the procedure would be if it's whole rounds of fixture though...

Apparently Spurs / Rennes couldn't agree on a date to re-arrange their postponed game between now and the next round of the Europa League starting in Feb.

The schedule this season and next is so tight because of that monstrosity in Qatar. There appears to be literally no wiggle room, especially for those clubs taking part in European competition.

I suspect we're going to see Man U / Spurs go through a couple of crazy spells of playing 3 games in 6 days / 4 games in 9 days in order to make the League games they've missed up

[kev776]

All International football should be canned for 2 years.