Pressure building on finishing the season now?

[blade too long]

In France they are discussing three possible scenarios...

1. Base the final standings on a points-per-game average

2. Finalise the table on the last full round of games played - 27 in the case of Ligue 1

3. Take the standings as they were after 19 matches, the halfway point of the season

option 2 would be preferable in England , well for us after 29 games

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

I hear the French are toying with the idea of finishing it at half way. Is it true that the pigs were 3rd ?

Yes. After 23 games in the championship, Wednesday were 3rd.

After 19 games, we'd be 7th.

 

[Jon P]

How will we make Bramall Lane intimidating if games are played behind closed doors? E.g still play GCB at the start and HT, I wouldn’t put it past some grounds playing crowd noises etc. Silly if you ask me but the thought came into my head and I wanted to share

 

[Berkshire Blade]

How will we make Bramall Lane intimidating of games are played behind closed doors? E.g still play GCB at the start and HT, I wouldn’t put it past some grounds playing crowd noises etc. Silly if you ask me but the thought came into my head and I wanted to share

Forget welcome to hell banners. Unleash the John Denver.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

How will we make Bramall Lane intimidating of games are played behind closed doors? E.g still play GCB at the start and HT, I wouldn’t put it past some grounds playing crowd noises etc. Silly if you ask me but the thought came into my head and I wanted to share

Glenn Nortcliffe could intermittently activate the sprinklers for one second bursts in areas where there are only opposition players.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Yes. After 23 games in the championship, Wednesday were 3rd.

After 19 games, we'd be 7th.

Fuck me no!! This cannot happen. Surely you take PPG at current standings, makes no sense to take it back to halfway when teams have played another 25% games.

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

Fuck me no!! This cannot happen. Surely you take PPG at current standings, makes no sense to take it back to halfway when teams have played another 25% games.

I’d hope not for obvious reasons. I was just answering Sits question, so don’t know whether it’s being considered as an option.

It’d be the ultimate shithouse trick for the footballing gods to pull on us though wouldn’t it?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I’d hope not for obvious reasons. I was just answering Sits question, so don’t know whether it’s being considered as an option.

It’d be the ultimate shithouse trick for the footballing gods to pull on us though wouldn’t it?

Pigs go up and we miss out on Europe? You couldn't make that shit up even in these wacky times.

 

[thawot]

Fuck me no!! This cannot happen. Surely you take PPG at current standings, makes no sense to take it back to halfway when teams have played another 25% games.

7th would get us into Europe if the cups are cancelled and to be honest I wouldn't mind Wednesday coming up and getting absolutely twatted every week.

 

[Slug]

Yes. After 23 games in the championship, Wednesday were 3rd.

After 19 games, we'd be 7th.

Had they played every team after 23 games though or had they played someone twice and not played someone else yet? (Genuine question)

 

[Oldun]

I agree, what is happening elsewhere in Europe can't be completely ignored, but our league is a different case to every other league.

The "best league in the world" might be marketing bollocks by Sky, but when it comes to money, the Premier League is certainly the most lucrative. Are the UK government going to allow another league such as La Liga, Serie A or Bundesliga to complete their seasons and overtake the Premier League in terms of global popularity? If the risks are low enough, the government are going to kill the goose that lays the gold egg.

As the below news story confirms, the Premier League is huge for the UK economy, I'm sure a few tests and PPE is worth it when the money generated by the Premier League can help fund the NHS long term.

Success of Premier League a boost for UK, finds report

EY study stresses importance of League to UK economy, contributing £3.3bn in tax and supporting 100,000 jobs in 2016/17

www.premierleague.com

Yeh screw the nurses, we need to get the footy back on.

 

[jt64]

Yeh screw the nurses, we need to get the footy back on.

I always wonder what a Venn diagram of the people that'll go outside tomorrow and clap all and sundry and those that'd be happy with a 2p increase on the basic rate to fund them would look like

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

Yes. After 23 games in the championship, Wednesday were 3rd.

I think Forest had a game in hand and could have taken third?

 

[Scarebus]

Had they played every team after 23 games though or had they played someone twice and not played someone else yet? (Genuine question)

I'm sure you're hinting at this, but in the premier league, round 19 saw teams play each other for the second time (Watford) but round 20 we played Man City for the first time.

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

I think Forest had a game in hand and could have taken third?

You are both correct & incorrect at the same time.

1	West Bromwich Albion	23	14	8	1	46	24	22	50
2	Leeds United	23	14	5	4	36	15	21	47
3	Sheffield Wednesday	23	11	6	6	34	20	14	39
4	Fulham	23	11	5	7	35	25	10	38
5	Preston North End	23	11	5	7	35	27	8	38
6	Brentford	23	11	4	8	34	18	16	37
7	Swansea City	23	10	7	6	30	27	3	37
8	Blackburn Rovers	23	10	5	8	30	28	2	35
9	Bristol City	23	9	8	6	34	33	1	35
10	Nottingham Forest	22	9	7	6	28	23	5	34

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

Had they played every team after 23 games though or had they played someone twice and not played someone else yet? (Genuine question)

They'd played everybody once

22 Dec 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City	1-0
14 Dec 2019	Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday	0-4
11 Dec 2019	Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday	1-1
07 Dec 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford	2-1
30 Nov 2019	Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday	1-3
27 Nov 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Birmingham City	1-1
23 Nov 2019	West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday	2-1
09 Nov 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City	2-2
02 Nov 2019	Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday	2-1
26 Oct 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United	0-0
22 Oct 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Stoke City	1-0
18 Oct 2019	Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday	1-1
05 Oct 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Wigan Athletic	1-0
01 Oct 2019	Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday	1-0
28 Sep 2019	Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday	1-4
21 Sep 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham	1-1
15 Sep 2019	Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday	0-2
31 Aug 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers	1-2
24 Aug 2019	Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday	2-1
20 Aug 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Luton Town	1-0
17 Aug 2019	Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday	1-0
10 Aug 2019	Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley	2-0
03 Aug 2019	Reading v Sheffield Wednesday	1-3

 

[Bladedog]

Surely you can't reward that shower o shit wi untold millions for being wank

 

[YES Blade]

You are both correct & incorrect at the same time.

1	West Bromwich Albion	23	14	8	1	46	24	22	50
2	Leeds United	23	14	5	4	36	15	21	47
3	Sheffield Wednesday	23	11	6	6	34	20	14	39
4	Fulham	23	11	5	7	35	25	10	38
5	Preston North End	23	11	5	7	35	27	8	38
6	Brentford	23	11	4	8	34	18	16	37
7	Swansea City	23	10	7	6	30	27	3	37
8	Blackburn Rovers	23	10	5	8	30	28	2	35
9	Bristol City	23	9	8	6	34	33	1	35
10	Nottingham Forest	22	9	7	6	28	23	5	34

Well that kills any chance of them using the first 23 matches to decide the Championship, there is no way they will promote or even put into the play-offs a team currently sat 15th in the league!

 

[Hilly]

1.4 million French killed in WW2 fighting on our side but hey ho if it gets a laugh great.

Think that might be both world wars combined from memory? but still, French military losses roughly double British and American combined.

 

[tincan]

Whichever solution the issue will be to mitigate the losses that are forced upon clubs. Bad enough to be locked down but relegation will inhibit any investment or borrowing and kill off many clubs.
Perhaps the legal solution would be to finish as is with PPG, but no relegation, and only automatic promotion - no playoffs. The resumption season can then be extended and have 5 teams to be relegated to balance the league structure and have a special one off additional cup competitions for the FA and European competitions.
That way no legal decisions are going against league position, it mitigates excessive losses and enables any losses can be recovered the following season with additional games.

 

[benn5712]

Finish this season first, whenever and however. Start the following season whenever and however.
May take a couple of years to catch up.

 

[thawot]

Whichever solution the issue will be to mitigate the losses that are forced upon clubs. Bad enough to be locked down but relegation will inhibit any investment or borrowing and kill off many clubs.
Perhaps the legal solution would be to finish as is with PPG, but no relegation, and only automatic promotion - no playoffs. The resumption season can then be extended and have 5 teams to be relegated to balance the league structure and have a special one off additional cup competitions for the FA and European competitions.
That way no legal decisions are going against league position, it mitigates excessive losses and enables any losses can be recovered the following season with additional games.

The thing is, Fulham are 6pts behind West Brom with 27 still to play for, they'll rightfully feel aggrieved if the promotion spot is given to West Brom.

In League One, Oxford are just two points behind, and in League Two, Exeter are three points behind.

If the season can't be played out I really think there shouldn't be any promotion or relegation.

 

[Harry's Game]

Whichever solution the issue will be to mitigate the losses that are forced upon clubs. Bad enough to be locked down but relegation will inhibit any investment or borrowing and kill off many clubs.
Perhaps the legal solution would be to finish as is with PPG, but no relegation, and only automatic promotion - no playoffs. The resumption season can then be extended and have 5 teams to be relegated to balance the league structure and have a special one off additional cup competitions for the FA and European competitions.
That way no legal decisions are going against league position, it mitigates excessive losses and enables any losses can be recovered the following season with additional games.

someone said on shoutbox it could be a good time to be relegated from the Premier League as with no fans in the ground for a year or so the only clubs in the Championship with any income will be the parachute payment teams.

 

[TTMeysh]

French losses in WWII were nowhere remotely close to 1.4 m.

Battlefield casualties around 200,000, plus about the same civilian deaths from all causes.

A large part of the losses they did incur were Jews and Roma voluntarily handed over to the Germans for extermination.

Anyway, as you were.

 

[Rodley]

PSG given title

 

[Harry's Game]

PSG given title

any relegations?

 

[FatPaul]

How will we make Bramall Lane intimidating if games are played behind closed doors? E.g still play GCB at the start and HT, I wouldn’t put it past some grounds playing crowd noises etc. Silly if you ask me but the thought came into my head and I wanted to share

We watch the games at home, wearing our xbox or PS4 headsets. All our collective voices through the loudspeakers at the lane. Imagine being able to shout "The referee's a wanker" from the comfort of your own home, and see that single tear roll down his cheek in 4K.

 

[tincan]

The thing is, Fulham are 6pts behind West Brom with 27 still to play for, they'll rightfully feel aggrieved if the promotion spot is given to West Brom.

In League One, Oxford are just two points behind, and in League Two, Exeter are three points behind.

If the season can't be played out I really think there shouldn't be any promotion or relegation.

Relegation will bankrupt clubs, not being promoted may not. The legal suits that would follow will only bring further turmoil to the game, so a reasonable mitigation is not to relegate. Plus the added games throughout the football pyramid allow for more revenue . There maybe a chance for a temporary shift to regional based lower league to further cut costs, and enable them to survive. A Plymouth to Carlisle game on a winter tuesday never makes a lot of sense.

 

[thawot]

Relegation will bankrupt clubs, not being promoted may not. The legal suits that would follow will only bring further turmoil to the game, so a reasonable mitigation is not to relegate. Plus the added games throughout the football pyramid allow for more revenue . There maybe a chance for a temporary shift to regional based lower league to further cut costs, and enable them to survive. A Plymouth to Carlisle game on a winter tuesday never makes a lot of sense.

I don't see the need to overcomplicate it. If the season can't be finished there's no requirement to promote. It would be unfair.

 

[davidblade]

My suspicion is that they’re going to void the season, So no promotion or relegation, It will upset Liverpool , Leeds and West Brom particularly but the bottom 5 premier league teams don’t want to finish the season off because of the danger of relegation.
My opinion is that it’s going to end up in a legal mess , every team is going to be suing and the barristers are going to make a fortune .