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

[cdbearsfan]

I hope we have solicitors on standby for if the Premier League try that, especially with our game in hand.

[Des Little]

That game in hand will be the all important factor, I’m sure of it

[sid1964]

If they look at the game in hand they will look at the form of both clubs - it will be an easier decision to relegate us, than to drag a team that is currently out of the bottom 3 into the relegation zone.

With regards to solicitors - it will take months before this comes to court and by then the new season will be well underway, and no one will really care at the outcome of the courts.

If we did get relegated the better players in our team (Grealish / McGinn etc..) will be long gone, by the time that any court dispute is settled.

Lets hope that they just add 2 teams that are currently at the top of the championship to the premier league and to ensure that the footballers do not get too tired, I would imagine for next season they will scrap the League Cup.

[dave.woodhall]

If they look at the game in hand they will look at the form of both clubs - it will be an easier decision to relegate us, than to drag a team that is currently out of the bottom 3 into the relegation zone.

Watford 3 Liverpool 0.

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If they look at the game in hand they will look at the form of both clubs - it will be an easier decision to relegate us, than to drag a team that is currently out of the bottom 3 into the relegation zone.

Watford 3 Liverpool 0.

Absolutely, what a bizarre conclusion to come to, that something as fluid and intangible as form from nearly 2 months ago ought to be the basis for such an arbitrary decision. The notion that you could relegate us because of something as subjective as that is odd.

Why not let us stay up because we would pump Sheffied United, with 42,000 in a bouncing Villa Park under lights, with one of those atmospheres? Sound abit subjective and intangible?

Void the league.

[chrisw1]

French league awarding the title to PSG final standings to stand , ie teams in relegation zone relegated

I can't see PL clubs voting for this.  At superficial level points per game seems fair, but it's easy to drive a cart and horses through it when you look at the detail.  Best not to get too worked up about it as surely it can't happen.

[aev]

The Dutch decision is just as valid as the French one.

[VinnieChase84]

IF play cannot start then I’m extremely confident that no one would be relegated

[David_Nab]

French league awarding the title to PSG final standings to stand , ie teams in relegation zone relegated

I can't see PL clubs voting for this.  At superficial level points per game seems fair, but it's easy to drive a cart and horses through it when you look at the detail.  Best not to get too worked up about it as surely it can't happen.

Take out leglity of not relegating anyone on pure votes , clubs will discuss amongst themselves and deals to be done IMO to award title to Liverpool and have no relegation

EFL now saying season not completed , at base level its one thing the PL saying they will spend 5mil on testing quite another for the EFL to fund this and manage it at lower levels.Plus the clubs need fan revenue , games on TV no help at all to them 

[Nii Lamptey]

I was pretty much done with football BEFORE the lockdown.... If this goes ahead, it can definitely fuck off into the sea.

The only reason it's being pushed for a conclusion is MONEY. On the one hand, you've got Sky and others paying a country's national debt for the broadcast rights, whilst viewers are pausing their contracts due to no live sport, and on the other hand, smaller clubs won't be able to stay afloat if the ban goes on for as long as it SHOULD go on for, because the money is so top heavy.

You have charlatans like Ozil earning a reported £1.4 million A MONTH at Arsenal, whilst some clubs are borderline going bust because they can't pay their basic running costs?! Something's not right.

The one thing I hope that comes out of this is that the FA somehow step in and sort this mess out (though pretty sure they don't have the power to do so?). No football club or player deserves or NEEDS that much money - Every single one of them had humble beginnings, and a large portion of that money should be spread through the lower leagues. Forget Financial Fair Play - American style salary caps could be a better solution.

More money through the leagues would mean better training/scouting/science and can only lead to a better source of players for everyone in the long term, as well as securing the future of British football for everyone - Not just armchair Man Utd and Liverpool fans in Essex.

[OzVilla]

Can’t see PL clubs setting a precedent and going PPG as if the virus returns next year it could be them caught up in it. Still not turning up at Southampton and Bournemouth now looks even worse than it did then if that’s possible.

[ChicagoLion]

Agree Nil, but sadly the FA does not really exist as a governing body anymore.

[Nii Lamptey]

Yep. It would be unjust if we were relegated without completing all of our games fairly and equally to our opponents.

But, on the flip side of that - Do we have anyone else to blame but ourselves (by that I mean our Manager, Coaching Staff and Players!)? Because lets face it, we've been absolute dog shit all season.

If someone waved a magic wand and we could start the season from where we left off right now, our only glimmer of hope is that McGinn is back fit. He'd be our only hope in getting out of it, and we'd definitely have dodged a bullet if we managed it. Based on how we've performed, you could argue that we don't really deserve to.

The only player in that squad who does deserve his place up there is Jack... but he'll be playing his football in that league next season regardless of who it's for.

[Drummond]

I don't think it would be fair to be relegated either based on anything at all.

However, I also don't care that much if it happens. I remember saying at the time we nearly went out of business that if it had happened it would be a relief because then I could let go and not have to put up with it any more. Well now I don't know what to think.

We won't go out of business, but many other clubs might. FFP is going to have to do one or be completely revamped because otherwise owners won't be able to indiscriminately chuck cash at their club to keep it going and clubs will go to the wall (many will anyway without wealthy owners to bankroll them).

If FFP is trashed, we'd suddenly be very wealthy again (if our owners decided to be of course).

[dave.woodhall]

Yep. It would be unjust if we were relegated without completing all of our games fairly and equally to our opponents.

But, on the flip side of that - Do we have anyone else to blame but ourselves (by that I mean our Manager, Coaching Staff and Players!)? Because lets face it, we've been absolute dog shit all season.

If someone waved a magic wand and we could start the season from where we left off right now, our only glimmer of hope is that McGinn is back fit. He'd be our only hope in getting out of it, and we'd definitely have dodged a bullet if we managed it. Based on how we've performed, you could argue that we don't really deserve to.

The only player in that squad who does deserve his place up there is Jack... but he'll be playing his football in that league next season regardless of who it's for.

Why is it that our own supporters are harder on us than anyone else? We do not deserve to be relegated, we do not have nobody else to blame but ourselves, we have not been "absolute dog shit all season". Remind me how much time we've spent in the bottom three - I bet it's a lot less than at least three other clubs. You keep self-flagellating all you like, but leave the rest of us out.