https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ball-set-for-shutdown-due-to-coronavirus-live
Had to be done, wishing Arteta a speedy recovery. My poor reds though...we can't catch a break...
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Premier League Postponed until April 4th (At the Earliest)
- Thread starter Zombine
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Had to be done, wishing Arteta a speedy recovery. My poor reds though...we can't catch a break...
Not saying you're wrong as I completely agree with you, but we keep seeing these sort of measures target a couple of weeks away to resume. I wonder what that's based on. I mean all conventional thought seems to suggest this absolutely will not suddenly clear or be less of a risk over the coming weeks, right?
This is costing everyone involved an absolute fortune- I'm assuming that they don't want to delay any longer than they absolutely have to, and would rather delay further as and when they need to rather than be faced with a scenario where they're delaying longer than is necessary.
The rumored proposal going around for the DFB yesterday was that the top flight would expand and no teams would be relegated this year but instead there would be more relegated next year. So they might try something like that in England.
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Wow, I forgot about this point in all my thinking they should just hand it over to Liverpool.
No it won't.
That would be chaos for the teams in promotion places in lower leagues. It will be resumed when safe and the season completed, presumably in the time vacated by the moving or cancellation of the Euros.
When do you think the league will resume again? Things may only get worse.
There's no evidence either way since the virus hasn't been around long enough for anybody to see how it behaves in the long term. I imagine it's more "we'll stop it for a few weeks for now then see what happens at the time, rather than cancel everything for 6 months+ and potentially cause mass panic and lose a huge amount of money then find out it was unnecessary"
No chance this blows over by early April though lol and they are definitely being extremely optimistic
I don't know, but it will need to be finished at some point. The financial implications of telling teams in promotion places that they aren't getting promoted and will have to try again next year would be massive. Not to mention those teams would see it as unfair that the teams in relegation places would essentially get a free pass to remain in the division. Then there's teams in the Champions League / Europa League places who would miss out on potentially hundreds of millions in extra revenue.
At some point they will need to finish the fixtures, even if the games are played behind closed doors.
The EFL, which has also been postponed until then, is already looking at finishing the matches in the summer, if Euro 2020 is moved on Tuesday. The Premier League and EFL will know a lot more by April 4th if and when they can continue and finish those matches, or if they need to cancel the season.
It's April 4th because it's the next international break. In effect it's until April 19th really. Thing is I highly doubt games restart before may at the earliest if at all for the season.
I understand there's a lot of economic interests riding on completing the various championships (PL, L1, Serie A, Liga and son on) but we may have a clean year (no championship winners, no CL winner, no EL winner) which will complicate things a lot for the next season (and probably make LFC supporters think they're cursed)
I understand there's a lot of economic interests riding on completing the various championships (PL, L1, Serie A, Liga and son on) but we may have a clean year (no championship winners, no CL winner, no EL winner) which will complicate things a lot for the next season (and probably make LFC supporters think they're cursed)
On the one hand, Liverpool not winning the league would be fucking hilarious, but on the other hand it'll only give them something else to whinge incessantly about until the end of time.
They should just declare this season null and void, split all prize money equally, go again in September.
Sorry Liverpool and Leeds, too bad, so sad.
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that. - Bill Shankly
The only thing worse than a whinging Scouser is a gloating Scouser, so I'll take the whinging.
Sorry Liverpool and Leeds, too bad, so sad.
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that. - Bill Shankly
The only thing worse than a whinging Scouser is a gloating Scouser, so I'll take the whinging.
The global crisis we're facing isn't funny.
Your own investment in the outcome of the league is not a reason to argue it shouldn't be suspended nor is it a reason to make a joke out of the league potentially not getting a resolution.
Lives and jobs are at risk, joking about it goes beyond banter. Consider this the first and only warning.
Your own investment in the outcome of the league is not a reason to argue it shouldn't be suspended nor is it a reason to make a joke out of the league potentially not getting a resolution.
Lives and jobs are at risk, joking about it goes beyond banter. Consider this the first and only warning.
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Euro 2020 (Now 2021?) would be determined by the status of the Olympics. I feel for the players who may be performing double or triple duty over the next few years.
Edit:
Klopp's response in regards to the league and football in general:
Jürgen Klopp's message to supporters
Jürgen Klopp has today issued the following message to supporters following the Premier League's decision to postpone all football activity until April 3 at the earliest.
www.liverpoolfc.com
Jürgen Klopp said:
Class act.Euro 2020 (Now 2021?) would be determined by the status of the Olympics. I feel for the players who may be performing double or triple duty over the next few years.
Edit:
Klopp's response in regards to the league and football in general:
Jürgen Klopp's message to supporters
Jürgen Klopp has today issued the following message to supporters following the Premier League's decision to postpone all football activity until April 3 at the earliest.