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Just to be clear, can they legally hand the title to RS and cancel the rest of the season and still not relegate or promote any teams?
Cancelling this season's Premier League
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Chris O'Connor
Player Valuation: £35m
Another PL meeting today that's decided nothing then.
I don't know why they call the meetings now tbh, it's clear they're just trying to wait it out as long as possible, give themselves every chance of starting again, before making a decision.
It's not happening though and having these meetings and nothing coming from it just makes them look indecisive and the clock just ticks on.
They intend to play the rest of the season but have no further details on how or when.
It feels like the league have got a real hard on for playing the games behind closed doors, regardless of when. I kinda feel like they're saying 'if it takes until September to finish this season, so be it'. The clubs themselves seem divided on this, some would happily shift focus to next season, while others are desperate to finish this season.
For me, the fairest solution, as has been hinted elsewhere, is to combine this season and the next into a one-off 76 game season. Everybody plays each other 4x and obviously, when things do get going again, each team starts on the same points as they have currently. There would be no CL/EL, so the spare midweek slots are used to ensure we get the 76 matches done.
Obviously the problem in this solution is Uefa, who aren't going to be keen on going a year without their cash cow competition plus very obvious litigation from those who have nearly won, achieved or escaped something - but that is the case for every single option including finishing whenever - UEFA''s player contact extension offer won't hold in English law and will be challenged - teams won't know who they'll even have available and could challenge any resulting finishing position in the courts.
Carragher was pretty brutal saying the time to make decisions can't just be put off forever, seems as if they know all too well the pitfalls of choosing any option and are frightened to make any move at all.
Rather like being in a chess game were every possible move will result in a losing position and inevitable check mate.
(a large part of this post I've copied from posts on TEF bluerinse and a bit from MLWEFC - but agree with both)
I don't know why they call the meetings now tbh, it's clear they're just trying to wait it out as long as possible, give themselves every chance of starting again, before making a decision.
It's not happening though and having these meetings and nothing coming from it just makes them look indecisive and the clock just ticks on.
They intend to play the rest of the season but have no further details on how or when.
It feels like the league have got a real hard on for playing the games behind closed doors, regardless of when. I kinda feel like they're saying 'if it takes until September to finish this season, so be it'. The clubs themselves seem divided on this, some would happily shift focus to next season, while others are desperate to finish this season.
For me, the fairest solution, as has been hinted elsewhere, is to combine this season and the next into a one-off 76 game season. Everybody plays each other 4x and obviously, when things do get going again, each team starts on the same points as they have currently. There would be no CL/EL, so the spare midweek slots are used to ensure we get the 76 matches done.
Obviously the problem in this solution is Uefa, who aren't going to be keen on going a year without their cash cow competition plus very obvious litigation from those who have nearly won, achieved or escaped something - but that is the case for every single option including finishing whenever - UEFA''s player contact extension offer won't hold in English law and will be challenged - teams won't know who they'll even have available and could challenge any resulting finishing position in the courts.
Carragher was pretty brutal saying the time to make decisions can't just be put off forever, seems as if they know all too well the pitfalls of choosing any option and are frightened to make any move at all.
Rather like being in a chess game were every possible move will result in a losing position and inevitable check mate.
(a large part of this post I've copied from posts on TEF bluerinse and a bit from MLWEFC - but agree with both)
Jamiednm
Player Valuation: £40m
What are you trying to say, and what’s the relevance to this thread?
coollino
Player Valuation: £80m
That the premier League has not idea what is going on because of the lack of planning.
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
Yeah and they can give them the world cup and a 50 point head start next season, it's only fair, YNWA and all that
Legally they can do what they want. However it would be highly inconsistent and leave them horribly exposed to litigation from sides in the EFL.
N.S.N.O.
Player Valuation: £35m
Nope.... If they declare Liverpool champions, they are saying all currents positions are final...so promotion, relegation and European spots are also final.....which obviously ends up in the courts, and the game becomes a mess for months...
They're waiting to see how long the pandemic lasts in the hope it's dies away and they can finish it behind closed doors...
In all likelihood, next season starts behind closed doors too....
mccole
Player Valuation: £35m
With a further lockdown and the EFL making plans for a start on 6th June.
Now forget the public outrage over using medics, Policing, Staffing and should Footballers gets tested over frontline NHS staff, if one player or staff member contacts the virus, that shuts down the team for 14 days.
The Premier League are clearly waiting to see the EFL impact but with clubs under huge financial pressure expect to see more clubs under going wage reduction like Arsenal.
The issue Premier League have which EFL don't have is UEFA. Clubs will want guarantees over European spots and this season's comp also The FA have been very quiet regards the FA Cup also.
Now forget the public outrage over using medics, Policing, Staffing and should Footballers gets tested over frontline NHS staff, if one player or staff member contacts the virus, that shuts down the team for 14 days.
The Premier League are clearly waiting to see the EFL impact but with clubs under huge financial pressure expect to see more clubs under going wage reduction like Arsenal.
The issue Premier League have which EFL don't have is UEFA. Clubs will want guarantees over European spots and this season's comp also The FA have been very quiet regards the FA Cup also.
Special dispensation mate, that team has a history of it.
I honestly don’t get this behind closed doors bollox .... it’s either safe or it isn’t ...
Big_nev
Player Valuation: £25m
In that case you can forget about next season as well then. Until there is a vaccine available and the vast majority of the population have been vaccinated it won't be properly safe to resume football properly. Behind closed doors is the best we are going to get for now.
Just seen on sky sports app, saying their looking at june 8th for potential return date yet they also mention players turning up in their training kit ready to limit contact and then train a safe distance apart, that's good preparation for then playing a contact sport isn't it.
It's like someone is writing these things messing about now!
It's like someone is writing these things messing about now!
samsonthedog1
Player Valuation: £8m
The Premier League believe they can finish the 92 remaining fixtures in a window of less than 40 days, according to “possible scheduling models” presented to the clubs, reports @Lawton_Times https://t.co/18qbFl6owi
samsonthedog1
Player Valuation: £8m
No way they can ever complain about any fixture pile up if this happens.
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