Cancelling this season's Premier League

[Brisan123]

Czech Republic (with 40 cases) has banned gatherings of more than 100.

They obviously didn’t wash their hands lol

 

[Tubey]

Joking apart, a lot of sporting and cultural events need cancelling, postponing or being played behind closed doors to prevent the spread of this virus. The longer we delay the spread, the warmer it gets, and the more likely it is that the crisis period gets pushed into the spring and summer months and is more manageable by the health service.

If football needed cancelling, off the top of my head, I'd go with the top placed teams to get the corresponding European places, if not the title proper. And play off the bottom of the higher league and top teams of the lower league to determine the promotion/ relegation places. FA Cup place to go to the highest league position or even lottery of remaining teams in the competition. As for Europe - one leg rapid turn around of games once the crisis has passed if possible otherwise, start again next year.

There'd be lawsuits all over the shop if they did that.

Take us for example. In theory, we could win every game and finish in Europe, or lose every game and go down.

The teams signed up to a 38 game competition. If they can't complete that, it's null and void.

I think they'll play the last 5-6 behind closed doors but that still involves a few hundred people - if public gatherings are banned, it'd make sense to cancel the league.

I'd love it if it happened of course - would be hilarious - but even from an objective point of view it makes sense to do it if this gets to a certain level.

 

[Brisan123]

They obviously didn’t wash their hands lol

Irish schools are off next Mon and Tuesday for St Patrick’s day
Then they close for 2 weeks on April 3rd for the Easter break
I will lay money that all schools will close this Friday until after the Easter break
I’ve heard of more cases ( not confirmed) today
Lots of families travelled to Italy for the mid term break in February plus school skiing trips
It’s only starting here but at least in Ireland we are being proactive
Ryanair stops all flights to Italy till 8 April
That’s for financial reasons though
The flights are empty plus they did not want you catching coronavirus on one of their flights unless they charged you for it lol

 

[aazak]

Irish schools are off next Mon and Tuesday for St Patrick’s day
Then they close for 2 weeks on April 3rd for the Easter break
I will lay money that all schools will close this Friday until after the Easter break
I’ve heard of more cases ( not confirmed) today
Lots of families travelled to Italy for the mid term break in February plus school skiing trips
It’s only starting here but at least in Ireland we are being proactive
Ryanair stops all flights to Italy till 8 April
That’s for financial reasons though
The flights are empty plus they did not want you catching coronavirus on one of their flights unless they charged you for it lol

Absolutely - I said this to my children and a couple of teachers yesterday and they thought I was mad, but I can't see anything else happening.

 

[Yarrgh]

There'd be lawsuits all over the shop if they did that.

Take us for example. In theory, we could win every game and finish in Europe, or lose every game and go down.

The teams signed up to a 38 game competition. If they can't complete that, it's null and void.

I think they'll play the last 5-6 behind closed doors but that still involves a few hundred people - if public gatherings are banned, it'd make sense to cancel the league.

I'd love it if it happened of course - would be hilarious - but even from an objective point of view it makes sense to do it if this gets to a certain level.

What would happen for next year's competitions though if the current football season had to be curtailed? I can't think of a scenario where everyone would be happy. Is there even a procedure in place for this? I doubt it, but would love to be proved wrong.

Anyway, let the league, UEFA, FIFA, etc deal with all that. I suppose it's beyond the scope of a GOT forum poster to work out the finer details of what to do in case of plague, pestilence or war (or whatever the rs heading to a title can be classified as).

 

[Yarrgh]

Absolutely - I said this to my children and a couple of teachers yesterday and they thought I was mad, but I can't see anything else happening.

Great, 2 weeks of Fortnite beckons.

 

[Tubey]

What would happen for next year's competitions though if the current football season had to be curtailed? I can't think of a scenario where everyone would be happy. Is there even a procedure in place for this? I doubt it, but would love to be proved wrong.

Anyway, let the league, UEFA, FIFA, etc deal with all that. I suppose it's beyond the scope of a GOT forum poster to work out the finer details of what to do in case of plague, pestilence or war (or whatever the rs heading to a title can be classified as).

I can only imagine it reverts to the situation prior to 2019/20. It's the only fair outcome really.

 

[Brisan123]

Great, 2 weeks of Fortnite beckons.

What about walks in the fresh air

 

[canuckblue]

What would happen for next year's competitions though if the current football season had to be curtailed? I can't think of a scenario where everyone would be happy. Is there even a procedure in place for this? I doubt it, but would love to be proved wrong.

Anyway, let the league, UEFA, FIFA, etc deal with all that. I suppose it's beyond the scope of a GOT forum poster to work out the finer details of what to do in case of plague, pestilence or war (or whatever the rs heading to a title can be classified as).

I would imagine those leagues that are able to finish will have the usual qualifications, but those that don't would have to enter the teams that qualified from the 2018-19 season. Either that or there will be no CL or EL for 2020-21.

 

[Brisan123]

Schools shut in Madrid region and Basque capital over coronavirus

Kindergartens, schools and universities in the Madrid region will close for two weeks from Wednesday as a precaution against coronavirus, officials said on Monday, as the disease spread further around Spain.

www.reuters.com

Spain closes all schools and all La Liga games to be played behind closed doors
What does Boris do , let a few thousand Spanish supporters travel to Liverpool and Manchester to be in confined spaces and on public transport , bars restaurants, music venues etc
Sure it’ll be grand once they wash their hands

 

[The binman chronicles]

Good news for Ireland this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51804902

Now home advantage has been taken away, they got a good chance to get to a cancelled tournament!

 

[Cool_Blue]

Whilst it is mathematically possible for clubs to get promoted, relegated there is no way you could just let it finish as it is now. Villa Norwich and Bournemouth would lose hundreds of millions and there 100% would be legal challenges.

If its suspended and they cannot finish it, the whole season has to be void and it starts where last season ended.

Agree, just rewind this coming August to last August, no promotion, no relegation. However unfair it would be to some clubs, it’s a world crisis ffs and serious measures should be implemented immediately.

I’ve been asking what’s happening at our airports, but seen nothing on the news channels. Are arrivals just strolling into the country unchecked? Apparently they are, as my partners nephew flew in from S Korea yesterday and is now staying a few streets away with his mum. We’re not visiting anytime soon!!

 

[Tubey]

Agree, just rewind this coming August to last August, no promotion, no relegation. However unfair it would be to some clubs, it’s a world crisis ffs and serious measures should be implemented immediately.

I’ve been asking what’s happening at our airports, but seen nothing on the news channels. Are arrivals just strolling into the country unchecked? Apparently they are, as my partners nephew flew in from S Korea yesterday and is now staying a few streets away with his mum. We’re not visiting anytime soon!!

The cynic in me thinks this is one hell of an opportunity for the government to deal with the elderly care system problem.

 

[Tin-Tin]

I can only imagine it reverts to the situation prior to 2019/20. It's the only fair outcome really.

Its the only way.

Yes the likes of Leeds etc may be dissapointed if they dont gain promotion but the legal ramifications of ending it early and calling relegation promotion etc at that point would be unprecedented.

The question I have though is say Liverpool have mathematically won it then the league gets suspended but they cant rearrange the fixtures etc and have to void it. What happens? Surely you cant void a whole season but still have winners?

 

[4737carlin]

The cynic in me thinks this is one hell of an opportunity for the government to deal with the elderly care system problem.

Agree on this, it sounds extreme but i can see it, i heard from a friend who has an Italian mate that over there they are not even trying to save the old people but are putting all efforts into saving younger people who have caught it