scram Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, southportdc said: I think finishing this season and playing a shortened season next year makes most sense, but with European competitions it's hard to see how we can unilaterally decide that. Finishing this season is the best outcome - but ONLY if it can be concluded with the same squads as pre shutdown Otherwise it is no more the "same season" as any 2 seasons could be - totally corrupt Simply cannot have a scenario where clubs can lose lots of players but are expected to continue in the "same season" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Isn't one of the main issues coordinating the whole thing? You can't have say the EPL finishing, but the EFL not. Likewise, you don't want La Liga, Serie A voiding, but the EPL finishing their season. Truth be told, I envision nothing but a complete clusterf00k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southportdc Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, scram said: Finishing this season is the best outcome - but ONLY if it can be concluded with the same squads as pre shutdown Otherwise it is no more the "same season" as any 2 seasons could be - totally corrupt Simply cannot have a scenario where clubs can lose lots of players but are expected to continue in the "same season" Another reason England can't just go it alone. If everyone can agree a solution to the contract issue, that's great. English clubs can't just hold onto players until September then release them after everyone else started their league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 11 hours ago, southportdc said: I think finishing this season and playing a shortened season next year makes most sense, but with European competitions it's hard to see how we can unilaterally decide that. Uefa remains intent on finishing the Champions League and Europa League seasons and has warned that any domestic leagues which are abandoned prematurely could result in teams being excluded from its competitions in the future. According to today’s Guardian. Includes potential games behind closed doors and finish in September - but a recognition authorities may prevent it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobbinTheDonkey Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Unfortunately or maybe fortunately it will allow FIFA to get the seasons moved for the World Cup in Qatar. I expect seasons to be completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 8 hours ago, DobbinTheDonkey said: Unfortunately or maybe fortunately it will allow FIFA to get the seasons moved for the World Cup in Qatar. I expect seasons to be completed. Reyt conspiracy theory, even if it weren't meant as one. Side note, the club I feel more for is Coventry and the lower league clubs who were running away with it. Coventry always a club I liked growing up and seeing them so low for so long and to be in the position their in, feel a lot more for them then Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bulgaria Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 On 04/04/2020 at 13:47, the third man said: Because of the money involved the clubs have all been brainwashed in to thinking it's the be all and end all You could argue that the fans of most premier league clubs have also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EighteenSixty7 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Spurs have reversed their decision to furlough non-playing staff, took them long enough after the backlash. I think them, Liverpool, Newcastle etc have done damage to their own image that necessarily can't be repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNChance Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Newcastle close to 300m takeover. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52284645 Will Bruce stay? He’s done more than a decent job, just a shame he left us in the lurch. You can’t help but think the table would have looked different than it does now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 20 minutes ago, NorfolkNChance said: Newcastle close to 300m takeover. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52284645 Will Bruce stay? He’s done more than a decent job, just a shame he left us in the lurch. You can’t help but think the table would have looked different than it does now. Hopefully new owners will sack the snake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls-Fan Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, NorfolkNChance said: Newcastle close to 300m takeover. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52284645 Will Bruce stay? He’s done more than a decent job, just a shame he left us in the lurch. You can’t help but think the table would have looked different than it does now. Depends how ambitious the new owners are and how much cash to spend. If they are the new Chelsea or Man City type ownership then it could be Potchitoono time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 1 hour ago, NorfolkNChance said: Newcastle close to 300m takeover. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52284645 Will Bruce stay? He’s done more than a decent job, just a shame he left us in the lurch. You can’t help but think the table would have looked different than it does now. If we'd have Bruce and been near the top and this happened I'd be furious. Turned out to be alright in that respect. Every cloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 13/04/2020 at 15:50, EighteenSixty7 said: Spurs have reversed their decision to furlough non-playing staff, took them long enough after the backlash. I think them, Liverpool, Newcastle etc have done damage to their own image that necessarily can't be repaired. when (if) things get back to normal all 3 will pull in 50,000 fans every home game ,sponsors will be giving them millions, television "experts" will be fawning over them so I doubt they'll be too bothered …… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Glad that most of the Premier league clubs who furloughed staff have reversed they decision. Would be nauseating if in a few months time these clubs were bidding £50m on some average left back after taking tax payers money at a time of national crisis. Hope Wednesday also decide to reverse the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Owls-Fan said: Depends how ambitious the new owners are and how much cash to spend. If they are the new Chelsea or Man City type ownership then it could be Potchitoono time I wouldn’t mind a club like Newcastle rustling some feathers at the top if it pushes the likes of Chelsea, arsenal and pigs downwards. Will be interesting to see where their new ownership takes it. Can’t see Bruce staying there for very long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 10 hours ago, NorfolkNChance said: Newcastle close to 300m takeover. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52284645 Will Bruce stay? He’s done more than a decent job, just a shame he left us in the lurch. You can’t help but think the table would have looked different than it does now. I’d no doubt be in the minority but I’d have Bruce back. I was p*ssed off at the time but I don’t hold any animosity towards him He was going home to his club, in the Premier League with actually money to spend, if he’d turned it down he’d have regretted it to his dying day. Who on here would turn Wednesday down in the PL if you were at a mid table championship club? Nobody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Owl 2 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Stoop said: I’d no doubt be in the minority but I’d have Bruce back. I was p*ssed off at the time but I don’t hold any animosity towards him He was going home to his club, in the Premier League with actually money to spend, if he’d turned it down he’d have regretted it to his dying day. Who on here would turn Wednesday down in the PL if you were at a mid table championship club? Nobody He turned them down several times then went on to manage Sunderland... and slag off Newcastle fans in that spell. Dont fall for his poo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Stoop said: I’d no doubt be in the minority but I’d have Bruce back. I was p*ssed off at the time but I don’t hold any animosity towards him He was going home to his club, in the Premier League with actually money to spend, if he’d turned it down he’d have regretted it to his dying day. Who on here would turn Wednesday down in the PL if you were at a mid table championship club? Nobody A bigger issue may be would he do the same again if he came back? Imagine he gets us heading in the right direction again and then Wilder goes to West Ham and the pigs offer the job to Bruce. Would he turn that job down? I doubt it. Of course any championship manager would find turning down a PL job difficult, but it’s probably best not to hire the same manager only to be ditched twice by the same man as that would be pretty horrific. Edited April 15, 2020 by Southie_Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Southie_Owl said: A bigger issue may be would he do the same again if he came back? Imagine he gets us heading in the right direction again and then Wilder goes to West Ham and the pigs offer the job to Bruce. Would he turn that job down? I doubt it. Of course any championship manager would find turning down a PL job difficult, but it’s probably best not to hire the same manager only to be ditched twice by the same man as that would be pretty horrific. Maybe Chansiri would fancy doing a Dave Richards, re hire Bruce, watch him get us promoted then sack him and give the job to James O Connor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Newcastle are going to be f-in minted. Bruce wants to watch out next time he’s called to a meeting with the new chairman though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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