Plus the fact that if we go on stats, then China looks way better than some other countries!Plus the fact we have over twice as many deaths so it's obviously more dangerous here due to the NHS being completely stretched. But yeah let's get playing again because Germany are
No, that´s not what I said. What we consider the common flu, is actually caused by 4 different types of viruses, and like those, the virus causing the Spanish flu occurs seasonal, in a form less harmful than the form causing massive deaths 100 years ago.
Agreed, it's of no more relevance than saying Belarus are actually playing now, and asking why we can't!
Oh please win. Please please PLEASE win.
Presumably the purpose of talks with the Government are to get the green light from the Government.
Very sweet of you, We can exchange email addresses if I have to leave.
Obviously they will have more known cases when they are testing way more people than the UK are.
It might be, as is their low death per cases ratio.
No. YOU'RE staying, Donald Trumps love child is leaving
I don't think anyone thinks it can be finished in May.381 people have died in England from this virus in the last 24 hours, and people still think the season can be finished in May.
Yep so like everyone else no? beginning of March is when most people started taking this seriously. You weren’t ahead of the curve. The ones that weren’t were only a week or two behind.
Who are these people? Certainly nobody in this thread. In fact it’s the opposite, most can’t see a restart in sight and think it should be voided.381 people have died in England from this virus in the last 24 hours, and people still think the season can be finished in May.
Norway and Denmark are two examples that sosial distancing actually works. In both countries the number of new cases and the number of people hospitalised are stabilising. The stats from Norway shows there are actually less people hospitalised today than yesterday. Uk waited a bit longer to take action, so we´ll see how looks in a couple of weeks. There will still be people dying, but if the situation stabilises, we should not rule the possibility of having football matches behind closed doors some time this spring. But It won´t be finished in May, of course.381 people have died in England from this virus in the last 24 hours, and people still think the season can be finished in May.
Why do you think we would void a whole season to cater for 25% of this one.
No, you're wrong. That's simply false. Schools were still going in the UK until March 20th. Boris Johnson's previously comical but now damaging public addresses were made week of the 15th. I will link you to a post by @Sweet Square in the other thread that highlights the UK's atrocious handling of the pandemic.
| Month | Event |
May-20 | Lockdown |
Jun-20 | PL 19-20 resumes |
Jul-20 | PL 19-20 resumes |
Aug-20 | Start of Premier League 20-21 |
May-21 | End of Premier League 20 - 21 |
Jun-21 | Euro - 2021 |
Jul-21 | Euro - 2021 / Olympics |
Aug-21 | Olympics / Start of PL 21 - 22 |
Things like schools and some businesses would start up first but the idea of going back to mass gathering so quickly is crazy, because you know loads of fans will congregate around the grounds no matter what they are told, on top of that a bunch of players and staff being put at risk along with lots of money spent to make this closed doors crap happen, all so they can collect the TV money.
Viruses do tend to get a bit weaker as they mutate because if a mutation kills people very quickly, for example, it's going to die out pretty quickly.
Let's get something straight, according to pretty much every expert out there, a vaccine is not in the cards for the near future. It seems to takes a long time to develop a vaccine for a new virus that can be approved for people, from what I've been reading. Can we afford the world to stop for possibly a year? It's simply not sustainable. A testing is not the be all and end all, but it's a MAJOR step in getting the world to spin again. Again, I'm not an expert, but I would imagine if you can test people without a lab and get results within minutes, then what the hell is stopping you from getting games going again in closed stadiums and televising them? If the proper measures are taken, it can be done. I haven't yet heard a valid reason why not.
And the fact that you chose to dismiss everything else I've said because I mentioned Liverpool, nevermind being such a top red that you'd think that was the sole reason for my argument, is ironic at best when you want to talk about crap posts.The fact that the focus of restarting the league is solely about Liverpool and it being unfair for them makes everything suggestion you make crap.
This is not about Liverpool, it's about football, and football will resume when it is safe for EVERYONE, not just a bunch of cnuts who will do anything to get their trophy and too hell with everyone else.
Besides, the holes in your suggestion is just.
Good post, I see your point. There's obviously no great scenario in any of this, and I believe you're right that this next month is crucial to see if there is a way to finish the league. I believe if testing can be done quickly and efficiently, it gives a platform where we can envisage restarting the games and finishing this season, even if it's at a rapid pace or you cut out the number of games but have it so every team will have played the same amount. It's possible, and I hope it happens because I think we could all use some football to watch in quarantine.
No one is saying shoe-horn the end of the season no matter the circumstances, so I'm not sure where you're getting that from, I've laid out my belief of what the circumstances should be to be able to finish it, quick and efficient testing without a lab which is in the works and should (hopefully) be available soon. Those are the circumstances, because a vaccine is not coming around the corner as far as I know, and we can't afford the world to be stopped for months on end.
After 9 rounds are played you suddenly swap out 3 teams, that means some opponents will have played the old members of the PL so will only play the new ones home or away, whilst some teams will face the new ones twice and will only have played the original ones once. Same would be true of every other league affected with relegation/promotion beneath. Sorry, but it’s a clusterfeck of an idea.
Not sure why you’re talking about the government. Its clear I’ve been referencing the general population. You made out as if you were ahead of things and were criticising people for ‘not taking seriously’ and telling me to listen to Charlie Austin when literally you yourself only took a ‘serious’ stance at the start of the month, which is completely fine btw. I just don’t really understand why you’ve taken this whole Gandalf the wise stance.
you can have a transfer window that’s not aligned with the rest of Europe - we did last year, and it was voted to realign it as it didn’t work.
When was it announced that the BL is starting in May? We have had a leveling off of sorts in recent weeks with the exponential growth in cases slowing but certainly not a reduction in cases that the league can be restarted in a month.
It hasn't the clubs have said they want to. No agreement from the government as yet.
If they did this, there would have to be some major reconfiguration of who actually enters the competition. Champions League and Europa League qualifiers start in June, so league champions and qualifiers from lower ranked associations need to be decided. If Europe has some leagues cancelling, some suspended indefinitely and some leagues committed to continuing, it makes it messy to decide who is actually going to be in it.
Ah okay. Would be very surprised if I'm the end that does happen.
No offence mate but this is the maddest solution i've heard yet.
Yea, thats a horrendous idea
You mean you don't like the one where the last 9 games count for this AND next season???
