urban.spaceman 36,767 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 The 2020-21 Premier League season will start on 12 September and finish on 23 May. The current campaign will end on Sunday after it was suspended for three months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League said it would "continue to consult" with the Football Association and English Football League (EFL) "regarding the scheduling of all domestic competitions". The start date for teams still in Europe is under discussion. It remains possible they will be given a delayed start, given they could be playing well into August. Last-16 ties in the Europa League - featuring Manchester United and Wolves - resume on 5 August, with the final scheduled to take place on 21 August. Remaining Champions League last-16 ties resume from 7 August, with Manchester City and Chelsea still in the competition. The final will take place on 23 August 1 Link to post Share on other sites
urban.spaceman 36,767 Posted 24 July 2020 Author Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53530479 Link to post Share on other sites
nnfox 1,421 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Win it. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fox92 12,546 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Finishes day after my birthday which never happens. Hope it's a good away day somewhere and it'll be a double celebration with us winning the league. Link to post Share on other sites
StriderHiryu 19,439 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Wow, so there will be a 6 week break before the season starts? Interesting. I guess European qualifiers will start before then though? Usually the start of the season is filled with excitement and anticipation, but I think it will feel very different this time round. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shailen 2,361 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 We'll be top at christmas 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Miquel The Work Geordie 12,108 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Can enjoy that six weeks with no bastard football then, good stuff Link to post Share on other sites
Stadt 13,477 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, shailen said: We'll be top at christmas I think we’ll be closer to bottom. That’s not outrageous doom mongering, I just think we won’t be able to add to our squad in a way we would have hoped pre covid. We’ll have extra games and we look really leggy currently, it’s not as if the players are going to come back completely rejuvenated like they would over a regular preseason. We’ll be better than our current form because we have so many missing but I think mid table and possibly lower mid table is more realistic next season, all things considered. Edited 24 July 2020 by Stadt 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shailen 2,361 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 5 minutes ago, Stadt said: I think we’ll be closer to bottom. That’s not outrageous doom mongering, I just think we won’t be able to add to our squad in a way we would have hoped pre covid. We’ll have extra games and we look really leggy currently, it’s not as if the players are going to come back completely rejuvenated like they would over a regular preseason. We’ll be better than our current form because we have so many missing but I think mid table and possibly lower mid table is more realistic next season, all things considered. I think confidence is low and if we don't get champions league, we'll either reflect and come back stronger next season or it'll be a downwards spiral. I personally think we have enough leaders in the squad who will get the lads going again and will be hurt if we do blow CL. We have shown the quality but not the consistency this season, hopefully we'll show both next season. Link to post Share on other sites
Ric Flair 26,052 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 We could quite easily be bottom 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
goody2028 1,657 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 1 minute ago, shailen said: I think confidence is low and if we don't get champions league, we'll either reflect and come back stronger next season or it'll be a downwards spiral. I personally think we have enough leaders in the squad who will get the lads going again and will be hurt if we do blow CL. We have shown the quality but not the consistency this season, hopefully we'll show both next season. The only negative of the europa league I have is when I think of how Burnley struggled and ended up in a relegation battle. They did have more qualifying games tho I suppose. Don’t think that will happen to us as our squad is better than there’s was but it’s something that could harm us the Thursday night situation. Link to post Share on other sites
Leicester_Loyal 6,702 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Relegation battle incoming I just want to go on a European tour and enjoy myself tbh. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Guest 1,959 Posted 24 July 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 11 minutes ago, goody2028 said: The only negative of the europa league I have is when I think of how Burnley struggled and ended up in a relegation battle. They did have more qualifying games tho I suppose. Don’t think that will happen to us as our squad is better than there’s was but it’s something that could harm us the Thursday night situation. They were out of it by the end of August. I think they struggled because they're shit, not because they were in the Europa League 8 Link to post Share on other sites
shailen 2,361 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 9 minutes ago, goody2028 said: The only negative of the europa league I have is when I think of how Burnley struggled and ended up in a relegation battle. They did have more qualifying games tho I suppose. Don’t think that will happen to us as our squad is better than there’s was but it’s something that could harm us the Thursday night situation. I've never understood why europa league is any different to champions league. You play Thurs and Sunday rather than Wednesday and Saturday. Maybe it's because clubs like Burnley don't have the squad depth to manage both competitions - a bit like us in 16/17. I think we'll face this issue regardless as we're guaranteed European football next year and we need to add 3/4 players to the squad. Link to post Share on other sites
kingfox 5,449 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Rodgers will be sacked in October. Dyche comes in and we finish top four. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
goody2028 1,657 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 13 minutes ago, Guest said: They were out of it by the end of August. I think they struggled because they're shit, not because they were in the Europa League There is that as well haha 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pliskin 3,543 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 It is frankly ludicrous. I’d scrap all of the cups and just play out the domestic seasons. This will then roll into a euro’s which will then roll into the 2021/2022 season. After that will be the first chance to get a proper pre-season. I know things can’t just stop, but they really need to think carefully here. For one season surely they can stop all of the cups, and just focus on the league? Link to post Share on other sites
Lcfc82 250 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Is there a carabao Cup next season ? Link to post Share on other sites
HighPeakFox 13,369 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Just now, Lcfc82 said: Is there a carabao Cup next season ? Not for us Link to post Share on other sites
Lcfc82 250 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Just now, HighPeakFox said: Not for us Just for the teams not in Europe then I take it ? Link to post Share on other sites
UniFox21 8,529 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 4 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: Not for us Thought I'd read that we'd use the academy teams Link to post Share on other sites
HighPeakFox 13,369 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 Just now, UniFox21 said: Thought I'd read that we'd use the academy teams Possibly, but it won't be the usual suspects anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
AKCJ 15,777 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 39 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: We could quite easily be bottom 3 ****ing hell Cheer up Ric Link to post Share on other sites
Fox92 12,546 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 (edited) We won't be in a relegation battle. Putting this out there while we're still on page 1 so I can come back to this at Christmas. Edited 24 July 2020 by Fox92 missed a word 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
lgfualol 10,463 Posted 24 July 2020 Report Share Posted 24 July 2020 40 points pls Link to post Share on other sites
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