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HKOwen Flag Hong Kong 13 Mar 20 11.01am

Bye bye Euros

 

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Jimmy Flag Balham 13 Mar 20 11.05am

Sounds like the prem and EFL have also gone

 

Happy happy JOY, JOY!
Bud Flag 13 Mar 20 11.08am

all games called off until April

 
PZ Eagle Flag Penzance 13 Mar 20 11.11am

'This decision has not been taken lightly'
Statement from the EFL: "The FA, Premier League, EFL and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England until 3 April at the earliest.

"This action, which will be kept under constant review, has been taken due to the increasing numbers of Clubs taking steps to isolate their players and staff because of the COVID-19 virus.

"The postponements include all matches in the Championship, League One and League Two, as well as all Academy and youth team fixtures.

"In addition, clubs are being advised to suspend indefinitely all non-essential activities which include, but are not limited to, player appearances, training ground visits and fan meetings.

"Whilst the EFL Board has continued to take the advice and guidance offered by the Government and its health advisors, emerging developments mean now is the time to implement football’s contingency plans in response to the crisis.

"A further update on these plans will be given post an EFL Board Meeting next week.

"This decision has not been taken lightly, but the EFL must prioritise the health and well-being of players, staff and supporters while also acknowledging the Government’s national efforts in tackling this outbreak."

Edited by PZ Eagle (13 Mar 2020 11.18am)

 

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HKOwen Flag Hong Kong 13 Mar 20 11.14am

Sports and contract lawyers rubbing their hands.

Promotion hopefuls spent large and need PL money asap

 

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.
PZ Eagle Flag Penzance 13 Mar 20 11.17am

Originally posted by PZ Eagle

'This decision has not been taken lightly'
Statement from the EFL: "The FA, Premier League, EFL and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England until 3 April at the earliest.

"This action, which will be kept under constant review, has been taken due to the increasing numbers of Clubs taking steps to isolate their players and staff because of the COVID-19 virus.

"The postponements include all matches in the Championship, League One and League Two, as well as all Academy and youth team fixtures.

"In addition, clubs are being advised to suspend indefinitely all non-essential activities which include, but are not limited to, player appearances, training ground visits and fan meetings.

"Whilst the EFL Board has continued to take the advice and guidance offered by the Government and its health advisors, emerging developments mean now is the time to implement football’s contingency plans in response to the crisis.

"A further update on these plans will be given post an EFL Board Meeting next week.

"This decision has not been taken lightly, but the EFL must prioritise the health and well-being of players, staff and supporters while also acknowledging the Government’s national efforts in tackling this outbreak."

For those a bit longer in the tooth will remember it's shorter than the weather induced close down in 1963 when grounds were unplayable for about 8 weeks.


Edited by PZ Eagle (13 Mar 2020 11.20am)

 

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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 13 Mar 20 11.24am

Maybe they’ll finish the season, start next season later, scrap the winter break, some other cramming or fixture changes. See what develops virus wise and recommending fixtures this season.

I personally don’t care that much but would like to see Brighton finish relegated but Liverpool not given the title. Hmmm. Decisions. Therefore Liverpool not given the title and Potter relegate Brighton next season.

 

COYP
Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 13 Mar 20 11.37am

One can only speculate as to whether leagues lower down the pyramid than the PL and EFL will also take such a decision.

 
Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 13 Mar 20 11.46am

When the football recommences all hospitality and POSSIBLY refreshment sales should be cancelled, but certainly the restaurants etc. You attend, bring water in or food if diabetic etc and leave afterwards. This should’ve been instructed before postponing games.

 

COYP
Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 13 Mar 20 11.48am

Originally posted by Willo

One can only speculate as to whether leagues lower down the pyramid than the PL and EFL will also take such a decision.

Very small crowds should be allowed to continue at whichever level that is or they limit the attendance to half capacity as well as letting these smaller attended matches go ahead.

 

COYP
Pete53 Flag Hassocks 13 Mar 20 11.56am

If the season isn't completed perhaps clubs could start the next season with the points they already have from this season.

Okay I know it won't happen but it would at least mean this season's results aren't completely nullified.

 
beak Flag croydon 13 Mar 20 11.57am

No matches full stop!

 
Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 13 Mar 20 12.02pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Very small crowds should be allowed to continue at whichever level that is or they limit the attendance to half capacity as well as letting these smaller attended matches go ahead.

At this juncture it will be up to the lower leagues to decide whether to suspend or continue.
Some of the non-league clubs could actually benefit from higher attendances on account of the PL and EFL suspending their games.


Edited by Willo (13 Mar 2020 12.04pm)

 
Tickled pink Flag Cornwall 13 Mar 20 12.15pm

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

So who gets to play in Europe next year?

Sadly as it stands now there will be no Europe football next year, everything will have to go on hold that is until a vaccine is found, the infections will never really go away until a vaccine is found, meaning that the vulnerable will remain vulnerable for possibly over a year sadly.

 
Tickled pink Flag Cornwall 13 Mar 20 12.16pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Very small crowds should be allowed to continue at whichever level that is or they limit the attendance to half capacity as well as letting these smaller attended matches go ahead.

If they've all had the virus then yes.

 
doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 13 Mar 20 2.00pm

At this juncture one can only guess at what will happen, so here's my tuppence worth (If it's even worth that much):
1. Matches unlikely to start before late June at earliest.
2. Teams will have to play two matches a week until the season is complete (end July/early August?)
3. Precedence will be given to European and UK domestic leagues to finish their programmes ahead of completion of the European club competitions as the leagues are the lifeblood of football
4. New Season starts sometime in September
5. League Cup and international breaks will be dropped for next season to allow league games to be played and the new season to finish in time for the delayed Euros to be played in summer of 2021. (This may lead to the League Cup being reasonably quietly got rid of).

Whilst it may be sometime next year before a vaccine is widely available, I can't see sport being off the agenda until that happens. More likely that those who are at risk will be advised to avoid sporting and other gatherings.
So that's my starter for 10. You're welcome to rubbish it, but I thought I would get us thinking.

 
Badger11 Flag Beckenham 13 Mar 20 2.12pm

Originally posted by doombear

At this juncture one can only guess at what will happen, so here's my tuppence worth (If it's even worth that much):
1. Matches unlikely to start before late June at earliest.
2. Teams will have to play two matches a week until the season is complete (end July/early August?)
3. Precedence will be given to European and UK domestic leagues to finish their programmes ahead of completion of the European club competitions as the leagues are the lifeblood of football
4. New Season starts sometime in September
5. League Cup and international breaks will be dropped for next season to allow league games to be played and the new season to finish in time for the delayed Euros to be played in summer of 2021. (This may lead to the League Cup being reasonably quietly got rid of).

Whilst it may be sometime next year before a vaccine is widely available, I can't see sport being off the agenda until that happens. More likely that those who are at risk will be advised to avoid sporting and other gatherings.
So that's my starter for 10. You're welcome to rubbish it, but I thought I would get us thinking.

Sounds logical. I suspect you are right about the league cup many of the big boys would love to pull out but don't want the fan backlash.

The virus might be a good opportunity for the PL to house clean other stuff using it as an excuse.

 

One more point
Tickled pink Flag Cornwall 13 Mar 20 2.59pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

When the football recommences all hospitality and POSSIBLY refreshment sales should be cancelled, but certainly the restaurants etc. You attend, bring water in or food if diabetic etc and leave afterwards. This should’ve been instructed before postponing games.

They've been way way too slow to act but then again what do you expect from idiots that run the country, Trumps doing exactly the same.
Got to slow the thing down, otherwise the NHS is going to explode, by doing nothing means a lot of people being ill at the same time, hence boris fusk face saying families are going to lose loved ones, because he now knows he's f***ed it .... all because of money.

 
Spiderman Flag Horsham 13 Mar 20 3.10pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Maybe they’ll finish the season, start next season later, scrap the winter break, some other cramming or fixture changes. See what develops virus wise and recommending fixtures this season.

I personally don’t care that much but would like to see Brighton finish relegated but Liverpool not given the title. Hmmm. Decisions. Therefore Liverpool not given the title and Potter relegate Brighton next season.

More tinkering with the cups?
FIFA/UEFA happy to f*** around with fixtures to accommodate Qatar, so must be duty bound to help National Leagues

 
Spiderman Flag Horsham 13 Mar 20 3.14pm

Originally posted by Tickled pink

They've been way way too slow to act but then again what do you expect from idiots that run the country, Trumps doing exactly the same.
Got to slow the thing down, otherwise the NHS is going to explode, by doing nothing means a lot of people being ill at the same time, hence boris fusk face saying families are going to lose loved ones, because he now knows he's f***ed it .... all because of money.

All air travel should have been banned weeks ago, which may have assisted in the spread.
They are cancelling all sporting events and recommend people work from home but my wife who works for Border Force has been face to face with passengers from all over the World. One person even approached her desk with their passport in their mouth. WTF
As an aside, the only protection Border Force staff are getting is gloves and hand sanitiser. If it is as bad as they say, perhaps airports should be closed but of course big business talks

 
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