EPL 19/20
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@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
@mariner4life Have they given the title to Liverpool yet??
no, nor will they. it's a deadset stitch up
Are you serious? Or just being pessimistic? Are they saying the season will be null and void?
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@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
@mariner4life Have they given the title to Liverpool yet??
no, nor will they. it's a deadset stitch up
Are you serious? Or just being pessimistic? Are they saying the season will be null and void?
apparently if it can't be completed, yes
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How do you allocate CL and EL places for next season if teams haven't played the same number of games? In theory, Sheffield United would be 5th if they win their game in hand, which could result in a CL spot.
Could be as simple as points per game played?
Possibly, but the teams won't have played the same teams so you were at the mercy of the schedule.
The latest optimistic report is saying the EPL could restart in early June.
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@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
@mariner4life Have they given the title to Liverpool yet??
no, nor will they. it's a deadset stitch up
Are you serious? Or just being pessimistic? Are they saying the season will be null and void?
apparently if it can't be completed, yes
Hilarious
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@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
@mariner4life Have they given the title to Liverpool yet??
no, nor will they. it's a deadset stitch up
Are you serious? Or just being pessimistic? Are they saying the season will be null and void?
apparently if it can't be completed, yes
Hilarious
motherf...
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The updates are quite thin, but I think they will look to get the league done. Europe competition is done and dusted, and it's quite easy to forgo other trophies, but the league is very important.
Reality is that most teams have 8 games left, at 2 a week (remember with zero other comps this is extremely doable) then it can be done in a month. Empty stadiums maybe which will be a bit odd (this is basically assured due to not only the transmission, but the drain on public emergency services as well), but you can be sure the tv viewing figures will be OFF THE SCALE.
.... won't stop me putting an * in tho ....
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Suspended indefinitely.
Winner is in alphabetical order.....
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Suspended indefinitely.
Winner is in alphabetical order.....
If they don't give the title to anyone I think Liverpool supporters' heads will explode
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Suspended indefinitely.
Winner is in alphabetical order.....
If they don't give the title to anyone I think Liverpool supporters' heads will explode
And that will sound like a symphony to me
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There's obviously a desire to complete the league when possible to do so...
"There is a combined objective for all remaining domestic league and cup matches to be played," the league said, "enabling us to maintain the integrity of each competition."
And this...
Uefa, in a letter signed by the European Club Association and the European Leagues, has urged members not to abandon their competitions. Halting leagues without approval from Uefa could see teams blocked from qualifying for the Champions League and Europa League as they are determined based on final positions in domestic standings.
Now, it seems to me that there must be a point by which the league executives will simply say that 19/20 can't be completed. However, and similarly, there must also be a point whereby 20/21 can't be started, because there won't be enough time to complete a full 38-game season. In this case, surely the fall back would be to complete 19/20?
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@MajorRage said in EPL 19/20:
The league has lost so much appeal since some of the clubs took govt money to pay non playing staff.
I doubt I’ll get over it completely, honestly.
I don't have a problem. If major companies can use the subsidy, why not? If the government doesn't want them to use it then stop them. I see in the NBA the Utah Jazz have laid off a bunch of non playing staff. The longer no games are being played and no money made they won't be the last. When things return to normal sports teams will be a major way for people to feel happy again
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@MajorRage said in EPL 19/20:
The league has lost so much appeal since some of the clubs took govt money to pay non playing staff.
I doubt I’ll get over it completely, honestly.
The players haven't agreed to any reduction in their excessive salaries yet, which will be a poorer look for the league. Dressing it up by saying this will result in a lower tax revenue by the Government won't help the clubs pay their bills.
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@MajorRage said in EPL 19/20:
The league has lost so much appeal since some of the clubs took govt money to pay non playing staff.
I doubt I’ll get over it completely, honestly.
I don't have a problem. If major companies can use the subsidy, why not? If the government doesn't want them to use it then stop them. I see in the NBA the Utah Jazz have laid off a bunch of non playing staff. The longer no games are being played and no money made they won't be the last. When things return to normal sports teams will be a major way for people to feel happy again
Good for you. We will have to agree to disagree.
Liverpool joined the fold now too.
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@MajorRage said in EPL 19/20:
@MajorRage said in EPL 19/20:
The league has lost so much appeal since some of the clubs took govt money to pay non playing staff.
I doubt I’ll get over it completely, honestly.
I don't have a problem. If major companies can use the subsidy, why not? If the government doesn't want them to use it then stop them. I see in the NBA the Utah Jazz have laid off a bunch of non playing staff. The longer no games are being played and no money made they won't be the last. When things return to normal sports teams will be a major way for people to feel happy again
Good for you. We will have to agree to disagree.
Liverpool joined the fold now too.
Absolutely. I'm all fine with that mate 😃
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The other story is that Sky and BT have asked for extra games next season to show live at no extra cost in exchange for not pressing for a huge refund from the EPL.
Yet Sky and BT are still charging full wack for subscriptions. They must be piling in the cash during this crisis.
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I think the most likely outcome is that for EPL at least, season 2019/20 will be completed as soon as possible (possibly in a condensed time and behind closed doors) and then the 2020/21 season might lose the League Cup (no idea if that is possible) so it can have a late start and still be completed. And maybe UEFA will need to reformat their comps for 2020/21 to reduce the number of games. Really just speculation at this stage.
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