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We have Nigel to thank for the biggest win we've ever had and what we can brag about to anyone. For that alone, he's my choice.

Hard to say Pongo when you've never seen him, but he should be there with Withe.

That's fair enough, I understand your point of view mate.

Morley, Cowans, Grealish... and then too many to pick from... seems weird we don't have a midfield these days (apart from Grealish)... but those three need a steady man with them, so I say Mortimer.

Evans, Gibson

There probably won't be a next season either. Vaccine takes 18 months. We should start preparing for the season after next season.

The Dutch have cancelled the season. No winner, no relegation. Villa gonna be saved!!! https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52418048

They've probably diversified to all sectors of the economy, but these levels in oil (and electricity) cannot be good to them. Fortunately our owners are not oil dependent, as far as I've understood.

You're right, it doesn't guarantee our survival. It's still our best bet.

Our best chance of survival is, more now than ever, that no more games are played. I'm still holding onto this hope.

Can't be worse than Konsa.

Our owners are much more predictable and therefore our ownership is in a more stable state than it would be with those guys at helm.

I don't think this guy would say this in a scientific (on-line) seminar just for the heck of it. When there's a vaccine, Finns will be the last in line to get it. It may be a good thing this time.

A Professor of virology from University of Helsinki said yesterday that there are several vaccines already finished, and first human tests have already been made (doesn't say where). Testing, production and then distribution will take time though.

Think they could play it on FIFA, but Konsa must be dropped.

I agree. Next season is already in danger. Hopefully they understand it soon.

With everyone being so pessimistic, I'd like to offer information with a glimpse of hope. In Finland, today we had zero deaths caused by Corona. Also confirmed cases went down to 62 from the high of 140 on Saturday. I know, we're a small country and this doesn't mean anything to anyone in the UK, but it gives me a reason to smile and be more optimistic than I've been for weeks. A leading virologist in the country said yesterday that we could possibly have our holidays in June on our cottages like we always do. But he didn't promise any mass events like sports.

Whatever. I'm with Jack. Always.

Why don't we just continue in the Autumn and play another season on top of the one we've played so far? Then have a combined 2019-2021 season.

Just cut the losses here and start again mate.

We surely need many things, but my enthusiasm for a new chance at PL will be curbed somewhat if I see Smith at the dugout. With a new guy it would be like this misery of a season never happened. I don't believe in him any more, his basics are so wrong. The whole strategy is flawed. And on top of that, if we start poorly, Smith will be under pressure in no time. And then we can't be saved any more.

He hasn't learned anything thus far, why would he learn now?

Those are quite big assumptions you have made mate, and with very little, if any, substance behind them.

Corona is our only hope to stay up. If it saves us, let us use our luck wisely. Smith was not the answer, we know that by now. We need someone better.

Promoting teams and not relegating any could be based on positive discrimination, or whatever the legal term might be. The idea being obviously not doing harm to anyone, and taking only the positives. However, this does not take away the relative unfairness to those teams below promotion teams currently in the Championship and lower leagues, who are dreaming of promotion. But in reality there is no way that can happen now. The alternative would be to cancel the season, and in that scenario those teams would not be promoted anyway. Taking all this into account I feel like promoting two teams to higher leagues from each league and not relegating any would be pretty close to a best possible solution for everyone.