English Premier League ~ 19/20 Season

[Ach]

Looks like the start date scheduled for middle of June is being pushed back again lol

[Jimmy Skitz]

Money is being put before safety.

money is being put before safety for builders too, why should footballers be treated as more precious then them? Footballers are being tested more regularly than any other industry, its safer for them than anyone else.

And yes its about business, if you make football shut down until a vaccine comes, which may not ever come, then football simply will not exist as the clubs will go bust

[Phil71]

Money is being put before safety.

money is being put before safety for builders too, why should footballers be treated as more precious then them? Footballers are being tested more regularly than any other industry, its safer for them than anyone else.

And yes its about business, if you make football shut down until a vaccine comes, which may not ever come, then football simply will not exist as the clubs will go bust

If these construction projects don't continue it would have far reaching consequences. Ordinary working people could lose their jobs.

The PL can afford to take whatever hit it has to.

[Jimmy Skitz]

Money is being put before safety.

money is being put before safety for builders too, why should footballers be treated as more precious then them? Footballers are being tested more regularly than any other industry, its safer for them than anyone else.

And yes its about business, if you make football shut down until a vaccine comes, which may not ever come, then football simply will not exist as the clubs will go bust

If these construction projects don't continue it would have far reaching consequences. Ordinary working people could lose their jobs.

The PL can afford to take whatever hit it has to.

if football clubs go bust ordinary working people will lose jobs too, not just those that work for the clubs themselves either, these clubs all have suppliers and contractors that depend of them as well.

And its not just major construction projects that are working my mother's partner is a builder they are doing an extension on someones house, they are back working, hardly vital for the economy is it...

[StLGooner]

No easy answer. I'd hate to be the one who decides this.

[Phil71]

PL clubs won't go bust.

Does anyone believe the TV companies would shoot the goose that lays the golden eggs?

A compromise must be reached where the PL takes a hit. It won't bankrupt them. It might make the next few transfer windows a bit less extravagant. That's all

[Jimmy Skitz]

PL clubs won't go bust.

Does anyone believe the TV companies would shoot the goose that lays the golden eggs?

A compromise must be reached where the PL takes a hit. It won't bankrupt them. It might make the next few transfer windows a bit less extravagant. That's all

domestically no it wouldn't be worth the bad PR, but the majority of the money comes from overseas and they will demand the money back.

If football has to shut down until fans come back a lot of clubs, including Prem clubs simply won't exist when it returns

[Phil71]

PL clubs won't go bust.

Does anyone believe the TV companies would shoot the goose that lays the golden eggs?

A compromise must be reached where the PL takes a hit. It won't bankrupt them. It might make the next few transfer windows a bit less extravagant. That's all

domestically no it wouldn't be worth the bad PR, but the majority of the money comes from overseas and they will demand the money back.

If football has to shut down until fans come back a lot of clubs, including Prem clubs simply won't exist when it returns

Domestic or abroad makes no difference. The PL is a strategic partner in their long term business plans.

If PL football wasn't so important to them they wouldn't pay those huge fees for it

This restart is purely down to clubs wanting all of the money due, when they could take just part of it and protect their players & staff.

[Jimmy Skitz]

Norwich results back with zero positives

[VCC]

Its to early yet, we have to finish the season though, it will be a 47 games period, championshop teams do 46 every year no biggie, you could scrap the fa and lc for this and next season if there is to many matches.

FA cup is its oldest trophy scrap the league

[Ach]

Ayia Napa or whatever he calls himself is one of the Watford guys with Corona.

He says he's barely been out.

Then we have dicks like aurier and walker going out all the time. Only a matter of time before they get it and infect others

[Ach]

Kante latest to reject going in to train.

[Jimmy Skitz]

Kante latest to reject going in to train.

He was literally pictured at training so that’s odd

[Ach]

Chelsea's N'Golo Kante missed training over coronavirus fears, with the backing of his manager Frank Lampard.

Kante's decision to train at home follows a similar stance by Watford captain Troy Deeney and several of his team-mates.

France midfielder Kante returned to Chelsea's first day of restricted phase one training on Tuesday after a negative coronavirus test, but was given compassionate leave on Wednesday, reported the Telegraph.

He went, he tried. Obviously couldn't concentrate and he won't be the only one. No one wants to play.

There's a bloody pandemic going on.

[Phil71]

My proposal:

Conclude all divisions on a points per game basis (based on both home and away averages).

Promotion would happen based on top three going up.

No relegation. Relegate twice as many teams next season.

Combine League 2 and the Conference league into League 2 North & South starting next season. There's not enough money in those divisions to justify travelling to the other end of the country.