scilly owl Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 What are your thoughts on how football in the EFL and Premiership will be concluded ? Do you think that the powers that be will play a waiting game , and if so for how long ? Recommence the season in , say June/July or whenever government orders allow and then start the following season late. Do you think that they might knock the season on the head as it currently stands , awarding promotion to the top two and going ahead with playoffs and relegation... can’t see that happening myself. Or maybe declare this season null and void and start afresh next season. The longer that this situation goes on then there is less time for a contingency strategy. What are you predictions Owlstalkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 No Football for the Foreseeable Future.Full Stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I don’t think the season will resume until June at the earliest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mus Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 At this rate I cannot see how the season can be concluded. Not sure what will happen if that's the case. Strange days indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 It won't be finished because the virus will carry on past June. Player contracts; sponsorships, shirt deals, the transfer window, player and fan safety, the emergency services and numerous other things, make it difficult to finish the season after June. It will have to be cancelled and restarted whenever football can fully return. I don't see how it can possibly be completed, without endangering people and causing even more strain upon the emergency services and disruption to future seasons and future competitions. There are far more important things to worry about than sport. Football as become distasteful nowadays and it needs to get real again. However, I don't see it changing much once it ever returns, the big clubs and big Leagues, will still be just as selfish and greedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 It's not up to the football authorities. The country is closed down for 2 months at least. The season is over. Football is not important. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third man Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Just declare it void now, delete it from the records, even the league cup that has been decided, and allow plans for next season to start Just put everyone out of their misery Read somewhere that all leagues below National League level have already done this Edited March 28, 2020 by the third man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, the third man said: Just declare it void now, delete it from the records, even the league cup that has been decided, and allow plans for next season to start Just put everyone out of their misery Read somewhere that all leagues below National League level have already done this Yep, the FA have done exactly that below National League level...and a group of clubs are already lobbying them to reverse their decision. Common sense would dictate that this season can't be completed and the only course of action available will eventually be to cancel it for all levels of the game. Once contracts expire and players complete previously-agreed moves or refuse to extend contracts or loans for a month or so, you could have a situation where the squad that plays the final 9 games of the season is significantly different from that which played the previous 37, which opens up all sorts of issues around the integrity of the competition. You can't have promotion or relegation decided in such circumstances. I honestly think this season is a write-off. Go again from scratch once we're in a position to do so. Of course, there will be clubs who aren't happy with that and the whole thing will be tied up in legal red-tape, challenges and counter-challenges for years to come. You'd hope they'd understand that there's nothing else to be done given the circumstances, but when there's money at stake, football no longer has any morals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzys Dad Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Any non supporter would scrap the season, and start afresh when the time is right. Anyone who supports a club, wants whatever favours their team the best. No exceptions. When it comes to football, we’re a right set of selfish two hats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I heard an interview with a doctor on the radio the other day, she said social distancing would most likely be needed for up to a year if a vaccine isn’t discovered and rushed through Cant see football being on the agenda again for a long long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Also if that’s the case, how can you play the last 9 games and finish competitions with in some cases (likely ours) vastly different looking squads Edited March 28, 2020 by Stoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrie Madden Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, the third man said: Just declare it void now, delete it from the records, even the league cup that has been decided, and allow plans for next season to start Just put everyone out of their misery Read somewhere that all leagues below National League level have already done this There would be longer queues for hanging trees in Stanley Park than there would be for a Supermarket giving Bog Rolls and Pasta away for free if they voided it Be well funny tho which could lift the mood somewhat for most of the country Edited March 28, 2020 by Lawrie Madden 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogbad Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) We'll end up doing the same as we've done with the lower leagues. All cancelled & all records expunged. Having Liverpool & Leeds supporting relatives I can't wait for it to be announced. Edited March 28, 2020 by mogbad 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horny owl Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, mogbad said: We'll end up doing the same as we've done with the lower leagues. All cancelled & all records expunged. Having Liverpool & Leeds supporting relatives I can't wait for it to be announced. It’s the only good thing to come out of this disaster Liverpool and Leeds suffering is the ray of sunshine our country needs 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jack Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 There is not a cat in hells chance this season will finish unless we start it in September and then next season will not happen. I am pretty sure EUFA will ask associations across Europe to cancel this season. Somethings are bigger than football. We should then concentrate on next saeson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, horny owl said: It’s the only good thing to come out of this disaster Liverpool and Leeds suffering is the ray of sunshine our country needs My heart bleeds for WEEDS! NOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Football is not important in the present time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls_fan_since_1983 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 void season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogbad Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, mogbad said: We'll end up doing the same as we've done with the lower leagues. All cancelled & all records expunged. Having Liverpool & Leeds supporting relatives I can't wait for it to be announced. Obviously the decision to cancel the season needs to be made after any punishment/points deduction is dished out to us by the EFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichSheffWeds Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Finish season in July/early August possibly behind closed doors. Start new season in mid September. Scrap FA cup and League Cup next season to accommodate. That might work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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