Club Statement: Coronavirus

blulouie · March 13, 2020

Yarrgh said:
And the difference to normal will be?

We'll be chatting Box Sets & Movies mate

Catfish Blues · March 13, 2020

mahermi1 said:
My sister in law works there.

It's all shut down mate, apparently including our offices in the Liver Building as well.

arch stanton · March 13, 2020

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
If they scrap the Euro's and Olympics then they might be able to squeeze it in

What would need to happen though is that the PFA and LMA would have to get it's members to agree for contracts to be frozen momentarily so that clubs who have players at the end of their deals don't get shafted by those players leaving

but there will be players and clubs who are waiting/wanting contracts to expire, so some will be retained and some not, its a mess and whatever solution is decided upon will be a mess. The cleanest solution is to call it off, possibly cancel the euros and try to start with a clean slate in august. If the RS get awarded the league, so be it. They could even have a special trophy made up, as they only completed 70% of the games, they get a trophy 70% of the original.

Saint Domingo · March 13, 2020

blulouie said:
We'll be chatting Box Sets & Movies mate

@davek has sorted a thread for if the football gets cancelled.

ValBlue · March 13, 2020

mahermi1 said:
My sister in law works there.

Hope she’s ok, along with everyone else of course

mahermi1 · March 13, 2020

Sky....let's go to Phil Babb, Phil, well putting my Liverpool hat back on.....you know the rest. They are a virus in itself.

mahermi1 · March 13, 2020

Saint Domingo said:
@davek has sorted a thread for if the football gets cancelled.

Pray for Brands, Baines and Moshiri. lol

Sentinel · March 13, 2020

This is going to get worse before it get's better. Football may become an irrelevance for people. None of it matters when people in your community, loved one's, friends start getting sick. When it starts to hit home, differences, party loyalties will dissipate. Wherever you live, don't wait for a government statement. Be pro-active and protect your family and those closest to you.

Honestly at this stage, football should be the least of your concerns. I sincerely hope everybody who posts here and your friends and family stay well. And when this is all cleared we can get back to the banter.

Mutzo Nutzo · March 13, 2020

Keiran said:
The Qatar World Cup was going ahead in Winter 2022 anyway, you do realise this? Before Coronavirus, the sporting calendar was going to alter. It had to.

So either, they play the World Cup mid-season (which doesn't really suit anyone) or they alter the start and end dates of a couple of seasons before and a couple of seasons after.

You say 'Void' a season like it's an easy and obvious thing to do, it's laughable. Billions of pounds have been spent on sponsorship money, tickets, TV rights etc for a 38 game season. To move the season by 8-12 weeks for the sake of public safety, to allow that to continue as normal is much much easier than the alternative you're suggesting. It's a non-starter.

Dont dream ...It's over!

Yarrgh · March 13, 2020

Walken said:
The ostrich continues to impress me

Joking apart, he is a very good manager, and he makes a lot of good points quite often. His persona may be quite spikey, but I wonder if that is overplayed in the media and he also acts up to it.

MikeH72 · March 13, 2020

Yarrgh said:
Joking apart, he is a very good manager, and he makes a lot of good points quite often. His persona may be quite spikey, but I wonder if that is overplayed in the media and he also acts up to it.

He is an unhinged weirdo.

Chewbacca · March 13, 2020

Papa Shango said:
Can't happen, all the fixtures must be completed for that.

They could get a blag trophy or something as a compromise.

It could be called the Zenith Data Systems Cup

Yarrgh · March 13, 2020

mikeh72 said:
He is an unhinged weirdo.

Probably why I like him! If he was here at Everton, I'd probably be pulling my hair out with his antics.

Walken · March 13, 2020

Yarrgh said:
Joking apart, he is a very good manager, and he makes a lot of good points quite often. His persona may be quite spikey, but I wonder if that is overplayed in the media and he also acts up to it.

I rate him, he's just a bit odd is all so doesn't alwayscome across great