Topic: The Impact of COVID 19 on Sport...

[Coolie High]

Imagine having a pint with clinical and Fromola. Fuck that would be depressing 

I would end up pouring the pint over my head.

[Crosby Nick]

I read somewhere the league has to be completed for it to count. CL, Europa League and relegation places need to be sorted.

If for example the League was stopped after 34 games but we were unassailable they’d have to award us as Champions. We’d throw too big a strop if they didn’t and set up some breakaway league with those Wools from Mars or whoever else wanted to play us.

[The North Bank]

Someone on radio just said that Hendersons enthusiasm is infectious...…. What the fuck, Cant believe hes starting today, should be in isolation.

[Samie]

I read somewhere the league has to be completed for it to count. CL, Europa League and relegation places need to be sorted.

Exactly! So the best bet is that it's delayed at worst. With it resuming in the summer. Cancel Euro 2020 till next summer. 

[Fromola]

I read somewhere the league has to be completed for it to count. CL, Europa League and relegation places need to be sorted.

Be interesting to see if they'd let us lift the trophy against Palace then.

[El Lobo]

I would end up pouring smashing the pint over into my head face.

[rob1966]

So Arsenal only had 5 players isolated, the rest trained, no plans/intention for anyone to be tested and all the rest been in training since Tuesday.

Meanwhile Forest and Olympiakos tested everyone and all tests negative.

[Red_Rich]

Any source for this is or is blind speculation/panic spreading?

The 60 day thing is a written regulation by the league.

[meady1981]

This is not good at all.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-juventus-confirm-defender-daniele-21678138

[Fromola]

This is not good at all.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-juventus-confirm-defender-daniele-21678138

Only a matter of time before players started getting it. Hard to see the CL carrying on. Juve 2nd leg next week.

[meady1981]

Only a matter of time before players started getting it. Hard to see the CL carrying on. Juve 2nd leg next week.

Hard to see any football carrying on.

[cashmere pringle]

At least the actual match was a distraction from worrying about actual matches.
Fucks sake.

[Clint Eastwood]

Cancel the Champions League, it's only sensible.

[Zeb]

Been a ton of questions about what happens with the Premier League. From the reporting so far, the plans are currently:

1. Carry on as we are.

2. Move to playing behind closed doors.

3. Meeting of Premier League shareholders (ie the 20 clubs) where it'll be decided whether to postpone season, cut the season short, or cancel the season entirely.

One thing which has been said a few times is that when players starting coming down with it then it'll be difficult not to then move to the third stage straight away. But long story short is that it'll be a decision of (at least a majority) of the clubs on what to do.

[sminp]

I can’t see the quarter finals going ahead, especially now one of the players has Coronavirus. I haven’t seen mention of what’s happening with the rest of the Juve squad yet but I’d guess there’s a very high chance they’ll all be quarantined for 2 weeks away from the training ground. They already have restricted movement within their local area from the lockdown.

[Gerry Attrick]

Teams having to travel across Europe and still play games while this is happening is so fucking stupid it's making my head hurt. Tomorrow night Wolves are playing in Piraeus against a club who's owner has recently tested positive. Whether the players have it is totally and utterly irrelevant. Seems like they're waiting until enough players contract it that teams can no longer actually play before they do anything, anything outside the white lines seems immaterial to the cretins in suits. Suppose they have contracts to fulfil though, we all know it's all about pound notes.

[Lee1-6Liv]

Who gets to decide to call things off? The governments, local fa, uefa, the teams themselves?

[Gerry Attrick]

Who gets to decide to call things off? The governments, local fa, uefa, the teams themselves?

Governments ultimately have overriding power, as evidenced by the Italian government shutting the nation down and nothing coming back from the footballing authorities. I suspect in most cases though, it's being left to UEFA, certainly for Champions League and Europa League games. Clubs clearly don't have a say otherwise Wolves players would have their feet up tomorrow night.

[Red Eyed]

On the plus side tonight the squad and travelling fans are a bit safer from the coronavirus...

[Black Bull Nova]

I don't think the CL is going anywhere, big difference is flying and staying in hotels. You could manage players isolating and then turning up for games in England but across France, Spain, Italy etc, totally different. Imagine Istanbul going ahead this May, can't see it.

[naYoRHa2b]

I just feel like if they started shutting down leagues, voiding the seasons and such..I'd be done with it.

[Samie]

No one is voiding anything. What FA's are asking is to cancel Euro's till next summer so they can complete leagues.  UEFA  said they will consider it.

[Ray K]

The 60 day thing is a written regulation by the league.

You'll need to find a source and quote it, because there's nothing in the Premier League or FA regulations about it. Zero, nada, nothing.

[campioni]

The Times are reporting on the back of tomorrow’s paper that all games in England will be played behind closed doors once the number of cases surpasses 500 which is likely to be tomorrow.

[TepidT2O]

 Rugani at inter has tested positive.

Makes you think....

[killer-heels]

The 60 day thing is a written regulation by the league.

If thats the case then we only need to complete two matchday weeks. If we can play the Palace game then its all good.

[Fiasco]

The Times are reporting on the back of tomorrow’s paper that all games in England will be played behind closed doors once the number of cases surpasses 500 which is likely to be tomorrow.

Yeah, almost certain that at least the next 3 or 4 games will be BCD and probably the rest of the season.

[Crosby Nick]

The Times are reporting on the back of tomorrow’s paper that all games in England will be played behind closed doors once the number of cases surpasses 500 which is likely to be tomorrow.

I’d honestly settle for that right now if it meant we’d finish this season.

I say that from the comfort of my armchair, I appreciate how falling that is for those who have been going week in week out for years.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

No one is voiding anything. What FA's are asking is to cancel Euro's till next summer so they can complete leagues.  UEFA  said they will consider it.

This was a false report. UEFA have rubbished it.

[rafathegaffa83]

Rugani at Juve has tested positive.

Makes you think....

Some reports suggesting Inter/Juventus players are now being quarantined

[B0151?]

What about the lower leagues where there are clubs who probably can't afford to play behind closed doors. Season postponed?

[Fiasco]

What about the lower leagues where there are clubs who probably can't afford to play behind closed doors. Season postponed?

Perhaps but what difference does that make? They might as well play the games because they wont get any revenue if there is a postponement anyway.

[Crosby Nick]

What about the lower leagues where there are clubs who probably can't afford to play behind closed doors. Season postponed?

But then does postponing games help them any more? It’s still all that time without any gate money coming in.

[killer-heels]

What about the lower leagues where there are clubs who probably can't afford to play behind closed doors. Season postponed?

Would they get any money for the season if its voided?

[alonsoisared]

The Times are reporting on the back of tomorrow’s paper that all games in England will be played behind closed doors once the number of cases surpasses 500 which is likely to be tomorrow.

Fucking hell. Us winning the league is going to look like a glitch in a game of fifa. 30 years to win it in an empty stadium.

[PIPA23]

First step will be behind closed doors
Then suspended like in Italy
If suspension lasts for 60 days or more then there's a rule in p!ave that says they can declare the season null and void.
Don't ask me how the relegation and European qualification places are decided.

If this was just 3 or 4 games till the end then I think they'd just ride it out.
But because we're seeing more and more cancellation especially in Europe, I think we're looking at an inevitable cancelling of all comps.
It's escalating too fast and the peak is set to be April/May - FA Cup final at Wembley ... Doubt it.
Only last week Jurgen said !Liverpool fans needn't get paranoid about it. One week on and look at the deepening mess!!

One thing that could possibly save the season in UK Italy Spain etc is to cancel Euros and complete domestic leagues in June July.

Europe, world is in a pandemic outbreak... the numbers migt look "low" now, but in reality if you follow China and what hapend there, they had also low numbers at first, but much more people were not tested and already infected.

I will be jumping from joy if any sporting event is happening in summer.

[B0151?]

But then does postponing games help them any more? It’s still all that time without any gate money coming in.

But without money coming in they'll be bleeding money they potentially need for the costs associated with hosting a game no?

[BobPaisley3]

Players are going to have to live in a bubble between closed doors games. One wrong meeting and it’s a potentially massive problem.

[killer-heels]

Players are going to have to live in a bubble between closed doors games. One wrong meeting and it’s a potentially massive problem.

Just keep them at the stadium. Get a load of bunk beds and blankets and let them sleep there.

Get people who are tested as negative to deliver the food.

Shoot any pizza or spring roll thats on the menu.

[BobPaisley3]

Just keep them at the stadium. Get a load of bunk beds and blankets and let them sleep there.

Get people who are tested as negative to deliver the food.

Shoot any pizza or spring roll thats on the menu.

Nice idea but what about away games?