Go to your room!
Covid-19 & Football
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Go to your room!
Same whoppers would also travel to neutral venues, and those who dont would probably still go to Anfield.
There is no protection against whopperism
You can expect them to go all out on blocking EPL content world wide, if you get my drift
Pretty much everywhere is demanding a 2 week quarantine now. Even bloody Iceland (you will soon be able, and pay for, a test though - 3 hours and then you get a certificate to skip freely around the country) !
It's always the same players who complain about anything though..
Aguero and Rose are always at the top.. followed closely by Townsend.
They should just build a football centre on some deserted Scottish island and play there.
Townsend's dad, who's some bigwig in Kick It Out, has been weighing in on the issue as well.
Who wants to watch police games?
You never know. Back in the day when I played local amateur 11-a-side they were positively the dirtiest teams in the league.
Because they're nobheads.
Lolz. Could I can imagine Jimmy Krankie reacting to that right now.
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The Premier League has been told by the government it must show some matches free-to-air and put more money into the Football League and grassroots game as a condition for restarting this season.
The demands were made by the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, at a meeting on Thursday at which he gave the go-ahead for matches to resume provided it is safe to do so.
“The government is opening the door for competitive football to return safely in June,” Dowden said. “This should include widening access for fans to view live coverage and ensure finances from the game’s resumption supports the wider football family.
“It is now up to the football authorities to agree and finalise the detail of their plans, and there is combined goodwill to achieve this for their fans, the football community and the nation as a whole. The government and our medical experts will continue to offer guidance and support to the game ahead of any final decision which would put these plans into action.”
The Premier League is in negotiations with its broadcast partners Sky and BT over finding a solution to showing some matches free-to-air if and when the season resumes. The government’s preferred solution is that the remaining 45 matches not already covered under the terms of existing TV deals are shown either on freely accessible TV channels or via a streaming platform such as YouTube.
The government has also instructed the league to factor ‘solidarity payments’ into any final reckoning should the season be completed. Broadcasters have demanded a rebate whatever happens, but the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has asked that any remaining funds from broadcasters should in part be shared with the rest of the football pyramid. The precise amount of any redistribution, however, is yet to be determined.
The EFL would expect a contribution towards filling the potential £200m black hole in club finances it faces by September.
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The Premier League has been told by the government it must show some matches free-to-air and put more money into the Football League and grassroots game as a condition for restarting this season.
The demands were made by the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, at a meeting on Thursday at which he gave the go-ahead for matches to resume provided it is safe to do so.
“The government is opening the door for competitive football to return safely in June,” Dowden said. “This should include widening access for fans to view live coverage and ensure finances from the game’s resumption supports the wider football family.
“It is now up to the football authorities to agree and finalise the detail of their plans, and there is combined goodwill to achieve this for their fans, the football community and the nation as a whole. The government and our medical experts will continue to offer guidance and support to the game ahead of any final decision which would put these plans into action.”
The Premier League is in negotiations with its broadcast partners Sky and BT over finding a solution to showing some matches free-to-air if and when the season resumes. The government’s preferred solution is that the remaining 45 matches not already covered under the terms of existing TV deals are shown either on freely accessible TV channels or via a streaming platform such as YouTube.
The government has also instructed the league to factor ‘solidarity payments’ into any final reckoning should the season be completed. Broadcasters have demanded a rebate whatever happens, but the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has asked that any remaining funds from broadcasters should in part be shared with the rest of the football pyramid. The precise amount of any redistribution, however, is yet to be determined.
The EFL would expect a contribution towards filling the potential £200m black hole in club finances it faces by September.
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Yes. Totally. Very physical, violent, and underhanded. Groin shots when going up for corners. Pricks. That was the beginning of my detesting cops.
Yeah, we used to have the same over here. I remember scoring a goal against them and shouting «the pride of Romerike» which was the area we lived in. That didnt go down to well...
Can everyone please refrain from referring to them as cops. We are not American. They are coppers, or pigs, or rozzers, or the filth. Thank you.
Harry Kane of Spurs who need to play to pay off their debts. Troy Deeney of Watford who wants to stay in the league.
As always, self interest.
As always, self interest.
League Two clubs vote to end season, but League One teams fail to decide
League Two's season has been brought to an early conclusion following discussions between clubs and the English Football League.
After an indicative vote by the clubs, the table is set to be decided using a weighted points-per-game method, while the play-offs would be played as usual.
But any move still needs to be ratified by the EFL and Football Association.
Meanwhile, teams in League One will have to meet again on Monday after failing to come to an agreement.
On Thursday, six third-tier clubs had said they were determined to complete their remaining fixtures.
Peterborough United, Oxford United, Sunderland, Fleetwood, Portsmouth and Ipswich Town released a joint statement saying they had "no desire for voiding the season, points-per-game scenarios or letting a computer decide our footballing fate".
Who will finish where in the final table?
It is understood League Two clubs want to use a weighted points-per-game system to finalise the table, which takes into account the average points won both home and away.
That method removes any bias for sides who have played more home games than their rivals.
It has also been proposed that nobody will be relegated from League Two to the National League - meaning Stevenage, who are set to remain bottom of the table, would remain in the EFL.
At the top, Swindon Town would overtake Crewe Alexandra to claim the title, with Plymouth Argyle staying in the third and final automatic promotion spot.
The four teams currently in the play-offs - Exeter City, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United and Northampton Town - would remain there, but Cheltenham would move above Exeter and into fourth.
League Two's season has been brought to an early conclusion following discussions between clubs and the English Football League.
After an indicative vote by the clubs, the table is set to be decided using a weighted points-per-game method, while the play-offs would be played as usual.
But any move still needs to be ratified by the EFL and Football Association.
Meanwhile, teams in League One will have to meet again on Monday after failing to come to an agreement.
On Thursday, six third-tier clubs had said they were determined to complete their remaining fixtures.
Peterborough United, Oxford United, Sunderland, Fleetwood, Portsmouth and Ipswich Town released a joint statement saying they had "no desire for voiding the season, points-per-game scenarios or letting a computer decide our footballing fate".
Who will finish where in the final table?
It is understood League Two clubs want to use a weighted points-per-game system to finalise the table, which takes into account the average points won both home and away.
That method removes any bias for sides who have played more home games than their rivals.
It has also been proposed that nobody will be relegated from League Two to the National League - meaning Stevenage, who are set to remain bottom of the table, would remain in the EFL.
At the top, Swindon Town would overtake Crewe Alexandra to claim the title, with Plymouth Argyle staying in the third and final automatic promotion spot.
The four teams currently in the play-offs - Exeter City, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United and Northampton Town - would remain there, but Cheltenham would move above Exeter and into fourth.
Yet another shambles. I've since heard a couple of officials from league 2 clubs say that they DIDN'T support the 'feeling' of ending the season early, and were bemused to hear this report. They acknowledge that a majority expressed a 'general feeling' about the issue, but insist no vote has happened.
I've seen some reports saying that within two months some 70-80% of teams from league one down will be out of business, or effectively so by releasing all staff & 'mothballing'.
The PL has to push money back down, the football league in this country has more teams than any other country & is something to be proud of & protected. It does have an impact on the highest levels of the game, albeit over a bigger picture view & over a long period of time.
Absolutely. One reason why I don't ever want to see a European superleague is that it would destroy any chance of such things happening. The big would get bigger and large swathes of the rest would simply disappear.
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