Club Statement: Coronavirus

[firefighterblue]

Are any of those teams 25 points clear?

No. And they've been waiting 30 years, their current iteration is probably one of - if not the - best Premier League team ever, so it feels a bit weird and churlish to deny them the title.

Also let's be honest - they have a massive global fanbase. Think about how demoralising this would be - and would leave many feeling vulnerable at a bad time. Vulnerable = more susceptible to disease spread across many millions of people. It's an awkward phrase but giving Liverpool fans this "shot in the arm" could be a real positive at this time

Are you part of the massive global fanbase?

 

[orly]

Hahaha

Nice try.

How much better do you feel, in yourself, when Everton win?

It's a proven fact that domestic economies do well when their national sides are performing well at international competitions.

 

[orly]

Are you part of the massive global fanbase?

I am a fan of Everton and of the power of positivity

 

[catcherintherye]

Ideally you finish it, but closed doors hasn’t worked, has it?
Gladbach fans showed up, PSG fans turned up, so it can’t logically work, unless they played it, neutrally, with only TV Companoes knowing, but no advantage there.
If the European leagues do decide to cancel, then the Premier League has its platform and reasoning. Personally, I’d like the season to end how it is, have the two up, and give them the title, it’s the fairest way, but I know it’s going to get complicated, and it’ll end up being a baffling way, where Sheffield Utd, Wolves and Leicester all get shafted.

Someone gets shafted in this situation mate. That has to be priced in. The question to me has to be how do you avoid this rumbling on and on. The best way to do this, is to void the season and repeat. Once you start messing about with all else you are going to really struggle.

I'd also add, I can't see PL wanting to dd 2 more teams into the mix.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

How much better do you feel, in yourself, when Everton win?

It's a proven fact that domestic economies do well when their national sides are performing well at international competitions.

May as well give them a BAFTA too then

 

[barneygumble]

Are any of those teams 25 points clear?

No. And they've been waiting 30 years, their current iteration is probably one of - if not the - best Premier League team ever, so it feels a bit weird and churlish to deny them the title.

Also let's be honest - they have a massive global fanbase. Think about how demoralising this would be - and would leave many feeling vulnerable at a bad time. Vulnerable = more susceptible to disease spread across many millions of people. It's an awkward phrase but giving Liverpool fans this "shot in the arm" could be a real positive at this time

What am I reading here? I assume it’s tongue in cheek?

Awarding Liverpool a title, means you have to decide what to do with Europe, Relegation, Promotion (from leagues). If you don’t act, but grant them a title, then you’re gonna get a huge lawsuit from everyone!
Its not feasible, they deserve the league, but they can’t grant them it, and not do relegation, promotion, Euro places.

That’s why they’ll wait until the action from
The other top European leagues before taking their own action.

 

[Dymak]

UK to ban large public gatherings to fight spread of coronavirus

Public gatherings are to be temporarily banned in order to prevent the coronavirus UK outbreak.

www.google.co.uk

A government ban would surely change things regarding legal action. This proposed ban relates to mass gathering rather than the playing of football matches. But I can't see them going down the 'behind closed doors route. Not at a time like this, and not when the players themselves have the virus.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Exactly. So let's not worry about complexities

The way I look at it is do you think they would give us the title if we were 9 points ahead with 5 games left to go with utd and them are 2nd and 3rd? Would they f....

 

[orly]

May as well give them a BAFTA too then

No because they haven't made significant contributions to film or theatre

They have however brought joy to their football fanbase, however much we may not like it. And we don't.

Let's not crush their spirit at a time where the world just needs a bit more frandliness

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Can we give a trophy to Sland?

They have suffered in that fine city and they need positive healing.

 

[barneygumble]

Someone gets shafted in this situation mate. That has to be priced in. The question to me has to be how do you avoid this rumbling on and on. The best way to do this, is to void the season and repeat. Once you start messing about with all else you are going to really struggle.

I'd also add, I can't see PL wanting to dd 2 more teams into the mix.

Voiding makes perfect sense, but I’d let the teams in a European place have it, tbh.

i don’t see how it’s viable to have Spurs qualify for Europe considering they’re 9th... and clearly not in a position to go further. Even though it’s not fair.

 

[Deleted member 38674]

Jesus wept
Willian would be a free agent and go wherever he wanted

He couldn't go wherever he wanted.

 

[Nymzee]

Voiding makes perfect sense, but I’d let the teams in a European place have it, tbh.

i don’t see how it’s viable to have Spurs qualify for Europe considering they’re 9th... and clearly not in a position to go further. Even though it’s not fair.

But you can't do this and then not promote/relegate as well.

 

[orly]

Can we give a trophy to Sland?

They have suffered in that fine city and they need positive healing.

I think they should finish the season in the play offs

And then, crucially, not be allowed to complete those play offs.

 

[firefighterblue]

I am a fan of Everton and of the power of positivity

Me too and I am positive that liverpool deserve nothing and should be given nothing