Football (Soccer) Thread

[Josquius]

So much talk about voiding the season....
This really does stink. Riots on the streets of Liverpool if so.

Brightons chairman seems to be talking sense. Liverpool declared winners with the league frozen as it is and two teams promoted from the championship with no relegations. We then have two years of 4 teams relegated and 3 coming up.

[celedhring]

Domestic leagues can easily be finished sometime in June behind closed doors. There aren't that many games left.

European competitions might be a dicier proposition, given all the travel involved.

[Duque de Bragança]

So much talk about voiding the season....
This really does stink. Riots on the streets of Liverpool if so.

Brightons chairman seems to be talking sense. Liverpool declared winners with the league frozen as it is and two teams promoted from the championship with no relegations. We then have two years of 4 teams relegated and 3 coming up.

Depending on the respective team position, some are claiming for no titles but current rankings determine European competitions spots. Of course, some creative mind will say his club, now second, was champion of the first phase, so it deserves the first golden spot. 

[Maladict]

Euro 2020 to be postponed to 2021.

[Josquius]

So much talk about voiding the season....
This really does stink. Riots on the streets of Liverpool if so.

Brightons chairman seems to be talking sense. Liverpool declared winners with the league frozen as it is and two teams promoted from the championship with no relegations. We then have two years of 4 teams relegated and 3 coming up.

Depending on the respective team position, some are claiming for no titles but current rankings determine European competitions spots. Of course, some creative mind will say his club, now second, was champion of the first phase, so it deserves the first golden spot. 

Thats the worry. A lot angling for their own self interest and not what is right.
That Liverpool are champions should not be at all up for debate.
With European qualification and definitely relegation however there is still a lot to play for.

[Duque de Bragança]

Euro 2020 to be postponed to 2021.

If you bought tickets and cannot attend the future events, money back as well, said UEFA.

[Josephus]

I wonder how Football Manager will model pandemics in its next couple of releases.

Well, they're releasing FM 2020 free for a week or so.

[celedhring]

I've edited in Covid-19 in my FM dabatase 

[Josquius]

I've edited in Covid-19 in my FM dabatase 

Hopefully it's a Freddie adu.

[Josquius]

It hasn't been posted here but this has happened:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/26/all-english-football-below-national-league-level-to-be-voided

Football below the top 2 semi-pro leagues has been declared void.
Which in cases like the one here, South Shields, on the verge of entering semi-pro, 12 points ahead on top of the league, just stinks.
IMO the best way to go would be to have limited promotion, via behind closed doors playoffs if necessary, and no relegation.
12 points seems a nice cut off for just declaring thats it, they've won. Below that insist on playoffs amongst all teams within say 10 points of the leader to decide on two to be promoted.

[Sheilbh]

It hasn't been posted here but this has happened:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/26/all-english-football-below-national-league-level-to-be-voided

Football below the top 2 semi-pro leagues has been declared void.
Which in cases like the one here, South Shields, on the verge of entering semi-pro, 12 points ahead on top of the league, just stinks.
IMO the best way to go would be to have limited promotion, via behind closed doors playoffs if necessary, and no relegation.
12 points seems a nice cut off for just declaring thats it, they've won. Below that insist on playoffs amongst all teams within say 10 points of the leader to decide on two to be promoted.

Does this affect Barrow?

[Josquius]

Just below national league north and south. For now. Some think the FA are testing lower first.

[Liep]

So Liverpool will still be without a win? Is this whole thing something sheilbh is dreaming?

[FunkMonk]

So Liverpool will still be without a win? Is this whole thing something sheilbh is dreaming?

I think that is actually a real possibility 

[Josquius]

It really does stink. Sacrificing this nearly done league for the sake of next seasons league which itself probably won't follow the normal schedule and feasibly may be massively disrupted.