Be better off finishing it when they can and have a plan in place for what to do about the following season.
Playoffs between bottom 6 in premier league and top 6 in Championship
This would make the most sense to me - it's better to finish this season and prepare to start the next one late rather than the minefield of shortening this one part way throughPremier League discusses isolated camps for hosting remaining games amid coronavirus pandemic
Exclusive: The Independent has been told that plans have been drawn up to televise all remaining 92 matches, with a handful on every day over the summer monthswww.independent.co.uk
I like the use of the word "camps". Can you imagine them all staying in tents, singing round the camp fire at night, before heading off to the local council pitch for a match?This would make the most sense to me - it's better to finish this season and prepare to start the next one late rather than the minefield of shortening this one part way through
I cannot see the season being finished personally
Hopefully the lockdown will mean less dogshit to pick off the pitch first thenI like the use of the word "camps". Can you imagine them all staying in tents, singing round the camp fire at night, before heading off to the local council pitch for a match?
Hopefully the lockdown will mean less dogshit to pick off the pitch first then
Wow no convoluted playoff system, weird times indeedBelgium seem to be going for a creative solution. They’re ending the League as it is now, with Club Brugge as Champions and the CL qualifications according to how the table is now also. No relegations, while OHD Leuven and Beerschot are promoted.
Huidig seizoen Jupiler Pro League definitief stopgezet, Club Brugge kampioen: “Het land heeft nu andere prioriteiten ”
Het voetbalseizoen 2019-2020 zit er op. Dat heeft de raad van bestuur van de Pro League beslist. Daardoor is de huidige leider Club Brugge kampioen. Een werkgroep wordt opgericht om de Europese tickets te verdelen, om te beslissen over promotie en degradatie en volgend seizoen voor te bereiden...m.nieuwsblad.be
Europe's leagues told ending play 'last resort'
European football, currently at a standstill because of the coronavirus, is focusing on a restart in July and August.www.espn.com
I don’t like some of the quotes in this article.
Yep, that bit exactly.This bit?
It appeared to suggest that, where competitions did not end on the field, the clubs involved might not qualify for European competition next season.
"Since participation in UEFA club competitions is determined by the sporting result achieved at the end of a full domestic competition, a premature termination would cast doubts about the fulfillment of such condition," it said.
It added that UEFA reserves the right to "assess the entitlement of clubs" to take part in the Champions League and Europa League.
‘Assess the entitlement of clubs’ basically says ‘we’ll have who we bloody well want in our competition’.
P | Pld | Pts | |
1 | Ipswich | 43 | 89 |
2 | Leicester | 42 | 88 |
3 | Leeds Utd | 43 | 87 |
4 | Southampton | 42 | 84 |
5 | West Brom | 43 | 72 |
6 | Norwich City | 43 | 71 |
7 | Hull City | 42 | 65 |
8 | Coventry City | 42 | 63 |
9 | Middlesbro | 43 | 63 |
10 | Preston | 43 | 63 |
11 | Cardiff City | 43 | 59 |
12 | Bristol City | 43 | 58 |
13 | Sunderland | 43 | 56 |
14 | Swansea City | 43 | 53 |
15 | Watford | 43 | 52 |
16 | Millwall | 43 | 50 |
17 | Blackburn | 43 | 49 |
18 | Plymouth | 43 | 48 |
19 | QPR | 43 | 47 |
20 | Stoke City | 43 | 47 |
21 | Birmingham | 43 | 45 |
22 | Huddersfield | 43 | 44 |
23 | Sheffield W | 43 | 44 |
24 | Rotherham Utd | 43 | 23 |