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Post by wagsastokie on Apr 15, 2020 17:11:46 GMT
I wonder if that's to do with most players contracts ending and starting on 30th June 1st July respectively
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 17:13:20 GMT
I wonder if that's to do with most players contracts ending and starting on 30th June 1st July respectively It's exactly to do with that. Money. It certainly has nothing to do with the health and welfare of their lowest paid employees or people on the front line.
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Post by werrington on Apr 15, 2020 17:16:29 GMT
I wonder if that's to do with most players contracts ending and starting on 30th June 1st July respectively It's exactly to do with that. Money. It certainly has nothing to do with the health and welfare of their lowest paid employees or people on the front line. If they are trying to protect the product it probably is in the best interests of the lower paid employees of the clubs mate
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 17:17:44 GMT
It's exactly to do with that. Money. It certainly has nothing to do with the health and welfare of their lowest paid employees or people on the front line. If they are trying to protect the product it probably is in the best interests of the lower paid employees of the clubs mate Perversely yes I agree, but let's not kid ourselves that it's anywhere near the top of their agenda. A lot have already shown their hand.
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Post by stokesupporter on Apr 15, 2020 18:16:00 GMT
This season is practically over. At this stage I would be happy if we could start the 20-21 season in October.
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Apr 16, 2020 9:36:57 GMT
This season is practically over. At this stage I would be happy if we could start the 20-21 season in October. Totally agree, hopefully the authorities will take a sensible view on this, use their mathematical formulae to determine final league positions and draw a line under this disastrous, fragmented season. If October is deemed suitable to start a new season, fine but I’ve got a funny feeling it’ll be into next year before we all feel safe enough(Vale excluded of course 😉) to be involved in mass gatherings.
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Post by werrington on Apr 16, 2020 9:47:57 GMT
This season is practically over. At this stage I would be happy if we could start the 20-21 season in October. Totally agree, hopefully the authorities will take a sensible view on this, use their mathematical formulae to determine final league positions and draw a line under this disastrous, fragmented season. If October is deemed suitable to start a new season, fine but I’ve got a funny feeling it’ll be into next year before we all feel safe enough(Vale excluded of course 😉) to be involved in mass gatherings. Using mathematical formulas would be an horrendous route to take It’s either finished or written off
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Post by mattyd on Apr 16, 2020 9:54:51 GMT
Totally agree, hopefully the authorities will take a sensible view on this, use their mathematical formulae to determine final league positions and draw a line under this disastrous, fragmented season. If October is deemed suitable to start a new season, fine but I’ve got a funny feeling it’ll be into next year before we all feel safe enough(Vale excluded of course 😉) to be involved in mass gatherings. Using mathematical formulas would be an horrendous route to take It’s either finished or written off Totally agree Wezza...There would be dozens of lawsuit from clubs that did not get promoted, clubs that got relegated & of course clubs in The Prem that missed out on Euro places. Plus, how do you apply maths to the play offs, or are they suggesting a straight top 3 promoted. Abandon now, and listen to the dippers whining for the next 25 years.
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Post by Olgrligm on Apr 16, 2020 10:13:47 GMT
Just cancel the season and finish off the FA Cup before the start of the new season in August 2021. Award the European places to the teams who make it into the semi-finals.
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Post by thebet365 on Apr 16, 2020 10:34:32 GMT
1 way or the other the Premier league will come up with a plan to get this season finished (Behind closed doors). I can see the Champions League/Europa getting scrapped. Then the new season will probably start late August/September (Possibly behind closed doors still for the 1st few games).
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Apr 16, 2020 11:40:46 GMT
Using mathematical formulas would be an horrendous route to take It’s either finished or written off Totally agree Wezza...There would be dozens of lawsuit from clubs that did not get promoted, clubs that got relegated & of course clubs in The Prem that missed out on Euro places. Plus, how do you apply maths to the play offs, or are they suggesting a straight top 3 promoted. Abandon now, and listen to the dippers whining for the next 25 years. . . . . . and there wouldn’t be lawsuits if the season is written off??
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Post by mattyd on Apr 16, 2020 11:49:47 GMT
Totally agree Wezza...There would be dozens of lawsuit from clubs that did not get promoted, clubs that got relegated & of course clubs in The Prem that missed out on Euro places. Plus, how do you apply maths to the play offs, or are they suggesting a straight top 3 promoted. Abandon now, and listen to the dippers whining for the next 25 years. . . . . . and there wouldn’t be lawsuits if the season is written off?? Without a doubt, obviously completion is the ideal solution, but failing that just abandon it rather than guess results.
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Apr 16, 2020 12:06:19 GMT
. . . . . and there wouldn’t be lawsuits if the season is written off?? Without a doubt, obviously completion is the ideal solution, but failing that just abandon it rather than guess results. Scottish football, below their Premier League, has been terminated and already relegated Patrick Thistle are threatening legal action.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Apr 16, 2020 23:07:38 GMT
US tennis Open Aug 31 will not be played behind closed doors so will go ahead or not with crowds , suggests no attendance at events in 2020 is getting closer and closer
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Post by ab61 on Apr 17, 2020 10:25:41 GMT
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Apr 17, 2020 21:03:34 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2020 21:31:59 GMT
June 8th is pie in the sky, and quite frankly, rank insensitive.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Apr 17, 2020 21:57:22 GMT
June 8th is pie in the sky, and quite frankly, rank insensitive. Agree they actually just need to shut up and recognise they are very low down the order of Importance as opposed to see themselves as some sort of barometer do the nations health or mood .Frankly is have Kroeber respect for that said no more football and we will review the start date of 20/21 in August aiming to start say October
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 17, 2020 22:34:36 GMT
Football IS a barometer of the Nations mood, it is woven into the very fabric of society. People want some hope of getting back to some kind of normality, they are looking for the way out. The Government are a total fucking shit show lead by a bloke with the constitution of a fucking fly and have no fucking idea what is going to happen. They can't even follow their own rules ffs. At least the football authorities are trying to find way out.
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Post by Gods on Apr 17, 2020 22:40:11 GMT
Realistic? Not an earthly. This season is dead, I'm not sure how dead some people want it?!
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Post by AlliG on Apr 18, 2020 10:15:21 GMT
Realistic? Not an earthly. This season is dead, I'm not sure how dead some people want it?! This dead?
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Apr 19, 2020 21:12:39 GMT
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 19, 2020 21:16:39 GMT
I still don’t think there’s a better solution.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Apr 19, 2020 21:18:11 GMT
I still don’t think there’s a better solution. Yes I’ve come round to that way of thinking but the EFL seem adamant the season will finish
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Apr 19, 2020 22:12:20 GMT
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Post by Gob Bluth on Apr 19, 2020 22:56:27 GMT
There is something a little gross about Premier League clubs making statements like this. The view being that it’s better for them to rush through games and possibly risk people’s lives because they don’t want to negotiate a small percentage of players contracts.
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Post by Gob Bluth on Apr 19, 2020 23:02:30 GMT
The article is pay walled so forgive me if it’s covered in the article but the interesting thing here is finally we the fans are top of the food chain. Yes broadcasters are owed money but in turn it’s due to the TV subscribers.
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Post by AlliG on Apr 20, 2020 14:26:47 GMT
There was a newspaper article yesterday from the owner of Accrington Stanley. His argument was that they (and presumably a lot of the other small clubs in Division 1 & 2) could manage to survive if the season was abandoned now or if the season was only restarted when crowds were allowed but would risk going bankrupt if they were forced to play behind closed doors. The reasoning was that they would no longer be able to use the furlough scheme for wages and would incur substantial travel and hotel costs (presuming hotels had re-opened) without any additional income and therefore just completing the season would cost them an additional £500k. Unless the Premier League are prepared to pump many millions into the lower Divisions I really don't see how the bottom 2 Divisions can realistically play the rest of the season behind closed doors. If all Premier League (and maybe Championship) fixtures are going to be live on Sky/BT, how many people would be prepared to pay £20-£30 to watch Division 1 or 2 football on-line? If Division 1 & 2 can't be played to a finish, then how could you have relegation from The Championship? Accrington Stanley
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Post by Veritas on Apr 20, 2020 14:41:41 GMT
There was a newspaper article yesterday from the owner of Accrington Stanley. His argument was that they (and presumably a lot of the other small clubs in Division 1 & 2) could manage to survive if the season was abandoned now or if the season was only restarted when crowds were allowed but would risk going bankrupt if they were forced to play behind closed doors. The reasoning was that they would no longer be able to use the furlough scheme for wages and would incur substantial travel and hotel costs (presuming hotels had re-opened) without any additional income and therefore just completing the season would cost them an additional £500k. Unless the Premier League are prepared to pump many millions into the lower Divisions I really don't see how the bottom 2 Divisions can realistically play the rest of the season behind closed doors. If all Premier League (and maybe Championship) fixtures are going to be live on Sky/BT, how many people would be prepared to pay £20-£30 to watch Division 1 or 2 football on-line? If Division 1 & 2 can't be played to a finish, then how could you have relegation from The Championship? Accrington Stanley Quite right it is either complete or null and void.
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Post by Northy on Apr 20, 2020 15:02:33 GMT
Football IS a barometer of the Nations mood, it is woven into the very fabric of society. People want some hope of getting back to some kind of normality, they are looking for the way out. The Government are a total fucking shit show lead by a bloke with the constitution of a fucking fly and have no fucking idea what is going to happen. They can't even follow their own rules ffs. At least the football authorities are trying to find way out. How many people go to watch the games at a weekend, 1/2 million or so in a population heading towards 70 million ?
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