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EPL meeting this morning following news from Arsenal and Chelsea. The clubs are saying they wish to take a unified approach. Reading between the lines it sounds like this weekend will be postponedĀ 

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Season will likely be suspended for two weeks. Same as la Liga.Ā but highly unlikely to start againĀ 

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8 minutes ago, JF said:

Season will likely be suspended for two weeks. Same as la Liga but highly unlikely to start againĀ 

Based on the official view of the government's medical advisers the chances now are the season will end up being voided, even if the initial decisions are to play for time.

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As Nicola Sturgeon pointed out halting things like football matches is not just about stopping the spread but also freeing up large amounts of service personnel, police and ambulance, to be able to other things. Although a tough decision, halting the footy is probably a wise decision.

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5 minutes ago, Van wink said:

No alternative, we are only at the beginning sadly.

Thank the Lord you werenā€™t around during the blitzĀ 

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1 minute ago, Uncle Fred said:

Thank the Lord you werenā€™t around during the blitzĀ 

Keep calm and eat another sausage !

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1 hour ago, PurpleCanary said:

Based on the official view of the government's medical advisers the chances now are the season will end up being voided, even if the initial decisions are to play for time.

This is a very rough non-medical-expert timetable if you delay. If the coronavirus peak won't be reached until mid-June, as the government's advisers say, then presumably you will still get it tapering off through July, meaning you couldn't restart before the beginning of August. That would mean the season being finished at the end of September.

Assuming a 'summer' break the next season might be able to start sometime in November. Apart from anything else that would cause a massive problem for English clubs in the transfer market, if the leagues they want to buy from have the window as usual running from July to the endf of August.

The alternative (unfairly advantageous for Norwich City) is to void this season and set a beginning of September start for the next one, with the transfer window then operating as normal. In effect you scrap one busted season to make the next one viable.

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It's a hilarious possibility that the season in which Leeds and Liverpool finally win their respective leagues is declared void.

I wonder if there will be any implications on TV revenue or consequences for unfulfilled contracts etc. I can see lots of lengthy legal battles.

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2 minutes ago, Petriix said:

It's a hilarious possibility that the season in which Leeds and Liverpool finally win their respective leagues is declared void.

I wonder if there will be any implications on TV revenue or consequences for unfulfilled contracts etc. I can see lots of lengthy legal battles.

Yep, as usual the main benefactors will be lawyers.Ā 

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The thing is, if players have to self-isolate for two weeks, how can they train and prepare for future matches?

Surely the integrity of the competitions areĀ destroyed?

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I imagine footballers are one group in society who are in very close contact with each other, given the training routines and team building. They train, eat, travel and socialise together. You would think exposure levels are higher to a virus? Maybe we hear of other cases in the next few days.

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1 hour ago, Uncle Fred said:

Thank the Lord you werenā€™t around during the blitzĀ 

Uncle Fred, you comments shows why the virus will spread. It's an international disaster and we are only at the beginning.Ā 

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4 minutes ago, Canary dwarf said:

Why do you think that.

Because this will roll for months, not everyone will get it at the same time which makes it impossible to arrange fixtures. What happens in Europe will happen here.

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25 minutes ago, Badger said:

The thing is, if players have to self-isolate for two weeks, how can they train and prepare for future matches?

Surely the integrity of the competitions areĀ destroyed?

Make do and mend solutions will be overtaken by reality.

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I canā€™t see it restarting if it stops - the question is how/when do you restart? Ā This is meant to just be the start of it in terms of the virus, so youā€™d need to be clear of it in order to get going again, that could be a month or more.Ā TwoĀ weeks of postponements just wonā€™t cut it; on top of that players canā€™t train properly if at all.

Would have beenĀ nice just to get one more weekend in - I imagine a lot of people have spent a lot of time and money making arrangements for the weekend, so to bin fixtures the day before is tough,Ā but it should be whatā€™s ā€˜rightā€™ that guides things.Ā 

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Not sure how I feel about season voided. Obviously it is good news for the teams facing relegation- but not actually relegated- but it will lead to farce and, due to the money involved, infighting and legal actions I suspect. I guess the choices are void and start again or use a mathematical system to artificially end the season- simulating matchesĀ - at which point we are down.Ā 

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9 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said:

that could beļ»æļ»æļ»æļ»æļ»æļ»æļ»æ a ļ»æmontļ»æh ļ»æorļ»æ more.Ā 

I'veĀ  encountered Lakeyo level optimismĀ  before, but ' a month or more'Ā  is understatement of the century.Ā  UK wont reach peak infection for a couple of months .Ā 

I would be very surprised if theres anyĀ  competitive footy till a month AFTERĀ  infection rates fall to a internationally recognised safe level.Ā  ie negligible.Ā 

Human lives are at risk....a little more important than entertainmentĀ  and sport.Ā Ā 

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1 minute ago, Canary Wundaboy said:

Entire Everton squad now in self-isolation.

Beat me to it. That will help focus minds at the meeting this morningĀ 

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3 minutes ago, wcorkcanary said:

I'veĀ  encountered Lakeyo level optimismĀ  before, but ' a month or more'Ā  is understatement of the century.Ā  UK wont reach peak infection for a couple of months .Ā 

I would be very surprised if theres anyĀ  competitive footy till a month AFTERĀ  infection rates fall to a internationally recognised safe level.Ā  ie negligible.Ā 

Thatā€™s kind-of what I was getting at, youā€™ve somewhat cherry picked my comment...I did say that a two-week postponement wouldnā€™t cut it and thatĀ I canā€™t see it restarting if it stops!

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27 minutes ago, wcorkcanary said:

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The rules of the Premier League state that all teams must play each other home and away during the course of a season. Unless that happens they can't relegate any team. If they should be foolhardy enough to try they would face legal action. For Norwich, it would be a very easy case to win. If you could accurately predict the results of football matches there would be no point in having them.Ā 

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4 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

. If you could accurately predict the results of football matches there would be no point in having them.Ā 

We save enormously on wages thoughšŸ˜‰

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23 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said:

Thatā€™s kind-of what I was getting at, youā€™ve somewhat cherry picked my comment...I did say that a two-week postponement wouldnā€™t cut it and thatĀ I canā€™t see it restarting if it stops!

No offence intendedĀ  Pickleo.Ā  Your point is valid , but a month puts us into still rising infection rates. RealisticallyĀ  , I can'tĀ  see muchĀ  in the way of footy till next year... if then, as catching this virus does not guarantee future immunity, it may help future resistance but not immunity, so could go round and round .Ā Ā 

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