Football and the Coronavirus

adam cool dude · 30 May 2020 at 21:26

What's going to happen to teams like Rangers. Will they still be able to play in Europa League?

BaZ87 · 30 May 2020 at 22:03

I assume so. I know Lyon and PSG are planning to play their CL games.

robfosters · 30 May 2020 at 22:16

I’m looking forward to it now. At first I found the German games boring with no atmosphere, but you quickly get used to it. I find I appreciate the actual play more too. Watching Bayern v Dortmund was a real treat in truly appreciating world class football.

el_dazza · 31 May 2020 at 21:52

Championship season to restart on 20th June!

dpbadger · 1 Jun 2020 at 08:58

Excellent news, I wonder what the timings will look like.

antijoke · 1 Jun 2020 at 09:33

robfosters said:
I’m looking forward to it now. At first I found the German games boring with no atmosphere, but you quickly get used to it. I find I appreciate the actual play more too. Watching Bayern v Dortmund was a real treat in truly appreciating world class football.

Why do you appreciate the play more without a crowd? What does a crowd detract ?

the wopster · 1 Jun 2020 at 10:04

Just seen on Twitter that One certain PL London club was STILL institing last week no relegation to be taken this season, we can all guess who that is can’t we

fez · 1 Jun 2020 at 13:28

I mean, you would have to try wouldn't you. Its a lot of money at stake.

robfosters · 1 Jun 2020 at 17:57

Just read that Lyle Taylor is not going to play for Charlton on the resumption

Got no chance of escaping relegation without him. He doesn’t even say it’s corona related, but that he doesn’t want to risk an injury that will scupper a move when his contract is up in the summer.

What an awful attitude. How can a club tolerate that?

ik9000 · 1 Jun 2020 at 23:12

jonneymendoza said:
City vs arsenal first game. expect arsenal to get smashed

I thought I'd heard that was what Kyle Walker had already been doing?

ik9000 · 1 Jun 2020 at 23:13

robfosters said:
Just read that Lyle Taylor is not going to play for Charlton on the resumption

Got no chance of escaping relegation without him. He doesn’t even say it’s corona related, but that he doesn’t want to risk an injury that will scupper a move when his contract is up in the summer.

What an awful attitude. How can a club tolerate that?

That is ridiculous - if it's true. Sources?

robfosters · 1 Jun 2020 at 23:18

ik9000 said:
That is ridiculous - if it's true. Sources?

From the manager himself on Talksport this morning

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52881671

ik9000 · 1 Jun 2020 at 23:21

robfosters said:
From the manager himself on Talksport this morning

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52881671

could you see Ron Atkinson or Brian Clough standing for that? Or even Fergie? FFS that is beyond poor. Your contract runs til end June ergo you play until at least 23:59 on 30th June. End of.

Also just because you go to a big club doesn't mean things will work out. Cough *Drinkwater* cough (amongst many others).

robfosters · 1 Jun 2020 at 23:27

ik9000 said:
could you see Ron Atkinson or Brian Clough standing for that? Or even Fergie? FFS that is beyond poor. Your contract runs til end June ergo you play until at least 23:59 on 30th June. End of.

Also just because you go to a big club doesn't mean things will work out. Cough *Drinkwater* cough (amongst many others).

We’re asking him to play 1 or 2 games before his contract ends to give us a better chance of picking up a few important points and he can’t even do that. Mans a disgrace.

A few players are doing it across the board apparently. League should really step in imo.

dpbadger · 3 Jun 2020 at 11:00

Clubs have got permission to play friendlies with obvious limitations.

FMF · 3 Jun 2020 at 11:30

robfosters said:
We’re asking him to play 1 or 2 games before his contract ends to give us a better chance of picking up a few important points and he can’t even do that. Mans a disgrace.

A few players are doing it across the board apparently. League should really step in imo.

Wont play, dont get paid, simple.

BaZ87 · 3 Jun 2020 at 11:49

robfosters said:
We’re asking him to play 1 or 2 games before his contract ends to give us a better chance of picking up a few important points and he can’t even do that. Mans a disgrace.

A few players are doing it across the board apparently. League should really step in imo.

I don't know what his pay situation is at Charlton but if he does have a move lined up on significantly more money then it's easy to understand why he'd not want to risk it. The Huddersfield owner said that it's possible that as many as 50-60 EFL clubs are at risk of going under - 100s of EFL players livelihoods are on the line and any player that has certainty of a job next season will be a brave man to risk that.

rebel rebel · 3 Jun 2020 at 11:55

I wrongly presumed he was a loanee. Just looked him up, and he is a Charlton player at the end of a contract. Disgraceful behaviour really.

dpbadger · 3 Jun 2020 at 12:13

On the rumour page it said Galatasaray are looking at him.

mmj_uk · 3 Jun 2020 at 12:26

robfosters said:
Just read that Lyle Taylor is not going to play for Charlton on the resumption

Got no chance of escaping relegation without him. He doesn’t even say it’s corona related, but that he doesn’t want to risk an injury that will scupper a move when his contract is up in the summer.

What an awful attitude. How can a club tolerate that?

What can they do though? dock him a few weeks wages? to be honest I can understand both sides, he's still contracted so he should play but when you look at it from his perspective he's got to think about doing what's best for himself, if he did get injured it could literally end his career and I don't think Charlton would be compensating him for keeping them up at his own expense.

I said it before but not sure how they can claim integrity of the competition is being upheld with so many changes in both rules and playing staff due to the suspension, it's like its own separate little season bolted onto the last.