Club Statement: Coronavirus

[Yarrgh]

Everyone will turn feral!

I'm already naked and rolling in mud. Bring on the apocalypse.

 

[The binman chronicles]

If it wasnt for the Winter break they would probably already be Champions.

Even if they had have got enough points to mathematically be champions, there could still be (even if highly unlikely) a large points deduction or be thrown out if skulduggery is found at a later date.

 

[arch stanton]

9 league rounds. 3 cup rounds. 3 European rounds. Most clubs only involved in league fixtures.

7 or 8 weeks could be enough to finish the season if they play Saturday - Wednesday- Saturday.

They will start next season very late, rather than not finishing this season. But that's just my opinion and not based on anything other than my gut instinct.

what about players out of contract at the end of June? We were spanked by Willian playing really well for Chelsea, if a side pipped us to a place and the associated prize money because they played Chelsea when Willian had left and they were shizzle it opens a whole world of legal pain. The league organisers would have great sympathy in any court if hey cancelled this year to start next year afresh, fudging rules to sort this season to favour some but not others in a multi billion pound game will end in tears

 

[arch stanton]

Even if they had have got enough points to mathematically be champions, there could still be (even if highly unlikely) a large points deduction or be thrown out if skulduggery is found at a later date.

it would have to be something wholly crazy, like, say doping or summat for that to happen. Oh hang on...

 

[TowerToffee]

If Liverpool are magnanimous in accepting the league will be junked in the name of humanity, that will be good for the city, wouldnt it?

What city though ? Oslo , Munich , Amsterdam, Berlin, London

 

[Jim Hopper]

Makes little sense to me to just postpone the games. Could understand if the country was on complete lock down for a month but it isn’t, the virus is still going to be around in 4 weeks time, it’s still going to be spreading rapidly. In that time ours, Arsenal’s, Chelsea’s, Leicester’s players and staff members may or may not have got over most the symptoms but then what happens when other players and staff from other teams then test positive for it after that 4 week period? Do they postpone again? Do we keep doing this until everyone is cured for weeks/months?. There’s no other way of finding a solution to this than to just void the whole season.

 

[catcherintherye]

My RS mate hates the thought of being awarded the title without winning it mathematically because even though the are pissing it he reckons it will always be looked at as hollow.

And he would be right. They wouldn't have earned it. Its little better than cheating to win it.

 

[catcherintherye]

It’s a bigger litigation nightmare if you relegate teams / don’t promote teams / don’t award European places without playing the full set of games.

It's not at all. Its much easier to just declare seasons that cant be completed void. Fairly standard procedure and in line with WW2 and what happened. To start allowing teams to change their squads, explicitly against the rules will not work.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

I have just been awarded the 1930/31 division two league title and I did not play any games.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Thus starting a domino effect that will impact every other season – including next year if they move the Euros

And they'll use the winter world cup as one of the reasons possibly

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Where've you got that from mate ?

In the broadcast last night, the scientists wouldn't be drawn on it, because the range of the probably percentage of the population to be infected is still a big unknown.

 

[Yarrgh]

Fabulous.

EITC is brilliant. Nil satis nisi optimum applies to them.

 

[Catfish Blues]

...

Give me a clue mate.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Give me a clue mate.

Hahaha Fat fingers mate. As you were.

 

[jonnyboy316]

This could last so long that they might end up completing this season next year