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Post by rugbytoffee on Mar 16, 2020 16:54:11 GMT
Imagine the scenes across the park if the season was deemed null and Void
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Post by rugbytoffee on Mar 19, 2020 10:19:00 GMT
The Premier League will come together today to discuss the completion of the season and its current restart date, according to the Telegraph.
A number of clubs now expect the PL to push back the initial restart date of April 4, given that the COVID-19 crisis currently shows no signs of abating across the UK. With a number of training grounds still on lockdown, it appears unlikely that the current plan will be feasible. Despite these discussions taking place, no decision on how to complete the season is expected at this stage either. Instead, talks on Thursday are likely to lead to nothing more than a broad commitment from all 20 clubs to try and complete the season before June 30.
The practicalities of how exactly this date will be met remain unclear. As of now, the main proposal appears to be for matches to be played in two to three stadiums in one part of the country, with players then to be housed in nearby hotels.
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Post by jimmy on Mar 24, 2020 14:16:16 GMT
I doubt very much if the season is going to get finished at this rate.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Mar 29, 2020 17:23:43 GMT
Aleksander Ceferin, the president of Uefa, has warned that the current season may never be completed if it cannot be restarted by June.
The majority of competitions in Europe have been suspended owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with English football suspended until at least 30 April, though many Premier League clubs are resigned to that suspension being extended. Ceferin said behind-closed-doors games would have to be considered if leagues were to finish across Europe but dismissed the notion that Champions League or Europa League finals could be played without fans present.
Ceferin said this season could be “lost” if games are not resumed before June. In the event of such a scenario, the ramifications remain unknown. “If we don’t succeed in restarting, the season will probably be lost,” he told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. “Nobody knows when the pandemic will end. There is a plan A, B and C. The three options are to start again in mid-May, in June or at the end of June. There is also the possibility of starting again at the beginning of the next [season], starting the following one later. We will see the best solution for leagues and clubs.”
Professional football is at a nearstandstill across the world and, as it stands, there are nine outstanding games to be completed by the majority of Premier League clubs, and up to 12 in the Football League. Conversations between the Football Association and professional leagues are ongoing and staging matches behind closed doors is one of several contingency measures being explored.
The Premier League’s stakeholders are set to reconvene for a conference call on Friday, with the resumption of the season, wage deferrals and player contracts likely to be key talking points. The FA has already taken the unprecedented step of expunging results for this season for non-league divisions below the National League, leading to a backlash from several member clubs.
“It’s hard for me to imagine all the matches behind closed doors, but we still don’t know whether we’ll resume, with or without spectators,” added Ceferin. “If there are no other alternatives, it would still be better to conclude the leagues. I can say that I’m not thinking about staging the European cup finals behind closed doors.”
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Post by rugbytoffee on Mar 30, 2020 12:53:18 GMT
The Premier League is facing a potential loss of £1.2billion if they cannot complete the 2019/20 season.
Money will be owed to broadcasters if the games cannot be aired due to the coronavirus pandemic, with senior officials in the game unsure if they will be covered by insurance against the potential losses. A failure to complete the season would constitute a breach in contract terms agreed for both domestic and international television rights.
The head of Germany's Bundesliga Christian Seifart recently stated that no league is currently covered by insurance against pandemics, and that payments for any such cover would be "impossibly high". football.londonexclusively revealed that the Premier League, FA and English Football League held a call with the government on Saturday, with the current plans set on finishing the season behind closed doors over a four-to-six week period in July.
That would ensure that losses to clubs are kept to a minimum, television rights for the second half of the season already paid to clubs in February. Sports sponsorship analyst Dr Peter Rohlmann states that total losses for the Premier League and 20 current clubs combined could reach £1.2billion if the season is not finished.
If the clubs can fulfill the rest of their fixtures, however, this would fall to around £170million, with the bulk of that figure consisting of loss of ticketing and match day revenue.
Clubs across Europe could be set to miss out on £4.5billion in total if the seasons are cancelled, while UEFA could lose around £565million due to the postponement of Euro 2020 and cancellation of the Champions League and Europa League.
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