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

[Richard E]

Silly question.....can you be a professional footballer with asthma ?

You're far more likely to be a professional cyclist...

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[Lastfootstamper]

Apologies if this has been answered already but is this "Project Restart" just the Premier League or the EFL as well? I assume non league won't start again. In which case I think Premier League players would be justified in asking why their health is seemingly less important than players further down the pyramid.

Because integrity. And huge piles of other people's money.

[Brend'Watkins]

Silly question.....can you be a professional footballer with asthma ?

You're far more likely to be a professional cyclist...

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Double applause

[paul_e]

Silly question.....can you be a professional footballer with asthma ?

One of the best ways to reduce the impact of asthma is to increase your vo2 max (lung capacity) so, with the levels of fitness involved at top level football, I doubt it makes much difference to their ability to play but they are probably managing their asthma better than most.

[Pete3206]

Gordon Taylor raising suggestion games might be less than 45 mins a half ....

Great suggestion. An even better suggestion would be for Gordon Taylor to take a long walk off a short pier.

[Villan82]

Deans been talking to sky this am. We have two players (one with asthma and one whose living with someone in remission) who couldn’t play due to risk if season continues. How in gods name is this integrity of competition?

The football authorities should be ashamed.

[Exeter 77]

Gordon Taylor raising suggestion games might be less than 45 mins a half ....

Can we apply this retrospectively? If we took out goals we conceded late in games we'd be looking at Europe.

[garyellis]

Just seen Rick Parry giving evidence to DCMS committee. He says current season must be concluded by 31 July. He looks a worried man

[LukeJames]

Gordon Taylor raising suggestion games might be less than 45 mins a half ....

Like 0 mins? Great suggestion to be fair.

[OzVilla]

Just seen Rick Parry giving evidence to DCMS committee. He says current season must be concluded by 31 July. He looks a worried man

He also said the real question around the continuation of the EFL season was whether it was worth it but regardless still fully expects clubs promoted to and relegated from the PL. Says it’d ‘get messy’ if not.

If you can’t finish the season tough shit I’d have thought?

[old man villa fan]

https://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/uncategorized/boreham-wood-fc-update-by-chairman-danny-hunter-3/

Interesting read that.

Well worth a read if you have passed this by.  A realistic view and what it all means lower down the leagues.

I said before that a decision made now to stop, gives clubs a fighting chance to replan their finances and come out of this with a more healthy future.  What we are seeing now is that the higher level teams need the TV money like an addict needs drugs.  Top level football is hooked on the TV money and the way the natural flow of money down the leagues used to preserve the life of lower level teams, the current stepped difference between the PL and the rest will kill lower level football.

[garyellis]

Just seen Rick Parry giving evidence to DCMS committee. He says current season must be concluded by 31 July. He looks a worried man

He also said the real question around the continuation of the EFL season was whether it was worth it but regardless still fully expects clubs promoted to and relegated from the PL. Says it’d ‘get messy’ if not.

If you can’t finish the season tough shit I’d have thought?

Well if he can't see its messy already and could get a lot worse he is in the wrong job. The best way out for them at the end of the day may well be to void the season unless they can get a consensus.

[eamonn]

One of our players has asthma? Can't be easy. Richard Dunne was still smoking five a day with us, had to wheeze through games.

[PaulWinch again]

Short halves? How does the help?

[Billy Walker]

A quick glance of the FA Handbook (which I think the Premier League follows?) states:

"8.14 All matches shall be played on the home and away principle and the Board shall determine
how the fixtures shall be arranged."

This is where it gets sticky.