We could just go and play the games in Belarus, their premier league has kicked off for the season and they are playing on despite the virus

Amberexile wrote:We could just go and play the games in Belarus, their premier league has kicked off for the season and they are playing on despite the virus

Shocking isn't it apparently TV rights are going well in other countries FIFA should close them down

Problem with playing games behind closed doors is that each team will need medical personnel in case of injury. Impossible to justify doctors, physios etc. being pulled away from where they're needed for football.

DT1892 wrote:Problem with playing games behind closed doors is that each team will need medical personnel in case of injury. Impossible to justify doctors, physios etc. being pulled away from where they're needed for football.

Having a doctor is a requirement of the FL

UPTHEPORT wrote:

DT1892 wrote:Problem with playing games behind closed doors is that each team will need medical personnel in case of injury. Impossible to justify doctors, physios etc. being pulled away from where they're needed for football.

Having a doctor is a requirement of the FL

All premier league clubs have their own doctors.

Exile 1976 wrote:

UPTHEPORT wrote:

DT1892 wrote:Problem with playing games behind closed doors is that each team will need medical personnel in case of injury. Impossible to justify doctors, physios etc. being pulled away from where they're needed for football.

Having a doctor is a requirement of the FL

All premier league clubs have their own doctors.

Many of them have volunteered to help the current crisis in the NHS.

And no one is suggesting they play now, while the curve is on the way up and all med staff have hands to the pumps.

Apparently a lot of the negotiations about resuming the Premier League are around TV rights and payments ???

Unbelievable with everything that’s going on at the moment , but it wouldn’t surprise me .

Corpaboy wrote:Apparently a lot of the negotiations about resuming the Premier League are around TV rights and payments ???

Unbelievable with everything that’s going on at the moment , but it wouldn’t surprise me .

Well, that's only right that it should be a factor. It's rather a lot of money. If it has to be repaid (or not paid out?) it will have rather a large effect on most of the premiership, as budgets will be impacted. And it will also have an impact on the few championship teams getting parachute payments.

And then it will also have an effect on the rest of the championship and L1 and L2 teams, because the source of the solidarity fund monies that come our way derives from that mega TV deal.

And the Sky TV deal for league football highlights will also likely be affected for similar reasons. Altogether, it'll make the ITV Digital collapse look an insignificant event. No/reduced handouts + Reduced/no TV money + No income = Disaster. Clubs could/will go to the wall, from top to bottom.

Edit: I'm sure Sky & BT will want to be as helpful as they can in this (not really being sarcastic) as they can probably factor in an increase in subscriptions when/if things get going behind closed doors.

UPTHEPORT wrote:

DT1892 wrote:Problem with playing games behind closed doors is that each team will need medical personnel in case of injury. Impossible to justify doctors, physios etc. being pulled away from where they're needed for football.

Having a doctor is a requirement of the FL

I know. That's what I said.

DT1892 wrote:

UPTHEPORT wrote:

DT1892 wrote:Problem with playing games behind closed doors is that each team will need medical personnel in case of injury. Impossible to justify doctors, physios etc. being pulled away from where they're needed for football.

Having a doctor is a requirement of the FL

I know. That's what I said.

That's another reason we won't finish season

UPTHEPORT wrote:

DT1892 wrote:

UPTHEPORT wrote:

DT1892 wrote:Problem with playing games behind closed doors is that each team will need medical personnel in case of injury. Impossible to justify doctors, physios etc. being pulled away from where they're needed for football.

Having a doctor is a requirement of the FL

I know. That's what I said.

That's another reason we won't finish season

The point is that next season will not start in August. I can't see football starting up again this year. That being the case my view remains that this season will be played out this time next year.

UEFA had a conference call with all nations earlier and no association brought up the idea of cancelling the season. They've also postponed all European club and international matches that were due to take place in June.

Belgian League cancelled.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52138270

In a statement, the league said: "The board of directors unanimously decided that it was not desirable, whatever the scenario envisaged, to continue the competition after 30 June."

Stan A. Einstein wrote:

UPTHEPORT wrote:

DT1892 wrote:

UPTHEPORT wrote:

DT1892 wrote:Problem with playing games behind closed doors is that each team will need medical personnel in case of injury. Impossible to justify doctors, physios etc. being pulled away from where they're needed for football.

Having a doctor is a requirement of the FL

I know. That's what I said.

That's another reason we won't finish season

The point is that next season will not start in August. I can't see football starting up again this year. That being the case my view remains that this season will be played out this time next year.

If this lasted that long I would imagine a few clubs would have gone to the wall, many players will be out of contract and some at the lower end may have walked from the game to find other employment honestly think best scenario is to knock this year on the head and restart when it’s safe and everyone has the same chance to fulfill fixtures with a full squad