Project restart discussion.

[Archie Knox]

what above says

Surely that's the end of the discussion.

*starts kissing everyone I see*

Weren't the Premier looking at restarting in June anyway?

As @LouReedwalkonthewildside said, they were looking at that anyway, so why are people celebrating like this is a game-changing announcement?

 

[Wat Tyler]

Yeah, can't see how any of the bottom clubs can argue against it now.

They’re arguing against the integrity of playing at neutral grounds.

 

[MikeH72]

BREAKING NEWS: there is no news. More to follow.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Looks like it will be starting up again from June onwards if they can bully enough clubs and players to agree to it.

 

[Archie Knox]

Looks like it will be starting up again from June onwards if they can bully enough clubs and players to agree to it.

Just need enough players/clubs to take a stand and say "you cannot guarantee our safety and until you do then we will not agree to play", then there is literally nothing they can do. The will not relegate clubs or suspend players who refuse to play and put themselves in harm's way! Just need to see who blinks first.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Just need enough players/clubs to take a stand and say "you cannot guarantee our safety and until you do then we will not agree to play", then there is literally nothing they can do. The will not relegate clubs or suspend players who refuse to play and put themselves in harm's way! Just need to see who blinks first.

too much money for clubs not to agree to it. The pressure they’ll be under to restart will be unbelievable.

 

[Jamalio Danubio DiCanio]

Surely that's the end of the discussion.

To be honest I took it the other way. For me there are 3 potential barriers to restarting the league - government, players/clubs and public opinion. The latest news almost removes the government as a barrier since they've basically said that football behind closed doors can happen after 1st June. That's pretty much when the Premier league want to restart.

I think it could come down to whether players/clubs will try to stop this. Ultimately, it's the smaller clubs who we'll need to put a halt to this. My worry is that money talks eventually and the smaller clubs will feel they have no option other than to play.

If all that wasn't bad enough it looks like 2020/21 will be played behind closed doors. Potentially no going a game for another 12 months. I know there's bigger things than football but that would be a difficult one to take.

 

[kev]

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so why are people celebrating like this is a game-changing announcement?

Are they?

 

[Toast]

Quite surprised to see Mark Noble come out in support of the restart, when his club is seemingly against it (or at least the neutral venues).

Opinions seems to change with the wind at the moment.

West Ham go down on points per game don't they ?
So they may want to play if that's a serious option.

 

[Jamalio Danubio DiCanio]

Just need enough players/clubs to take a stand and say "you cannot guarantee our safety and until you do then we will not agree to play", then there is literally nothing they can do. The will not relegate clubs or suspend players who refuse to play and put themselves in harm's way! Just need to see who blinks first.

This is my hope but when you get teams like Burnley where the players supposedly unanimously voted to say they'd return then, it dents the hopes slightly.

Think Brighton, Watford, West Ham and the likes are were the hope remains of any sort of stance on this. Issue is that none of them are very powerful clubs to force anyone's hand.

 

[Wat Tyler]

What about the Championship, L1 and L2? Are they all playing at neutral too?

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

What about the Championship, L1 and L2? Are they all playing at neutral too?

Those leagues won’t be finished, as the clubs simply can’t afford to put on behind closed doors games.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Those leagues won’t be finished, as the clubs simply can’t afford to put on behind closed doors games.

Don’t know what they’re going to do next season then

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Don’t know what they’re going to do next season then

Neither do they. Without a bail out they’re going to have to mothball.

 

[Sweeneytoad]

Neither do they. Without a bail out they’re going to have to mothball.

The financial crisis hasnt even began yet. Most lower league clubs survive off the gate receipts.