Football and the Coronavirus

BaZ87 · 14 May 2020 at 15:44

Sitution around contracts has been agreed between the clubs:
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1667675?sf233954378=1

Clubs and players can, if they choose, extend contracts to the end of the season. That doesn't mean all contracts will be extended (although I suspect clubs will offer extensions in 99.9% of cases) but that clubs have agreed that this issue won't prevent the season ending.

the wopster · 14 May 2020 at 15:50

BaZ87 said:
Sitution around contracts has been agreed between the clubs:
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1667675?sf233954378=1

Clubs and players can, if they choose, extend contracts to the end of the season. That doesn't mean all contracts will be extended (although I suspect clubs will offer extensions in 99.9% of cases) but that clubs have agreed that this issue won't prevent the season ending.

I’m sure I heard on talkSPORT a few weeks ago that the majority of contacts had that written into it anyway

BaZ87 · 14 May 2020 at 16:07

There's a clause in player contracts but this is slightly different. From what I understand if a player is out of contract, hasn't been offered & rejected a new contract and not signed with somebody else then the clause requires clubs to pay them for a further 28 days. In this case there's no set end date so who knows how long these extensions will be (not likely to be much more than a month though) and deals can be extended even if players have agreed deals with other clubs for next season.

Stretch · 14 May 2020 at 16:39

woppy101 said:
You can **** right off with that idea, Newcastle would finish bottom

Every cloud

adam cool dude · 14 May 2020 at 17:54

chroniclard said:
Penalties, ice hockey style would be fun.

They actually used to do that in the MLS back in the day.

robfosters · 14 May 2020 at 18:06

adam cool dude said:
They actually used to do that in the MLS back in the day.

Pretty poor finishers back then weren’t they!

antijoke · 14 May 2020 at 18:22

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52665805

It’s happening

The_One · 14 May 2020 at 19:04

antijoke said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52665805

It’s happening

no they've given go ahead doesn't mean its happening

its up to the players and managers who currently have reservations and worries

BaZ87 · 14 May 2020 at 19:22

The government want it to happen, the vast majority of clubs, managers and players want it to happen. Unless the wider situation in the country doesn't improve at the rate that the plan requires or something goes wrong in Germany then it looks very likely that the League will restart.

antijoke · 14 May 2020 at 19:27

The_One said:
no they've given go ahead doesn't mean its happening

its up to the players and managers who currently have reservations and worries

W H E N I T S S A F E

Stop being a Debbie a Downer, Liverpool are gonna get a title, time to accept it buttercup.

the wopster · 14 May 2020 at 19:52

antijoke said:
W H E N I T S S A F E

Stop being a Debbie a Downer, Liverpool are gonna get a title, time to accept it buttercup.

ik9000 · 14 May 2020 at 20:14

woppy101 said:
You can **** right off with that idea, Newcastle would finish bottom

and that would be bad because?

the wopster · 14 May 2020 at 20:32

ik9000 said:
and that would be bad because?

There’s Always one

ik9000 · 14 May 2020 at 20:38

woppy101 said:
There’s Always one

and his name is Chris Carver...

ik9000 · 14 May 2020 at 20:41

and it wouldn't see Newcastle last. I would just get the four teams with a game in hand to do a shoot out to settle the two unplayed matches then call the season over. Everyone restarts in August. Job done.

el_dazza · 15 May 2020 at 14:41

League 1 and 2 have ended, promotion and relegation yet to be decided. League 2 teams have agreed to a points per game basis.

BaZ87 · 15 May 2020 at 15:01

el_dazza said:
League 1 and 2 have ended, promotion and relegation yet to be decided. League 2 teams have agreed to a points per game basis.

Has it been confirmed whether it's standard PPG or weighted PPG to take into account the number of home and away games remaining?

el_dazza · 15 May 2020 at 15:04

BaZ87 said:
Has it been confirmed whether it's standard PPG or weighted PPG to take into account the number of home and away games remaining?

BBC seems to suggest League 2 favour weighted PPG, League 1 are still trying to sort it out. Doesn't appear that anything is iron clad right now though.

BaZ87 · 15 May 2020 at 15:24

el_dazza said:
BBC seems to suggest League 2 favour weighted PPG, League 1 are still trying to sort it out. Doesn't appear that anything is iron clad right now though.

Like the PL, any decisions the League's take will need to be approved by the FA. I saw the news last night about League 1, with the clubs outside the play-off places threatening legal action if the League isn't completed.

Similar to the bottom 6's arguments in the PL, it appears that League 2 don't want to relegate anybody with the National League being voided. I can't remember if the National League situation was ever fully settled but if they did void their seasons then it's possible that League 2 could get away without relegations.

edit: the EFL board are reportedly favouring unweighted PPG, despite League 2 voting for weighted.

mmj_uk · 15 May 2020 at 16:33

I don't understand the League 2 situation, Stevenage at the bottom are only 3pts adrift with a game in hand and 10 games left to play they would have to be mad to agree to any outcome that relegates them. Have they been given a guarantee that the National League won't have any promotion?

The same applies at the bottom end of League Two. Clubs in a relegation battle will not know whether they will go down until the National League decides on how its final table will look.