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

[CT]

Cancel relegation, end the season, promote Albion and Fulham and have a bigger league next year, easy.

Promote Leeds and Fulham. FTA.

[cdbearsfan]

Leeds would have bottled it. I'll compromise and promote Fulham and Brentford. Actually, fuck those game-raising ******. We'll have Fulham and Forest, instead. The latter re-sign Lansbury for £20 million as part of the deal.

[Sexual Ealing]

A good point by Collymore on Twitter (assuming it's true):

I've seen it all now.

Journalists lauding Rick Parry's "parachute payments are an evil" comments as some sort of Che Guevara-esque revolutionary act.

As CEO of the Premier League he literally built the system he's now arguing against!

[cdward]

So here's the latest ridiculous idea from Gary Neville:
Finish the Premier League abroad as UK environment isn't safe enough. Neville suggests league should resume "in an environment that has proven it can handle this virus"
 "If the Premier League are really serious about delivering the matches that remain in a safe environment they would move it to the two or three spots that are within three or four hours of this country that are coronavirus free.

"They would take the Premier League players, broadcasters and media over, quarantine for a week or two and then deliver it in an environment that has proven it can handle this virus. There are a couple of hotspots in Europe that haven't got coronavirus which could handle the Premier League finishing.


https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11981606/gary-neville-finish-the-premier-league-abroad-as-uk-environment-isnt-safe-enough

[andyh]

So here's the latest ridiculous idea from Gary Neville:
Finish the Premier League abroad as UK environment isn't safe enough. Neville suggests league should resume "in an environment that has proven it can handle this virus"
 "If the Premier League are really serious about delivering the matches that remain in a safe environment they would move it to the two or three spots that are within three or four hours of this country that are coronavirus free.

"They would take the Premier League players, broadcasters and media over, quarantine for a week or two and then deliver it in an environment that has proven it can handle this virus. There are a couple of hotspots in Europe that haven't got coronavirus which could handle the Premier League finishing.


https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11981606/gary-neville-finish-the-premier-league-abroad-as-uk-environment-isnt-safe-enough

What a twat

[themossman]

I’m sure those places that have handled the virus properly would be chuffed at the sight of Jack and Kyle Walker rocking up.

[David_Nab]

The EFL and PL need to merge , they need to rebrand create a PL 2 and change the massive cut off from dropping down from the PL then you won't have this issue

Make games available to stream legally at cost and use this income to reduce ticket prices to keep grounds full

The PL has its own issues soon if  UEFA get their way change champs league to league winners only qualify and Europ league Semi finalists essentially no more top 4 race. 

[cdbearsfan]

The EFL and PL need to merge , they need to rebrand create a PL 2 and change the massive cut off from dropping down from the PL then you won't have this issue

Make games available to stream legally at cost and use this income to reduce ticket prices to keep grounds full

The PL has its own issues soon if  UEFA get their way change champs league to league winners only qualify and Europ league Semi finalists essentially no more top 4 race.

Would the first idea not just create a similar "massive cut off" between PL2 and whatever the third tier was called?

[Jon Crofts]

The football authorities really are showing themselves up to be some of the worst kinds of people.

[tony scott]

Well if we’re going for shortened  half’s ,why not go the whole hog play a 5 a side tournament over a W/e indoors done and dusted quick as you like.

[David_Nab]

The EFL and PL need to merge , they need to rebrand create a PL 2 and change the massive cut off from dropping down from the PL then you won't have this issue

Make games available to stream legally at cost and use this income to reduce ticket prices to keep grounds full

The PL has its own issues soon if  UEFA get their way change champs league to league winners only qualify and Europ league Semi finalists essentially no more top 4 race.

Would the first idea not just create a similar "massive cut off" between PL2 and whatever the third tier was called?

PL3 Maybe but obviously the issue is sharing of funds mostly generated by the top league but when you see the TV deals come to £3bil and 2.9bil goes in wages then with wage caps for example it could be distributed better.

[eamonn]

Just cancel football forever. No one's ever going to agree on 'owt. We can happily discuss Stefan Beinlich and Franzzz Carr til we die and never have to feel bad because of the Villa ever again.

[Des Little]

Well if we’re going for shortened  half’s ,why not go the whole hog play a 5 a side tournament over a W/e indoors done and dusted quick as you like.

Like it. Get Atari to sponsor it, play it at the NEC but don’t let the D.ogshit take part. They’ve not stopped talking about winning it back then.

Bloody autocorrect!

[Brend'Watkins]

if they compromise the current format in anyway teams will be disadvantaged. Some more than others.  If they're hell bent on finishing the league it has to be played in the same way to the point it stopped.  If they can't do that then it has to be null and void. It's that simple.

[garyellis]

if they compromise the current format in anyway teams will be disadvantaged. Some more than others.  If they're hell bent on finishing the league it has to be played in the same way to the point it stopped.  If they can't do that then it has to be null and void. It's that simple.

Don't be daft that's far too sensible and logical.