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

[Mister E]

What's the obsession with finishing the season anyway? They won't be playing again until there's a vaccine available, I reckon.

Correct, which is why January is the earliest conceivable resumption time.
When the lockdown is loosened there will be specific instructions abour mass gatherings, which means any group of over a dozen or so will be outlawed. How many will be required for a behind-closed-doors game? - someone here speculated 280 (and with the risk of fans gathering either outside the ground or elsewhere).

I cannot see competitive football - or any sport - being viable for months. And that means that the 2019-20 season will have become irrelevant.

[themossman]

And UEFA say decide final standings on "sporting merit" (vague huh?) and:

"Uefa has laid out two primary conditions under which it would accept the abandonment of a league. The first would involve being instructed to do so by a government, which is the case in the Netherlands; the second is “insurmountable economic problems”."

Accept the abandonment of a league? Who the fuck do they think they are?

[aev]

No cricket until at least July 1st.

[sid1964]

So why are people saying that no football until a vaccine is discovered?

Is it so people can attend a game - will we have to have to have had the injection (have letter of proof) before being allowed in, how about if you have not had the vaccine because you are immune to the virus?

Will you have had to have the vaccine before being allowed back to work?

Footballers will eventually have to leave there houses like everyone else will? so what is to stop them getting the virus whilst they are out shopping or shagging some bird that they have met?

I cannot see a vaccine being available to every person in the world?

My wife is a key worker - and yesterday went for her test, there were a total of 3 people waiting for the test and that includes my wife!

[chrisw1]

What's the obsession with finishing the season anyway? They won't be playing again until there's a vaccine available, I reckon.

Correct, which is why January is the earliest conceivable resumption time.
When the lockdown is loosened there will be specific instructions abour mass gatherings, which means any group of over a dozen or so will be outlawed. How many will be required for a behind-closed-doors game? - someone here speculated 280 (and with the risk of fans gathering either outside the ground or elsewhere).

I cannot see competitive football - or any sport - being viable for months. And that means that the 2019-20 season will have become irrelevant.

So the Bundesliga is looking to return in early May and the earliest conceivable resumption time for the PL is January?  I know Germany has done better than us in controlling the virus, but you can't conceive us catching up with them for 9 months?

[sid1964]

When they do start the new season, I would guess there will be no domestic cup competitions and only European games will be played.

[Lastfootstamper]

So why are people saying that no football until a vaccine is discovered?

Is it so people can attend a game - will we have to have to have had the injection (have letter of proof) before being allowed in, how about if you have not had the vaccine because you are immune to the virus?

Will you have had to have the vaccine before being allowed back to work?

 

Let's see what happens with the phone app being developed, but I don't think you're too far off there with what to expect for some semblance of 'old' normality to prevail.

I cannot see a vaccine being available to every person in the world?

Probably not, so I won't be surprised to see big changes in how we can and will want to travel the world.

[garyellis]

What's the obsession with finishing the season anyway? They won't be playing again until there's a vaccine available, I reckon.

Correct, which is why January is the earliest conceivable resumption time.
When the lockdown is loosened there will be specific instructions abour mass gatherings, which means any group of over a dozen or so will be outlawed. How many will be required for a behind-closed-doors game? - someone here speculated 280 (and with the risk of fans gathering either outside the ground or elsewhere).

I cannot see competitive football - or any sport - being viable for months. And that means that the 2019-20 season will have become irrelevant.

So the Bundesliga is looking to return in early May and the earliest conceivable resumption time for the PL is January?  I know Germany has done better than us in controlling the virus, but you can't conceive us catching up with them for 9 months?

Bundesliga are totally in the hands of the key decision makers; they just have plans to be ready. It would be an interesting wager to see if they do return the beginning of May considering what Merkel us saying
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-merkel-warns-germany-covid-19-crisis-still-at-the-beginning-11977468

[sid1964]

I am stuffed if we are waiting for a phone app (I don't own a mobile phone!)

Do we honestly believe that Purslow and the other chief execs and owners are worried if no fans are allowed into the grounds the truth is they could not careless - they just want the money from the TV revenues! that is why they want to play the games.

If every game for the next 10 years were played behind closed doors as long as they get the money from SKY etc. they are happy.

[Brassneck]

And UEFA say decide final standings on "sporting merit" (vague huh?) and:

"Uefa has laid out two primary conditions under which it would accept the abandonment of a league. The first would involve being instructed to do so by a government, which is the case in the Netherlands; the second is “insurmountable economic problems”."

Accept the abandonment of a league? Who the fuck do they think they are?

I think that comment is directed more at how entries for next season's European competitions are determined. (They are clearly planning on staging next season's competitions).

My worry, is Sheff U and their game in hand.  If the league are forced to do something there, it will be either finish the league as it stands or average points for the game in hand.  It is very possible that they will do the same for all league placings.  This of course would see us down.   The league already have the power within the rules to allow a result to stand in a game which lasts for less than 90 minutes.  That is an indication that they might be able to vote for something similar regarding league placings.

[Small Rodent]

Lots of companies are now getting back to work and by middle of May most companies will be back

I've not seen anything, anywhere, saying that.

[DrGonzo]

Indeed, especially as the government just extended the lockdown including not gatherings except for key workers etc...

[OCD]

Interesting comments from John Terry about how the break between the end of the domestic season and an international tournament had a detrimental effect on players fitness levels. Maybe should time next season to end just in time for the Euro's and create a few extra weeks that way.

[Clark W Griswold]

Lots of companies are now getting back to work and by middle of May most companies will be back

I've not seen anything, anywhere, saying that.

It's probably just his opinion but, for the record, our company has been open all through it and so has the vast majority of people we deal with although some will be working from home. Personally, i think there is no evidence to suggest that things will be better in 3-4 weeks but working life hasn't stopped at any point for lots of people that i know. Everyone i speak to are simply observing the social distancing and staying at home other than to go to work and to go shopping for food etc, and are awaiting further developments.

[Small Rodent]

Lots of companies are now getting back to work and by middle of May most companies will be back

I've not seen anything, anywhere, saying that.

It's probably just his opinion but, for the record, our company has been open all through it and so has the vast majority of people we deal with although some will be working from home. Personally, i think there is no evidence to suggest that things will be better in 3-4 weeks but working life hasn't stopped at any point for lots of people that i know. Everyone i speak to are simply observing the social distancing and staying at home other than to go to work and to go shopping for food etc, and are awaiting further developments.

Yes, I've been wfh all the time, but cannot see a day when I'll be back to the office yet.