RMweb Premium Torper Posted March 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2020 I note that Fort William are having a much better season, having managed to win three league games so far. They've accumulated 10 points, which is 17 more than last season. They do nevertheless still languish at the foot of the table but have nine games in hand over Lossiemouth, three points ahead of them. Not sure how they'll manage to fit all these nine games in.... DT 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I am wondering how the coronovirus precautions will affect football. With most of the teams in the lower leagues reliant on the income from matches how are they going to cope with having to play games, half of them being away from home, with little income generated? If the current outbreak is not contained soon I wonder if the time will come when the season will be abandoned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 15 hours ago, Ohmisterporter said: I am wondering how the coronovirus precautions will affect football. With most of the teams in the lower leagues reliant on the income from matches how are they going to cope with having to play games, half of them being away from home, with little income generated? If the current outbreak is not contained soon I wonder if the time will come when the season will be abandoned. Pretty soon? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51867989 Sorry, luv, footie’s off... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 National leagues are unaffected -at the moment. https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/national-league-statement-61551 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Can you imagine the scenes if the season had to be cancelled and Liverpool don't get to win the title! Of course that would also mean Brighton could avoid relegation Edited March 13, 2020 by Gareth Collier add Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The way things are going it could happen... City ending up as the only winner of a trophy!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Read that if no more games take place the tables will stand if 75% of matches have been played. Liverpool have played 29, 75% is 28.5. Maybe a football equivalent of Duckworth Lewis could be applied Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 13/03/2020 at 17:22, Gareth Collier said: Can you imagine the scenes if the season had to be cancelled and Liverpool don't get to win the title! Of course that would also mean Brighton could avoid relegation If the play-offs have to be cancelled too, instead of just the top two, the top three in League One would be promoted automatically to the Championship. I think that's a great idea ! (Guess where my team is currently in League One ?!!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 13/03/2020 at 17:22, Gareth Collier said: Can you imagine the scenes if the season had to be cancelled and Liverpool don't get to win the title! Yes, the Premier League clubs would balk at the idea they had to pay back all the cost of the tickets they had sold to fans for games which had been declared void. The Premier League clubs would balk at the idea of giving back TV revenue for those void games which had been shown live, or as highlights. Never going to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 28 minutes ago, caradoc said: If the play-offs have to be cancelled too, instead of just the top two, the top three in League One would be promoted automatically to the Championship. I think that's a great idea ! (Guess where my team is currently in League One ?!!) You support Airdrie, then? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 if the season is declared null and void does that mean Bury dont get kicked out of the EFL ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Apparently, the FA and Premiership bosses have called a meeting with clubs for Thursday (presumably by some form of video link rather than face to face). Any comments made in the media until after the meeting will therefore be pure speculation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Expect to see lots of speculation dressed up as facts then... Just like normal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Torper Posted March 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2020 The shutting down of football is potentially going to make things particularly difficult for Scottish clubs. At present, Scottish Premiership clubs earn a greater percentage of their income from ticket sales than any other top league in Europe - 43% compared to a European average of 15% and an EPL figure of 13%. Without any gate receipts, but still with players wages and other overheads to meet, I'm not at all sure how some clubs will survive, particularly as the SFA has said that it's skint and can't afford to help. DT 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 On 14/03/2020 at 21:40, pH said: You support Airdrie, then? Nah! I'm the Airdrie supporter on here, must be a Falkirk or Montrose fan, tending to the former, simply as there are more of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2020 With European Nations Cup postponed to 2021, I think we now have a realistic chance of completing this year's domestic competitions and the Champions League/Europa League. Might need next season to start a bit later and get rid of some of the extra competitions e.g. Carabao for one season to avoid fixture congestion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) On 03/07/2018 at 16:57, kevinlms said: Yes in the 70s, England was full of good goalkeepers, Peter Bonetti barely played for England, because Gordon Banks held the green shirt and rightly so, PB hardly got a look in. For almost any other national team, he would have been an automatic choice. It needs recognising that Peter died yesterday - one of my childhood heroes - over 500 appearances for the same club - oh that we could witness similar loyalty and consistence of managerial selection these days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bonetti and that goal wasn't his fault - Sir Alf made an inappropriate substitution and Muller was just an outstanding goal scorer. Edited April 13, 2020 by Southernman46 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Major teams are now bidding for this goal keeper: https://www.gif-vif.com/Better-than-hooman-goalkeeper/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 r.i.p. the 56 victims of the bradford fire 35 years today 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 so Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland are to remain at home sounds like a world cup year 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 3 hours ago, peanuts said: so Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland are to remain at home sounds like a world cup year Yes then England go out on Wednesday (in the semi-final on penalties). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 11/05/2020 at 23:25, 43110andyb said: Yes then England go out on Wednesday (in the semi-final on penalties). against the Germans obviously after leading for most of the game 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 My understanding is that League 2 is finished and there will be no relegation. Sigh of relief from Stevenage no doubt and promotion for Barrow as sole promoted team from National League. Have to see how the other leagues plan to end the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 11 hours ago, Ohmisterporter said: My understanding is that League 2 is finished and there will be no relegation. Sigh of relief from Stevenage no doubt and promotion for Barrow as sole promoted team from National League. Have to see how the other leagues plan to end the season. Yes, I would hope that Barrow did receive their reward, as there is a vacancy anyway, thanks to the demise of Bury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 At the top of the tables will there be no play offs, promotion will be for teams already in the automatic places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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