[Football] Will this season be completed?

Icy Gull · Mar 26, 2020

I can’t see us finishing it

Poll has just the three options as other can include a number of scenarios, some of which may not even been suggested yet.

What’s your gut feeling?

No need to go into great detail as we have already done that, let’s just get an idea how NSC sees it panning out

Tim Over Whelmed · Mar 26, 2020

Not null & void but based on average points per game, we're safe

Is it PotG? · Mar 26, 2020

Money talks, PL and the TV guys will be DESPERATE to get it done and dusted.

pb21 · Mar 26, 2020

When you say completed, do you mean every team having played 38 games?

Simster · Mar 26, 2020

No way will it be null and void.

Nathan · Mar 26, 2020

Think they would rather finish this season and worry about next season at a later date. Not sure how all that will work out. My gut feeling is to null and void it. Start again when we can, can't see that being anytime soon. Players will need to regain their fitness levels to start with, let alone match sharpness, will they play a number of friendlies first?

Icy Gull · Mar 26, 2020

pb21 said:
When you say completed, do you mean every team having played 38 games?

Yes, otherwise it won’t be completed?

Lenny Rider · Mar 26, 2020

Think they will finish it but might end up with a shortened season next year, only playing teams once, before returning to a 38 game season the following August, CL and Europa League will be voided.

Swansman · Mar 26, 2020

Other. If things are a lot calmer by early June I could see a bunch of mini-tournaments happen to decide the important positions. Teams would bring a certain share of their current points (i.e. one third or one fourth) to these tournaments so that i.e. Liverpool would still have a fat advantage over the other top teams while still keeping some of the excitement.

dazzer6666 · Mar 26, 2020

Possibly a mad series of games in June/July, teams playing every 2-3 days over a 3 week period. Not satisfactory and will throw up all sorts of weird results..............

Blue3 · Mar 26, 2020

We will be in some form of lockdown followed by an easing of restrictions which I suspect will then be followed by further location lockdowns over the next 12 months no way will this season ever be finished by playing of remaining games, it might be finished as was when the games were postponed Liverpool crown champions no teams demoted and start again hopfully August 2021

crodonilson · Mar 26, 2020

Lenny Rider said:
Think they will finish it but might end up with a shortened season next year, only playing teams once, before returning to a 38 game season the following August, CL and Europa League will be voided.

I'd agree with this, that way all clubs who have worked for 3/4 of this season can get this season in fully and get their rewards in promotion and punishment in relegation for those that weren't good enough in their respective leagues. Next season would not be ideal but everyone would know in advance of a shortened season and probably because of the issue of fairness in only playing half the teams at home and away scrap relegation for that shortened season before we go again for 2021/22.

Biggest issue is it needs to be a collective decision across UEFA and not just EPL.

bhafc99 · Mar 26, 2020

Previously I thought they'd just scrap this season, and whenever football did start again, it would be a new season.

Now I wonder if the aim might be to be finish this season when things start again, after which 2020–21 becomes some kind of mini/reduced season, leading up to the Euros, and then the first time things are fully 'back to normal' is 2021–22.

Kalimantan Gull · Mar 26, 2020

I think we will complete the season, and unfortunately I think we will be relegated

A combination of teams with lots of key players injured getting their players back (Villa, Bournemouth, Newcastle), other teams with current morale issues getting a chance to reset (West Ham, Watford) and the big teams who are our next opponents being refreshed with a pre-season under their belts being much harder to beat than they would have been this spring.

I just think things will conspire against us, but I also think I will be able to put it all into perspective and not be as bothered about relegation as I would have been.

Seasidesage · Mar 26, 2020

Currently there is quite a lot of scope to end this season, truncate pre season, play midweek, scrap cups, scrap mid season breaks and play PL games on CL nights next season. All of which would allow the 1.25 seasons to be completed by the end of May 2021. If football didn't resume until late 2020 on the other hand then I think tough decisions would need to be made. It really is too soon to say with any confidence.

BRIGHT ON Q · Mar 26, 2020

Kalimantan Gull said:
I think we will complete the season, and unfortunately I think we will be relegated

A combination of teams with lots of key players injured getting their players back (Villa, Bournemouth, Newcastle), other teams with current morale issues getting a chance to reset (West Ham, Watford) and the big teams who are our next opponents being refreshed with a pre-season under their belts being much harder to beat than they would have been this spring.

I just think things will conspire against us, but I also think I will be able to put it all into perspective and not be as bothered about relegation as I would have been.

Yep , I was thinking along these lines the other day. We have no key injuries compared to the likes of Bournemouth.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Mar 26, 2020

A bit gormless to suggest next season will go ahead without completing this season first. These things are at the current time completely open-ended, and, as things stand, the start of season 2020-21 is as highly likely to be disrupted as the end of season 2019-20. Complete no-brainer that we shouldn't complete this season before starting another one

essbee1 · Mar 26, 2020

Kalimantan Gull said:
I think we will complete the season, and unfortunately I think we will be relegated

A combination of teams with lots of key players injured getting their players back (Villa, Bournemouth, Newcastle), other teams with current morale issues getting a chance to reset (West Ham, Watford) and the big teams who are our next opponents being refreshed with a pre-season under their belts being much harder to beat than they would have been this spring.

I just think things will conspire against us, but I also think I will be able to put it all into perspective and not be as bothered about relegation as I would have been.

And that is why it is simply not on to continue it. It is not 'continue' in the sense we know it. It is like a new season and
nobody should be disadvantaged compared with if it had not stopped. So scrap and start again.

Lenny Rider · Mar 26, 2020

Kalimantan Gull said:
I think we will complete the season, and unfortunately I think we will be relegated

A combination of teams with lots of key players injured getting their players back (Villa, Bournemouth, Newcastle), other teams with current morale issues getting a chance to reset (West Ham, Watford) and the big teams who are our next opponents being refreshed with a pre-season under their belts being much harder to beat than they would have been this spring.

I just think things will conspire against us, but I also think I will be able to put it all into perspective and not be as bothered about relegation as I would have been.

I think you're wrong, I think we will stay up, just.

Icy Gull · Mar 26, 2020

Lenny Rider said:
I think you're wrong, I think we will stay up, just.

We’ll still need to sack Potter though :wink:

As if TB would stoop that low.

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