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Cancelling this season's Premier League

Should football be canceled until August and this season declared null and void?

  • Yes - it's clearly a public health issue

    Votes: 449 93.3%

  • No - the deposit on the open-top bus is non-refundable

    Votes: 32 6.7%
  • Total voters
    481
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Cool_Blue said:
BBC:
Pushing the date back would allow Premier League clubs the chance to offer their stadiums and medical staff to the National Health Service, knowing they would not be required in the short term.

That would at least correct some of the negative publicity that has accompanied news that four clubs, including Tottenham, are already using the government's furlough scheme to compensate laid-off workers by up to £2,500-a-month, despite their players and manager Jose Mourinho, some of whom earn in excess of £100,000-a-week, remaining on full pay.

Unbelievable. Contrast that with this.....

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe and Brighton counterpart Graham Potter have both taken the personal decision to accept significant cuts without waiting for any central directive from the LMA.

And I hope to God we’re not one of those four clubs.
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Everton aren't, thankfully.

It's no surprise that the two clubs with the worst penny pinching owners are though. I'm surprised by Norwich however, they strike me as a family club. Not anymore I guess.
 

4737carlin said:
Norwich, dont forget it wasnt long ago they had some fans lined up to get selfies with Klopp after they had just been beaten by them
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In fairness, I remember lining up to get a photo with Jonny Wilkinson just after his Newcastle Falcons team had well and truly snotted us on opening day back when I was a kid in 2004.
 
d34noj said:
Exactly. It's a completely different league system therefore it can't be compared. If it was a standard 'play each other twice' format, then even then it cant be compared - because they were 15 points clear with a game to go.

Kopites are literally clutching at anything right now. Give it up. There's more pressing matters in the world.
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It wasn't me who brought up the Belgian league. Tell the Evertonians on here about the more pressing matters...
 
Gwladysstreetlad said:
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The stupidity of that suggestion is absolutely staggering. The world has come to a standstill because of the coronavirus and some bright spark thinks we should play the reminder of the season in ground zero!

The only possible excuse for auther of that trash is that it's a parody but even then it's still in extremely poor taste.
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That's some reward for China for causing this whole mess to start with. What with the booming PPE market and trashing of other countries economies, they'll be engineering a new virus every year if this is how it turns out.

I would hope that is just someone idly writing to fill column inches. If not they need shooting.
 

PITA said:
'Null and void' would pale into insignificance compared to that monstrosity. 39 dead but not scousers so let's take the persistence. What say you RS lurkers?
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How about a Wuhan 2019 banner? Bit beneath us like, would never stoop as low as the loveable unbearable reds across the park
 

Not in any way trying to stand up for our despicable owner but for a little bit of balance, Totnams's stadium is already being used by the NHS for storage.
 
Paris said:


Maybe we should go out onto the streets on Saturday at 3pm and applaud these people earning upwards of £100,000 a week for refusing to give up any of their salary, at a time of worldwide strive. Their struggle is indeed stunning and brave.

Football needs to take a pay-cut, from the owners and directors to the players, however, forgive me if I'm not supportive of the players at what I'm sure is very difficult time for them...
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Did you read my post? They should definitely take a paycut, but why are they being made scapegoats in a world where so many other people earn just as much, some even billions, yet they arnt being held to the same standard?

If it was all millionares/billionaires should do their bit? I dont see them calling out their hedge fund mates or families etc?

Just seems that Levy snd Ashley's greed have made players a prime target. Yet neither are being asked to take a pay cut of their own

Mozza1987 said:
I mean they haven't covered themselves in glory some of them and that goes for the clubs and the people running the Premier League. Pretty sure other well off businessmen have come under attack recently as well.
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Branson only due to people criticising his request for a bailout. I dont see anybody asking him personally do do his bit or take a pay cut.
 
PM123 said:
It wasn't me who brought up the Belgian league. Tell the Evertonians on here about the more pressing matters...
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I'm not saying it was you mate, it's the hoardes of Kopites on Twitter latching onto it like it's a done deal - and is Evertonian's know about the more pressing matters, it's not us who's unleashed a media frenzy warning of the 'dignity'of the Premier league, yet showing absolutely no dignity in doing so.

Kudos for not pretending to be a blue by the way, commendable on your part.
 

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