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

[OzVilla]

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?

Apparently they’re not sure they can as some clubs will struggle to afford it - but regardless Parry still expects promotions to be honoured. And they way Leeds and WBA go on you’d think they were 25 points clear not 'The Mighty Reds YNWA'.

[baddowvillans]

Whilst I believe that the idea of trying to fudge a way of playing football at a time when people are still dying in numbers is obscene, I am increasingly seeing that it is becoming inevitable. 

Playing Man Utd, Chelsea, Wolves and Arsenal away again doesnt fill me with confidence as all are still going for European places so I wonder just having play offs for the top and bottom teams wouldn't just be fairer.  At the bottom end of the table that would put us in a 6 team league where yes we would still be playing on neutral grounds but at least then on the same basis as other teams.  If we finish in the bottom 3 of that league we absolutely deserve what we get and will just have to go back to the Championship. 

[curiousorange]

See, that's what I don't get about this hankering after relegation. So fine, we play the bowdlerised games and don't do enough to 'stay up', but Leeds and West Brom sit on their arses and get promoted because their league doesn't have the resources to be resolved. Yeah, fair plan.

[chrisw1]

The Daily Mail article says something I was a bit worried about.  If the bottom 3 refuse to play they will vote us to be relegated, whether on a ppg or current standing we'd still be fucked.

This is always the trump card they had to force through a vote. 

[David_Nab]

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?

Apparently they’re not sure they can as some clubs will struggle to afford it - but regardless Parry still expects promotions to be honoured. And they way Leeds and WBA go on you’d think they were 25 points clear not 'The Mighty Reds YNWA'.

The championship want to play but L1/L2 say its not affordable with no fans so the EFL has it own split to work out before worrying about PL.

[The Edge]

The Daily Mail article says something I was a bit worried about.  If the bottom 3 refuse to play they will vote us to be relegated, whether on a ppg or current standing we'd still be fucked.

This is always the trump card they had to force through a vote.

And our very wealthy owners would take the self serving bastards to court.

[Brend'Watkins]

The Daily Mail article says something I was a bit worried about.  If the bottom 3 refuse to play they will vote us to be relegated, whether on a ppg or current standing we'd still be fucked.

This is always the trump card they had to force through a vote.

And our very wealthy owners would take the self serving bastards to court.

Exactly. And they'd win.

[Billy Walker]

The Daily Mail article says something I was a bit worried about.  If the bottom 3 refuse to play they will vote us to be relegated, whether on a ppg or current standing we'd still be fucked.

This is always the trump card they had to force through a vote.

And our very wealthy owners would take the self serving bastards to court.

Yes, and this would possibly delay the Premier League coming back in any shape of form until after the legal dispute is resolved, again, costing the EPL and other clubs millions.

[Sexual Ealing]

Would it though?

I may be remembering incorrectly, but when Sheff Utd were relegated by West Ham's dodgy player ownership weren't they just sent down with compensation agreed at a later date. That said, I can't remember whether it went to court.

[aj2k77]

The Daily Mail article says something I was a bit worried about.  If the bottom 3 refuse to play they will vote us to be relegated, whether on a ppg or current standing we'd still be fucked.

This is always the trump card they had to force through a vote. 

Relegated after player 28 games and 15 of them away, that would be a hilariously shit decision and one I'm fully expecting them to concoct.

[DB]

I stopped reading after Dail Mail article.

[Villan82]

See, that's what I don't get about this hankering after relegation. So fine, we play the bowdlerised games and don't do enough to 'stay up', but Leeds and West Brom sit on their arses and get promoted because their league doesn't have the resources to be resolved. Yeah, fair plan.

it's grossly unfair and I think I am done with football. We should be fighting tooth and nail against this rigged game.

[NeilH]

Just to put some perspective into the whole will they/won't they closed doors/neutral grounds affair. The government here has just announced that no large scale events will take place until a vaccine is found and being distributed. That means Eredivisie football being played behind closed doors for potentially a year and the only way to watch your team play will be online; details of how this will be organized and if it will be through a subscription base are obviously still to be fleshed out.

[sid1964]

So if Purslow fails to get his way and we are relegated - does he get the sack?

[PeterWithe]

Just to put some perspective into the whole will they/won't they closed doors/neutral grounds affair. The government here has just announced that no large scale events will take place until a vaccine is found and being distributed. That means Eredivisie football being played behind closed doors for potentially a year and the only way to watch your team play will be online; details of how this will be organized and if it will be through a subscription base are obviously still to be fleshed out.

Interesting. Ta

Ive got pretty much zero interest in watching Villa on a laptop on my own.