Coronavirus and Football

shonbo wrote:

RegGreen wrote:

Yeah cos it’s really the lefts fault is it all this Tory incompetence try saying that to the people who have lost loves one due to There incompetence many lives could have been saved  and when this finally all over hope there held accountable

I think we should start with looking at China!

That is already happening though, what with the U.S putting the boot in.

29 Palms wrote:

A true picture of causalities won't emerge until all this is long over. Years maybe!

Each country is recording and reporting deaths 'related' to AND 'directly' from CV-19 in different ways.

I don't understand the infatuation with the death figures from some people. Just thank your lucky stars you're still here and probable living in a part of the country which is least affected.

I also don't understand why even finishing the season is be contemplated, in any league! Scrap the season, award promotions and relegations based on current positions and be done with it.

What we should be thinking about is if we can even start next season in August! Personally I don't think we will. I don't think we'll see next season until the new year, at the earliest.

Football as we know/knew it isn't coming back anytime soon, sadly

I'm not obsessed with the death figures what I'm fighting about is bone idle cut and paste of I'll informed and misleading figures being spouted off as proof of bad government. If someone wants to use the data to beat the government with then crack on but at least do us all a favour (not aimed at you btw) and at least go to WHO or ECDC and get some data from there instead of making figures up.
I think in time we need an inquiry and fooking right that people should stand to account for decisions they've made. At the moment the last thing we need is a witch hunt we need to all pull together to get out the other end first.

Lockdown has to be eased at some point as the only way we can return to anything like "normal" life is by more people becoming resistant. As a vaccine may be a year away, the only way to do that is to catch the virus and recover.

Grovehill wrote:

Lockdown has to be eased at some point as the only way we can return to anything like "normal" life is by more people becoming resistant. As a vaccine may be a year away, the only way to do that is to catch the virus and recover.

Don’t forget to let us know how it went

Grovehill wrote:

Lockdown has to be eased at some point as the only way we can return to anything like "normal" life is by more people becoming resistant. As a vaccine may be a year away, the only way to do that is to catch the virus and recover.

you forgot to add OR die

Bundesliga set to return this month after Angela Merkal gives approvals

Sorry about link, it’s just come up on my sky sports app.

No fans at Dutch games until there's a vaccine says Dutch Government.

Grovehill wrote:

No fans at Dutch games until there's a vaccine says Dutch Government.

Really?  So there's a chance there will not be Dutch football for one or two years?  ... or possibly a chance there will never be Dutch football again?

What are they going to do about the rest of society?

BBC reports that Dutch PM says football can restart later this year, but their Minister of Health says no "mass gatherings" like going to watch football until there's a vaccine.

So, no games being played again this season and clubs in League1&2 are going to be voting next week on the preferred system of promotion and possibly relegation. PPG seems to be the favoured route of a big majority of clubs, and if this were to happen, Argyle would be up, and Cheltenham would leapfrog Exeter and claim the last promotion place. LOL.

Geezer can then come on and pay up the £50 bet he had with Graiser.

Czarcasm wrote:

So, no games being played again this season and clubs in League1&2 are going to be voting next week on the preferred system of promotion and possibly relegation. PPG seems to be the favoured route of a big majority of clubs, and if this were to happen, Argyle would be up, and Cheltenham would leapfrog Exeter and claim the last promotion place. LOL.

Geezer can then come on and pay up the £50 bet he had with Graiser.  

I wonder if he’ll try and negotiate his way out of it!

Pinched from Postey but essentially what is written above
Argyle promoted.....

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This is what Ryan has said in that youtube thread,

An Ipswich fan blogger on YouTube echoing the promotion/relegation in div1/2 that sees Crewe, Argyle & Cheltenham up at the expense of Swindon - wow they won’t be happy bunnies!!
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Seadog posted this taken off Talksport on the Exeter thread

Replacing them in the third tier of English football would be Swindon Town who leapfrog Crewe Alexandra into first place, with Plymouth Argyle staying in third but Cheltenham Town climbing over Exeter City to claim the final promotion spot.

Stevenage would stay bottom of the table, despite Macclesfield receiving a seven-point reduction on Thursday for failing to fulfil a fixture or pay their players on time.

[size=48]Plymouth Argyle manager calls on Football League to end the season and grant Pilgrims promotion to League One[/size]
Plymouth Argyle manager Ryan Lowe believes the League Two season should be ended now with the Greens finishing third
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I agree with RL, it would seem the only realistic way forward so that all clubs can plan for next season.

Cheers TG, thought that was the case, haven't seen the tube video yet, but will have a look at it.

Bandwagon wrote:

An Ipswich fan blogger on YouTube echoing the promotion/relegation in div1/2 that sees Crewe, Argyle & Cheltenham up at the expense of Swindon - wow they won’t be happy bunnies!!
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Just to say I've obviously taken this bloggers observations as read but Swindon will be up and Cheltenham take the forth spot to replace Bury? Who cares, my Pompey mate who looks like just miss out and I are relishing the piss up x2 next season!!

Cancelling the EFL is clearly now inevitable. Any clubs still thinking the season can be finished are deluded. Among other things too many L1 and L2 clubs have furloughed players and staff and obviously cannot afford to recall them to play 8/9 matches in empty stadiums with no gate income. Hopefully most clubs will be sensible and back either finishing on current positions or final positions on PPG. I don't think voiding the season will even be considered.

Bandwagon wrote:

Bandwagon wrote:

An Ipswich fan blogger on YouTube echoing the promotion/relegation in div1/2 that sees Crewe, Argyle & Cheltenham up at the expense of Swindon - wow they won’t be happy bunnies!!
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Just to say I've obviously taken this bloggers observations as read but Swindon will be up and Cheltenham take the forth spot to replace Bury? Who cares, my Pompey mate who looks like just miss out and I are relishing the piss up x2 next season!!

wasnt there one less relegation spot from league one and two with 2 coming up from the conference as normal that would that in term level each league out.

Angry wrote:

Bandwagon wrote:

Bandwagon wrote:

An Ipswich fan blogger on YouTube echoing the promotion/relegation in div1/2 that sees Crewe, Argyle & Cheltenham up at the expense of Swindon - wow they won’t be happy bunnies!!
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Just to say I've obviously taken this bloggers observations as read but Swindon will be up and Cheltenham take the forth spot to replace Bury? Who cares, my Pompey mate who looks like just miss out and I are relishing the piss up x2 next season!!

wasnt there one less relegation spot from league one and two with 2 coming up from the conference as  normal that would that in term level each league out.

Christ I seem to have all wrong? Suppose just wait and see now - what ever will be will be goes the song!!

Completely different scenario for the Prem as they could still get the TV money, as said above most league clubs couldn't afford to do it.