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

[Big Ming]

The very least that is required is that Villa should have played the same number of games as everyone else before an average points solution is applied.

That would require just Villa and Sheffield Utd to train ahead of a one off fixture behind closed doors at VP.

The rest of the Premier League can stand down.

Doesn't solve the TV money problem/ sponsorships or a host of other issues, but it gives us a fighting chance.

[Billy Walker]

There is one model that suits us and that is if they roll back the placings to the last round of fixtures where we had all played an equal amount - that would be Round 27 where we would be in 17th place.

[Big Ming]

There is one model that suits us and that is if they roll back the placings to the last round of fixtures where we had all played an equal amount - that would be Round 27 where we would be in 17th place.

The lawyers would be all over that.

[Legion]

How about putting all teams in alphabetical order? We'd be third behind AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal.

[hilts_coolerking]

How about putting all teams in alphabetical order? We'd be third behind AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal.

Fuckin Bournemouth, they did that on purpose for just such an eventuality.

[Billy Walker]

There is one model that suits us and that is if they roll back the placings to the last round of fixtures where we had all played an equal amount - that would be Round 27 where we would be in 17th place.

The lawyers would be all over that.

Yeah, I think the lawyers are going to be all over every PPG scenario.

[chrisw1]

The very least that is required is that Villa should have played the same number of games as everyone else before an average points solution is applied.

The idea of average points is that isn't required.

[LukeJames]

What the fuck does the  A' in AFC Bournemouth even stand for? Athletic? I have not heard 1 single person ever call them Atletic Football Club Bornemouth, They have definately done that too be top in pre-season. Fair play.

[dave.woodhall]

What the fuck does the  A' in AFC Bournemouth even stand for? Athletic? I have not heard 1 single person ever call them Atletic Football Club Bornemouth, They have definately done that too be top in pre-season. Fair play.

Association. A few clubs, such as Sunderland, have AFC at the end of their name, presumably to distinguish them from rugby clubs which isn't the case for Bournemouth.

[johnc]

How about putting all teams in alphabetical order? We'd be third behind AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal.

To be honest I think we would struggle in the Champions League next season

[The Edge]

Would we stay up using the Duckworth Lewis Method?

It is all about money so it should be decided by the Martin Lewis method.

I suspect we will kick off the season again in June and fulfill the fixtures, which is the fairest thing to do in my opinion.

There's only one fair solution. We resume the season only when it's declared safe to do so and the fixtures are played at the venues that were agreed at the start of the season and with fans in the ground. Any variation of that will be unfair on someone. If we have to wait 6 months then so be it. The game will survive and hopefully all the players will too.

[john2710]

The PL are asking the gov't that games are played at home stadiums. As I understand it the police are the ones who've requested games are played at neutral venues. I can't see the police providing the resources to enable games at VP.

[LeeB]

Would we stay up using the Duckworth Lewis Method?

It is all about money so it should be decided by the Martin Lewis method.

I suspect we will kick off the season again in June and fulfill the fixtures, which is the fairest thing to do in my opinion.

So they'll void the season, then make up the deficit in income by collectively bargaining for better electricity and gas bills?

Cool.

[Ad@m]

Out of interest, what's the police's beef with playing at the normal venues?

Pritti Vacant was on the telly a week or so ago telling everyone what a fantastic job she'd done because pub fights were down, burglaries were down, shoplifting was down, etc.

The police have probably never had it so quiet. 

[old man villa fan]

The PL are asking the gov't that games are played at home stadiums. As I understand it the police are the ones who've requested games are played at neutral venues. I can't see the police providing the resources to enable games at VP.

Won't the resource be the same wherever matches are played.  Unless the PL are going to pay for the police, the home club should be responsible for police costs, not a neutral venue local authority.