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

[PaulWinch again]

Club statement update:

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/Club-Statement-FA-Cup-tie/

On the face of it that sounds fucking bonkers.

[cdbearsfan]

Club statement update:

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/Club-Statement-FA-Cup-tie/

The "related news" below jinxed us.

[Legion]

Club statement update:

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/Club-Statement-FA-Cup-tie/

The "related news" below jinxed us.

Very good.

[eamonn]

Ha, yeah, clocked that.

[rougegorge]

With some foresight and contingency planning, the league cup should not have taken place this season, but the competitions that make even less sense in a global crisis are the European club competitions.

At the very least, they should have minimised clubs jetting all over Europe and dispensed with the group stages and two-legged matches.

[Legion]

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[Legion]

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As I like to be ahead of the curve i like to inform anyone who isnt aware that an agreement has already been made if season  20/21 were to stop due to covid-19
I don't know the threshold of how many games played but PPG to finish the season has already been voted and decided upon if coronavirus means the season is cancelled..

 And as we all know previously with project restart the premier league would require all teams to have played same number of matches though in this circumstances and the very real threat the country is facing don't know if the exact equal number of matches played by all clubs have to be achieved

*Amended my typo'.*

That is not what I meant. The reason they have continued with rougegorge's very valid prior post about European competitions still taking place is financial.

[Dave]

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As I like to be ahead of the curve i like to inform anyone who isnt aware that an agreement has already been made if season  20/21 were to stop due to covid-19
I don't know the threshold of how many games played but PPG to finish the season has already been voted and decided upon if coronavirus means the season is cancelled..

 And as we all know previously with project restart the premier league would require all teams to have played same number of matches though in this circumstances and the very real threat the country is facing don't know if the exact equal number of matches played by all clubs have to be achieved

*Amended my typo'.*

That is not what I meant. The reason they have continued with rougegorge's very valid prior post about European competitions still taking place is financial.

No more or less than the decision for any other league or competition to take place.

[Legion]

Aston Villa plan to play youth team against Liverpool in FA Cup after Covid outbreak - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55575321

[pauliewalnuts]

I can't remember if i already said this but I know exactly what is going to happen here, because this is the sort of thing that happens to Aston Villa.

First season pause - emerge from it much stronger, make amazing recovery and survive in top flight.

New season - begin brilliantly, play great football, show immense hope for the future.

Next season pause - we'll emerge from it newly as shit as we were before the original pause.

[passport1]

You mean this has all been a dream?

[pauliewalnuts]

You mean this has all been a dream?

Put it like this. If this was an episode of Dallas, we'd be Victoria Principal encountering Dead Bobby Ewing in the shower room.

[Legion]

You mean this has all been a dream?

A bloody good one over the last few months.

[LeeB]

I can't remember if i already said this but I know exactly what is going to happen here, because this is the sort of thing that happens to Aston Villa.

First season pause - emerge from it much stronger, make amazing recovery and survive in top flight.

New season - begin brilliantly, play great football, show immense hope for the future.

Next season pause - we'll emerge from it newly as shit as we were before the original pause.

And, the year we were finally, definitely going to win the FA Cup this happens.

[SoccerHQ]

Hopefully Newcastle lose to Arsenal as they should.

Unless we perform one of sporting miracles of the decade would mean 4th round weekend is free for both clubs and we can at least get that fixture played given our next two league games will probably be postponed.

Two weeks time so majority of squad should be o.k by then.