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Author Topic: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villa's season?  (Read 747266 times)

Offline Flin5tone

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #915 on: March 16, 2020, 07:34:24 PM »
Gabby has just posted on Instagram he has Covid-19

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #916 on: March 16, 2020, 07:47:05 PM »
Top press conference quote for Trump just

Trump “it seems to me we do a really good job, we’ll not only hold the death down to a level that is er much lower than the other way had we not done a good job”
Cue sycophantic nods behind him 🙄

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #917 on: March 16, 2020, 08:12:49 PM »
Domestic season has to be over, to restart the season, the confusion that would spread throughout the population would be enormous, the European Championships will follow and the Olympics after that, even though the Olympics are based in the far east and that area may well be past its peak, there is no way they can risk a 2nd wave and allow a mass movement of people across the planet in support of there country and in any case, all that is minor detail, the fact is every country around the planet is going to be focused on fighting this terrible plague, it will be all consuming unfortunately.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #918 on: March 16, 2020, 08:37:25 PM »
Let all 20 PL clubs vote whether they think Liverpool should be given the title, i think most would agree they have deserved it.
Then let them vote on whether the current 3 clubs should be relegated, they wont agree, so no relegation, and Liverpool get to be champions, albeit by default, but we all know they are really.
Fuck West brom and Leeds, they are not in the PL so don't get a vote.


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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #919 on: March 16, 2020, 08:43:26 PM »
It would seem to me strategically our best approach would be for all the players to get infected asap so they can get it over and done with and be as fit as possible if the season is restarted.  They players of course may see things a bit differently!

Cue the discovery that even those who have a mild case are unable to maintain as high a level of fitness afterwards for some obscure reason

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #920 on: March 16, 2020, 08:45:22 PM »
Grand National cancelled

The point about cancelling the season is that SKY/BT would then sue the clubs for several millions of pounds for failing to fulfil a contract

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #921 on: March 16, 2020, 08:46:28 PM »
With a quarter of the season still to go, why the hell should anyone think they have a done deal. Leeds have imploded before, Liverpool have lost their last four games, albeit three in the cups.  Man Utd are in very good form and would moan unfairness that they would have caught not only Chelsea, but Leicester too.  Villa's game in hand is key too.  The season has to be finished.  Scrap next season if must, as that cannot be debated as no games have been played. 

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #922 on: March 16, 2020, 08:50:24 PM »
The season has to be finished

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #923 on: March 16, 2020, 08:53:42 PM »
Let all 20 PL clubs vote whether they think Liverpool should be given the title, i think most would agree they have deserved it.
Then let them vote on whether the current 3 clubs should be relegated, they wont agree, so no relegation, and Liverpool get to be champions, albeit by default, but we all know they are really.
Fuck West brom and Leeds, they are not in the PL so don't get a vote.



I said this a few pages ago and it has to be the only solution.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #924 on: March 16, 2020, 08:56:55 PM »
Top press conference quote for Trump just

Trump “it seems to me we do a really good job, we’ll not only hold the death down to a level that is er much lower than the other way had we not done a good job”
Cue sycophantic nods behind him 🙄

Death, wow, he does say some things, the other day he said he hadn't touched his face in weeks, with reference to spreading the virus, so who the hell has the job of putting all that orange stuff all over his face, he'd want serious money for that.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #925 on: March 16, 2020, 09:05:00 PM »
Grand National cancelled

The point about cancelling the season is that SKY/BT would then sue the clubs for several millions of pounds for failing to fulfil a contract

Do you not reckon the PL and its legal bods would have included some force majeure provision in anything they put pen to?

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #926 on: March 16, 2020, 09:11:51 PM »
Grand National cancelled

The point about cancelling the season is that SKY/BT would then sue the clubs for several millions of pounds for failing to fulfil a contract

Do you not reckon the PL and its legal bods would have included some force majeure provision in anything they put pen to?

Also we're talking casualties, many thousands, Sky and BT wouldn't go anywhere near this, think about it, even the BBC suspended the TV licence charge for over 75's today until at least August, you don't dare cause yourself that kind of commercial damage by doing stuff like that.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #927 on: March 16, 2020, 09:14:51 PM »
My thoughts are (forgive me if already mentioned)

Freeze the season now where are. Start next season in exact same place and play a full season as well as games outstanding - these could be managed in by suspending league cup for one season.

Only players who fall out of contract at end of this season can be traded.

Seems fairest way but could men 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' wins next season with 180 points but if we are still relegated  after 1.4 of  season then we would deserve it as would anyone in the same position.
It wouldn't be 1.4 seasons. It would be points accumulated over over 2 full seasons. It's the sensible option in my view. It may mean abandoning both domestic cups though. Alternatively shorten the 20/21 season to maybe 30 games (or 31 in cases like ours) and all clubs start the season on the points tally they accumulated this season.
« Last Edit: March 16, 2020, 09:19:21 PM by The Edge »

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #928 on: March 16, 2020, 09:16:00 PM »
Grand National cancelled

The point about cancelling the season is that SKY/BT would then sue the clubs for several millions of pounds for failing to fulfil a contract

Do you not reckon the PL and its legal bods would have included some force majeure provision in anything they put pen to?

Also we're talking casualties, many thousands, Sky and BT wouldn't go anywhere near this, think about it, even the BBC suspended the TV licence charge for over 75's today until at least August, you don't dare cause yourself that kind of commercial damage by doing stuff like that.

Correct. If the only reason not to cancel a season is due to the threat of TV companies suing, then this would soon be rebuffed. 

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #929 on: March 16, 2020, 09:19:16 PM »
I’m also thinking that maybe UEFA look to finish this seasons European competitions when they can but not have one next season. This would eliminate the claims as to who would have qualified for it etc. No relegation, no promotion or no European qualifying in any league. Discretion if a champion is awarded.

 


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