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

[sid1964]

What they should do any team that has a game in hand plays that game first and then if no further games can be played at least every team will have played the same number of games

We would play Sheffield Utd in our game

[brian green]

Sorry to be late with it Aftab but I love your pun about Germany going round the wall.  I would call that Bending it like Beckenbauer.

[adrenachrome]

A local newspaper is reporting:

Bumper football TV package proposed with Aston Villa's first opponents set to be Chelsea

Aston Villa, Premier League - Sky Sports will air four of the games next month, including the Friday night clash, with BT Sport showing another one. The other five are likely to be made free-to-air.

[exigo]

Decent article in Unherd. Why top flight football is in league with the devil.

Linky.

[aev]

Decent article in Unherd. Why top flight football is in league with the devil.

Linky.

Yep good read that.

[Footy-Vill]

I wish Premier Clubs could bail out the league one and league two clubs.
They could do that or some clubs at least.
And then cancel premier league season but let the lower league clubs play out.

[andyh]

I wish Premier Clubs could bail out the league one and league two clubs.
They could do that or some clubs at least.
And then cancel premier league season but let the lower league clubs play out.

What ??

[in exile]

Oh god, please don't encourage him or her

[andyh]

https://www.skysports.com/share/11988442

I really don’t understand why the government are now ‘pushing’ for this.

[LeeB]

https://www.skysports.com/share/11988442

I really don’t understand why the government are now ‘pushing’ for this.

Need something to placate the masses with.

[aev]

https://www.skysports.com/share/11988442

I really don’t understand why the government are now ‘pushing’ for this.

Need something to placate the masses with.

Looks like everyone is passing on the responsibility to everyone else. Not really sure if it is new news or not, Dowden et al have made it clear for weeks they won’t stand in the way of it returning.

[brian green]

Beer and circuses.  I blame the Romans.

[old man villa fan]

https://www.skysports.com/share/11988442

I really don’t understand why the government are now ‘pushing’ for this.

I don't think they are.  I think they are trying to push it back to football and don't want to be seen saying no you can't continue.  I read earlier that the medical officer said that football had to show they could make non-contact/social distancing training work first before they would even consider approving the next step up in training.

At some point we will get back to normal but that is not going to be until after the winter.  What few want to discuss is how do they make next season work in a way that can bring money in because they know that means abandoning this season.

[Cliftonville Villlain]

It can't happen and it mustn't happen. Infections are continuing amongst players. It's still ongoing. The season has been a dead loss but declare Liverpool champions as they have been streets ahead of everyone else, scrap relegation which, although good for us, is too close to call and even though we were truly shit at the end there, we might have escaped, and promote Leeds and Albion.

[Ad@m]

It can't happen and it mustn't happen. Infections are continuing amongst players. It's still ongoing. The season has been a dead loss but declare Liverpool champions as they have been streets ahead of everyone else, scrap relegation which, although good for us, is too close to call and even though we were truly shit at the end there, we might have escaped, and promote Leeds and Albion.

Sadly, Germany and Italy leading the way in getting their top flights back up and running, despite continuing positive cases with players, will give the Premier League all the excuse they need to start back up again.