Club Statement: Coronavirus

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catcherintherye said:
Ok, well potentially yes. However I like the finality and simplicity involved in cancelling and voiding. I am probably allowing my Primary School Teaching background to come out, but I always liked simple, clear solutions to difficult challenges, even if they were at times problematic. I don't really see how lots of problems arise. I can see why people are upset, or feel hard done by, but to me it's not overly complicated.

Well harder is a different word to more complex. Reshuffling calendars over a prolonged period is unforeseen and has a whole range of discussions with different partners. Arguing whether it's morally right or wrong is one thing, but it's enormously complex. Such a change is a fundamental re-adjusgment of the basis of the game. Maybe people would support it? But there has been absolutely no discussion on this whatsoever and the context for the discussion should not be in the midst of a pandemic.

There is an aspect of it being scheduling issue, however certain European countries (as you'd hope we would link in with the main European leagues-hence more discussions and problems either way) may not be playable in the summer (which will be the consequence of this. You got to Malaga, or Naples in the height of summer, and nobody is outside in the mid afternoon, when we are expecting athletes to produce the same quality and standard package we now enjoy. It may not be safe to play league matches in that context etc.

There are major issues with each broadcaster, who may well not require, want or be prepared to pay such a premium for football in the summer. There is no tradition, no market research or anything else of league football through the summer.

For me it feels an awful lot of re-jigging just to avoid repeating a single season. I mean is a 10 game end of season circus really worth re-jigging the entirety of football for? Seasons don't have breaks. To have a several month break in the middle of a season already feels wrong to me. It just feels like we need a clean break on the issue.

I suspect most clubs will have the same view as well, and arrive at the logical conclusion that we need to start afresh from this mess.
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Nice points and I agree but we do have seasons with a break starting from the one that should be null and void.
 


All of the UEFA meeting updates suggest a Pan-European consensus to conclude the seasons in safety, even if that is behind closed doors. The Dutch FA have also posted on their website that the 3rd of August is a hard deadline to finish up. Two conclusions...

1) Decision to void in the near future seems unlikely
2) If 3rd August is correct, it is impossible to see the seasons getting concluded & voiding is inevitable
 
Ok kopite lurkers.
You bang on about continuing when safe to do so, behind closed doors etc.
How can playing behind closed doors be considered safe to do so?
Not only does it require the attendance of vital medical staff who are needed elsewhere, but you are also introducing 40+ potential carriers of the viruses into a small area where contact is almost guaranteed...
 
f.t.r.s said:
Ok kopite lurkers.
You bang on about continuing when safe to do so, behind closed doors etc.
How can playing behind closed doors be considered safe to do so?
Not only does it require the attendance of vital medical staff who are needed elsewhere, but you are also introducing 40+ potential carriers of the viruses into a small area where contact is almost guaranteed...
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It means more.
 

f.t.r.s said:
How can playing behind closed doors be considered safe to do so?
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It depends where the crisis is up to at that point, nobody can accurately predict the timeline with this thing.

If it’s behind closed doors then that implies social distancing restrictions would still be in place - so there could be player insurance complications.

If the government lift lockdown restrictions but keep social distancing laws in place - which means no mass gatherings of thousands of people - everyone (including the players) would be safe to return to work, but matches wouldn’t necessarily be open to the public, which isn’t ideal but the authorities may decide it’s necessary.
 
matty1878 said:
soon as it’s voided you will disappear to your forum I mean rock.
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yep - i rocked (pardon the pun) up here a few years ago, safe in knowledge that the coronavirus was coming and I would have some posts in in advance, knowing that id need to defend Liverpool against a 12 year old who cant offer any constructive points about why it should be voided.

In hindsight, I probably should have told someone about the Coronavirus back then:dodgy::dodgy::dodgy::dodgy::dodgy::dodgy:
 

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