How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villa's season?

[cdbearsfan]

If they try to force teams to play behind closed doors and certain clubs say no, we aren't playing, the league wouldn't have a leg to stand on. You can't punish teams for following recommended government advice.

[Somniloquism]

Report in the Times that if sport is allowed back, West Ham wouldn't be able to play home games at the Olympic Stadia as I believe the contract is Athletics take priority through the summer. Beyond a paywall so anyone who has access, please confirm details.

[frank black]

The way things are looking I can see us finishing this season by picking up at about the same date in 2021 and playing out the same fixtures as if the year in between never happened.

Liverpool will be recorded in history as having won the 19/20/21 season.

This is the likely outcome I suspect

[OCD]

God forbid this should happen but it's not impossible that we eventually get this outbreak under control, start things up again and then get a second outbreak.

[Chris Smith]

God forbid this should happen but it's not impossible that we eventually get this outbreak under control, start things up again and then get a second outbreak.

I would imagine that it will not be classed as under control until there is a vaccine available and/or a standard treatment against the most dangerous symptoms.

[Brend'Watkins]

God forbid this should happen but it's not impossible that we eventually get this outbreak under control, start things up again and then get a second outbreak.

I would imagine that it will not be classed as under control until there is a vaccine available and/or a standard treatment against the most dangerous symptoms.

18 months away minimum then?

[sid1964]

if it is 18 months til we play again, then I should imagine that most (if not all) clubs will have gone bust!

[Drummond]

I'm not sure most reasonable people care now. And soon, the ones that do care might change their minds.

[Risso]

 Villa fan gets Covid 19 at Wembley.

[amfy]

I saw that & really wanted to ask where he was sitting & which pubs he’d gone to!

[chrisw1]

I'm not sure most reasonable people care now. And soon, the ones that do care might change their minds.

Of course lots of reasonable people care.  You don't just stop thinking and caring about a club you're obsessed with because of other terrible things going on in the world.

At some point we will come out the other end of this and of course many of us will have suffered bad times personally, emotionally and economically.  But one consistant most of us have is a love of football and in particular Villa - it's the very reason we are posting on this forum right now.  And I make absolutely no apology for hoping that when this is all over, the club I love will still be able to thrive and in the PL, ideally with the players I love watching still playing for them.

It doesn't mean I care any less about what is going on in the real world.  I'm just not suspending my hopes and ambitions for my club in the meantime.

[dave.woodhall]

Here's a view from the other side of the street.

http://thebirminghampress.com/2020/03/its-football-but-not-as-we-know-it/

[Somniloquism]

God forbid this should happen but it's not impossible that we eventually get this outbreak under control, start things up again and then get a second outbreak.

I suspect this phase will be brought under control, and things will be opened up again to an extent in a few months. However controlled lockdowns, testing kits and almost a South Korea type response will still be in place. So when outbreak is detected, those areas will be under lockdown and people who have been in contact with infected will be traced quickly.

Personally, this disease is with us now and we will have Flu and Covid seasons from now on. Any vaccine will be based on the current versions so lets hope it doesn't mutate much between now and then.

[cdbearsfan]

I saw that & really wanted to ask where he was sitting & which pubs he’d gone to!

Selfishly, those were my first thoughts, too!

[Lastfootstamper]

I saw that & really wanted to ask where he was sitting & which pubs he’d gone to!

Selfishly, those were my first thoughts, too!

If you're on Facebook, go on his profile. The night before the final, he seems to have been involved in the launch of a new venue, although it's not clear if he was there himself. Dave played. Have a look at his video, the place was heaving.