Project restart discussion.

[Wat Tyler]

If Ornstein is right, and four clubs are against neutral venues, then what happens? Do the four clubs have to play? Villa manager just said he won’t be able to play two players, one is asthmatic, the other lives with a vulnerable person. So again, how can they look people in the face and say, “we are protecting the integrity of the league?”

 

[catcherintherye]

It will be their coverage on ITV or whoever on terrestrial tv broadcasts it. Will basically be advertising their coverage for next season.

Will be spun as Johnson brings football back to the nation.

Who is paying Sky for their coverage on another platform?

 

[catcherintherye]

If Ornstein is right, and four clubs are against neutral venues, then what happens? Do the four clubs have to play? Villa manager just said he won’t be able to play two players, one is asthmatic, the other lives with a vulnerable person. So again, how can they look people in the face and say, “we are protecting the integrity of the league?”

They could vote it through, but those clubs would have a very easy litigation case.

 

[chrissyjack]

Keepie Uppies . One player from each team . The one who keeps the ball off the floor the longest wins .

 

[catcherintherye]

Purely from a football perspective, PPG is by far the worst of the options. It's outrageously unfair on the relegated teams.

But playing football, at neutral venues, months after the season ended, with very little pre-season, no meaningful training allowed, potentially with lots of players contracts running out etc is fine? Every option other than void is hideous.

 

[Archie Knox]

Keepie Uppies . One player from each team . The one who keeps the ball off the floor the longest wins .

To be honest we could do worse than fast tracking Bolasie back into the team for that. All is forgiven.

 

[kenada_blue]

If Ornstein is right, and four clubs are against neutral venues, then what happens? Do the four clubs have to play? Villa manager just said he won’t be able to play two players, one is asthmatic, the other lives with a vulnerable person. So again, how can they look people in the face and say, “we are protecting the integrity of the league?”

Exactly.

There's no flawless outcome. Someone always loses out

 

[chrissyjack]

A giant Ker-Plunk . Replacing the marbles with footballs .

 

[Moomin]

Who is paying Sky for their coverage on another platform?

It will be a nominal fee at most. Government to give backing to get it started.

Same as what they done for the Cricket World Cup final last summer.

Premier league will want it as they would recieve its cash from overseas broadcasters for finishing the season.

The clubs will agree to it, even we have agreed to play games at a neutral ground.

 

[Lanolin]

But playing football, at neutral venues, months after the season ended, with very little pre-season, no meaningful training allowed, potentially with lots of players contracts running out etc is fine? Every option other than void is hideous.

No it's not 'fine'. I've said numerous times it should be voided. I said that PPG was the worst option if the season was not going to be voided, not that it's what should happen.

 

[blue61]

A giant Ker-Plunk . Replacing the marbles with footballs .

It would have to be called Ker-Bounce though.

 

[catcherintherye]

It will be a nominal fee at most. Government to give backing to get it started.

Same as what they done for the Cricket World Cup final last summer.

Premier league will want it as they would recieve its cash from overseas broadcasters for finishing the season.

The clubs will agree to it, even we have agreed to play games at a neutral ground.

I don't think it would be nominal mate. Sky have paid an absolute fortune for domestic rights which are exclusive. Why are they just handing them over?

 

[catcherintherye]

No it's not 'fine'. I've said numerous times it should be voided. I said that PPG was the worst option if the season was not going to be voided, not that it's what should happen.

Yes. I think they are both equally bad in very different ways.

 

[Lanolin]

Yes. I think they are both equally bad in very different ways.

Exactly. That's why i said 'purely in football terms'. Playing the games at neutral venues is ethically questionable I think, in the current climate. I'm not comfortable with the idea at all on that basis. But if the season isn't being voided then PPG is much more unfair from a sporting perspective. Losing the opportunity to play your games at home is unfair, losing the opportunity to play your games at all is scandalous.

 

[catcherintherye]

Exactly. That's why i said 'purely in football terms'. Playing the games at neutral venues is ethically questionable I think, in the current climate. I'm not comfortable with the idea at all on that basis. But if the season isn't being voided then PPG is much more unfair from a sporting perspective. Losing the opportunity to play your games at home is unfair, losing the opportunity to play your games at all is scandalous.

Yes I mean we are splitting hair and I think both are unfair. I suppose the counter might be, being judged across the points you'd had within a regular season and rules is far fairer than giving equal waiting to what amounts to an end of season circus.