@owlstalk Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobness Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 It's about finding season closure. I don't think anyone's arguing that it's about the experience. Allowing teams to finish what they started is probably the "fairest" conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Teams with nothing to play for will just go through the motions. Farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 He's absolutely right. Farcical. It's just 22 men having a kickabout. Nothing to do with season closure, the season consists of everyone playing each other home and away in front of crowds. Every match under the same conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Just now, lanzaroteowl said: Teams with nothing to play for will just go through the motions. Farce. if they do they may find with a couple games left they have plenty to play for …...I would think as the table stands theres no team who has got nothing to play for . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfold Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Watched 5 minutes of the Dortmund game and it looked and sounded like park football. Professional football IMO needs crowds to make it what it is. I also feel sorry for the players, they’ve got to that level and deserve a crowd to play in front of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 No atmosphere, we get it. Debatable whether this season should be played out, but same scenario likely to be in place for start of next season as well, so needs must. It's that or possibly no football for a year which would destroy clubs. Accept the compromise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 How about mannequins, celebrity masks (Semedo, Scott Oakes for US Owls missus) and a few boom boxes with recorded fan noise from sensible soccer? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 There is no perfect way. I’ve watched some of the games - weird and unengaging in the main although the Cologne Mainz game today and the Leipzig game yesterday had their moments. I had a bet on today’s Bayern game which almost made it interesting. The Premier League with players we know may rise to a 3/10 but that’s not the point I suppose - the point is to finish what they’ve started, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, lanzaroteowl said: Teams with nothing to play for will just go through the motions. Farce. There’s Premier League prize money and win bonuses still to play for I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobness Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 With the kop band missing at Hillsborough, at least our home games will have an improved atmosphere! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, rickygoo said: There’s Premier League prize money and win bonuses still to play for I guess. £100,000 a week basic. They won't give a flying if they finish 10th or 14th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomtheOwl95 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 As strange as it has been I've enjoyed the weekend's Bundesliga games. I get Waddle's point but we're a long way from crowds being back. This is the fairest way for me, as long as everything is done in the safest way possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, lanzaroteowl said: £100,000 a week basic. They won't give a flying if they finish 10th or 14th I would. The Bundesliga teams seemed to care. 1 hour ago, lanzaroteowl said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 5 hours ago, lanzaroteowl said: Teams with nothing to play for will just go through the motions. Farce. As they do when fans are there? The players should be professional with fans there or not. That's what they get paid for. Does professional pride go out of the window or does it not exist anymore. If the games are televised, then a player not pulling his weight will still get hounded. Maybe we could broadcast boo's across the speaker system at Hillsborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 3 hours ago, rickygoo said: There is no perfect way. I’ve watched some of the games - weird and unengaging in the main although the Cologne Mainz game today and the Leipzig game yesterday had their moments. I had a bet on today’s Bayern game which almost made it interesting. The Premier League with players we know may rise to a 3/10 but that’s not the point I suppose - the point is to finish what they’ve started, Under the same conditions in which they started 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 8 hours ago, @owlstalk said: It's a business that's been rushed through to suit people's agendas and keeping the gravy train rolling a long. Sadly it stopped being a sport and a pass time of the working man years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mcguigan Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Penfold said: Watched 5 minutes of the Dortmund game and it looked and sounded like park football. Professional football IMO needs crowds to make it what it is. I also feel sorry for the players, they’ve got to that level and deserve a crowd to play in front of. 5 minutes... You should have stuck around a bit longer, it was a rally good game. Both teams committed and competing as normal, obviously from an atmosphere point of view, it was not good to see but park football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfold Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Yeah that’s just my opinion. I think professional football needs a live audience and that IMO makes it what it is. I couldn’t get in to it but may have to if every team has to play behind closed doors for the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twolaptops Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) Might as well get the team captains to play each other at subbuteo............it's all about money............FANS ARE NOT IMPORTANT ANYMORE.........I want my money back Edited May 18, 2020 by twolaptops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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