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

[Drummond]

Nii but it is still their choice. No one is being forced to go to the match.

They've already paid, expecting to be in a safe environment. That last bit is important.

Summed up better than I managed! On the money Drummond. 👍🏼

They paid for tickets or season tickets in the middle of a pandemic, how could they expect that a 100% safe environment would be guaranteed.
Suggest you check the conditions of purchase.

Because when this shit got bad before, people were refunded and games were stopped. And there weren't so many people being dicks and not wearing masks. Because most people, even the dicks were a bit scared.

Anyway, I hope, despite testing positive, that it doesn't get you too bad. And thanks for not being a dick. :-)

[ChicagoLion]

Nii but it is still their choice. No one is being forced to go to the match.

They've already paid, expecting to be in a safe environment. That last bit is important.

Summed up better than I managed! On the money Drummond. 👍🏼

They paid for tickets or season tickets in the middle of a pandemic, how could they expect that a 100% safe environment would be guaranteed.
Suggest you check the conditions of purchase.

Because when this shit got bad before, people were refunded and games were stopped. And there weren't so many people being dicks and not wearing masks. Because most people, even the dicks were a bit scared.

Anyway, I hope, despite testing positive, that it doesn't get you too bad. And thanks for not being a dick. :-)

But people bought tickets under different conditions then, but I do understand that people that are rightfully concerned about getting it will miss out.
Thanks for the good wishes.

[Risso]

Nobody was vaccinated before the first lockdown and league shutdown. And at the last game, Leciester away, nobody was wearing a mask.

[johnc]

Nobody was vaccinated before the first lockdown and league shutdown. And at the last game, Leciester away, nobody was wearing a mask.

And at the last game Leicester home there weren't many y wearing a.mask!

[Villan82]

If there is any circuit breaker type cancellation of 2-3 games, then the January transfer window should also be delayed until those games have been played and extended appropriately into February.

I am thinking, here of Newcastle. They are as good as down, deservedly, and it would be grossly unfair if they got an unfair advantage out of going into the Transfer Window with more points still available than there should be.

I hope the league are looking at this issue.

[martin o`who??]

 I caught Covid and had tickets for Man City and Leicester which the very helpful lady in the ticket office allowed me to swap to Today and Chelski. I've had all three jabs and because I've just recently gotten over it I should have some immunity but they're saying this Omicron fucker doesn't see it that way so now I'm a bit concerned.
Incidentally I honestly think I caught it at the Brighton game. The only place I was with people for hours and didn't wear a mask - any other time I'm full-on careful.

[ChicagoLion]

Wolves staff and layers all getting boosted Monday, Klopp has made it clear where he stands and intimated all vaccinated.
There are 25% of footballers refusing to get jabbed which Arteta has said clubs may have to start treating them differently for the safety of every one else.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Nobody was vaccinated before the first lockdown and league shutdown. And at the last game, Leciester away, nobody was wearing a mask.

And at the last game Leicester home there weren't many y wearing a.mask!

Both true, but this was before the far more contagious Omricon variant began to take off into the stratosphere, in the lead up to Christmas...

Reading some of the posts here, big hugs to everyone who's gone down with it and anyone else at the moment who'll have to isolate over Christmas Day. Get well soon. XXX

[Ad@m]

If there is any circuit breaker type cancellation of 2-3 games, then the January transfer window should also be delayed until those games have been played and extended appropriately into February.

I am thinking, here of Newcastle. They are as good as down, deservedly, and it would be grossly unfair if they got an unfair advantage out of going into the Transfer Window with more points still available than there should be.

I hope the league are looking at this issue.

I see what you're saying but there's no chance they'll move the transfer window.

The same logic you're applying to Newcastle could've been applied to us two seasons ago - we were going down without so much of a whimper until the season got suspended. Deano then spent 3 months teaching the players how to defend and we stayed up by the skin of our teeth.

[Chris Smith]

If there is any circuit breaker type cancellation of 2-3 games, then the January transfer window should also be delayed until those games have been played and extended appropriately into February.

I am thinking, here of Newcastle. They are as good as down, deservedly, and it would be grossly unfair if they got an unfair advantage out of going into the Transfer Window with more points still available than there should be.

I hope the league are looking at this issue.

I see what you're saying but there's no chance they'll move the transfer window.

The same logic you're applying to Newcastle could've been applied to us two seasons ago - we were going down without so much of a whimper until the season got suspended. Deano then spent 3 months teaching the players how to defend and we stayed up by the skin of our teeth.

With my cynical hat on I’d say that the PL, as opposed to the clubs, would prefer to keep the Newcastle billions in the league.

[Ad@m]

100%. But the Premier League have zero control over the transfer window in any event.

The only way the Premier League could influence that would be to suspend the season now, which they seem reluctant to do. But even then, I'm guessing that with the Nations League happening in the summer, they could only suspend the season if they had a plan to finish at the same time.

[not3bad]

The game's off.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1472184991614390273?s=20

[Nii Lamptey]

Weekend’s fixtures should have been shut down by the premier league yesterday imo. I wasn’t going today as none of us would have been safe with current infection rate, but gutted for all the fans who are en route, or are already there.
2 hour notice from kickoff is an absolute disgrace!

[PaulWinch again]

In light of the poor vaccine take up by pro footballers I’m kind of in the space that they can absolutely have a choice but that choice comes with consequences. If you choose not to get vaccinated you’re creating additional risk to your colleagues and wider society so the consequence is you don’t train and play and you also don’t get paid. No idea if legally that can be done, but football is way behind other sports in other countries.

Not Villa specific, as no idea what our vaccination rate is. Also clearly if they’ve got some medical issue that prevents them having the vaccine that’s different.

[ChicagoLion]

In light of the poor vaccine take up by pro footballers I’m kind of in the space that they can absolutely have a choice but that choice comes with consequences. If you choose not to get vaccinated you’re creating additional risk to your colleagues and wider society so the consequence is you don’t train and play and you also don’t get paid. No idea if legally that can be done, but football is way behind other sports in other countries.

Not Villa specific, as no idea what our vaccination rate is. Also clearly if they’ve got some medical issue that prevents them having the vaccine that’s different.

I doubt the contracts allow for that. But the clubs may have to start segregating vaxed from non vaxed players to limit contagion.