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Author Topic: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villa's season?  (Read 747191 times)

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1125 on: March 19, 2020, 01:54:52 PM »
That proposal is irresponsible

Indeed. The message it sends out to the country, 'don't worry, nothing to see here, things will soon be back to normal' is today as far away from reality as you could imagine.

If they can cancel exams after 2yrs of studying for kids you’d think they might be realise there are bigger things going on.
That's irreleveant.  Assuming you accept that one day football will start again, whether that be Autumn, winter or spring, they are just saying when it starts again they will finish the current season first.

There may be loads of logistical reasons why we think that won't work, but it's not irresponsible, callous, about money or whatever else you want to throw at it.

I want them to void the season as much as anyone, but we need to stop being so melodramatic in our response to what was a highly predictable outcome.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1126 on: March 19, 2020, 02:04:46 PM »
That proposal is irresponsible

Indeed. The message it sends out to the country, 'don't worry, nothing to see here, things will soon be back to normal' is today as far away from reality as you could imagine.

If they can cancel exams after 2yrs of studying for kids you’d think they might be realise there are bigger things going on.
That's irreleveant.  Assuming you accept that one day football will start again, whether that be Autumn, winter or spring, they are just saying when it starts again they will finish the current season first.

There may be loads of logistical reasons why we think that won't work, but it's not irresponsible, callous, about money or whatever else you want to throw at it.

I want them to void the season as much as anyone, but we need to stop being so melodramatic in our response to what was a highly predictable outcome.

You think it is irrelevant, I don’t.

The country, scrub that, the wider world is all over the place currently. All sorts of decisions are being made that days ago would be unthinkable to try and steer a course through the chaos.


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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1127 on: March 19, 2020, 02:13:01 PM »
I guess if that is the plan then there will be compromises around games being behind closed doors, played quickly, players not fit, contract issues etc. The clubs that will feel they’ve been most hard done by will be the 3 that go down from the premier league as all games will not have been played on a level playing field.

More important things to worry about right now but that is the probable scenario if they stick to their intention.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1128 on: March 19, 2020, 02:16:53 PM »
What happens if it gets to the last game of the season, we need to win to stay up and we beat a West Ham team with 6 youth team players.

Whislt it would be great I am not sure it does much for the integrity of the competition.

It seems to me that the money making machine has to keep on chugging on no matter what else is going on around it.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1129 on: March 19, 2020, 02:19:48 PM »
With it likely to hit again next year perhaps the thinking is to get this season finished one way or another and then if necessary just write off 2020/21.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1130 on: March 19, 2020, 02:20:04 PM »
They're not going to start whilst the virus is ongoing.  I don't see what's so difficult to grasp about this.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1131 on: March 19, 2020, 02:24:06 PM »
“The virus is ongoing”.

What does that mean, how do you measure that ?

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1132 on: March 19, 2020, 02:28:26 PM »
I don’t think this decision means that much and is probably the only logical decision they can take at this time.
The discussions with FIFA UEFA the Sponsors and  Governments  will be ongoing and having to take into account the situation with the Virus.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1133 on: March 19, 2020, 02:28:32 PM »
How big are our changing rooms?

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1134 on: March 19, 2020, 02:30:38 PM »
“The virus is ongoing”.

What does that mean, how do you measure that ?

Until there is a vaccine available I guess.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1135 on: March 19, 2020, 02:30:40 PM »
My two penneth.

They'll extend indefinitely to give time to make decisions and see what happens. Doesn't mean they can't change their minds again.

Behind closed doors would still be a gathering of at least 25 people, 22 of whom would be in physical contact. Plus managers, coaches, subs, groundsmen, doctors, physios etc. They may well not be allowed to play on.

Who really gives a shit anyway. Plenty of people are going to die and finally expunge Bill Shankly's quote. I miss sport being on, but in the grand scheme of things....

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1136 on: March 19, 2020, 02:31:03 PM »
I don’t think this decision means that much and is probably the only logical decision they can take at this time.
The discussions with FIFA UEFA the Sponsors and  Governments  will be ongoing and having to take into account the situation with the Virus.

If I was in government right now, and a football association came up to me about this, I don't think I'd stop laughing for a week.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1137 on: March 19, 2020, 02:33:10 PM »
“The virus is ongoing”.

What does that mean, how do you measure that ?

Until there is a vaccine available I guess.

Maybe 18 months then.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1138 on: March 19, 2020, 02:33:42 PM »
“The virus is ongoing”.

What does that mean, how do you measure that ?

Until there is a vaccine available I guess.
Or isolation measures have been relaxed and public places reopen.  Again, it's not that hard.

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Re: How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villas season ?
« Reply #1139 on: March 19, 2020, 02:36:50 PM »
“The virus is ongoing”.

What does that mean, how do you measure that ?

Until there is a vaccine available I guess.
Or isolation measures have been relaxed and public places reopen.  Again, it's not that hard.

Well they stopped football when there were no measures in place.

Sorry, obviously not as intelligent as you.
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