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

[Brend'Watkins]

They've had a million meetings now and come out with nothing substantial whatsoever.

Exactly, so much scrabbling around and nothing concrete has come out of this.

I am not a lawyer but it would make no sense for the FA to demand or insist on relegation (and the financial consequences for the relegated teams) from a league on some arbitrary calculation with so many games of the season left.

I think they know that what ever they do outside the norm litigation will follow. With that in mind it's a case of make it look like you're doing something until it's dragged on long enough to do what should have been done from the outset.

You'd think that would mean a 23 team league next season.

No.  2019/20 season Null and Void. 2020/21 starts when there is the all clear.   

[David_Nab]

Sadiq Khan is reportedly against football/sport in general restarting in London according to the Standard.

Worried about the Liverpool fans like himself turning up

[john e]

if the worry is Liverpool fans turning up at Anfield to celebrate winning the league

it’s not going to negate it by them Playing at a neutral ground as they are second only to the mancs for having millions of fans/arseholes in every town in the country

I’m surrounded by reds from the north west and I’m nearly 300 miles away from the fucking wankspangles

[aev]

So the policeman that told some clubs to get a grip now looks as though he has got a grip, as clubs may well be able to play at their own grounds afterall.

[David_Nab]

The game changer is the FA chiming in I think. If they are serious about exercising a veto against any removal of promotion/relegation that’s that.

I’ve always felt the game’s will be played anyway, if they are I still think we’ll stay up and I think whoever gets relegated will take legal action.

I also think one of Leeds are Albion won’t get promoted if they play out their games. No doubt they’ll be pushing for PPG after lecturing everyone about ‘integrity’.

So then the FA can explain how they allowed lower leagues to end
This could include no relegation in EFL 2
How do they justify different rules when it suits them ?

Well

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/12/premier-leagueclubs-could-oppose-promotion-project-restart-goes/

[Villafirst]

Football won't be restarting anytime soon. Villa are most likely consulting their lawyers already. Stupid FA insisting on relegation of teams; I hope they've got deep pockets.

[David_Nab]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/12/premier-league-tell-players-play-now-risk-no-football-next-year/

Turn away when you are tackled FFS

[VinnieChase84]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/12/premier-league-tell-players-play-now-risk-no-football-next-year/

Turn away when you are tackled FFS

Player turning head away to tackle in fear of corona and in turn catching the man. Ref plays on then VAR sends them off. Can literally see it now

[David_Nab]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/12/premier-league-tell-players-play-now-risk-no-football-next-year/

Turn away when you are tackled FFS

Player turning head away to tackle in fear of corona and in turn catching the man. Ref plays on then VAR sends them off. Can literally see it now

Do GK's have to turn away when claiming a high ball in a packed box ?

[exiled on the wirral!]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/12/premier-league-tell-players-play-now-risk-no-football-next-year/

Turn away when you are tackled FFS

Player turning head away to tackle in fear of corona and in turn catching the man. Ref plays on then VAR sends them off. Can literally see it now

Do GK's have to turn away when claiming a high ball in a packed box ?

Gabor Kiraly turned away from a pea-roller at Old Trafford in a cup tie once, so anything is possible.

[LeeB]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/12/premier-league-tell-players-play-now-risk-no-football-next-year/

Turn away when you are tackled FFS

Player turning head away to tackle in fear of corona and in turn catching the man. Ref plays on then VAR sends them off. Can literally see it now

Do GK's have to turn away when claiming a high ball in a packed box ?

Gabor Kiraly turned away from a pea-roller at Old Trafford in a cup tie once, so anything is possible.

The angriest I've ever been at a single player wearing our colours at any one time


*I was at the Norwich game with the Hodge thing but was a bit young to get it at the time.

[ChicagoLion]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/12/premier-league-tell-players-play-now-risk-no-football-next-year/

Turn away when you are tackled FFS

Have these twats ever actually played football?
Twats

[PeterWithesShin]

Tackling will be banned, pitches disinfected and players restricted to groups of five when the Premier League starts a first phase of team training.

Official protocols sent to players and managers on Tuesday and obtained by the BBC reveal that social distancing must be "strictly observed".

Corner-flags, balls, cones, goalposts and even playing surfaces will be disinfected after each session.

Full article https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52635005

[Steve67]

Sounds as safe as houses. What can possibly go wrong?

[David_Nab]

So

Players have had 2 months not able to train fully
If allowed back they can only train in small groups non contact
A week before games start then they can train fully at which point it will be 3 months or so since they trained fully
Then they will be thrown into 2 games a week
Oh and physio etc after games will be restricted

It's a joke