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

[aev]

It won’t happen. Those teams at the bottom won’t sign up because of the obvious disadvantage.

There are only 6 and that wouldn’t be enough to stop it happening?

[Sexual Ealing]

Miguel Delaney is reporting that there is no chance of relegation being scrapped

Who?

Respected football hack for the Independent.

Who said all the bottom six have to play more aways than homes.

Wouldn't his editor ultimately be in the chair for not fact-checking that?

Before it escalates, I have neither an axe to grind with, nor do I hold a candle for the man in question!

[PaulWinch again]

I suspect it would be.

[dave.woodhall]

Miguel Delaney is reporting that there is no chance of relegation being scrapped

Who?

Respected football hack for the Independent.

Who said all the bottom six have to play more aways than homes.

Wouldn't his editor ultimately be in the chair for not fact-checking that?

Before it escalates, I have neither an axe to grind with, nor do I hold a candle for the man in question!

Editors wouldn't sign off every story.

[cdbearsfan]

Can't hurt.

http://chng.it/P6xqGhZnPV

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Miguel Delaney is reporting that there is no chance of relegation being scrapped

Fine as long as we play our six remaining home games at Villa Park where we have picked up 73% of our points.

[Steve67]

Miguel Delaney is reporting that there is no chance of relegation being scrapped

Then why would we throw our advantage of 6 games in ten at home by agreeing to play at a neutral venue, particularly if we have managed to gain 17 points from our 25 at home?  Got to be more to this. 

[Sexual Ealing]

Miguel Delaney is reporting that there is no chance of relegation being scrapped

Who?

Respected football hack for the Independent.

Who said all the bottom six have to play more aways than homes.

Wouldn't his editor ultimately be in the chair for not fact-checking that?

Before it escalates, I have neither an axe to grind with, nor do I hold a candle for the man in question!

Editors wouldn't sign off every story.

I know. I work in print media*. But it would've been subbed and ought to have been checked - stuff like that is at my place and it's a much smaller operation than the Indy. The point is that the writer can always claim a failure of process after they've filed.

It's not worth getting too far down the rabbit hole about though.

*Edit: just remembered that the Indy is no longer print media. I also work in digital media and the same applies.

[aev]

I suspect it would be.

I thought the suggestion is that 14 votes are needed?

[Legion]

Do they make it up as they go along?

[VinnieChase84]

They are hell bent on it going ahead and unfortunately I suspect it will now...
We all now the neutral venue stuff is rubbish and is a disadvantage to us. I’m past the point of overly giving a monkeys. I obviously want us to stay up but if we did go down in those circumstances it would always be the ‘season where we were shafted’

Just got to hope that we gets results from games where sides have nothing much to play for
Everton, Palace, Newcastle etc

[aev]

I’d piss myself if a half arsed unmotivated Palace got relegated.

[PaulWinch again]

The whole football thing still feels utterly meaningless to me. It’s especially fucking stupid if they try to force through this sham of a conclusion.

[Simon Page]

I know. I work in print media*. But it would've been subbed and ought to have been checked - stuff like that is at my place and it's a much smaller operation than the Indy. The point is that the writer can always claim a failure of process after they've filed.

It's not worth getting too far down the rabbit hole about though.

*Edit: just remembered that the Indy is no longer print media. I also work in digital media and the same applies.

Temporary burrowing: I sub for a living and check so many "facts" you'd assume the originator wouldn't get wrong, but there comes a point where you have to trust the writer. I say that as someone who doesn't trust writers as much as they think I should, but I'd expect them to check everything they'd introduced to the story. Otherwise, they're redundant. I'd add that mistakes happen so this could be an aberration, symptomatic of regular carelessness, or anything in between. Don't think I've read his stuff.

Anyway, please don't relegate the team and please don't make the supporters ill. In that order, obviously.

[aev]

German football resuming May 15th.