bielesibub Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Rodders said: was going to say, at least we won't have to watch villa for a few weeks if the shut down happens every cloud and all that, Rodders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted March 12, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: My guess would be most leagues will be suspended, then the Euros will be cancelled and leagues will complete their seasons in the Summer when this has (hopefully) calmed down It's a weird one though, players contracts will expire, loan deals will finish etc, it's going to be a big mess. If they go down the route of suspending, on the assumption it will be suspended for longer than a couple of months, I can't see anything other than voiding the season. Maybe that's wishful thinking though. Edited March 12, 2020 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: How will the European championship work now? Championship in 12 nations 4 months from now? Next summer surely, simply don't see any other realistic proposal at this time unless Covid suddenly retreats in next few months which looks very remote. Of course the increasing problem is they'll be a knock on to next season which won't start on time. Can see the football calendar being changed, seasons running at different times of the year. South America and MLS have seasons going from March-November and well weve got a World cup in November coming up pretty soon now. Interesting but very strange times ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 There's no way this will die down in just a couple of months. UEFA have got to cancel the Euro's. I can't see any way they can go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 What on earth do the FA do if the season can't be finished? There's no obvious answer but it would be bloody hilarious if they literally cancelled all professional seasons and started again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Liverpool not winning the league, Leeds not going up, Villa staying up... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Liverpool not winning the league, Leeds not going up, Villa staying up... I am not sure which of the three that would give me the hardest erection 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 The only team that stands to lose from cancelling the season is Liverpool, and anyone else in the other leagues also in such a strong position. Ain't nobody yet to hit 40 points who will mind this. It's possibly the least worst option when it comes to complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jareth said: The only team that stands to lose from cancelling the season is Liverpool, and anyone else in the other leagues also in such a strong position. Ain't nobody yet to hit 40 points who will mind this. It's possibly the least worst option when it comes to complaints. Maybe the fairest thing to do would be to take money prizes for the season and distribute them equally between teams? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Liverpool not winning the league, Leeds not going up, Villa staying up... chuck the baggies in there too for good measure as shit as all this obviously is the football being cancelled is fairly good for aston villa fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Mic09 said: Maybe the fairest thing to do would be to take money prizes for the season and distribute them equally between teams? prize money trickling down 3pm games being live streamed again, as shit as all this obviously is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 UEFA have announced an emergency meeting with stakeholders with regards to all domestic leagues, Cup comps and the euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Maybe the fairest thing to do would be to take money prizes for the season and distribute them equally between teams? Or, next season - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I think the best option would be Liverpool winning the league this weekend before the league is suspended. They'll then have no reason to stand in the way of calling the rest of the season off. Crown them champions and start again next season as too tough to call who goes down. That's our best chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 12, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2020 44 minutes ago, PieFacE said: It's a weird one though, players contracts will expire, loan deals will finish etc, it's going to be a big mess. If they go down the route of suspending, on the assumption it will be suspended for longer than a couple of months, I can't see anything other than voiding the season. Maybe that's wishful thinking though. I just don't see how they can void a season. Everyone just starts again? Teams don't get promoted/relegated. Loan deals and contracts expiring is a far worse complication if everything just starts again in August. How much money have Leeds or Forest pumped into their promotion push and it's effectively down the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 12, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, HalfTimePost said: I think the best option would be Liverpool winning the league this weekend before the league is suspended. They'll then have no reason to stand in the way of calling the rest of the season off. Crown them champions and start again next season as too tough to call who goes down. That's our best chance I think the league title is the least of the worries in terms of how complicated it would be to void the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I'd have thought contracts etc would be unaffected - like loaning a player and them getting injured (football stops for them) the contract still stands. And FFP - well if the season is scrapped so too is the period for FFP - in fact, it could turn out to benefit those who spent big... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I think the league title is the least of the worries in terms of how complicated it would be to void the season. Yet it's the only thing most football fans are waiting to hear about with their fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elton Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Leicester have 3 players with symptoms self isolating.. Given we’ve just played them I guess our match could now be under threat.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jareth Posted March 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Elton said: Leicester have 3 players with symptoms self isolating.. Given we’ve just played them I guess our match could now be under threat.. Well none of our players got within 2 meters of theirs so it's fine. 3 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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