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

[David_Nab]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-proposals-project-restart-21986815

However, one club told Mirror Sport they fear they will get as little as two or three days of full contact training before the games resume because the Premier League don't want to risk the chances of infection - and that would be asking for trouble.

Players would be thrust back into full action on the back of a long lay-off, staggered training which is a long way from the normal demands of a pre-season and very limited contact sessions - before being asked to play in arguably the most physically demanding league in the world.

The guidelines also state that no soft tissue massages will be allowed and one club medic insisted that some players rely heavily on massages both before and after sessions as their daily routine.

So

1) No proper training before starting to make sure no one test positive so they can get games played

2) No massages etc FFS this are athletes this is ridiculous

Does The Mirror make this up (the answer is probably yes) as it sounds more Sunday League than Premier League.  Currently clubs decide how they train players and much of that is personalised but now they are going to be told how they must do it.  This is getting more ridiculous by the day.  If they are saying it is not going to be safe training and preparing players properly, how can they agree to restart playing matches.

Next on the agenda (i) how do players get to the ground in a safe manner (ii) where do they get changed.

They have to drive in alone and leave in training gear and wash at home , only allowed to go inside to use the toilets

[aldridgeboy]

I just had a Daily Mirror link pop up on FB about the “
Leaked” 5 phrase easing of lockdown.

On that it suggests October for a return of ( behind closed door ) football.

[old man villa fan]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-proposals-project-restart-21986815

However, one club told Mirror Sport they fear they will get as little as two or three days of full contact training before the games resume because the Premier League don't want to risk the chances of infection - and that would be asking for trouble.

Players would be thrust back into full action on the back of a long lay-off, staggered training which is a long way from the normal demands of a pre-season and very limited contact sessions - before being asked to play in arguably the most physically demanding league in the world.

The guidelines also state that no soft tissue massages will be allowed and one club medic insisted that some players rely heavily on massages both before and after sessions as their daily routine.

So

1) No proper training before starting to make sure no one test positive so they can get games played

2) No massages etc FFS this are athletes this is ridiculous

Does The Mirror make this up (the answer is probably yes) as it sounds more Sunday League than Premier League.  Currently clubs decide how they train players and much of that is personalised but now they are going to be told how they must do it.  This is getting more ridiculous by the day.  If they are saying it is not going to be safe training and preparing players properly, how can they agree to restart playing matches.

Next on the agenda (i) how do players get to the ground in a safe manner (ii) where do they get changed.

They have to drive in alone and leave in training gear and wash at home , only allowed to go inside to use the toilets

Interesting if a player doesn't drive or is banned.

Highly trained athletes being treated like pub team players.  Apologies, I used to help run a pub team and we would never treat our players like that.

[Hillbilly]

The more i'm seeing and hearing about this the more i'm convinced that this whole scenario is utterly obscene and literally playing Russian roulette with both players and support staff.  People will congregate to watch games in pub lock ins and house parties, we all know football and football fans, i'm 100% certain it will happen. Similar to Cheltenham and the Liverpool Champions League game that will lead to avoidable infections and most probably more deaths.

I'm also coming to terms with the fact that it will probably happen and that $$ and the Govt wanting some decent PR to take peoples attention away from the death toll will ultimately win the day. 

 

Oz, did you watch any of the AFL round where they played behind closed doors? I watched Richmond v Carlton and it was just plain wrong. I think the novelty would have lasted about one more round and people would have stopped tuning in.

[OzVilla]

Yes I did and they totally lacked any sort of intensity, felt like you were watching a glorified training run. I reckon I stuck with it for the 1st Qtr and a bit but then ended up wandering off and forgot about the game. Same happened with the NRL.   

For those in the UK, Richmond v Carlton is traditionally the opening game of the AFL season, played at the MCG with around 90,000 people there.

[sid1964]

Personally no further games should be played - finish the league as it is - if that means relegation for us, we will just have to accept it, as most have said on here that they are very concerned about the safety of the players and staff of Aston Villa so no further games should be played

Therefore we can have no real argument if they decide to relegate us as 90% on here, don't want us to play anymore football this season, so we can all look forward to the Championship next season - imagine Reading away no fans in the ground - cant wait to watch the highlights of that one! at least we will have Hogan back up front - not sure who will be in midfield as most of the current lot be long gone, don't blame them who wants to play in the championship!

But I would like to see the premier league expanded for next season (whenever that starts) to include the current 20 teams + top 2 of the championship - no European football and no league cup games, then at the end of that season the bottom 5 are relegated.

[frank black]

It will be very interesting to see what happens after restarting if it needs canceling after a couple of games....who they relegating then?

May I suggest we need a good start in June.

[aev]

Nice story in the Daily Mail this morning.

[OzVilla]

Yeah, putting in 3 of our most gutless performances of the season in our last 4 games have really dropped us in the shit hasn't it.

[LeeB]

Personally no further games should be played - finish the league as it is - if that means relegation for us, we will just have to accept it, as most have said on here that they are very concerned about the safety of the players and staff of Aston Villa so no further games should be played

Therefore we can have no real argument if they decide to relegate us as 90% on here, don't want us to play anymore football this season, so we can all look forward to the Championship next season - imagine Reading away no fans in the ground - cant wait to watch the highlights of that one! at least we will have Hogan back up front - not sure who will be in midfield as most of the current lot be long gone, don't blame them who wants to play in the championship!

But I would like to see the premier league expanded for next season (whenever that starts) to include the current 20 teams + top 2 of the championship - no European football and no league cup games, then at the end of that season the bottom 5 are relegated.

We're 2 points from safety with a home game against Sheff Utd in hand, and you'd just accept being relegated?

I'm fucking glad your not in charge of my club.

[The Edge]

Personally no further games should be played - finish the league as it is - if that means relegation for us, we will just have to accept it, as most have said on here that they are very concerned about the safety of the players and staff of Aston Villa so no further games should be played

Therefore we can have no real argument if they decide to relegate us as 90% on here, don't want us to play anymore football this season, so we can all look forward to the Championship next season - imagine Reading away no fans in the ground - cant wait to watch the highlights of that one! at least we will have Hogan back up front - not sure who will be in midfield as most of the current lot be long gone, don't blame them who wants to play in the championship!

But I would like to see the premier league expanded for next season (whenever that starts) to include the current 20 teams + top 2 of the championship - no European football and no league cup games, then at the end of that season the bottom 5 are relegated.

Most people on here,myself included, want the season to be played out but only when it's safe to do so. Personally i think the whole behind closed doors on a neutral venue is a load of bollocks where the only agenda is money and making sure the "elite" clubs get their place at the european cash cow. Why would any Villa supporter or official accept relegation when we have played one less game than our relegation rivals? 

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Contradicting him/herself within the space of 3 paragraphs regarding Villa takes some doing!
Yet sid1964 is consistent in wanting the bitters promoted (or is it leeds?) however it's done.  I wonder why?

[Dick Edwards]

I might have missed it amongst all of the absurd  clusterfuck of ideas of project restart but how are the Championship clubs hoping to finish the season whilst maintaining integrity?

[chrisw1]

Personally no further games should be played - finish the league as it is - if that means relegation for us, we will just have to accept it, as most have said on here that they are very concerned about the safety of the players and staff of Aston Villa so no further games should be played

Therefore we can have no real argument if they decide to relegate us as 90% on here, don't want us to play anymore football this season, so we can all look forward to the Championship next season - imagine Reading away no fans in the ground - cant wait to watch the highlights of that one! at least we will have Hogan back up front - not sure who will be in midfield as most of the current lot be long gone, don't blame them who wants to play in the championship!

But I would like to see the premier league expanded for next season (whenever that starts) to include the current 20 teams + top 2 of the championship - no European football and no league cup games, then at the end of that season the bottom 5 are relegated.

We're 2 points from safety with a home game against Sheff Utd in hand, and you'd just accept being relegated?

I'm fucking glad your not in charge of my club.

Exactly.  Whatever the rights and wrongs of restarting one thing we should absolutely not do is accecpt the financial catastrophe of relegation just to be nice.

Fuck that, we should fight for our survival in the PL, whether that is on the pitch or in the Court rooms.

If the season is played out, the top 6 insisitng on relegation just to keep the integrity of their European places is selfish in the extreme.  Yeah, we'll bend over and take a £200m hit just so your cash cow remains intact. 

[curiousorange]

The solution in that case is simple: if they want relegation, pony up £200 million to each of the relegated clubs.