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

[ChicagoLion]

Only a matter of time before the season is postponed imo, this is only going to get worse over the next few weeks. I can see the Euros being kicked cancelled too.

t some point football is going to have to prioritise which events take priority.
with the vacine there is every possibility the euros and domestic leagues will complete.

[jwarry]

If football is so important to the mental health of the nation, why haven’t the PL secured vaccines to take away the fear of cancellation?

[Gerrin]

Only a matter of time before the season is postponed imo, this is only going to get worse over the next few weeks. I can see the Euros being kicked cancelled too.

t some point football is going to have to prioritise which events take priority.
with the vacine there is every possibility the euros and domestic leagues will complete.

I hope you're right, but I think a PL break is inevitable at the moment. Any postponement is bound to put the Euros in jeopardy. As well the cross-Europe format is exactly ideal in the current situation, it should really be held within one country, if it's going to go ahead.

[Gerrin]

If football is so important to the mental health of the nation, why haven’t the PL secured vaccines to take away the fear of cancellation?

I don't think that would be to well received amongst frontline NHS staff atm.

[frank black]

If football is so important to the mental health of the nation, why haven’t the PL secured vaccines to take away the fear of cancellation?

I don't think that would be to well received amongst frontline NHS staff atm.

Just imagine (righty) the outrage

[olaftab]

If football is so important to the mental health of the nation, why haven’t the PL secured vaccines to take away the fear of cancellation?

If their infections keep increasing present rate they will soon have herd immunity.

[lovejoy]

If football is so important to the mental health of the nation, why haven’t the PL secured vaccines to take away the fear of cancellation?

Footballers have been the worst breachers of the regulations. IMO they should be at the back of the queue.

[Villa Lew]

As Rob Dorsett on Sky has said, the Spurs and Everton matches must also be in doubt, if the whole squad have to self isolate for 10 days, that takes them up to the day before the Everton match, so it would not be realistic for them to play that game, having not trained for 10 days.

[Somniloquism]

What’s a girl supposed to do?

I don't know, did you ask her?

[tomd2103]

Only a matter of time before the season is postponed imo, this is only going to get worse over the next few weeks. I can see the Euros being kicked cancelled too.

t some point football is going to have to prioritise which events take priority.
with the vacine there is every possibility the euros and domestic leagues will complete.

I hope you're right, but I think a PL break is inevitable at the moment. Any postponement is bound to put the Euros in jeopardy. As well the cross-Europe format is exactly ideal in the current situation, it should really be held within one country, if it's going to go ahead.

Just can't see how it is all going to be fitted in as there are World Cup qualifiers as well.  If there is a break, there is just going to be an unmanageable backlog of domestic fixtures and then the Euros on top of that. 

The one thing that keeps cropping up in my mind is the date of the World Cup in 2022 and the wriggle room that might give.

[N'ZMAV]

this was only a matter of time I'm afraid - I just can't see how this season carries on if the numbers of positive cases remain going up.

[eamonn]

Take a 6-12 week break, elongate the season to the calendar year (club games at a leisurely place either side of the Euros), do the same next year and finish up that October ahead of the World Cup in Qatar at the end of 2022.

[tomd2103]

Take a 6-12 week break, elongate the season to the calendar year (club games at a leisurely place either side of the Euros), do the same next year and finish up that October ahead of the World Cup in Qatar at the end of 2022.

Think that could be an option to be honest.  We have gone through an interrupted season already, so cannot see it being much of an issue now.   I guess the only thing then would be the start date of the following season and coordinating tournaments with other countries.  Couldn't start in August 2023 as that would be too big a gap.  Maybe start in March 2023, have no midweek fixtures and a proper winter break in January 2024 and finish at the normal time in May 2024.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Take a 6-12 week break, elongate the season to the calendar year (club games at a leisurely place either side of the Euros), do the same next year and finish up that October ahead of the World Cup in Qatar at the end of 2022.

And then what? Start the following season in January?

[passport1]

Just play domestic leagues. Forget about Euros etc. It would provide the space to complete postponed games until we have a handle on the virus.
Stay safe stay home.