Seasons End Predictions

[mexico red]

La liga considering a restart on May 28

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Whenever this is over, I’d presume all the big clubs will not be doing their usual long distance pre season, money-making friendlies all over the world.

If they can’t be shamed into giving a bit of financial help to the smaller clubs, the least they could do is have away friendlies at us bottom feeders so we can make a bit of money.

[Power to people]

You assume close season / pre-season will be shorter as players would have had a chunk of time off anyway but that would mess with contract renewals and player recruitment.

And then the season will still need to finish on time next season with the euro's 

Its not going to be easy whatever decision is made, I can see the season finishing but games may end up Sat / Tues / Thurs to complete the season in a reasonable time.

[Legends-Lounge]

You assume close season / pre-season will be shorter as players would have had a chunk of time off anyway but that would mess with contract renewals and player recruitment.

And then the season will still need to finish on time next season with the euro's  

Its not going to be easy whatever decision is made, I can see the season finishing but games may end up Sat / Tues / Thurs to complete the season in a reasonable time.

With only 11 or 12 games left excluding PO’s the EFL season could be completed in a month plus the PO which in themselves could be shortened to just one SF each and a final. A month off for R&R, maybe six weeks ‘closed season’ where pitches are dealt with and players instead of pissing off on holiday have a warm down and a warm up prep fitness wise and the off we jolly well go olt poy.

[StfcRusty]

With only 11 or 12 games left excluding PO’s the EFL season could be completed in a month plus the PO which in themselves could be shortened to just one SF each and a final. A month off for R& R, maybe six weeks ‘closeD season’ where pitches are dealt with and players instead of pissing off on holiday have a warm down and a warm up prep fitness wise and the off we jolly well go olt poy.

What happens if one person in any squad or backroom staff test positive for coronavirus during the month period and then everyone has to self-isolate?

[Abrahammer]

Exactly.

The virus will still be around in July/August, not to the extent it is now hopefully but people will still be catching it.

All it will take is one player/staff member at one club to get infected, that whole club goes into isolation, the entire fixture list gets delayed once more.

[StfcRusty]

Exactly.

The virus will still be around in July/August, not to the extent it is now hopefully but people will still be catching it.

All it will take is one player/staff member at one club to get infected, that whole club goes into isolation, the entire fixture list gets delayed once more.

The premier league clubs will be able to test everyone every day as a means of mitigation (if private tests are widely available at that point) but it’s very expensive so likely to be beyond all league 2 clubs. There would even be an active advantage for a club to start self-isolating at the time of the final fixture so they would know the result they needed to gain promotion or avoid relegation (if the other games went ahead).

Don’t know the answer other than it’s far more complicated than LL suggests.

[theakston2k]

I think as and when we are back playing be it finishing this season or playing next we are going to have back to back games most weeks in terms of Saturday/Tuesday so we’ll need to make sure we have that in mind with future recruitment.  Unfortunately we may not be in a position to gamble on quality players with questionable injury records which is a shame as we’ve done well with this approach during the current campaign.

[Oaksey Moonraker]

Scottish clubs outside the SPL to vote on a proposal to use a points per game if season can't be finished.

SPFL: Clubs to vote on lower leagues; Premiership decision on hold - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52214595

[swindonmaniac]

Don’t know the answer other than it’s far more complicated than LL suggests.

No one has an answer,  but someones got to make a decision at some stage.

[Boeta]

Obviously the big issue is that there is zero chance of this being the only lockdown of the year.

Most likely we’ll enter into one every few months until we get a vaccine in 18-24 months

If we can get our testing processes anywhere near Germany’s over that time, then at least the time periods of each lockdown will be shorter. Bundesliga players are back in training - still months away from that being possible here

[Peter Venkman]

Scottish clubs outside the SPL to vote on a proposal to use a points per game if season can't be finished.

SPFL: Clubs to vote on lower leagues; Premiership decision on hold - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52214595

Interesting, that would have been a far better option for the lower leagues rather than totally expunging the results as they did.

Could be worth the FL bringing this in for National League South and North to see what happens and then slide it up to the National league then maybe the football league too. See what the fall out is as it is gradually brought in.

[pauld]

This is a very good read from Accrington's Andy Holt - TLDR: some clubs will go bust in the hiatus between this season and next season; many more at risk of going under next season (whenever that is) when a lot of losses will be realised

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1248112461259177984.html

[Panda Paws]

https://twitter.com/ProfKarolSikora Seems to be a more positive, informed outlook than many.

Suggesting a return to normal, including mass gatherings by June 1.

We can but hope and pray.

[jayohaitchenn]

https://twitter.com/ProfKarolSikora Seems to be a more positive, informed outlook than many.

Suggesting a return to normal, including mass gatherings by June 1.

We can but hope and pray.

The NHS have been preparing for the peak to be on Easter Sunday FWIW