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Mack. View member profile	15th March 2020, 10:42 AM Post #41
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,714 User: 12,915	You got the Japanese Prime Minister saying the Olympics will go ahead as planned, personally can't see that happening.


Rooney View member profile	15th March 2020, 10:55 AM Post #42
WINTER IS COMING Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 45,597 User: 88	QUOTE(Dobbo @ Mar 15 2020, 10:35 AM) I don't think anyone would begrudge pool against winning the league (tho there would always be banter about how they didn't 'actually' win it) but the big problem is the top 4/5 battle and particularly relegation. That game in hand villa have causes the most headaches in that regard! Oh there would be banter but it would be terrible banter as everyone knows Liverpool have won the league. Saying we haven’t/ won’t is pure clutching at straws. Anyway I think it’s all moot as the league will get finished. The world has to get back to normal at some point over the next couple of months otherwise financially the world will be crippled and won’t be able to recover. There’s way too much riding in terms of broadcasting rights etc. etc. That makes me thing the league will be completed over the summer as the Euros are 100% getting moved.


Mart!n View member profile	15th March 2020, 11:02 AM Post #43
Infamy Infamy they all got it in for me Joined: 5 March 2006 Posts: 129,134 User: 2	If the Euro games don't get played this year, the PL should used the summer to finish the League, and start next season in September, and play extra games in the week to catch up. I'm sure they will find an easy solution that is going to work. It be good practice for when the Domestic and European Leagues will have to shuffle about in 2022 due to the World Cup.


RabbitFurCoat View member profile	15th March 2020, 11:18 AM Post #44
IncredibleSquirrel Joined: 8 March 2006 Posts: 25,840 User: 118	I think the season should be finished, whenever that is. If needed, next season could be reduced and there are ways to do that depending on appetite - no domestic cups for a season, reduce league games by doing splits like in the SPL. If time is really reduced just play each other once, drawn at random who you get home and away.


Suedehead2 View member profile	15th March 2020, 12:13 PM Post #45
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,671 User: 3,272	The expectation is that the virus will peak in the UK around the end of May. If that happens then there doesn't seem to be much chance of finishing the season in the period currently set aside for the Euros. Therefore, something more radical may be required. That includes completing this season's fixtures in the autumn.


Houdini View member profile	15th March 2020, 12:56 PM Post #46
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 4 April 2015 Posts: 7,827 User: 21,725	One possibility that I heard was for Liverpool to be awarded the title, no teams to get relegated and Leeds United & West Brom to get promoted as the top 2 teams currently in the Championship which would extend the number of teams in the league to 22. Then the bottom 4 teams would get relegated and 3 would replace them to get the total back to 20 teams. I think this would be a good idea if the season can't be finished but it would cause controversy for teams chasing play off positions in the Championship. In the first season after World War 2 this is what happened.


RabbitFurCoat View member profile	15th March 2020, 02:34 PM Post #47
IncredibleSquirrel Joined: 8 March 2006 Posts: 25,840 User: 118	Whilst that sort of makes sense, it only makes sense for that division where the top 2 in the Championship have a reasonable advantage (6 and 7 points ahead with only 9 remaining - they're unlikely to be caught), and I don't think anyone would really mind Liverpool being awarded the title. But as you go down the leagues you can't replicate it, and is anyone offering this argument suggesting a solution to the other divisions? In league 1 2nd and 8th are split by three points, with teams having played a different number of games (between 34 and 36), where do you make the cut off there? The same in league 2, the top team only 5 ahead of 5th who have a game in hand, how can you fairly say any of those teams can be awarded promotion? You can't. The season needs to finish. Also, 4 down and 3 up will leave 21, not back to 20. This post has been edited by RabbitFurCoat: 15th March 2020, 02:36 PM


Houdini View member profile	15th March 2020, 02:56 PM Post #48
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 4 April 2015 Posts: 7,827 User: 21,725	QUOTE(RabbitFurCoat @ Mar 15 2020, 02:34 PM) Whilst that sort of makes sense, it only makes sense for that division where the top 2 in the Championship have a reasonable advantage (6 and 7 points ahead with only 9 remaining - they're unlikely to be caught), and I don't think anyone would really mind Liverpool being awarded the title. But as you go down the leagues you can't replicate it, and is anyone offering this argument suggesting a solution to the other divisions? In league 1 2nd and 8th are split by three points, with teams having played a different number of games (between 34 and 36), where do you make the cut off there? The same in league 2, the top team only 5 ahead of 5th who have a game in hand, how can you fairly say any of those teams can be awarded promotion? You can't. The season needs to finish. Also, 4 down and 3 up will leave 21, not back to 20. I agree that the season needs to finish and that would be the best scenario. It was only mentioned for the Premier League but yes they would definitely need to take the lower leagues into consideration. The playoffs would need to be cancelled in the 2020/21 season to get the number of participants back to normal if they use this system. This is probably the toughest decision the FA have ever had to make because there is the European club competitions to take in consideration as well.


Mart!n View member profile	15th March 2020, 02:56 PM Post #49
Infamy Infamy they all got it in for me Joined: 5 March 2006 Posts: 129,134 User: 2	I agree this season needs to be finished, Gillingham are in contention to get in the play-offs, in League One, won't be fair on them if they just miss out


Mack. View member profile	15th March 2020, 04:02 PM Post #50
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,714 User: 12,915	QUOTE CYCLING: International Cycling Union suspends all events until at least 3 April. FOOTBALL: Five Valencia players and staff are "in good health" after testing positive for coronavirus. FORMULA 1: Ferrari shuts down production of Formula 1 and road car factories. MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: UFC London, scheduled to take place on Saturday 21 March, will be moved out of the UK. NETBALL: Netball Superleague season is suspended until further notice. OLYMPICS: The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games flame handover in Athens next week will be done behind closed doors because of coronavirus concerns. RUGBY UNION: England's Premiership is set to announce a postponement to the league season - and European competitions will also be suspended.


Mack. View member profile	15th March 2020, 10:49 PM Post #51
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,714 User: 12,915	Horse racing in Britain is set to continue behind closed doors until the end of March because of coronavirus, with the sport's leaders meeting to discuss the decision on Monday. There will be no spectators at Monday's Kelso race meeting because of Scottish government guidance against gatherings of more than 500 people.


Rooney View member profile	15th March 2020, 11:20 PM Post #52
WINTER IS COMING Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 45,597 User: 88	QUOTE(RabbitFurCoat @ Mar 15 2020, 11:18 AM) I think the season should be finished, whenever that is. If needed, next season could be reduced and there are ways to do that depending on appetite - no domestic cups for a season, reduce league games by doing splits like in the SPL. If time is really reduced just play each other once, drawn at random who you get home and away. I think that is what will happen, pretty certain the domestic cups will be scrapped. Guess we will know more after Tuesday.. still think the season will continue in the summer and we will start the new season in September/October. Most important thing is this season gets finished.


Mack. View member profile	16th March 2020, 08:44 PM Post #53
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,714 User: 12,915	Grand National has been cancelled.


Mack. View member profile	16th March 2020, 10:59 PM Post #54
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,714 User: 12,915	QUOTE ALL SPORT: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said from Tuesday the Government would no longer be supporting mass gatherings with emergency workers. ALL SPORT: All football and cricket in South Africa is cancelled. AMERICAN FOOTBALL: The NFL will proceed with the 2020 NFL Draft, but has cancelled all public events surrounding the event scheduled for 23-25 April in Las Vegas. BASEBALL: Start of Major League Baseball delayed indefinitely after the US restricted events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks. BOXING: Olympic qualifying event in London, scheduled to run until 24 March, is suspended after the conclusion of Monday's evening session. BOXING: Regis Prograis-Maurice Hooker fight in Maryland on 17 April is postponed. CRICKET: Zimbabwe and Ireland postpone the planned six-match men's series scheduled to be played in Zimbabwe next month. CRICKET: Pakistan and Bangladesh postpone a one-day international and a Test match, scheduled for early April. DARTS: Premier League Darts event in Newcastle on Thursday 19 March is cancelled and rescheduled for 1 October. FOOTBALL: The German Football League (DFL) announces a suspension of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until April 3, but warned it was likely to last longer, with a review to take place on 30 March. FOOTBALL: The final six rounds of the Australian A-League season are to be played behind closed doors. FOOTBALL: The National League, the fifth tier of English football, is suspended until at least 3 April. FOOTBALL: The Northern Premier League, the seventh-tier of English football, announces all fixtures are suspended until further notice. FOOTBALL: Football Association advise grass roots football in England to be postponed. FOOTBALL: EFL chairman Rick Parry says no decisions have been taken regarding the next steps after games were suspended until 3 April because of coronavirus. FOOTBALL: The PFA postpones its annual awards ceremony, which was due to take place on 26 April. FORMULA 1: A member of tyre supplier Pirelli's Formula 1 team tests positive for coronavirus in Melbourne. GOLF: The Sunshine Tour, based in southern Africa, suspends all activities and will review the situation on 20 April "or as the situation demands". GOLF: The Japan Championship, a PGA Tour Champions event which was due to take place from 8-14 June, is cancelled. GYMNASTICS: British Gymnastics cancels all its events, including the FIG World Cup and the British Artistic Championships, until the end of June 2020. HOCKEY: England Hockey suspends national hockey. HORSE RACING: The head office of the British Horseracing Authority and Great British Racing are closed until further notice because of suspected cases amongst office-based staff. HORSE RACING: All racing will go behind closed doors from Tuesday, the British Horseracing Authority announces. Racing also to be suspended in France. HORSE RACING: The Grand National, due to take place on 4 April, is cancelled. MOTORSPORT: Isle of Man TT from 30 May - 12 June is cancelled. NETBALL: England Netball suspends netball activity across the country at all levels of the game. ROWING: Men's and women's Boat Race on 29 March is cancelled. RUGBY UNION: England's Premiership is suspended for five weeks, covering four rounds of matches. RUGBY UNION: European Rugby is suspended, with Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-final matches not going ahead as scheduled on 3-5 April. RUGBY UNION: Rugby Football Union suspend all rugby activity in England from 17 March until 14 April subject to continued review. RUGBY UNION: The Scotland Women player who had contracted coronavirus is released from hospital. RUGBY UNION: Club rugby around Australia shut down until at least the first week of May, covering matches, training and face-to-face education courses. RUGBY UNION: South Africa Rugby suspends all competitive matches until 25 April at the earliest and calls off all national team training camps. RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League and the Rugby Football League suspend the season until 3 April. RUGBY LEAGUE: Dewsbury's Championship match against Toulouse on Sunday is postponed after the French side decide not to travel to England. SNOOKER: World Snooker says Tour Championship in Llandudno from from 17-22 March will still go ahead as planned but behind closed doors. TENNIS: The WTA is suspended for a further two weeks, until 2 May.


PeteFromLeeds View member profile	17th March 2020, 03:52 PM Post #55
Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon Joined: 6 May 2016 Posts: 23,892 User: 23,247	The Euros have been postponed until 2021.


Dobbo View member profile	19th March 2020, 03:09 PM Post #56
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 4 November 2013 Posts: 30,533 User: 20,053	All English leagues pushed back to April 30th earliest. Dutch, Spanish & Monaco Grands Prix postponed/cancelled.


Mack. View member profile	19th March 2020, 11:51 PM Post #57
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,714 User: 12,915	Scottish football has been suspended until at least 30 April due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Scottish FA has given this date to provide clarity on the earliest date football could return, but added there is still uncertainty. Furthermore, the 2020-21 season is to start "as soon as is practically possible", according to the Joint Response Group.


Mack. View member profile	20th March 2020, 12:13 AM Post #58
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,714 User: 12,915	I wonder if the summer transfer window will still open on the date it normally opens?


Mack. View member profile	20th March 2020, 04:35 PM Post #59
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,714 User: 12,915	World Snooker Championship postponed til July/August.


Mack. View member profile	21st March 2020, 05:22 PM Post #60
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,714 User: 12,915	USA Track and Field, athletics' US governing body, has called for this summer's Olympics in Tokyo to be delayed because of the ongoing coronavirus situation. The federation has asked the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee to advocate to the International Olympic Committee for the postponement of the Games. It follows a request from USA Swimming for it to be delayed by 12 months. The Olympics are scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August.