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

[rafathegaffa83]

I'd prefer the weighted PPG if a curtailment were to happen. Also wonder what the #taintedtitle will think of the likes of us not playing at home

[Peabee]

just to refresh memories about this game, how many goals must a team score to win the match and what's the difference between a throw-in and a penalty?

You need one proper goal. the first goal, pace goals, VAR goal and goals injury time don’t count.

Throw-ins are traditional moments in the game where Everton fans shout BOOOOO and scream at players until their faces turn blue then purple.

Penalties are devices to help the redshite win games through their pact with the devil. The stats show we get far fewer than united and other teams, but rival fans have the true figures which are hidden by dark magic performed by Klopp at midnight after our games.

[Kekule]

Just us and the home team in any London Derby I think, full article below.

Meh. Without a crowd it barely matters, but we get to say we won the league playing 24 away games and only 14 home games.  You can stick that on a fucking asterisk.

[ljycb]

Not too fussed about the neutral venues idea for us. Completely disagree with the reasons for it but I wouldn’t be surprised if the club aren’t arsed about it. They’ll probably just want to win that league title now.

[cheesemason]

I know there will be no crowd, but the team are completely at home (no pun intended) on the size of our pitch etc, so it is a definite disadvantage playing at neutral venues. Obviously we should still win it anyway, but it is a total insult to us fans

[Hij]

Meh. Without a crowd it barely matters, but we get to say we won the league playing 24 away games and only 14 home games.  You can stick that on a fucking asterisk.

Haha, that's another one for the record books. Alongside possibly the longest time spent in 1st during the beginning and end of a season and of course winning it the earliest and latest it's ever been won in the same season.

[Son of Spion]

This is a fucking disgrace. Why the assumption that Liverpool fans can't be trusted? The implication here makes me feel sick to my stomach. I really hope the club and others are fighting this.

It's not even assumption.

The Mayor of Everton actually said it a few weeks ago.

[cheesemason]

We should say we will only do it if all our away games are at neutral venues too. Then we have no home advantage but no away disadvantage

[Stockholm Syndrome]

If other league leading teams were included, or even every one of our games, then fine.

Someone mentioned it earlier this year,  every game we play is a big game for every other team. With that in mind every Liverpool game is a big game worthy of neutral venue.

By the same token every Man City game or every Man Utd game is the same.

If it is just our home games though, the implication is really pretty disgusting. That WE cannot be trusted, that Liverpool fans are hooligans that will break the rules.

[Gerry Attrick]

It's not so much this season that it's a massive problem (though still a disgrace), it's next season. If we have to play 38 games away from Anfield it's not on.

[Son of Spion]

If other league leading teams were included, or even every one of our games, then fine.

Someone mentioned it earlier this year,  every game we play is a big game for every other team. With that in mind every Liverpool game is a big game worthy of neutral venue.

By the same token every Man City game or every Man Utd game is the same.

If it is just our home games though, the implication is really pretty disgusting. That WE cannot be trusted, that Liverpool fans are hooligans that will break the rules.

When the Mayor of our own city comes out with that nonsense, then no wonder outsiders think the same.

[Jm55]

It's not so much this season that it's a massive problem (though still a disgrace), it's next season. If we have to play 38 games away from Anfield it's not on.

I would be almost certain that the thought behind it is due to us winning our first title in 30 years and people congregating as a result of that.

No way will it continue into next season. I should add that Lawton has also confirmed he believes that the Merseyside Derby (as well as London derbies) will also be on neutral grounds (all the other derbies have played both fixtures already.)

I’m not saying that the above is the correct way of looking at it, as I don’t think it is, but I think it’s a judgment made on us winning the league, rather than us as a fanbase.

[ljycb]

What I don’t really understand about the neutral venues for us idea is that there’s a fairly decent chance we’ll have the league won before we’re even due to play a home match. In that instance, do they still expect our supporters to congregate? Then again, they probably do, given how batshit their logic has been on us congregating in the first place. It’s been said before but why would we want to stand outside of a stadium with no way of watching us winning the league? I’ll happily watch it in my living room and then go and sit in the garden with a crate afterwards.

[Stockholm Syndrome]

When the Mayor of our own city comes out with that nonsense, then no wonder outsiders think the same.

It's something we as a club should fight.

Even on a financial level, we would be losing out on sponsorship money from our stadium on the back of these lies.

It's an insult to our club and fans, and actually affects us.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

no crowds means the experience is worse, as part of the reason the deals are so big are the big crowds at the games compared to Italy and Spain

They will get to charge a premium for adverts because the viewing figures will be higher than usual.

[rob1966]

The people of the UK are fuckwits, bitters are infested with c*nts in their fanbase, so I could see either scenario of fucking idiot LFC supporters turning up at Anfield or bitters doing it, so if we have to play neutral, so what, we'll still win it.

What does boil my piss is it was deemed OK for 3,000 Atleti fans to come into the city at the most stupid time imaginable. Mates of mine were in the Arkles that night and came down with strong Covid symptoms, one still feels like shit from it.

[Crosby Nick]

If we play home games at neutral ground can we add them to our unbeaten at home tally? And if we lose one can we bring the asterisk into play and say we’re still unbeaten at home since April 2017? It’s the least they can do.

[ScouserAtHeart]

I'm not from Liverpool (or even the UK) but what are the chances of that Everton mayor being voted out next election?

[rob1966]

If we play home games at neutral ground can we add them to our unbeaten at home tally? And if we lose one can we bring the asterisk into play and say we’re still unbeaten at home since April 2017? It’s the least they can do.

Fuck, we won't get to win the league at the PIT, they'll have to move it.

[gazzalfc]

I'm not from Liverpool (or even the UK) but what are the chances of that Everton mayor being voted out next election?

Zero. He'll be the labour candidate and no way Liverpool votes in a Lib dem or green candidate

[Son of Spion]

I'm not from Liverpool (or even the UK) but what are the chances of that Everton mayor being voted out next election?

In Liverpool it's said you could pin a Labour rosette on a pig and the pig would win the election.

He's harder to shift than a red wine stain on your best white shirt.

[rob1966]

Zero. He'll be the labour candidate and no way Liverpool votes in a Lib dem or green candidate

Who actually selects the candidate? Makes sense, with the shite he spouts about us and our overseas supporters, to fuck him off, the negative twat.

[BobPaisley3]

I feel almost duty bound to follow the lads around the country now and just stand outside the ground regardless of where we’re playing.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Not too fussed about the neutral venues idea for us. Completely disagree with the reasons for it but I wouldn’t be surprised if the club aren’t arsed about it. They’ll probably just want to win that league title now.

Of course you're not.

[Son of Spion]

I feel almost duty bound to follow the lads around the country now and just stand outside the ground regardless of where we’re playing.

What they forget is the likes of Liverpool have millions of fans all over the country, as well as three quarters of our own city.

Same with Man United. If it's assumed people might turn up to stand outside Anfield, then they could just as easily turn up outside any ground in the country because massive clubs have massive fanbases and are not confined to the city they are based in.

[BobPaisley3]

What they forget is the likes of Liverpool have millions of fans all over the country, as well as three quarters of our own city.

Same with Man United. If it's assumed people might turn up to stand outside Anfield, then they could just as easily turn up outside any ground in the country because massive clubs have massive fanbases and are not confined to the city they are based in.

Indeed. As long as we cluster in small groups of six we’re good to go.

[rob1966]

What they forget is the likes of Liverpool have millions of fans all over the country, as well as three quarters of our own city.

Same with Man United. If it's assumed people might turn up to stand outside Anfield, then they could just as easily turn up outside any ground in the country because massive clubs have massive fanbases and are not confined to the city they are based in.

The more you think about it, its probably easier to control if we play at Anfield, just stop all non Liverpool reg cars on the 62, 58 and 53 and hold up a sign with Fazakerley written on it and anyone who cannot pronounce it right gets fucked off.

[Raid]

In Liverpool it's said you could pin a Labour rosette on a pig and the pig would win the election.

He's harder to shift than a red wine stain on your best white shirt.

Yep. Not even an independent would make an in road

[Samie]

#PL Shareholders also approved a proposal that would see all 92 remaining matches broadcast live in the UK by the League’s existing broadcast partners

Full statement: http://preml.ge/e9vhy

[Samie]

Scheduled kick-off times

Weekend matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):

Friday 20:00
Saturday 12:30, 15:00, 17:30; 20:00
Sunday 12:00, 14:00, 16:30; 19:00
Monday 20:00

Midweek matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):
Tuesday 18:00; 20:00
Wednesday 18:00; 20:00
Thursday 18:00; 20:00

[rob1966]

#PL Shareholders also approved a proposal that would see all 92 remaining matches broadcast live in the UK by the League’s existing broadcast partners

Full statement: http://preml.ge/e9vhy

Wonder if that means all at the same time or if they allocate them? Got access to all 4 ways, but be great for those football fans who are still restricted to the house to at least be able to watch footy on BBC

[Hij]

Wonder if that means all at the same time or if they allocate them? Got access to all 4 ways, but be great for those football fans who are still restricted to the house to at least be able to watch footy on BBC

Different times for them all I think (bar presumably the final day)

Scheduled kick-off times

Weekend matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):

Friday 20:00
Saturday 12:30, 15:00, 17:30; 20:00
Sunday 12:00, 14:00, 16:30; 19:00
Monday 20:00

Midweek matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):
Tuesday 18:00; 20:00
Wednesday 18:00; 20:00
Thursday 18:00; 20:00

[TepidT2O]

#PL Shareholders also approved a proposal that would see all 92 remaining matches broadcast live in the UK by the League’s existing broadcast partners

Full statement: http://preml.ge/e9vhy

So... more games, but they pay less?

That’s fucked up

[Hij]

BBC gets 4 of the 92.

[Samie]

If we beat the bitters, bet your life BBC will want the Crystal Palace game because we could win it in that. 

[sinnermichael]

Sky will have 64 of the 92 games live and 25 of these will be free to air on Freeview.

[Ocean Red]

This is total bollocks!!! that we cant play at Anfield. where is the sporting integrity in that. Its saying our supporters cant be trusted. A bloody disgrace, plus we have fans all over the country not just in liverpool. Neutral venues will still have liverpool fans in those towns/cities. I am a liverpool fan and I am from london as an example.

[keano7]

This is total bollocks!!! that we cant play at Anfield. where is the sporting integrity in that. Its saying our supporters cant be trusted. A bloody disgrace, plus we have fans all over the country not just in liverpool. Neutral venues will still have liverpool fans in those towns/cities. I am a liverpool fan and I am from london as an example.

I don’t think this would be applicable for United if they were in the same position as us. As others have mentioned, this is entirely on Joe Anderson’s condemnation a few weeks ago. He should be fucking ashamed of himself on the distain he’s done to the supporters in this city. 

[RobbieRedman]

If we beat the bitters, bet your life BBC will want the Crystal Palace game because we could win it in that. 

No way sky or bt are having that happen

[Samie]

No way sky or bt are having that happen

All BBC games will be shown on Sky and BT anyway mate. But it would give evrey household in the UK an opportunity to watch us win it.