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

[ChicagoLion]

Yes seen that reported OMV and Clubs are asking why they have not discussed it with the Broadcasters or if they have they are not sharing.
Something very smelly going on.

[john2710]

We're just going to to have to play our way out of it.
Neither the Government nor the PL are going to block it restarting.

I don't see fans clamouring for football to restart, other than the obvious few. It's going to be a shit product served up just to fulfil financial obligations. But I guess those with their fingers in the pie don't care about that. The moneymen are clinging to a model that no longer exists. There's going to be dozens of clubs going to the wall over the next few months.

Football in empty, neutral stadiums with half-fit / half-arsed players is going to be a truly shit product & not one I'm prepared to pay for.
 
I wonder if there are any insurance implications of playing under the constraints the PL want to impose? Who is covering the risk? The clubs / players / the PL. It won't be the insurance companies....

[ChicagoLion]

We're just going to to have to play our way out of it.
Neither the Government nor the PL are going to block it restarting.

I don't see fans clamouring for football to restart, other than the obvious few. It's going to be a shit product served up just to fulfil financial obligations. But I guess those with their fingers in the pie don't care about that. The moneymen are clinging to a model that no longer exists. There's going to be dozens of clubs going to the wall over the next few months.

Football in empty, neutral stadiums with half-fit / half-arsed players is going to be a truly shit product & not one I'm prepared to pay for.
 
I wonder if there are any insurance implications of playing under the constraints the PL want to impose? Who is covering the risk? The clubs / players / the PL. It won't be the insurance companies....

The existing insurance will not cover this and new insurance will be eye wateringly expensive  , if it is even available. The insurance industry is in deep shit.

[Lastfootstamper]

If they're in the shit, why are they giving voluntary refunds on car insurance? I'm fairly sure that the insurance companies will, as ever, have pretty well covered their own arses.

[ChicagoLion]

If they're in the shit, why are they giving voluntary refunds on car insurance? I'm fairly sure that the insurance companies will, as ever, have pretty well covered their own arses.

So why they asking for government assistance?

[PaulWinch again]

If they're in the shit, why are they giving voluntary refunds on car insurance? I'm fairly sure that the insurance companies will, as ever, have pretty well covered their own arses.

I wouldn’t have thought so. They’ll return unfair gains.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

Has anyone on here done the calculation of what the 'final' league table would look like based on PPM/PPG and the balance of home and away fixtures remaining?

We have a much better home record than the average of our home and away results and more remaining home fixtures, so we would have a different final total based on how the calculation is done.

[nevillain]

Has anyone on here done the calculation of what the 'final' league table would look like based on PPM/PPG and the balance of home and away fixtures remaining?
We have a much better home record than the average of our home and away results and more remaining home fixtures, so we would have a different final total based on how the calculation is done.

Go back a few pages 253 I think. If you dare

[Russ aka Big Nose]

Has anyone on here done the calculation of what the 'final' league table would look like based on PPM/PPG and the balance of home and away fixtures remaining?
We have a much better home record than the average of our home and away results and more remaining home fixtures, so we would have a different final total based on how the calculation is done.

Go back a few pages 253 I think. If you dare

Thanks. Still need snookers then.

I have not really considered what will happen as football has, rightly, been put in context given the devastating impact of Covid-19.

It does feel like the chatter about a return to playing has been ramped-up - though in my opinion that has more to do with a failing Government looking to distract the masses than it does to any sincere wish to "lift the nation's spirits" or being the next sure step in "following the science".

Take care. UTV.

[Pete3206]

With a game in hand, we're not at the snookers stage yet.

[Ad@m]

What's really annoying about the PPG calculations is that had we actually turned up against Leicester in that final game and picked up a point, rather than roll over for them we'd be safe in a PPG basis, no matter how you cut it.

Ultimately, whilst it would be a ridiculous way to get relegated, if we do end up going down it's difficult to see how we could blame anyone else.

[phantom limb]

What's really annoying about the PPG calculations is that had we actually turned up against Leicester in that final game and picked up a point, rather than roll over for them we'd be safe in a PPG basis, no matter how you cut it.

Ultimately, whilst it would be a ridiculous way to get relegated, if we do end up going down it's difficult to see how we could blame anyone else.

I’d like to blame VAR a bit.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

With a game in hand, we're not at the snookers stage yet.

True. What I meant was that we weren't 'safe' if the PPG calculation was weighted based on home and away results and remaining fixtures.

[Lastfootstamper]

If they're in the shit, why are they giving voluntary refunds on car insurance? I'm fairly sure that the insurance companies will, as ever, have pretty well covered their own arses.

So why they asking for government assistance?

Are they? I can't find that. I'm basing it on the car insurance refund, burglary being right down, and the bloke from the ABI stating in the middle of March that it's the wrong type of virus if anybody's expecting a business interruption payout, or words to that effect.

[aj2k77]

What's really annoying about the PPG calculations is that had we actually turned up against Leicester in that final game and picked up a point, rather than roll over for them we'd be safe in a PPG basis, no matter how you cut it.

Ultimately, whilst it would be a ridiculous way to get relegated, if we do end up going down it's difficult to see how we could blame anyone else.

I’d like to blame VAR a bit.

And having 10 games left, 6 at home.