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

[David_Nab]

There may be players who refuse to play & teams (Liverpool / Man City) who just field a weakened team.

Moving to 5 subs is already alluding to this , I am certain that Liverpool once confirmed champs with 1) not give any shits about remaining games 2) likely play 2nd string/ reserves

[dave.woodhall]

Boxing is reported to be looking at a July return, behind closed doors, 5 fights per event. All involved must be COVID tested and a pre-event quarantine implemented.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The Govt will not block the resumption of games behind closed doors - they want good news / things getting back to normal!

The PL will want to finish the season / keep money from Sky. The integrity of the product is irrelevant as long as the money keeps coming.

The majority of PL & EFL clubs will want to finish the season / money.

The majority of fans will want to watch their team play, until they realise it's a shit product without a crowd.

The numbers in hospital & the number of new daily infections need to be much lower before we should think of restarting anything.

But I would be stunned if they didn't find a way to force this to happen.

Agree, John. So here's the question we all need to answer, how many daily deaths are required for football to restart? Serious question. It's easy to restart the season, we could do it tomorrow but I'd love to hear the PL and fans give a number.

[Pete3206]

What an ugly and disgusting mess. No consideration for human beings, the struggle of the emergency services, people who need Covid testing as a priority, just the wealthy who want to preserve their money and power and showing everyone who is suffering, the middle finger.

Sickening. Fuck the Premier League and their blood money.

[ChicagoLion]

I am not convinced that the Football industry is acting much differently to other businesses, this is about survival and people acting in their own or their Collective self interest is human nature, sadly.

[mr underhill]

more stories emerging of a schism within the league with the bottom six vehemently opposed to the latest nonsensical plan. Apparently we are more sympathetic than the other five which, considering our game in hand and large number of outstanding home fixtures, is strange to say the least.

[Ben.H]

The Govt will not block the resumption of games behind closed doors - they want good news / things getting back to normal!

The PL will want to finish the season / keep money from Sky. The integrity of the product is irrelevant as long as the money keeps coming.

The majority of PL & EFL clubs will want to finish the season / money.

The majority of fans will want to watch their team play, until they realise it's a shit product without a crowd.

The numbers in hospital & the number of new daily infections need to be much lower before we should think of restarting anything.

But I would be stunned if they didn't find a way to force this to happen.

Agree, John. So here's the question we all need to answer, how many daily deaths are required for football to restart? Serious question. It's easy to restart the season, we could do it tomorrow but I'd love to hear the PL and fans give a number.

It was about two a day when it was called off, but it will take a long time to get back to that as the rate of decline in deaths is nothing like as steep as their ascent.  I suspect it will hinge upon the 'R' number which is incredibly difficult to actually quantify so is quite easy to bullshit about.

[ChicagoLion]

more stories emerging of a schism within the league with the bottom six vehemently opposed to the latest nonsensical plan. Apparently we are more sympathetic than the other five which, considering our game in hand and large number of outstanding home fixtures, is strange to say the least.

Yes Purslow quoted as “offering a very balanced reaction”, what the fuck is he playing at?

[Dave P]

more stories emerging of a schism within the league with the bottom six vehemently opposed to the latest nonsensical plan. Apparently we are more sympathetic than the other five which, considering our game in hand and large number of outstanding home fixtures, is strange to say the least.

Yes Purslow quoted as “offering a very balanced reaction”, what the fuck is he playing at?

He’s playing it cool and not rocking the boat. Everyone deep down must know that the league will be voided and we don’t want to look like twats in the same way West Ham are. Quite classy tbf but I imagine they’ll be hell to pay if a decision goes against us.

[aev]

Brighton Chairman not happy about the plans, Palace Chairman says if they can't make it (games) work then game might not full recover.

And so it starts. And in fairness, if their league positions were swapped I reckon their views probably would be too.

[OzVilla]

It’s all about behind the scenes bargaining now. They’ll ramp up dissatisfaction to drive through a PL compromise.

It looks like this. We’ll finish the season but only with no relegation.

[VinnieChase84]

It’s all about behind the scenes bargaining now. They’ll ramp up dissatisfaction to drive through a PL compromise.

It looks like this. We’ll finish the season but only with no relegation.

Agree

[TopDeck113]

Palace Chairman says if they can't make it (games) work then game might not full recover.

If the game recovered from a six year hiatus at the start of the 1940s and again after its mid-80s nadir, I'd be pretty confident that it would recover from a voided season and then arrangements for the 2020/21 campaign suitably managed. 

[frank black]

It’s all about behind the scenes bargaining now. They’ll ramp up dissatisfaction to drive through a PL compromise.

It looks like this. We’ll finish the season but only with no relegation.

Imagine that happening? Teams with nothing to play for versus teams with lots to play for.

[Drummond]

more stories emerging of a schism within the league with the bottom six vehemently opposed to the latest nonsensical plan. Apparently we are more sympathetic than the other five which, considering our game in hand and large number of outstanding home fixtures, is strange to say the least.

Yes Purslow quoted as “offering a very balanced reaction”, what the fuck is he playing at?

He’s playing it cool and not rocking the boat. Everyone deep down must know that the league will be voided and we don’t want to look like twats in the same way West Ham are. Quite classy tbf but I imagine they’ll be hell to pay if a decision goes against us.

Agree. Diplomacy and a smooth way out. (though chuck solicitors at it down the line if it all goes tits up)