Club Statement: Coronavirus

[Connor]

Premier League clubs told 2020-21 season must start by first week in September

Deadline puts pressure on the Premier League to make a decision over the completion of this season

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[onlyme]

Beach and park yes, shops for clothes and pubs are closed, but the whole lockdown is pretty much voluntary at this point.

I mean theres people going for 50 mile bike rides. @Bruce Wayne



So you think no football will be played this year?


At this point im sure they are trying both treatment and vaccination.

They are of course looking at treatments, and the hope is that a combination of existing drugs can accelerate the return to 'normal'. A fully trialed vaccine as you were referring to takes far longer to develop.

 

[Goat]

Premier League clubs told 2020-21 season must start by first week in September

Deadline puts pressure on the Premier League to make a decision over the completion of this season

www.telegraph.co.uk

Think we can stick a fork in this season now C.

 

[Goat]

They are of course looking at treatments, and the hope is that a combination of existing drugs can accelerate the return to 'normal'. A fully trialed vaccine as you were referring to takes far longer to develop.

Yeah and I probably sound like some tinfoil nutjob, but im honestly sick of people making promises they cant keep, nobody has a clue if we will even be able to make a viable vaccine.

 

[Stan Lee Park]

While I think there may be football sometime later this year, I don't think you will see full stadiums in 2020.
All this talk of completing the 2019/2020 season is wishful thinking.
I hope I'm wrong though.

 

[Connor]

Think we can stick a fork in this season now C.

Big agree

 

[ForeverBlue92]

While I think there may be football sometime later this year, I don't think you will see full stadiums in 2020.
All this talk of completing the 2019/2020 season is wishful thinking.
I hope I'm wrong though.

You just know Liverpool will play all their games against their rivals away from home first so their chances of fans being packed in anfield in the 2nd half of the season.

Absolutely nailed on.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Attention turning to 20/21, it's getting to the let's just cut our losses now because we can't afford to lose next season, give the telly a few more games to broadcast and lets move on

 

[RAFUH]

Forgive me for taking all this with a massive pinch of salt, if they had a vaccine, 000s wouldnt be dying daily mate.

And yes I know it needs to go through trials, but if it worked, why wouldnt it be given to the dying, to you know, stop them dying.

But forgive me, im just really sick of reading about promises being made that people cant keep.

Many versions of a vaccine have been developed, but they are all in the testing phases. There are at least two that are already testing in humans.

Giving the vaccine if they are already infected isn’t going to help those folks. Vaccines are preventative not therapeutic.

Now as far as treatments, a lot of already developed antivirals are being studied. And so you know, even while trials are ongoing at least in the US, folks can still get them via something a called compassionate use. I’m sure UK has similar.

 

[willo30]

Attention turning to 20/21, it's getting to the let's just cut our losses now because we can't afford to lose next season, give the telly a few more games to broadcast and lets move on

Few more games? TV will get the lot if no fans. Think they'll take that.

 

[onlyme]

Yeah and I probably sound like some tinfoil nutjob, but im honestly sick of people making promises they cant keep, nobody has a clue if we will even be able to make a viable vaccine.

I think we're all sick of the whole situation but we're dealing with something that has been in evolution for millions of years. To expect a solution within a few months whilst desirable it's unreasonable, unless you're Donald Trump. However because we've developed vaccines for similar viruses then it's plausible to believe that one can be found soon.

 

[4737carlin]

You just know Liverpool will play all their games against their rivals away from home first so their chances of fans being packed in anfield in the 2nd half of the season.

Absolutely nailed on.

Funny you say this as I've been thinking this too, if the first few months of the season are behind closed doors there is an advantage and they will make sure the top teams benefit

 

[Goat]

Many versions of a vaccine have been developed, but they are all in the testing phases. There are at least two that are already testing in humans.

Giving the vaccine if they are already infected isn’t going to help those folks. Vaccines are preventative not therapeutic.

Now as far as treatments, a lot of already developed antivirals are being studied. And so you know, even while trials are ongoing at least in the US, folks can still get them via something a called compassionate use. I’m sure UK has similar.

From my knowledge of the UK health system its quite different to the US.

But you can write what I know about both health systems on the back of a stamp, so we can both agree your knowledge is far superior.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Few more games? TV will get the lot if no fans. Think they'll take that.

If there's no fans I'd rather next season get scrapped, what's the point otherwise, it would be another dead rubber season

 

[willo30]

If there's no fans I'd rather next season get scrapped, what's the point otherwise, it would be another dead rubber season

Wouldn't be good I agree but if we cancel a whole season we may as well cancel English football for the foreseeable as it would destroy us.