Spudulike Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 4 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: On a side note and a pretty damned unimportant one at that If the season was canned in the next month, how would next seasons European competition places be decided I wonder. I assume there is procedures in place to deal with earlier than planned finishing of qualifying competitions. Just pointless musing. They will find a formula to ensure the Euro places go to the favoured six. The relegation places is going to be tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullet1 Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 In other news, The world 🌍 is flat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMike Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 6 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: On a side note and a pretty damned unimportant one at that If the season was canned in the next month, how would next seasons European competition places be decided I wonder. I assume there is procedures in place to deal with earlier than planned finishing of qualifying competitions. Just pointless musing. Obviously Euro qualification will be based on LAST seasons table! That way the big six qualify, everybody is happy and all is well with the world!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 Just now, st albans fox said: Yes, the rules say that four out of the big six draw lots to see who gets into the CL ............. Just now, Spudulike said: They will find a formula to ensure the Euro places go to the favoured six. The relegation places is going to be tricky. Cynics. Cynics Everywhere. but I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 Panic on the streets of London, panic on the streets of Birmingham, I wonder to myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 16 minutes ago, st albans fox said: And this thursday would be two weeks since they could have had contact so if no arsenal players/staff show symptoms by tomorrow then there is no ongoing issue from that evening ....... Exactly. At present the Brighton v Arsenal game on Saturday is still set to go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbon Fox Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 (edited) https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/51814887 Down with the virus You're going down with the virus Down with the viiiiiiiirus You're going down with the virus.... Edited 11 March 2020 by Bourbon Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad the Fox Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 45 minutes ago, Spudulike said: They will find a formula to ensure the Euro places go to the favoured six. The relegation places is going to be tricky. The premier league has announced that they will base the European places by averaging teams finishing places over the last five seasons. This is to protect the big six who have been garbage this year and is the best way for us to get them into qualification positions integrity of the competition both at home and in Europe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyfox Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 1 hour ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said: Panic on the streets of London, panic on the streets of Birmingham, I wonder to myself don't forget Dublin, Dundee and Humberside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
String fellow Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 If the rest of the domestic football season did have to be abandoned, I think that the fairest way to decide the final league positions would be to assume that every unplayed game is treated as a 0-0 draw. That way, the final points totals would provide the final overall placings of every team in the country and determine in a pretty fair way the various promotion and relegation issues. It would also guarantee City finishing third, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everton carr Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 2 hours ago, Deeg67 said: No it doesn’t, because no seasonal flu since 1918 has had a mortality rate anywhere near COVID-19. That said, the odds of a vaccine being developed, clinically trialed and widely available by next winter are very low. Non-zero, but very low. Best practice is to prepare as much as possible in other ways - most importantly, to make sure testing is widely available, free to patients and aggressively applied. God your a cheerful sole let's end the world now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillippaT Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 16 minutes ago, everton carr said: God your a cheerful sole let's end the world now Someone needs heeling... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 23 minutes ago, everton carr said: God your a cheerful sole let's end the world now Put your fingers in your ears and carry on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xen Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 28 minutes ago, String fellow said: If the rest of the domestic football season did have to be abandoned, I think that the fairest way to decide the final league positions would be to assume that every unplayed game is treated as a 0-0 draw. That way, the final points totals would provide the final overall placings of every team in the country and determine in a pretty fair way the various promotion and relegation issues. It would also guarantee City finishing third, of course. There'll be a lot of teams across the leagues who have got far easier run-ins than their direct competitors, so if every remaining match is essentially voided then they'd (rightly) feel hard done by, especially if they miss out on promotion/safety by fine margins. Not sure that's the best course of action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 I can understand why clubs don't want games behind closed doors, but I don't see a fair way of finishing the season without playing the games. Very few clubs are going to agree to it if it results in them relegated or missing out on Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 Just now, RowlattsFox said: I can understand why clubs don't want games behind closed doors, but I don't see a fair way of finishing the season without playing the games. Very few clubs are going to agree to it if it results in them relegated or missing out on Europe. If this becomes a european wide ban on travel etc. Then they may as well cancel all cup comps and concentrate getting the league games done. If no fans were allowed anyway they should make each team play 2 games a week all saturday and all wednesday. Televise the lot, you could potential finish the league in 4 / 5 weeks that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveherbe Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 Just posted some non-information from the Ticket Office in the Chelsea tickets thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 3 hours ago, Spudulike said: They will find a formula to ensure the Euro places go to the favoured six. The relegation places is going to be tricky. Yep the Duckworth-Coote formula will be used and we will finish 8th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 3 hours ago, Mullet1 said: In other news, The world 🌍 is flat Now there is a rounding thought... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nod.E Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 It just feels that all this cancelling of games and playing games behind closed doors is like me planning my holiday to Hawaii based on my winning the lottery next week. It might happen! It could happen! But it won't happen. When did pragmatism die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
String fellow Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 I'm convinced that treating every unplayed game as a 0-0 draw is the least bad option, if games aren't to be played in empty stadia. The idea of clubs moaning about being deprived of 3 points in what they might see as easy fixtures doesn't wash with me. Why not? Here's one good reason:- Watford 3 Liverpool 0. Pep Guardiola said yesterday the playing matches without a crowd watching is pointless, like actors on a stage in an empty theatre. I agree with him 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 If the season was scrapped then I vote a 5 a side tournament involving all clubs playing their remaining games on the same day. Half hour games and be done with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUltimateWinner Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 Just now, Foxy_Bear said: If the season was scrapped then I vote a 5 a side tournament involving all clubs playing their remaining games on the same day. Half hour games and be done with it. Hold it at a local park, get a burger van going and a few beer stalls. Winner stays on and all that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachhere Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 Supercomputer predicts we will finish third, so I would be happy to run with that! https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-supercomputer-predicts-premier-leagues-top-four-for-this-season-20200307 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 11 March 2020 Share Posted 11 March 2020 2 minutes ago, TheUltimateWinner said: Hold it at a local park, get a burger van going and a few beer stalls. Winner stays on and all that. Well it's either that or get all the managers together in an over the top rope royal rumble to determine the final league table. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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