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Season has been terminated.
There will be no promotions or relegations between steps 3 and 6 of the non league set up.
There will also be no relegations from step 2.
No decision has been made with step 1 and 2 as yet.
There will be no promotions or relegations between steps 3 and 6 of the non league set up.
There will also be no relegations from step 2.
No decision has been made with step 1 and 2 as yet.
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I can't see how the PL and FL can go any other way. It's going to be a long time before they can start playing games again, I'd be amazed if the 20/21 season started on time regardless of what happens with this season.
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I could see at least 1 other way - completing the season, regardless of when that is.
So if it was October, then it would be next season that could be cancelled, and the time used to complete this season.
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My mate will be gutted
He's a South Shields fan, who are/were 12pts clear at top of the Northern Premier
He's a South Shields fan, who are/were 12pts clear at top of the Northern Premier
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If the PL doesn't complete the season, then they need either to persuade Sky to pay the TV money anyway, or they need to persuade the players to do without their contracted pay for a year. Or a combination of both. And neither seems likely.
IMO, they'll play.
IMO, they'll play.
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It could bankrupt them. They spent a shedload of money. I have heard that one player (who I won't name) was on £800 per week, and from I source that I think is at least 80% likely to be true; even if that isn't accurate, they have certainly made significant signings.
(If it doesn't bankrupt them, it's a big kick in the teeth for whoever is bankrolling them.)
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The PL won’t unless there becomes no other way.claret2018 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:30 pmI can't see how the PL and FL can go any other way. It's going to be a long time before they can start playing games again, I'd be amazed if the 20/21 season started on time regardless of what happens with this season.
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claret2018 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:30 pmI can't see how the PL and FL can go any other way. It's going to be a long time before they can start playing games again, I'd be amazed if the 20/21 season started on time regardless of what happens with this season.
It’ll get very congested at some point.
Finishing the 19/20 season
Playing the 20/21 season
Playing the 21/22 whilst the World Cup is in the middle of the season.
I agree with what Rooney said. Finish this season even if it means writing off next season. It’ll be silly not playing the remaining games and starting over again. Right one off that hasn’t started to one that is 75/80% complete.
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The PL can amend its own rules (I imagine) i.e. 2020/21 could start late. The PL doesn't give a damn about fixture congestion. Right now, it's only concern is keeping its paymasters happy.
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Direct Debits for season 20/21 start next month and if it turns out that it doesn’t start until later in the year when will it end?
Clubs could be asking for 21/22 season ticket money with only a fraction of 20/21 played.
I think now the EPL and Football Leagues should be stating what there contingencies are I.e
If season restarts on 1st June 19/20 will be concluded on x date and season 20/21 as normal
If it starts on say 1st July 19/2O will end whenever and season 20/21 will start whenever and Carabao Cup will be U23 for EPL and Championship as an example
Clubs could be asking for 21/22 season ticket money with only a fraction of 20/21 played.
I think now the EPL and Football Leagues should be stating what there contingencies are I.e
If season restarts on 1st June 19/20 will be concluded on x date and season 20/21 as normal
If it starts on say 1st July 19/2O will end whenever and season 20/21 will start whenever and Carabao Cup will be U23 for EPL and Championship as an example
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It's impossible to start next season in August, so you might as well finish this one and write off next year.
If this season gets cancelled then the 20/21 will have to be played under different circumstances as well to get it finished.
If this season gets cancelled then the 20/21 will have to be played under different circumstances as well to get it finished.
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Finish this season at all costs and then worry about next season. Drastic measures might have to be taken though, like doing away with all domestic cups for a season, and UEFA could make the Champions league and Europa league a straight knockout from the start.
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That makes sense to me,domestic cups are a sideshow for a lot of clubs anyway,including us,so i could see them being sacrificed for a season.jrgbfc wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 5:07 pmFinish this season at all costs and then worry about next season. Drastic measures might have to be taken though, like doing away with all domestic cups for a season, and UEFA could make the Champions league and Europa league a straight knockout from the start.
The European comps are a different matter,the big boys won't like a straight KO format,and whether we like it or not they call the shots.
There's also the small matter of the Euro's to consider,a lot will hinge on when top-level footy can commence again.
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"Results for the 2019-20 season will be expunged for non-league divisions below the National League and National League North and South, the Football Association has announced."
It's below National League (just to clarify).
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... -be-voided
It's below National League (just to clarify).
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... -be-voided
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The only need to cancel this season I can see is if it isn't possible to fit in the remaining games before contracts start to expire.
IF that happens then to me you would have to cancel this season and start fresh in August (or whenever) with the new season and play twice weekly if required, maybe getting rid of the league cup for one year.
IF that happens then to me you would have to cancel this season and start fresh in August (or whenever) with the new season and play twice weekly if required, maybe getting rid of the league cup for one year.
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If it means Leeds not coming up, then I guess I could just about stand it if this season was cancelled. Although at this moment in time, I do not think that is the most sensible or fair option.
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The football season is irrelevant at the minute
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My original post clarified step 3 to 6.ecc wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 5:33 pm"Results for the 2019-20 season will be expunged for non-league divisions below the National League and National League North and South, the Football Association has announced."
It's below National League (just to clarify).
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... -be-voided
Given the thread is titled non league football thought should be pretty obvious
Then again lol
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I can't see there not being some sort of Bury effect. They need to be replaced so there will be some promotion somewhere. Perhaps if Macclesfield or someone else crashes the national league will drop to 22 sides.
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As said above the football season is irrelevant at the minute. However, the decisions made at the top level should definitely filter through all leagues. You can’t have some leagues voided and others completed. There’s also significant impact on season long bets.
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Continue this season in March 2021 and call it season 19/21.
How can football restart with crowds when vital medical personnel and equipment are required at grounds, That resource will still be needed within the NHS
How can football restart with crowds when vital medical personnel and equipment are required at grounds, That resource will still be needed within the NHS
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Totally totally appreciate we are where we are etc...
Increasingly given the reality and severity of it all........
Liverpool should be given the title....but whatever happens now even their parade will be muted/respectful whatever, or even one to bring the country together.....
Everything else starts again.....sod last season....sky shouldn’t lose out, just carry on with next season etc....lawyers will be vultures whatever but f’kem, true football fans surely will just be glad we’ve come out alive,and maybe society and football will be better for it (for a while no doubt).
I maybe totally deluded but even if we were running away in the championship......I’d accept a start again result given circumstances and just what people have given us to keep us safe.
So go on first response “deluded”.
Increasingly given the reality and severity of it all........
Liverpool should be given the title....but whatever happens now even their parade will be muted/respectful whatever, or even one to bring the country together.....
Everything else starts again.....sod last season....sky shouldn’t lose out, just carry on with next season etc....lawyers will be vultures whatever but f’kem, true football fans surely will just be glad we’ve come out alive,and maybe society and football will be better for it (for a while no doubt).
I maybe totally deluded but even if we were running away in the championship......I’d accept a start again result given circumstances and just what people have given us to keep us safe.
So go on first response “deluded”.
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With the way things are going it’ll be October or beyond before we can get back to football, so why not write off next season completely?
Let’s say it starts in October just have cup competitions between then and March, open transfer window, and then resume this season next March at the point it finished. It becomes a 2019-20-21 season.
I realise by just having cup competitions it means we won’t play from November to March.
Let’s say it starts in October just have cup competitions between then and March, open transfer window, and then resume this season next March at the point it finished. It becomes a 2019-20-21 season.
I realise by just having cup competitions it means we won’t play from November to March.
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Two reasons. One is money, of course. The other is public interest - if we get started in October, after 7 months or so with no football, you want to arrange a season with 9 more league games in the next 10 months? Everybody - players, fans, referees, TV viewers - will want to get on with it.Claretforever wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:21 amWith the way things are going it’ll be October or beyond before we can get back to football, so why not write off next season completely?
Let’s say it starts in October just have cup competitions between then and March, open transfer window, and then resume this season next March at the point it finished. It becomes a 2019-20-21 season.
I realise by just having cup competitions it means we won’t play from November to March.
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Be For me personally I thinks it’s best to call it null and void if it doesn’t have any footy by end of June.Its as bad as it gets the world at the minute there is more to life than football and it’s just pure greed is the premier league all about money. We are all equal the national league have done the right thing fair play.There should be no moaning thousands have lost life’s get on with it! Also we was on a roll we could finished 6th who knows?! But who gives a damn in this current situation! There’s more to life than bloody football!
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There's no right answer, but looks to me like they're wanting to void all the leagues, just testing out reaction on the non-leagues.
Aim to start again in September. There's a temptation to cancel everything this year but life will go on and although things look bleak now it won't last forever. A week seems a lifetime at the moment, so a few months from now is a long time, the situation will improve.
Aim to start again in September. There's a temptation to cancel everything this year but life will go on and although things look bleak now it won't last forever. A week seems a lifetime at the moment, so a few months from now is a long time, the situation will improve.
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I'm sure we can all agree that wiping out this season wouldn't be fair on the winners, but money will decide it.
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Hi dpinsussex,
I'm sorry. I wasn't functioning properly yesterday (not sure I ever do though ).
No offence intended.
I'm sorry. I wasn't functioning properly yesterday (not sure I ever do though ).
No offence intended.
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There is no chance any football could start in September. Even if it did as soon as another player tests positive they'd have to completely shut down the league again due to the fear it might spread.NottsClaret wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:11 amThere's no right answer, but looks to me like they're wanting to void all the leagues, just testing out reaction on the non-leagues.
Aim to start again in September. There's a temptation to cancel everything this year but life will go on and although things look bleak now it won't last forever. A week seems a lifetime at the moment, so a few months from now is a long time, the situation will improve.
If they cancel this season I suspect we won't be having any football next season either.
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Not sure about that. Covid19 is always going to be around from now on. Everybody is going to be exposed to it at some point, the world can't standstill forever. Same for football, people will be off ill and they'll have to cope as will everyone else.Spijed wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:59 amThere is no chance any football could start in September. Even if it did as soon as another player tests positive they'd have to completely shut down the league again due to the fear it might spread.
If they cancel this season I suspect we won't be having any football next season either.
Right now we're trying to stop health services being overwhelmed but as this goes on, football will just have to deal with it like every other industry. Bearing in mind footballers are probably as low risk as you'll get when it comes to the effects of Covid19.
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The main issue to me is where the medical resources are going to come from if football is played with an audience.NottsClaret wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:22 amNot sure about that. Covid19 is always going to be around from now on. Everybody is going to be exposed to it at some point, the world can't standstill forever. Same for football, people will be off ill and they'll have to cope as will everyone else.
Right now we're trying to stop health services being overwhelmed but as this goes on, football will just have to deal with it like every other industry. Bearing in mind footballers are probably as low risk as you'll get when it comes to the effects of Covid19.
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Pretty sure there has to be at least one ambulance crew at every premier league game. Not sure about league games but there will definitely be members of St Johns thereNottsClaret wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:49 amHow many are there now? Does every match have ambulances on standby? I've never seen them.
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We have no idea how this will play out, but when you think about it from a money point of view if it comes to cancelling next season OR voiding this one the latter is the only option. Sky, BT, etc have already been able to show 3 quarters of games for this season and have received income from subscriptions and advertising for this, so therefore the clubs can still receive money for that. Cancelling a full season of the PL wipes out at least £120m for all clubs and much more for the bigger ones.
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Don't always agree with Gary Neville.but just play games every other day.over two or three weeks.and next season cancel international breaks and one of the cup competitions
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the cost of voiding the season is known and has been discussed at length it is around £750m to media rights holders - PL Clubs received a stage payment in late February - the remaining chunk - including the merit and TV appearance payments- was scheduled to be paid in June. - If you want more detail it is in the Magic Money Tree thread over the last 3 weeksChorltonCharlie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:25 pmWe have no idea how this will play out, but when you think about it from a money point of view if it comes to cancelling next season OR voiding this one the latter is the only option. Sky, BT, etc have already been able to show 3 quarters of games for this season and have received income from subscriptions and advertising for this, so therefore the clubs can still receive money for that. Cancelling a full season of the PL wipes out at least £120m for all clubs and much more for the bigger ones.
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Chester, if that loss was passed onto clubs it would average out at £37.5m a club. Much less than they'd stand to lose for a full season disappearing from the calendar.
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The problem with that suggestion is a) not knowing when we can actually restart and b) even as restrictions are lifted there's a good chance we'll have them all again further down the line. Football authorities will need to take into account the lack of certainty that will be around our lives until the impact on health services can be reduced for the long term.
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But surely the best way is to use next season to tie up all the loose ends from this?
If you cancel this season and next season starts late you have two seasons effectively damaged, because we can't play midweek games every week unless the European competitions are cancelled as well.
Then what about international breaks for the Euro's? Should teams who have more international players be made to lose out, compared to those who don't?
By letting this season run over into next season, one will be damaged, not two.
If you cancel this season and next season starts late you have two seasons effectively damaged, because we can't play midweek games every week unless the European competitions are cancelled as well.
Then what about international breaks for the Euro's? Should teams who have more international players be made to lose out, compared to those who don't?
By letting this season run over into next season, one will be damaged, not two.
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indeed - but they have so far refused to contemplate (in public at least) the fact that a whole season would disappear and is symptomatic of the short termism endemic in the way the game is runChorltonCharlie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:34 pmChester, if that loss was passed onto clubs it would average out at £37.5m a club. Much less than they'd stand to lose for a full season disappearing from the calendar.
remember losses for voiding would also include European competition, Matchday and hospitality, sponsorship and even commercial/retail sales - for some PL clubs it could approach £100m+ of lost revenues
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Indeed, sooner or later there's going to be some huge losses but football needs to remember it's not alone and is not privileged. This could well change football as we currently know it. You've got to think the next time a TV deal is up for negotiation that the sums offered will be hugely reduced.
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Thankfully no tv deals need negotiating in non league step 3 and below.ChorltonCharlie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:13 pmIndeed, sooner or later there's going to be some huge losses but football needs to remember it's not alone and is not privileged. This could well change football as we currently know it. You've got to think the next time a TV deal is up for negotiation that the sums offered will be hugely reduced.
Still massive losses though.
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not necessarilyChorltonCharlie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:13 pmIndeed, sooner or later there's going to be some huge losses but football needs to remember it's not alone and is not privileged. This could well change football as we currently know it. You've got to think the next time a TV deal is up for negotiation that the sums offered will be hugely reduced.
- the audiences for games on pay tv (globally) are small anyhow - this has been discussed at length on the Magic Money Tree thread - forget the much quoted audience of billions - even the biggest games are rarely watched by 20m around the world
- viewing numbers could increase post pandemic in the same way attendances did post war
- The Premier League have already one territory deal for the next cycle signed up - the Nordic region (4 countries) will be paying the equivalent of about 22% of the current global overseas rights value on their own - it is more than double the current deal
In the longer term there is a different issue which is the current generation of kids do not engage in the game the same way, and the pandemic is accelerating their preference for e-sports
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I'd have thought the bigger issue was people cancelling TV subscriptions if times are hard and the amount of money companies like Sky might have lost by then. I'm no business expert, just would expect people to tighten their belts for a bit including huge media companies.
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there will be a lot of change in the market, of that there is no doubt, there will also be different approaches to packaging by organisations like Sky and possibly in the offering from the Premier League to rights holders - what we will see is a period where audiences will have to prioritise it's decision making on spend and that will show where football stands.ChorltonCharlie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:02 pmI'd have thought the bigger issue was people cancelling TV subscriptions if times are hard and the amount of money companies like Sky might have lost by then. I'm no business expert, just would expect people to tighten their belts for a bit including huge media companies.
for now the biggest financial hurdle that the PL is facing is the next round of transfer payments for players they have previously signed - that is in the hundreds of millions of pounds and due June/July
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There is none so blind as those who can not seeNottsClaret wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:49 amHow many are there now? Does every match have ambulances on standby? I've never seen them.
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I don't see where competitive integrity comes in - after all, it's the same for all teams - but player welfare? I realise football and tennis are different games, but if tennis players can play 6-hour games two days apart, I would have thought footballers could do it too.Chester Perry wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:34 pmNot if you care about competitive integrity or player welfare
Or here's another thought - there are 25 men in each squad. Use some of them.
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dsr wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:44 pmI don't see where competitive integrity comes in - after all, it's the same for all teams - but player welfare? I realise football and tennis are different games, but if tennis players can play 6-hour games two days apart, I would have thought footballers could do it too.
Or here's another thought - there are 25 men in each squad. Use some of them.
I posted about this a few weeks back on the Magic Money Tree thread - it is a real issue especially when teams are not truly match fit