Poll: Complete the season at neutral venues behind closed doors

[GrandOldTeam]

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Everton Fan Poll: Would you support a decision to complete the 2019/20 Premier League behind closed doors at a neutral venue? - GrandOldTeam

The Premier League has devised “Project Restart”, a plan for the season to resume on June 8th behind closed doors at “approved stadiums”, This plan will see the 92 remaining fixtures played out at approved neutral venues behind closed doors, in quick succession in a ‘festival of football’...

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[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Voted No, football without fans is a joke and when they talk about the integrity of the game being lost if it's not completed is just a cover for we don't want to lose money

They go against the game the moment fans can't go and watch their team

 

[dow1978]

I've voted no for the same reason as above. Wait until its safe to do so then have the fans back as get back to normal. Even if that means waiting until next season. As someone has pointed out on another thread, how can we have had the derby at theirs with a full house to then have it home with no fans? hardly fair is it.

 

[Ring master]

If we did have to complete behind closed doors and i dont think we should complete it at all,and look towards next season instead, then it should be at your own ground,as many have said it takes the home advantage away-voted no

 

[Joey66]

Deffo no football while people are dying in hospital & rest homes FGS.......

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Votes should be visible.

 

[Death]

It’s a bit unfair on Man City to deny them the chance to win the league but it’s for the best to put a fork in this puppy and move on to next season.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

I've voted no for the same reason as above. Wait until its safe to do so then have the fans back as get back to normal. Even if that means waiting until next season. As someone has pointed out on another thread, how can we have had the derby at theirs with a full house to then have it home with no fans? hardly fair is it.

Imagine supporting someone like Villa and getting relegated at a neutral venue because you've drawn or lost to a team that you should of played at home with 30 odd thousand fans up for the fight and pushing the team

Playing games in an empty stadium is when football loses its integrity, in fact, actually trying to complete a season during a global pandemic because the league is worried about it's TV deal is when all integrity has been lost

 

[Lanolin]

It is - like every other scenario i've seen mooted to finish the season - an utterly preposterous idea. Just call it off. Void it, do what they did in Holland, whatever. Trying to restart or relegate/promote sides based on PPG just don't work.

 

[orly]

Deffo no football while people are dying in hospital & rest homes FGS.......

This happens every day

 

[toffeejack]

It just seems like a whole lot of hassle and bother for something a lot don't really care about. Just get everything in place for next season, the only benefit of this is for financial gain.

Think the government's latest statement is poor, I couldn't think of anyone worse to lift the mood of the nation then overpriced talentless frauds, especially when they're all out breaking rules showing that they're not the greatest role models.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Definitely not. Playing games out behind closed doors at neutral venues, completely loses any pretence of ‘integrity of the game’, as sides lose their vital home advantage when they played the reverse fixture under normal conditions. This could be crucial for clubs like Villa fighting for their PL lives.

In addition, behind closed doors football is an awful TV spectacle. The clamour for this solution is driven by the league not wishing to lose out on a chunk of TV cash, and nothing more than that.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Jesus why not just wait until the virus isn’t killing a thousand people a day and people are relatively safe again? I don’t get these people who can’t live without football, I really don’t. Restart it properly when it’s safe to and stop trying to rush things for no good reason.

 

[toffeejack]

Sport is supposed to be entertainment at the end of the day, not business. You wouldn't host other entertainment events when there's going to be no audience. The show doesn't have to go on. Just shows how much of a business it now is.

 

[MikeH72]

You need 100+ people at a football ground for a game “behind closed doors”. So if this is passed then I demand to be allowed to go to the pub, go to restaurants, go for a game of footy myself with my mates, go to gigs etc. This would essentially be saying mass gatherings are allowed and it is safe.