League Suspended.

[49er]

19 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

That was David Coleman.... 

 

Sportsnight with Coleman on Wednesday's. 

David Coleman used to say 'one nil', whereas Hugh Johns was 'one nothing Villae/Leicester' - subtle difference. Here's my evidence at 9:38 - Frank Worthington goal against Leeds:

 

 

Sportsnight, usually with Harry Carpenter, was great but when I was younger I was never allowed to stay up and watch it!

 

 

[Heathrow fox]

3 minutes ago, 49er said:

David Coleman used to say 'one nil', whereas Hugh Johns was 'one nothing Villae/Leicester' - subtle difference.

 

Sportsnight, usually with Harry Carpenter, was great but when I was younger I was never allowed to stay up and watch it!

Sportsnight always seemed to have highlights of QPR at home on

[49er]

1 minute ago, Heathrow fox said:

Sportsnight always seemed to have highlights of QPR at home on

If it wasn't football highlights, it would be boxing or greyhound racing

[Super_horns]

Euros in December ?!

 

Well we have a Winter World Cup coming up too...

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/1238883425324617729

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, Super_horns said:

Euros in December ?!

 

Well we have a Winter World Cup coming up too...

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/1238883425324617729

Euros in December is possible, finish this season in September/October. Then start new season in February, having two games a week. Running through Summer. No nations league or friendlies. Change World Cup qualifying, allowing top 8 teams in Europe auto entry, similar with other confederations and have a small group for the rest. We can catch up that way... 

[Wymsey]

During this period of no games, will the players still be able to train as 'normal'?

 

It's a pity this has happened, especially as personally believe that the big win against Aston Villa would've been the start of a very good run of good results towards the season-end.

[foxes_rule1978]

3 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

During this period of no games, will the players still be able to train as 'normal'?

 

It's a pity this has happened, especially as personally believe that the big win against Aston Villa would've been the start of a very good run of good results towards the season-end.

We aren’t sure about training, 3 of our players are in isolation already... so yep that throws in more problems 

[st albans fox]

5 minutes ago, foxes_rule1978 said:

We aren’t sure about training, 3 of our players are in isolation already... so yep that throws in more problems 

I doubt there will be any training as usual

players will either be home on fitness progs or coming in to ‘tickover’

 

i guess different clubs will have different policies - u would think that they will have this coming week off anyway. 

[urban.spaceman]

 

[lestajigs]

41 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Euros in December ?!

 

Well we have a Winter World Cup coming up too...

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/1238883425324617729

That would be dog shit, who gives a crap about the euros anyway, cancel the whole thing, just not my club football please

[foxes_rule1978]

5 minutes ago, lestajigs said:

That would be dog shit, who gives a crap about the euros anyway, cancel the whole thing, just not my club football please

I like international football, but yes club football means more in many ways so should be prioritised if need be 

[PAULCFC]

1 hour ago, 49er said:

If it wasn't football highlights, it would be boxing or greyhound racing

Used to be in bed(aged 9 or 10),but can still hear the music in my head now as my dad watched it!

[CosbehFox]

4 hours ago, Leeds Fox said:

I understand that, but I have the feeling EUFA will want the biggest teams in the CL. If us, Wolves or even Sheff Utd begin to frequent the competition, it could have an effect on future sponsorship and TV deals. It’s a safe bet for EUFA to have the bigger clubs in their biggest competition. 

And completely lose their integrity which is a bigger issue 

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, Cardiff_Fox said:

And completely lose their integrity which is a bigger issue 

That would kill football more than Liverpool not being given the title 

[Trav Le Bleu]

Each team nominates one player and the rest of the season is played out on Fifa 20.

 

Xbox or PlayStation I hear you ask - who cares, let's just get it done!

[PAULCFC]

 

[Leeds Fox]

8 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

And completely lose their integrity which is a bigger issue 

Do they have any integrity? 
 

What I said wasn’t a completely serious suggestion however it could happen, if they were that way inclined. Also, if they did sway the PL (behind closed doors) to keep the bigger clubs in, it’d be on the PL, not EUFA. 

[Dan]

The fairest solution to this in my opinion is this:

 

2020 - Play out the domestic seasons, Champions League, FA Cup etc..., and then the Euros. This gives you around 9 months to complete the equivalent of around 3/4 months of football.

 

2021 - Start what was the 2020/21 season, in February, and play it until November. So effectively shift the league back six months. Introduce a summer break in countries such as Spain, Portugal etc... where the weather will be too much.

 

2022 - Do the same thing again, start in February and play it until November. Then you have the Qatar World Cup already lined up for the winter.

 

Then from there on, you either have another break and revert back to the usual August to May season, or you just stick with this as a new way of doing it - although I appreciate there are obviously reasons they have the season when they currently do and it's been established over many years.

 

I appreciate contracts may become a big issue here - but anything is fairer than voiding the season. To void the 75% complete season in favour of the 0% complete one is sheer madness, and nobody could possibly take it seriously again.

[don_danbury]

find it hilarious this country has done away with football but not closed schools  

[foxes_rule1978]

5 minutes ago, don_danbury said:

find it hilarious this country has done away with football but not closed schools  

Well different organisations, government needs to make the big call/right call but hasn’t... and I voted for them  

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, don_danbury said:

find it hilarious this country has done away with football but not closed schools  

Well the govt is responsible for schools whereas football has self regulated because the integrity of the competition was in question due to players self isolating ....... 

 

without the artefa and Hudson-odoi infections,  I suspect we would all have played today ......... the n Ireland minister Arlene foster gave the game away on schools earlier when she said that there will be a sixteen week shutdown ..... that timescale ties in with the four month over 70’s quarantine period mentioned by Preston. 

[CosbehFox]

38 minutes ago, Leeds Fox said:

Do they have any integrity? 
 

What I said wasn’t a completely serious suggestion however it could happen, if they were that way inclined. Also, if they did sway the PL (behind closed doors) to keep the bigger clubs in, it’d be on the PL, not EUFA. 

You’ll have point out a motion UEFA have done which suggest otherwise. Under this president they’ve generally been sound 

[MrSpaM]

26 minutes ago, don_danbury said:

find it hilarious this country has done away with football but not closed schools  

That's because it was the FA's decision, not the governments 

[Leeds Fox]

13 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

You’ll have point out a motion UEFA have done which suggest otherwise. Under this president they’ve generally been sound 

I originally suggested it was a possibility. Which in the current climate of the sport, I wouldn’t put it past any organisation to look after themselves at the expense of a relatively small club/clubs. 
 

It was a flippant comment really, but I’m sure we can at least agree that different associations lean on each other for their own gain. Maybe not in this instance, but surely it happens behind the scenes. 

[Gerard]