EFL Football suspended until 30 April

[Hants_red]

The National League is asking member clubs to vote for the ending of the season, and then they'll be asked to vote on the outcomes of the season.

I'd expect them to vote for 2 teams to be promoted to the EFL, and to accept one club from the EFL.

 

[Hants_red]

Thoughts from the LMA.

'Test all players before season restarts'

LMA chief executive Richard Bevan tells BBC Sport that football should not restart again in England until all players are tested for coronavirus.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Legohead]

Which is obvious and why it's not possible to restart IMO. Every player would need to be tested before every game. Unless they were tested once and kept in a training camp with no contact with any other people. It's not practical and why football cannot start until this virus has been eradicated.

There can be no football until the virus is gone. Completely gone. Or we are vaccinated.

 

[Red Devon]

Which is obvious and why it's not possible to restart IMO. Every player would need to be tested before every game. Unless they were tested once and kept in a training camp with no contact with any other people. It's not practical and why football cannot start until this virus has been eradicated.

There can be no football until the virus is gone. Completely gone. Or we are vaccinated.

At today’s press briefing Professor Van-Tam said that virus will not be eradicated in the short term and will remain in the community at low levels even after we get on top of the current crisis....football will probably resume then and not before.

 

[Spoonz Red E]

It'll be interesting to see how things are managed in the near to medium future.
If a player has had the illness he will probably be free to play (if immunity is proven).
Hower any player who hasn't could get it at any time and then other players at risk would also have to go into isolation which could jeopardise games or disadvantage teams.
There would, in effect, be two classes of player - one more risky than the other.

 

[Legohead]

Interesting points Spoonz. I really don't think it's actually safe to play again unless every player is tested before every game. This can't happen due to the unavailability of test kits.

So it's a risk to play without testing too.

Football imo won't be back until either test kits are ten a penny or the virus has been eradicated.

 

[Hants_red]

That would be difficult if some club's results were expunged!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1249278378219372544

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

^^^^
The temporary extensions of contracts possibly ?
Whatever happens this is not going to go/end well for all teams in the division if nothing is done for months.

The loss of match day income on club balance sheets of games are not played would have to be weighted up against the cost of the season going on to the end of July possibly.
Understandable if some clubs who are out of the top 10 when the EFL suspended football did want to carry on with the season.

Does anyone really think that even if the lockdown ends,there are bound to be some sort of restrictions on crowd gathering ?
If that is the case clubs in our division are going to lose a lot of money in addition to the shed load ready down the pan.
If the EFL want their competition to continue in its present guise of 72 full time teams,they need to come up with a credible way forward,possibly borrowing money to loan to clubs to get them over this difficult period,with the payback being over a number of years by reducing the amount of PL solidarity & sponsors payments to clubs.

 

[Hants_red]

The National League is asking member clubs to vote for the ending of the season, and then they'll be asked to vote on the outcomes of the season.

I'd expect them to vote for 2 teams to be promoted to the EFL, and to accept one club from the EFL.

Some concerns now about asking for that vote to be concluded by 7 May, with the NL wanting it completed earlier.

Statement from the National League on the Premier League money

National League Statement: Premier League Advance Payment - The Vanarama National League

The National League wishes to place on record its gratitude to the Premier League for an advance in its annual solidarity payments.

www.thenationalleague.org.uk

 

[John William]

Brighton owner Tony Bloom.

'Hard to relegate if season incomplete'

Brighton owner Tony Bloom says he cannot see how clubs can be relegated from the Premier League if the season is not completed.

www.bbc.co.uk

"It would be very difficult to relegate somebody, particularly from the Premier League, if the season hasn’t played out," said Bloom.