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

[Pete3206]

This farce gets more farcical by the day. Chris Morris couldn't write this shit.

[Des Little]

Just need to throw in a dollop of fans congregating at grounds (absolutely guaranteed), and you have the ideal recipe to call the whole thing off.

[Nunkin1965]

Just need to throw in a dollop of fans congregating at grounds (absolutely guaranteed), and you have the ideal recipe to call the whole thing off.

But apparently according to Johnson the whole nation will receive a massive morale boost because the footy is on again.

[brentastonb6]

Arsenal owe the footballing world a relegation so they by right should take up one spot.

You’d better put Everton in for a place too. Kicking off their last home game of the season against Wimbledon  after everyone else thus knowing what was required to stay up . Also as I’m not able to say Wimbledon’s keeper Hans Segars  had  a unusually poor performance that day without being subject to lawsuit I’ll just have to think it.

[cdbearsfan]

Tottenham should have gone down, too, the year they did exactly the same thing that Swindon got relegated for but got away with it because... London.

Oh, and West Ham for the Tevez cheating.

[olaftab]

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

Aha the Stewart Downing method.

[sid1964]

turn away when tackled?, i thought most footballers did that anyway, so there will be no change for most of them!

[Jon Crofts]

turn away when tackled?, i thought most footballers did that anyway, so there will be no change for most of them!

Roy Keane perfected the art.

[Mister E]

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

This is the type of bullsh*t that I despair of.
They're going back to train for a game I do not recognise.

[Dave P]

So far, we've had: -

- Shorter games
- Neutral venues
- Points per game
- Games in Australia
- No look tackles
- Yellow cards for spitting
- 5 subs

They are getting a bit desperate now

[Meanwood Villa]

Tottenham should have gone down, too, the year they did exactly the same thing that Swindon got relegated for but got away with it because... London.

Oh, and West Ham for the Tevez cheating.

I'd forgotten about the Tottenham thing. From a quick Google they were deducted 12 points, fined £600k and banned from the FA cup. Not sure what happened to the fine but on appeal the footballing punishments were rescinded.

So, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham down for past misdemeanours. Agreed?

Edit- fine increased to £1.5m. I'd still relegate them though.

[PaulWinch again]

So far, we've had: -

- Shorter games
- Neutral venues
- Points per game
- Games in Australia
- No look tackles
- Yellow cards for spitting
- 5 subs

They are getting a bit desperate now

I’m assuming it’ll extend to removing the ball soon, after all it touches all the players on the pitch.

[mallo]

It's laughable - if these hangers-on actually had to invent anything other than allowing people to watch a sport, they'd implode. They are literally feckless.

[David_Nab]

There is a reason teams have a preseason , with unlimited subs to get fitness and tactics right. 3 month lay off no full training and they are expected to be up to speed.On the plus side for us everyone else's  fitness levels will be at Drinkwaters so maybe we will get some use from him ..

[andyh]

So far, we've had: -

- Shorter games
- Neutral venues
- Points per game
- Games in Australia
- No look tackles
- Yellow cards for spitting
- 5 subs

They are getting a bit desperate now

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