Yeah but according to the media, and indeed United board we can just play this season out and kill next season. It won't have any bad effect at all.
The situation is so bizarre and unprecedented, that I dare say everyone involved keeps thinking they have the answer, and then they realise they don't and have to re-address.
Something along the lines of
*Oh Liverpool have basically won it, just award them it - But what about every other standing - how do you settle it clubs will sue.
*We'll promote Leeds n West Brom and have no relegations - how would a 22 team league work in a likely reduced timescale next season.
Why wouldn't clubs who are only 6-7 points behind get legal too? How can you have promos but not relegations - doesn't work at all.
*Closed doors - yes, but players and managers started getting it - it's still undoable
*Well, we'll get the league finished by June 30 - you won't, as there's no guarantee this virus has gone by then
*We'll play all the games left in a month - some teams might have 13-14 games left
*Scrap Europe? - Takes away a few games, but again how do you settle Euro places.
*We'll just re-start with this season's remaining games however late it goes
What about players going out of contract.
Sponsorships / kit changes
What if it's say the Autumn
*If it's the Autumn, we'll just play 2 months and massively reduce next season
*If it's as late as next spring, we'll scrap next season
*We'll lose 800m (or however much)
Scrapping next season to save this season seems to make no sense even on a money level. Clubs will fold, you'll barely be left with a professional game etc. Reducing next season just to get this season in seems to mess with two seasons.
You lose way, way more cancelling or reducing next season.
Every step of the way there's a solution, but all have fairly strong reasons why they don't work.
And until there's any sort of "this will be fine in 4-6 weeks", the players can't go back to what would in effect be a pre-season.
A real nightmare.