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

[Small Rodent]

Serie A are contemplating using the current standings as the final table. We absolutely have to win on Saturday and get out of the bottom three, just in case.

Yes, and play our game in hand. All teams should finish with equal games.

[OzVilla]

Would playing behind closed doors be better for us. Maybe the players would feel less pressure, that training ground atmosphere that our players seem to revel in, maybe the opposition would lack intensity, more chance of gaining points away. There are cases to be made for it helping us.

[Border villan]

I think this is going to get extremely serious unfortunately, as much as I will grasp at any straw to buy some time for Villa, this wouldn't be something I would wish for, a lot of people will die with this, the naysayers, with the. ''don't panic Mr Mannering'', approach or that this in some way is some kind of conspiracy to polish of an aged demo graph is quickly proving to be very wrong, I have always thought when you see people wondering around sanitising places like China, fully kitted out to try and stop infection, one of the most secretive countries on the planet happy to have camera's everywhere all of a sudden,  the open admittance by government that they have lost control, as in Italy, the entire shut down of a country, the collapse of the money markets the threat of global recession, you know this is somewhat more serious than Flu.     

“Captain Mainwaring”.

[Drummond]

Would playing behind closed doors be better for us. Maybe the players would feel less pressure, that training ground atmosphere that our players seem to revel in, maybe the opposition would lack intensity, more chance of gaining points away. There are cases to be made for it helping us.

It's a good point to be fair.

[sid1964]

Training ground atmosphere - we better not involve Drinkwater and Jota in any games!

[Des Little]

We only see what's put on Pravda, happy smiling faces...not the alleged head butts and fights

[SamTheMouse]

If they end the season early, the relegated teams should be awarded massive financial compensation by the other 17 clubs, and be exempted from FFP for a season. That should sweeten the pill a bit.

[Big Ming]

If the season is stopped, there's a shit-load of court appearances going to happen. If it's not, and games are played behind closed doors, it will be crap and soulless. Football is about the supporters after all... I can imagine SKY charging pay-per-view to show every game live.

I'm sure there will be some rule somewhere about what happens, but as has been said, who'd make a decision until told to by the powers that be.

They can only play behind closed doors if actual players aren't infected.

[amfy]

If they actually just used the current table as the final table we would literally have been relegated by being in a Cup Final which would be an amazing twist into reality of the age old ‘hypothetical choice’

[PeterWithesShin]

One of the options Serie A are considering if they do decide to cancel the season is playoffs to decide titles/relegation etc. Although when those games would be played is another problem considering they'd have cancelled football.

[Chipsticks]

One of the options Serie A are considering if they do decide to cancel the season is playoffs to decide titles/relegation etc. Although when those games would be played is another problem considering they'd have cancelled football.

The only conceivable solution I can imagine is:

- The Premier League season postponed until further notice
- Resumes Once Covid-19 has died down
- If this conflicts with the Euro's, I imagine the winter break period will be messed with to ensure fixtures can be crammed in

[CT]

Completely void this season and all previous results.

Then start again in August, virus permitting. Seems sensible and fair to me 😏

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Finish the season with all games played five-a-side over Easter weekend.

[ironmaidenmania]

Pick a fan of each team, play the games using FIFA 20 and input those scores into the final table. We can all watch on Youtube and we might stay up!

[mallo]

In Spain they're involving the players union in the choice - could be interesting. I think playoffs for relegation isn't a bad shout.