Project restart discussion.

[Joeharper07]

Prize money could be paid out tomorrow if the league was voided. You'd just have less of a pot to pay out from. They should have been negotiating with broadcasters weeks ago the least worst deal, trying to gain what concessions they could and offering more games next season. Instead they've wasted time coming up with a circus months after the season ended.

That’s my point they may not want to pay out prize money if voided , the last quarter of the season is probably there most exciting time , more games shown possibly better viewing figures losing a quarter of your tv revenue is a huge amount of money to all clubs with the possibility of even less next season as well . Don’t forget sky have postponed anyone’s sky sports subscription until the sport is resumed . A business getting less revenue is not going to want to put themselves in financial straits too .

 

[TheBigIguana]

More substitutes benefits who? You guessed it, the bigger clubs with bigger squads. Shocker there.

 

[BluePeadar]

It’s so blindingly obvious it hurts.

This season is almost complete and apart from prize money, most gate and TV income right down all the leagues has been made by the clubs.

Void the rest of this season, cut losses and prepare for 2020/21 with a more realistic timeframe of getting started with a month or so delay built in.

The rush to complete this season won’t just affect public health, it’ll massively impact on next season from a logistical/administrative point of view, causing further on-going problems.

I dont know why or how this isn't the most blindingly obvious thing to do. Asked a friend of mine who runs a weekly zoom chat football discussion with massive load of 5 a side players his age group in Kent area every week what their thoughts were in case it was my bitterness taking over and he says the general consensus amongst them who support all kinds of teams across divisions , is to Void the season and prepare for September new season kick off. Fans of all clubs seem to think is best way.
except anyone affiliated with the Slab dropping Orcs across the park of course.

 

[Kurt.]

Voiding provides a certain cleansing and neatness. eading the likes of The Athletic and similar, the voiding argument seems to be something that’s not regarded as realistic by the 20 clubs due to the financial implications it’ll bring as prize money would be voided with it. The thirst to restart is based around prize money and appeasing the broadcasters who are the chief paymasters.

As nothing has been invested into next season, there’s not the equivalent motivation to race into that scenario.

The moral arguments are secondary to the financial factors at play.

What price life aye ?

 

[marsh]

Why now 5 subs? For what reason? Incase 5 of them have the virus

 

[Kurt.]

Integrity of the league though

Or something

Let’s change the rules for big red to win the league

 

[ToffeeTim]

Why now 5 subs? For what reason? Incase 5 of them have the virus

They must want to increase the risk to players. Its beyond daft.

 

[Kurt.]

Absolutely nobody is going to take any outcome to this season aside from null and void seriously....


Except for .............. (enter team in space provided)

 

[Mat70s]

What price life aye ?

True.

However, regardless of the briefings coming out of the PL, I don’t think football will restart until the lockdown eases for us all.

 

[Goat]

Absolutely nobody is going to take any outcome to this season aside from null and void seriously....


Except for .............. (enter team in space provided)

Just off the phone to the Premier League, they told me if you can cover the shortfall before the start of August they will null and void.

Please deposit the 2billion in my account before the start of July to allow the money to clear.

 

[maccavennie]

so teams can make 5 subs per game while the prem league if they wanted to dont have to use VAR

Great idea to scrap VAR now it's done the job it was set out to do.

Honestly, if anyone connected to making these decisions mention the word "integrity" during any of this, they need to be chinned into oblivion.

 

[marsh]

Just scrap VAR forever by the way. And it's so ridiculous this, I seen someone on sky saying they'd have to shower at home I think, and keep distance in changing rooms n tunnel, well what's the point in that if they then go on the pitch and play a contact sport and stand next to each other in a wall and let's be honest if it was safe to do so there wouldn't be a need for all these stupid ideas so its clearly not safe so should not be played

 

[Kurt.]

Just off the phone to the Premier League, they told me if you can cover the shortfall before the start of August they will null and void.

Please deposit the 2billion in my account before the start of July to allow the money to clear.

Pffft .... small potatoes

 

[toffeejack]

Leagues 1 and 2 expected to be ended in the week with clubs voting on how to decide promotion/relegation. An Athletic journo called Matt Slater has put up the hypothetical tables for both of they were decided on PPG, in L1 the top 3 would stay as is but Wycombe would benefit, gaining a play off place in 6th (currently 8th) with Portsmouth dropping down to 7th. The bottom 3 would still go down but on PPG Southend would finish bottom

In League 2, the lone key change would see Swindon win the title, not Crewe, the playoff teams stay as they are but Cheltenham would finish 4th, Stevenage would still go down despite Macclesfield’s 7 point deduction

surely the play off standings will be utterly meaningles? They're not going to declare the season finished but make teams play the play off games, surely?

 

[Harryflashman]

So just to check the object is still to get the ball in the goal thingee right ? They haven’t changed that yet , as of this minute I mean I accept it’s a fluid situation