[Football] How Are League Placings Decided If The Season Is Curtailed?

Change at Barnham

Well-known member

Aug 6, 2011

4,903

Bognor Regis

• Sep 17, 2020

• #1

I believe the football authorities introduced some new rules before this season which would take effect if teams were unable to complete all their games.

Does anyone know the minimum number of games that are required to be played to avoid a null and void season?
And once that stage has been passed, are the final positions then decided on Average Points Per Game?

I know it was mentioned that something was going to be put in place, but I never saw any announcement of the decisions taken.

 

zefarelly

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jul 7, 2003

21,800

Sussex, by the sea

• Sep 17, 2020

• #2

Style

The team need to play disco football all the time and visit Gresham Blake.

CL here we come.

 

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

35,295

• Sep 17, 2020

• #3

i recall talk of it but not any conclusion, so quite possible they didnt put anything in place and assuming the season will complete.

 

portlock seagull

Why? Why us?

Jul 28, 2003

17,070

• Sep 17, 2020

• #4

Morris dancing

 

Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ

Hove / Παρος

Apr 7, 2006

6,539

Hove / Παρος

• Sep 17, 2020

• #5

Best dressed CEO!

Bring out the Mustard V-Neck Barbs!

 

P

Palacefinder General

Well-known member

Apr 5, 2019

2,594

• Sep 17, 2020

• #6

What a thing to be bothered about! (sorry CaB)

 

A1X

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Sep 1, 2017

17,739

Deepest, darkest Sussex

• Sep 17, 2020

• #7

Twitter poll

 

Frankie

Put him in the curry

May 23, 2016

4,137

Mid west Wales

• Sep 17, 2020

• #8

Chelsea

 

southstandandy

WEST STAND ANDY

Jul 9, 2003

5,639

• Sep 17, 2020

• #9

Leeds first, then everyone else based on alphabetical order.

 

N

Napper

Well-known member

Jul 9, 2003

23,871

Sussex

• Sep 17, 2020

• #10

same as the normal leagues is decided.

Money

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash

Jul 6, 2003

70,146

• Sep 17, 2020

• #11

Through the medium of interpretive dance

 

A

atomised

Well-known member

Mar 21, 2013

5,111

• Sep 17, 2020

• #12

Tom Hark said:

Through the medium of interpretive dance

Click to expand...

A quick poker tournament between owners. We may have a fighting chance

 

Gazwag

5 millionth post poster

Mar 4, 2004

30,136

Bexhill-on-Sea

• Sep 17, 2020

• #13

Alphabetically, beginning with L of course

 

Psychobilly freakout

HellBilly

Feb 23, 2009

22,995

Brighton factually.....

• Sep 17, 2020

• #14

A non contact one off game of British Bulldog

 

Norman Potting

Well-known member

Nov 5, 2006

13,967

Sussex, Sussex not by the sea and actually nearer

• Sep 17, 2020

• #15

Cake baking contest?

 

Theatre of Trees

Well-known member

Jul 5, 2003

7,718

TQ2905

• Sep 17, 2020

• #16

Buckeroo

 

Algernon

Well-known member

Sep 9, 2012

2,962

Newmarket.

• Sep 17, 2020

• #17

Team forum wokeness.

 

elwheelio

Amateur Sleuth

Jan 24, 2006

1,892

Brighton

• Sep 17, 2020

• #18

Jelly wrestling

 

G

Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull

May 22, 2012

14,837

• Sep 17, 2020

• #19

Bushtucker trials.

 

Nathan

Well-known member

Jan 8, 2010

3,754

• Sep 29, 2020

• #20

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54331871

Premier League clubs will vote on Tuesday to decide how the season would be ended if it cannot be completed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Clubs agreed in principle on the main points of action if it is cut short at their last meeting in August.

The wording of the new rule has been developed over the past few weeks.

Clubs will vote at a shareholders meeting on Tuesday and, if the motion is passed, it will be written into the Premier League rules.

Another vote would then take place at a future date on how many matches will need to have been played for the rules to be applied.

BBC Sport understands the range will be around two thirds to three quarters of matches played. If the season has not reached that agreed point then it would be voided.

Meanwhile, the issue of any bailout for the English Football League is not a specific proposal on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting, and there will be no vote.

BBC Sport has been told there will be a focus on what happens next, given the different financial picture facing clubs following the announcement about fans last week.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told the BBC on Sunday he was "hopeful" the Premier League would confirm it would help lower-league clubs this week.

But it is now unlikely a rescue package will be agreed this week.

How might the rules work?
If five games have been played and a new set of restrictions are introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic, then the league would not fall back on these plans.

If it got to the end of December and about 45% of the season had been played, then that is still not likely to be enough for the plans to kick in, and the season would be voided.

If the clubs agree that 66% of games is a sufficient number to fall back on the curtailment plans and the country then faces another lockdown, forcing football to be halted after 70% of the season has been played, there would be a set of rules to determine who would be crowned champions, who would finish in European qualification places and which teams would be relegated.