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

[Change at Barnham]

Barber on TS now..........

What does TS stand for?

 

[dazzer6666]

What does TS stand for?

TalkSport

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Not just my Barnet then

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He needs to keep that, it is a strong look! Much better than before!

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

The scientist at today’s briefing has just said that for the first three to five days of infection the result of any Covid 19 test will be negative (even if the person tested actually has the virus). This is why testing is insufficient and the reason quarantine for travelers from abroad is being introduced (at last). A question for the pro Project Restarters on here: how will players and staff be protected from the virus during that three to five day period ?

 

[Seasider78]

I get the PL/FL structures and how they work, but it's just bollocks. No guarantee whatsoever that WBA for instance would be promoted, but they could be given a free pass into the land of riches without having earned it on the pitch. I get the financial struggles Championship clubs are presently under, but the basis by which clubs swap places should be the same, both compete under similar rules and pressures to a conclusion or both stop and have same requisite rules to govern up/down.

Let's say we don't get relegated, and purely for arguments sake Watford did. Can professional football players with their own families and worries just switch off from the pandemic and pretend it's not there to perform at peak levels? Deeney being an example, and being BAME also higher risk. What of the teammates who have or had Covid19? Is the allocation of 0,1 or 3 points really based on fair sport, when so many other factors around this pandemic can affect individuals footballers perfomance levels. We saw the affect on Knockaert of his dad, what if a Player has a parent/sibling in ICU, or is just stressed out by being forced to play? What if they are a regular first teamer but don't want to play? Is the result going to be fair for that club? And on and on etc.

That's all said as a contrast, if it's the same for WBA, Leeds, Brentford and they have the same difficult and challenging onfield finish etc there's an element of parity..... But for championship clubs players to sit at home, shielded with their loved ones and as stress free as possible to then be gift wrapped promotion based on 80% of a season to replace a club who may have all sorts of player issues/refusals and totally different set of rules is just wrong imho.

Excellent post and exactly how I feel about it either it’s safe to complete the leagues or it’s not and all of these different approaches is adding onto what is already a significant loss of integrity in the competitions

 

[drew]

PL might agree but the team involved may not.

In reality this could see the time that the whole structure is changed with a PL 2 coming into existence, leaving the football league to restructure itself, It needs a reality check throughout, the current Championship is unsustainable given the money required to compete.

I'm not sure why the 20 EPL clubs would vote to introduce an EPL2 which would almost certainly dilute the amount of money the 20 EPL clubs currently get. Whether that is right or wrong is another question!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Sportpeople are include in the 14 days self isolation.

That’s the end of the CL for English clubs at least

 

[Weststander]

Sportpeople are include in the 14 days self isolation.

That’s the end of the CL for English clubs at least

Isn’t it just an August tournament this year?

On the holidays thread, you and I are hoping/thinking that quarantine won’t run for long at all.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Isn’t it just an August tournament this year?

On the holidays thread, you and I are hoping/thinking that quarantine won’t run for long at all.

I have not seen anything about CL being aug?

I’ve switched off from it for 5/6 years lol

 

[Weststander]

I have not seen anything about CL being aug?

I’ve switched off from it for 5/6 years lol

I understand.

Just checked, the CL and EL will take place in August. UEFA decided this ages ago.

 

[swindonseagull]

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Two more Watford players enter self-isolation after family members test positive for coronavirus

Just mentioned on twitter they are 6 players down now

 

[hans kraay fan club]

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Two more Watford players enter self-isolation after family members test positive for coronavirus

Just mentioned on twitter they are 6 players down now

4 players (plus 2 staff members)

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

4 players (plus 2 staff members)

Deeney, Mariappa ( own goal entertainer ) + 2 other players.

 

[Surport Local Team]

If Leeds get promoted they will be moaning when they go up as no time to prepare. The team that goes up through playoffs they say is at a disadvantage as less time to prepare and they know end of May. Might only be about 2weeks between end of playoffs and season starting!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

If Leeds get promoted they will be moaning when they go up as no time to prepare. The team that goes up through playoffs they say is at a disadvantage as less time to prepare and they know end of May. Might only be about 2weeks between end of playoffs and season starting!

THE LEEDS don’t need to ‘prepare’ for being in the premier league. They are LEEDS. They’ve been READY to take their RIGHTFUL place, for twenty years.

 

[Danny Wilson Said]

If Leeds get promoted they will be moaning when they go up as no time to prepare. The team that goes up through playoffs they say is at a disadvantage as less time to prepare and they know end of May. Might only be about 2weeks between end of playoffs and season starting!

This goes back to my earlier post about the possible effects of a short close season on us (which is, I admit, not as important in world football terms as its effect on mighty Leeds). If we stay up then we will really only need to add a striker or two and a proper right back. But if we go down, then in addition there will be players wanting to leave with only a very brief time to sort all that out. Some who think they deserve better than Championship football might end up staying anyway.

 

[Is it PotG?]

La Liga can resume 8 June

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

2 further positive tests from the second round of testing done on Thursday and Friday. No reports on which club(s) and if it’s players or members of staff.

 

[andy1980]

I don't know how true this is.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...ing-club-tone-opposition-Project-Restart.html

 

[atomised]

I don't know how true this is.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...ing-club-tone-opposition-Project-Restart.html

I lost interest the second it referred to Knockaert as a brighton player who had expressed reservations

But the same.paper earlier in the week suggested locadia was back at brighton and had struggled to get game time since he returned from his Hoffenheim loan.

The 2 articles together cause me to question the validity of their source at brighton