Aintree - The Grand National Meeting Cancelled

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Imho its absolutely the right thing to do because in the current climate who knows where we may be in 3 weeks time given the fluid nature of the situation

[Bordeauxclaret]

A big blow to the bookies. I thought they might have held it with no spectators.

[bob-the-scutter]

Let's hope the scummy bookies are hit very very hard indeed!

[Gordaleman]

A big blow to the bookies. I thought they might have held it with no spectators.

Any sporting event without spectators, is a waste of time.

[Bordeauxclaret]

All racing cancelled until May after tomorrow now.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Any sporting event without spectators, is a waste of time.

Normally perhaps. At the current time I’d say it’s a welcome distraction.
Understandable that’s it’s been cancelled though with the changes yesterday.

[claretburns]

Normally perhaps. At the current time I’d say it’s a welcome distraction.
Understandable that’s it’s been cancelled though with the changes yesterday.

100% in normal times any sport behind closed doors would not be right, but the public in general appreciate the unique circumstances happening around the world currently and so would accept I believe sport being played behind closed doors, when it becomes safe to do so.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Yep. Mentioned on another thread, I’m not sure of the viability of it with things changing almost daily and of course footballers are not immune, but if they could find a way of getting football played, even behind closed doors, in the coming months it would give an awful lot of people a lift.

[Coolbreeze799]

Good. ****.hole