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

[mr underhill]

yet they are!

[OzVilla]

Blimey, I hope Purslow’s got a bit more fight about him than some of you lot.

[Pete3206]

A third Brighton player test positive for COVID-19. Restart my arse.

Mark Goldbridge of "United we stand" already saying it's "convenient" that this has happened to Brighton and pretty much saying they've done it deliberately. Also mentioned Jack being out (how many weeks ago) as another sign of a club not wanting a restart.

This will, I assume, be a typical reaction from one of the Sky favourites.

Plopper fans across Twitter and RAWK seem to be on the same page with this. Thoughts and prayers are with them.

[Nunkin1965]

If this is true, People like Mark Goldbridge whoever the fuck he is should think about bigger things rather than football.

[Damo70]

There is a lot of stone throwing in glass houses and everybody accusing everyone else of self interest without any self awareness regarding the irony of that stance.

[David_Nab]

There is a lot of stone throwing in glass houses and everybody accusing everyone else of self interest without any self awareness regarding the irony of that stance.

Especially Sports Journalists who currently have fuck all to write about...Alan Nixon being one of the worst who incidentally was tweeting out weeks ago that bottom clubs would have positive results to sabotage the league 

[Brend'Watkins]

Blimey, I hope Purslow’s got a bit more fight about him than some of you lot.

You’re right. The towel has gone in before the fight has Even started.

Rules are set out before the start. Without going deep into it what we have is 38 games for 19 teams each played home and away in their own stadiums. 19 of those games are in front of their own supporters. If for whatever reason that isn’t possible to achieve In that format that tournament is null and void.  You can’t move the goalposts ( no pun intended) if it isn’t achievable unless all 19 teams agree to the outcome. That simply isn’t going to happen unless the spectre of relegation is removed. If there’s a financial penalty imposed by sponsors etc then that is shared equally by all 19 members. It might be that in this instance the premier league want to change the rules but unless all agree then it’s a non starter. If they go ahead regardless law suits will ensue. There will be at least 3 cases to contend with if this PPG is the outcome.

The Premier league have had it very good for 28 years. This is the first time they will have a bit of ‘hardship’. They need to just accept it like we and every other business/organisation will have to. They are not unique.

[ChicagoLion]

Brend are you taking this from the Premier League rule book?
Because I think it says that the clubs can form a committee and require a 2/3rds vote to change the rules.

[aev]

Brend are you taking this from the Premier League rule book?
Because I think it says that the clubs can form a committee and require a 2/3rds vote to change the rules.

Think this is the 14 votes we keep hearing about I guess. So bottom 6 alone wouldn’t be enough but to be honest you’d think there would be a legal case if the fundamental rules of the competition were changed (whether the vote passed or not)?

[olaftab]

Blimey, I hope Purslow’s got a bit more fight about him than some of you lot.

Yes so do I. Supporter are behaving typically as we do at the match. Other team is always going to score, we are shit at everything,  the Ref will be always against us and all luck will favour the opposition.

[old man villa fan]

Brend are you taking this from the Premier League rule book?
Because I think it says that the clubs can form a committee and require a 2/3rds vote to change the rules.

Think this is the 14 votes we keep hearing about I guess. So bottom 6 alone wouldn’t be enough but to be honest you’d think there would be a legal case if the fundamental rules of the competition were changed (whether the vote passed or not)?

I suppose it depends on what they are allowed to legally change and when.  A vote and acceptance based on the required majority for something in the future e.g. say next season, will be different to a change now where some members can gain a financial benefit at the expense of others.

[ChicagoLion]

There maybe a difference between what they can do within the PL rules and what would be accepted in a Court of Law.
I did read the rules when this first started and I am pretty sure it said they can form special committees.
You can download the rules.

[Brend'Watkins]

No I haven’t read any rules or any contingency plan (Rule) in the case of a rule change. I’m sure if there was such a plan we’d know all about it by now so I can make the assumption that there isn’t. That being the case, there is very much a case to fight and a case very much in favour of those who might be disadvantaged. A committee means the square root of fuck all if 3 teams are to be disadvantaged resulting in a negative outcome.

[aj2k77]

A player getting the virus is convenient? What a childish attitude, 30,000+ people have been diagnosed with it this week alone, it's hardly rare.

[ChicagoLion]

No I haven’t read any rules or any contingency plan (Rule) in the case of a rule change. I’m sure if there was such a plan we’d know all about it by now so I can make the assumption that there isn’t. That being the case, there is very much a case to fight and a case very much in favour of those who might be disadvantaged. A committee means the square root of fuck all if 3 teams are to be disadvantaged resulting in a negative outcome.

You stated above that they could not change unless all 19 teams agree, now you say you have not read the rules. It’s been pretty widely reported that they can take a vote on a 2/3rds so you have heard about it.
As I said, it may not stand up in a court of law.