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kingrobbo
IMO Italy have made the right call there are far bigger issues than football
IF it does result in the season being cancelled only see 2 options they go with the table/s as is or they void the season altogether lets hope it doesnt come to this but it may have too
https://www.bbc.com/sport/51808683
Grimnir
Lot of scare mongering.
kingrobbo
they cant do that as the country is in lockdown so no travel
IMO they have made the right call
kingrobbo
''Under the new decree, people will only be able to travel between cities for emergency reasons and can face fines and up to three months in jail for breaking quarantine rules.''
dont think playing sport even footy falls into an emergency reason
over the next few days think we will see other nations/UEFA making some decisions IMO think Serie A etc will end up being void for 19/20 and you never know where it will end its a minefield now eg the lockdown kicks in today so Atalanta can play but will they be allowed to travel back into Italy
also-Roma and Inter all play in Europe this week (only Inter at home)
Juve Napoli Roma and Inter next week (2 games in Italy)
this is subject to change and can see other nations/uefa taking similar action if it gets worse and Italian clubs will be unable to complete their European fixtures so are their opponents given a bye? some big decisions to be made
but if you follow the logical conclusion also the country is in lockdown so clubs cant travel to any other venues too,
no Italian clubs should in theory be playing any games after today until 3/4/20 ? as it would mean they are travelling out of their region or clubs from outside Italy are coming to them
if its lockdown surely it means that, there will probably be clarification on this later today
kingrobbo
include staging play-offs, not having a champion for 2019-20 or declaring the current standings final.
kingrobbo
Number 1
Its a worry the Premier League's initial call was to carry on as if nothing was wrong was the right one.
Not just football as well either, given the US basketball, multiple tennis tournaments, MotoGP, Formula E and others have cancelled events, as have film shoots, film premieres, concert tours and the rest. And that's not forgetting the utter clusterfuck that is the F1 race in Australia, which seems to be at the moment both going ahead and not going ahead.
Tommy Hughes
kingrobbo
sure the season is over now just waiting for the official confirmation
2D Pitch FM
Correct decision. Would rather the season be voided though for obvious reasons.
Link to BBC article.
kingrobbo
Delaying the inevitable IMO the season is over
Grimnir
Grimnir
So, what have we found ourselves watching sports wise to fill this void? So far I have taken in up to fifteen minutes of snooker, bowls and bowling.
kingrobbo
VP.
Will also be cancelling sky sports.
kingrobbo
yes mate I am so glad I didnt lock in 12 month subs for Bein worked out slightly dearer paying monthly but worth it now
from what I have been told we are probably looking at a 4-6 month time period before we could see things get back to normal at this stage who knows more important issues than sport
take care keep well
wash hands a lot
Grimnir
Normally have SSN on whenever in my office, now it's on BBC news...
kingrobbo
Number 1
I can't help but feel that's too soon. Think it needs to be a July date to be on the safe side. His Tweet read "Good luck with that", which is I get the feeling what a lot of people must also be thinking.
VP.
kingrobbo
yes indeed
reports are that the tv companies/sponsors are putting pressure on as they have committed a lot of money upfront and they will seek compensation if the comp isnt fulfilled by a set date(obviously this is out of UEFA's hands as who knows when anything gets back to normal)
so sounding like as always ££££££ is the driving force
Ivs
kingrobbo
when it starts back do they complete this season and then for certain have the next season impacted on due to starting dates transfer windows contracts etc etc or even a vastly reduced league fixture programme for 20/21
cant see anything football wise getting back to 'normal' for months so its a big call to make my feeling is the powers that be want to complete this season no matter when that will be and then the 20/21 season could be virtually cut in half its doable but you wont play all teams home+away so it would be logistically hard to make that fair to all eg some EPL teams would play 10 home games out of 19 and some would get 9 but we will see hopefully soon enough but there are far bigger issues than football now
2D Pitch FM
When do they expect to even finish the UCL & UEL?
Or even how? One legged ties rather than two?
kingrobbo
2D Pitch FM
That's the thing, if they delay it then it'll probably overlap next season's depending on when it starts.
Everything up in the air anyway. We'll not know a thing until at least end of July/August.
Number 1
My instinct is that they'll resume behind closed doors, possibly using neutral venues as was suggested, as the financial cost to both PL & EFL returning their TV money is enormous, maybe even ruinous in the case of a lot of lower league clubs. Whether that can happen before July is another matter, given both the fact the new cases needs to be significantly reduced and even when you're in a position to return, player fitness is going to be lacking.
There also needs to be some kind of meeting at a FIFA level to create better contingency plans in advance of another major disruptive event in future so we can see less of a sense of ad lib response.
Olivier Vandebroucke