[Football] Premier League / Football League attempts to finish the season

[blue-shifted]

The fielders wearing gloves would mean the laws changing - specifically Law 28.1

Having a ball every bowler would mean prohibitive costs for clubs - that's an extra £600 to £1000 per match, very few teams could afford that - clubs are struggling as it is

Can't we turn a sneaky blind eye to 28.1 if it's a club game?

Also, the ball could be cleaned and dried at the end of every over. Might influence how it behaves a bit, but it will still be a game of cricket.

 

[ForestRowSeagull]

The new guidelines say that people can play sport but only among members of their own household. I don't see how football can justify restarting while that's the guideline - that's going to give such a mixed message.

I'm desperate to get the cricket season under way but the club has to abide by the law. The cricket authorities would create a mighty row if people are allowed to play football but not cricket

I guess it would depend on the rules not being something like 'you cannot play sport unless you can provide all the necessary testing etc, which I doubt a professional cricket club could afford. The whole thing reeks IMO. I am missing cricket way more than football, both playing and watching, but am pretty doubtful we'll get anything meaningful in.

 

[southstandandy]

If *we* can't gather in a park to play football, then why should professional football be exempt re: social distancing?
That rule is clear.

Unless you have one rule for one group and another rule for another group. Saying that all medical rules/protocols
will be followed simply doesn't cut it with me. It's either all in or none in. Otherwise you have a hierarchy and Animal
Farm logic.

Totally agree. If they allow football (with such close contact) to resume then all other sports would have to be allowed to recommence too, and presumably social distancing will be effectively ended. As you say, you can't have one rule for footballers and a different one for everyone else (sportsmen or women and joe public).

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

Based on the briefings Government are giving to the press it looks like they are heading towards giving approval to the Prem June re-start.

Also Sports to get an exemption to the 14 day quarantine rule for arrival into the UK which would have been a problem for Champions League / Europa League games and F1.

Looks like there is a good chance it will all be in place by June.

 

[East Staffs Gull]

The fielders wearing gloves would mean the laws changing - specifically Law 28.1

Having a ball every bowler would mean prohibitive costs for clubs - that's an extra £600 to £1000 per match, very few teams could afford that - clubs are struggling as it is

Not if each bowler keeps their own ball all season. Yes, that means that late season games would be played using older balls, but that’s a small price to pay in the scheme of things.

 

[swindonseagull]

Based on the briefings Government are giving to the press it looks like they are heading towards giving approval to the Prem June re-start.

Also Sports to get an exemption to the 14 day quarantine rule for arrival into the UK which would have been a problem for Champions League / Europa League games and F1.

Looks like there is a good chance it will all be in place by June.

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It’s not just the F1 drivers and football teams it’s the entire back up and support team as well

Utter madness

 

[pasty]

Based on the briefings Government are giving to the press it looks like they are heading towards giving approval to the Prem June re-start.

Also Sports to get an exemption to the 14 day quarantine rule for arrival into the UK which would have been a problem for Champions League / Europa League games and F1.

Looks like there is a good chance it will all be in place by June.

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"up to eight clubs arguing against neutral venues"

And we're the bad boys?

 

[sparkie]

"up to eight clubs arguing against neutral venues"

And we're the bad boys?

Yeah. We're the ones who fake coronavirus tests because we don't want to get relegated.

*Looks towards Leeds and Liverpool and rolls eyes*

 

[southstandandy]

It’s not just the F1 drivers and football teams it’s the entire back up and support team as well

Utter madness

Complete double standards IMO. As many people thought 'elite sportsmen/women' obviously being seen as an exceptional case. Ridiculous.

 

[Gwylan]

Not if each bowler keeps their own ball all season. Yes, that means that late season games would be played using older balls, but that’s a small price to pay in the scheme of things.

Ha, I can't trust any of our lot to turn up with the correct kit - there's always someone who forgets something. The chances of them remembering balls as well is minimal.

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

To be fair, all arrivals from Ireland and France also being exempted from quarantine, and more exemptions to emerge I'm sure- if not initially then over time. E.g. Trump exempted UK from their initial travel ban so I expect a reciprocal arrangement between USA and UK highly likely.

In this context the small numbers travelling for sporting events will not be out of place.

 

[Yoda]

Yeah. We're the ones who fake coronavirus tests because we don't want to get relegated.

*Looks towards Leeds and Liverpool and rolls eyes*

A bit like one report using the "We're against anything if we get relegated" I saw over the weekend. Showed how much he didn't know what he was talking about when they included all the mathematical permutations that could be applied in our argument.

Yet every one that has been mentioned would see us safe. So if we're against all ways of finishing the season that include relegation why aren't we backing this one?

Oh yes! That's right, we would like to see the season completed and as fairly as possible.

 

[blue-shifted]

To be fair, all arrivals from Ireland and France also being exempted from quarantine, and more exemptions to emerge I'm sure- if not initially then over time. E.g. Trump exempted UK from their initial travel ban so I expect a reciprocal arrangement between USA and UK highly likely.

In this context the small numbers travelling for sporting events will not be out of place.

Hmm, The US are the one country doing worse than us. What would be the justification for granting the US an exemption? Ah yes, we need a trade deal

 

[Is it PotG?]

Hmm, The US are the one country doing worse than us. What would be the justification for granting the US an exemption? Ah yes, we need a trade deal

Thankfully for the UK, the bargaining power of the US has somewhat diminished in future trade negotiations.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

Thankfully for the UK, the bargaining power of the US has somewhat diminished in future trade negotiations.

Not as much as ours has sadly.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

A bit like one report using the "We're against anything if we get relegated" I saw over the weekend. Showed how much he didn't know what he was talking about when they included all the mathematical permutations that could be applied in our argument.

Yet every one that has been mentioned would see us safe. So if we're against all ways of finishing the season that include relegation why aren't we backing this one?

Oh yes! That's right, we would like to see the season completed and as fairly as possible.

We'd LOVE an arrangement to end the season that involved us staying up. But if you think the criticism we're getting now is bad...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Ha, I can't trust any of our lot to turn up with the correct kit - there's always someone who forgets something. The chances of them remembering balls as well is minimal.

Some of the parks pitches my evening league club use, are such (heavy shrubbery, at both straight boundaries) that we regularly lose 2 or 3 balls during a game. And regularly use 6 bowlers...

That’s a LOT of balls, you’d need!

 

[Perfidious Albion]

If pubs, cafes and hairdressers cannot resume until July at the earliest, with social distancing, how can we justify a contact sport like football in June?
Does it take a big named player being hospitalized in intensive care before they take notice?

 

[atomised]

Will be interesting to see what emerges from today's EPL discussions

 

[schmunk]

Some of the parks pitches my evening league club use, are such (heavy shrubbery, at both straight boundaries) that we regularly lose 2 or 3 balls during a game. And regularly use 6 bowlers...

That’s a LOT of balls, you’d need!

I have a flawless plan to reduce costs...