Premier League 2019-2020 we’re off

[Slime]

I just couldn't see the issue, until various football bodies decided to scrap this current season.
One day, whenever that is, football will start again ................................ just start it from where we left off a few weeks ago.
Over the following season or two things will be able to be slightly jigged until the catch-up is complete.
The problem with other nations scrapping their seasons is that European competitions will be all over the place as sides from different nations will be qualifying at different times.
Do these people ever speak to one another?

 

[Orikoru]

I just couldn't see the issue, until various football bodies decided to scrap this current season.
One day, whenever that is, football will start again ................................ just start it from where we left off a few weeks ago.
Over the following season or two things will be able to be slightly jigged until the catch-up is complete.
The problem with other nations scrapping their seasons is that European competitions will be all over the place as sides from different nations will be qualifying at different times.
Do these people ever speak to one another?

100% this, it seems the most obvious thing in the world to me to just finish the league games when safety allows - Prem teams had 7 games left, Championship teams 9 games, so it would only take one month, playing Saturdays and Wednesdays. Then give them a month off and start the new season after that. Personally I would scrap the league cup for the following season so you have more time to condense the league fixtures in.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

It is almost as though 'computer says no'. Brains seem unable to compute that a new season does not have to start in August or September, it could start a little later next season. If it started in October, to enable this year to finish, would it matter? They have messed the season around for a dodgy World Cup, why not for a health crisis?

 

[Deleted member 16999]

It is almost as though 'computer says no'. Brains seem unable to compute that a new season does not have to start in August or September, it could start a little later next season. If it started in October, to enable this year to finish, would it matter? They have messed the season around for a dodgy World Cup, why not for a health crisis?

How does the Euro Comps happen? Some leagues will be ready to start a new season and new comps in Sept, so if we keep delaying next season until ours is finished and that isn’t by Sept, are you suggesting everyone else waits for us?

Maybe it will come down to the minority fitting in with the majority.

I don’t understand why we think our Leagues are any more important than others.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

How does the Euro Comps happen? Some leagues will be ready to start a new season and new comps in Sept, so if we keep delaying next season until ours is finished and that isn’t by Sept, are you suggesting everyone else waits for us?

Maybe it will come down to the minority fitting in with the majority.

I don’t understand why we think our Leagues are any more important than others.

I don't think ours is more important, I think the Dutch and France have jumped too soon. If everyone else bins off their seasons then we may have no choice but I see no reason why any of the leagues can not hang back.

Let's throw another option out there. For those who want to end now, do so, nominate your teams for the European competitions. For those who want complete their leagues, whenever that is, carry on but nominate your teams for European comps same as the other leagues have done. UEFA set a deadline and you either complete your league by then or you have to nominate teams accordingly. Those that want to can then carry on their leagues to their completion whilst playing next years European competitions at the same time.

We need a bit of creative thought right now, no need to be rigid

 

[Liverbirdie]

How does the Euro Comps happen? Some leagues will be ready to start a new season and new comps in Sept, so if we keep delaying next season until ours is finished and that isn’t by Sept, are you suggesting everyone else waits for us?

Maybe it will come down to the minority fitting in with the majority.

I don’t understand why we think our Leagues are any more important than others.

They should have listened to what UEFA said, as a whole, then we wouldnt have this scenario.

There are teams all over Europe who may get promoted, in semi-finals of cups, near rare or first ever CL qualification and they may be denied "glory".

Imagine if this was the season when Wigan would have been at the QF stage of a competition they would have eventually won - a possible one in 3 lifetime shot at a major trophy.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I don't think ours is more important, I think the Dutch and France have jumped too soon. If everyone else bins off their seasons then we may have no choice but I see no reason why any of the leagues can not hang back.

Let's throw another option out there. For those who want to end now, do so, nominate your teams for the European competitions. For those who want complete their leagues, whenever that is, carry on but nominate your teams for European comps same as the other leagues have done. UEFA set a deadline and you either complete your league by then or you have to nominate teams accordingly. Those that want to can then carry on their leagues to their completion whilst playing next years European competitions at the same time.

So if a team is nominated are they likely to want to play the games and risk losing out?

Mate, people are dying still, there is talk of more waves etc, do we keep delaying this or the next season until it is fully sorted or come up with a number of deaths that is an acceptable risk at Football stadiums?

ie, Start next season in Jan, another surge in Feb/Mar, oh, ok pause that season etc.

Just stop now, call it on current positions and don’t even think of starting the next one, anywhere in Europe until we have a clear picture of the risks and dangers.

Do we really want the rest of the season and next season behind closed doors?

 

[Deleted member 16999]

They should have listened to what UEFA said, as a whole, then we wouldnt have this scenario.

There are teams all over Europe who may get promoted, in semi-finals of cups, near rare or first ever CL qualification and they may be denied "glory".

Imagine if this was the season when Wigan would have been at the QF stage of a competition they would have eventually won - a possible one in 3 lifetime shot at a major trophy.

I get that Pete, but I don’t care, Football or any Sport needs to wait until it’s safe.

We really need to sort our priorities out.

 

[Kellfire]

How does the Euro Comps happen? Some leagues will be ready to start a new season and new comps in Sept, so if we keep delaying next season until ours is finished and that isn’t by Sept, are you suggesting everyone else waits for us?

Plenty of countries have different annual schedules for their leagues that massively disadvantage them for the European competitions. But no one cares because it’s not England, Spain, Italy, Germany or France.

 

[Wolf]

They should have listened to what UEFA said, as a whole, then we wouldnt have this scenario.

There are teams all over Europe who may get promoted, in semi-finals of cups, near rare or first ever CL qualification and they may be denied "glory".

Imagine if this was the season when Wigan would have been at the QF stage of a competition they would have eventually won - a possible one in 3 lifetime shot at a major trophy.

But in the grand scheme of human life does any of that really matter. Once in a lifetime shot of a trophy or a once in a lifetime opportunity to realise football isn't as important as mankind and do the right thing.

For me football just isn't important enough to justify restarting when there are far more important things at stake.

 

[Orikoru]

How does the Euro Comps happen? Some leagues will be ready to start a new season and new comps in Sept, so if we keep delaying next season until ours is finished and that isn’t by Sept, are you suggesting everyone else waits for us?

Maybe it will come down to the minority fitting in with the majority.

I don’t understand why we think our Leagues are any more important than others.

I don't think it's quite that, it's more that I couldn't really give a toss about what the other leagues are doing. I only have a vested interest in our league and what we do. That said, what's sensible for one league should be sensible for all. Euros has already gone back a year so it's not like that is fixed in stone. They could easily pencil up a schedule for all leagues that says finish the current campaign in August, play the next season October to June, Euros in August 2021 and start the following season in October 2021 as well. Then when that finishes in June 2022 they get July off anyway because the World Cup '22 isn't starting til November. Would you look at that, I've sorted it all out and it only took me three minutes.

 

[Orikoru]

So if a team is nominated are they likely to want to play the games and risk losing out?

Mate, people are dying still, there is talk of more waves etc, do we keep delaying this or the next season until it is fully sorted or come up with a number of deaths that is an acceptable risk at Football stadiums?

ie, Start next season in Jan, another surge in Feb/Mar, oh, ok pause that season etc.

Just stop now, call it on current positions and don’t even think of starting the next one, anywhere in Europe until we have a clear picture of the risks and dangers.

Do we really want the rest of the season and next season behind closed doors?

Whatever and whenever it ends up being, it always makes more sense to finish the current season when football is allowed to resume. It's much easier and less hassle to postpone or even cancel a season that hasn't even begun than to scrap one that was 80% complete.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

So if a team is nominated are they likely to want to play the games and risk losing out?

Mate, people are dying still, there is talk of more waves etc, do we keep delaying this or the next season until it is fully sorted or come up with a number of deaths that is an acceptable risk at Football stadiums?

ie, Start next season in Jan, another surge in Feb/Mar, oh, ok pause that season etc.

Just stop now, call it on current positions and don’t even think of starting the next one, anywhere in Europe until we have a clear picture of the risks and dangers.

Do we really want the rest of the season and next season behind closed doors?

I'm not saying that we start next week or the week after. I'm simply saying there is no need to end the current competitions early. We finish them first before we move on to the next season. When that is I don't know, I don't know when the next season starts. Maybe, in a worst case scenario that I don't expect, we finish the current season in March next year, the 2020/21 season is cancelled and we just move straight to 2021/22. I don't expect that to be the case but equally I don't see the rush to close this years competitions off. Let them finish when they finish.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I don't think it's quite that, it's more that I couldn't really give a toss about what the other leagues are doing. I only have a vested interest in our league and what we do. That said, what's sensible for one league should be sensible for all. Euros has already gone back a year so it's not like that is fixed in stone. They could easily pencil up a schedule for all leagues that says finish the current campaign in August, play the next season October to June, Euros in August 2021 and start the following season in October 2021 as well. Then when that finishes in June 2022 they get July off anyway because the World Cup '22 isn't starting til November. Would you look at that, I've sorted it all out and it only took me three minutes.

What if next season or the Euros 21 don’t happen if the pandemic isn’t sorted? Wait 12-18 months to finish the PL and let other Nations twiddle their thumbs waiting for us.

Experts are talking about vaccines being 18-24 months away, matches played behind closed doors for the foreseeable future, what if a kit man or security guard at a football ground falls ill and dies? Back to square one?

Easier to simply stop, pause, sort out were we are as a world and then plan the future.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I'm not saying that we start next week or the week after. I'm simply saying there is no need to end the current competitions early. We finish them first before we move on to the next season. When that is I don't know, I don't know when the next season starts. Maybe, in a worst case scenario that I don't expect, we finish the current season in March next year, the 2020/21 season is cancelled and we just move straight to 2021/22. I don't expect that to be the case but equally I don't see the rush to close this years competitions off. Let them finish when they finish.

And France, Belgium, Holland etc do what while they wait for us to catch up?

 

[Orikoru]

And France, Belgium, Holland etc do what while they wait for us to catch up?

How are they going to be completely virus-free if we're not? Isn't everyone going to be in much the same boat? You're talking as if they'll be completely rid of it while we have it for a whole additional year??

 

[Deleted member 16999]

How are they going to be completely virus-free if we're not? Isn't everyone going to be in much the same boat? You're talking as if they'll be completely rid of it while we have it for a whole additional year??

No I’m not, I’m saying they’ve accepted the current season doesn’t matter compared to lives.

They are planning the next season, but have not put down any dates.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

And France, Belgium, Holland etc do what while they wait for us to catch up?

They can do what they like. If they want to start a new season that does not affect us, us carrying on does not affect them. The query only relates to European comps and for that we simply have to nominate the teams, the same as France, Holland Belgium will have to do as they have cut their seasons short.

We can run our league season 2019/2020 at the same time as the CL 2020/2021. Why not? The dates pretty much become irrelevant, we are just playing the current league season, the current cup comp

 

[clubchamp98]

I just can’t see football resuming until social distancing is over for everyone.
How can we expect footballers to play when the crowd can’t watch purely because of SD.
So it’s any ones guess as to when leagues finish/ start.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

They can do what they like. If they want to start a new season that does not affect us, us carrying on does not affect them. The query only relates to European comps and for that we simply have to nominate the teams, the same as France, Holland Belgium will have to do as they have cut their seasons short.

We can run our league season 2019/2020 at the same time as the CL 2020/2021. Why not? The dates pretty much become irrelevant, we are just playing the current league season, the current cup comp

You’re suggesting nominating teams then finishing the league and hope the nominated teams finish in the correct position?

Then in Europe you’ll have PL 19/20, CL 19/20, EL 19/20 as well as other leagues 20/21, CL 20/21 and EL 20/21.

Good luck with that.