Administrator Stan Posted April 7, 2020 Administrator Share Posted April 7, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, Stan said: Why? You think teams can survive on potentially one or two games from February to August? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted April 7, 2020 Administrator Share Posted April 7, 2020 Just now, Smiley Culture said: You think teams can survive on potentially one or two games from February to August? Maybe they can play some friendlies, some mini-tournaments. I don't know ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Stan said: Maybe they can play some friendlies, some mini-tournaments. I don't know ! Can’t see that working. I personally think you’d need a “mini-season” between February-May to bring it back into line with the August - May season we have. You have seventeen weekends between the start of February and the end of May. Seventeen weekends and a few midweek games is enough for the Premier League sides to play each other once, for example. Twenty-three games at EFL level seems a lot over seventeen weekends though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted April 7, 2020 Administrator Share Posted April 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Smiley Culture said: Can’t see that working. I personally think you’d need a “mini-season” between February-May to bring it back into line with the August - May season we have. You have seventeen weekends between the start of February and the end of May. Seventeen weekends and a few midweek games is enough for the Premier League sides to play each other once, for example. Twenty-three games at EFL level seems a lot over seventeen weekends though. Isn't there meant to be an allotted time between World Cup and domestic football starting again? Not sure the date the World Cup is scheduled to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Stan said: Isn't there meant to be an allotted time between World Cup and domestic football starting again? Not sure the date the World Cup is scheduled to finish. 18th December. So you may be able to squeeze in an extra weekend or two, depending on the grace period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Domestic football during the peak summer months would be better anyway. I wouldn't be against a permanent switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 50 minutes ago, LFCMike said: Domestic football during the peak summer months would be better anyway. I wouldn't be against a permanent switch Not sure you’d get a long-term buy in from some European countries who have great weather during the summer months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Stan said: Hancock was asked a question. That’s why it came up you thick fuck. Footballers so full of themselves that they think the health secretary mentioned them at his press conference because they were actually on the fucking Agenda set. Bellend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted April 7, 2020 Administrator Share Posted April 7, 2020 14 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said: Hancock was asked a question. That’s why it came up you thick fuck. Footballers so full of themselves that they think the health secretary mentioned them at his press conference because they were actually on the fucking Agenda set. Bellend. Hancock was asked and I think I mentioned when he addressed it that it was a sly question from the Times journalist. Almost cornering Hancock so he had to give an answer that made footballers look worse. I think Rooney's annoyance stems from the fact no-one else gets targeted - it's always PL footballers and perhaps not the billionaires in other fields or the companies that avoid tax etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Stan said: Hancock was asked and I think I mentioned when he addressed it that it was a sly question from the Times journalist. Almost cornering Hancock so he had to give an answer that made footballers look worse. I think Rooney's annoyance stems from the fact no-one else gets targeted - it's always PL footballers and perhaps not the billionaires in other fields or the companies that avoid tax etc. Premier League footballers will always get targeted when their clubs use public money to fund the lowest paid staff. What else does he expect? I know it’s not the footballers fault persay, but the comparisons will always be there. Also, they should probably stop doing things like visiting mates or getting prostitutes over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 21 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: They can afford to take the hit so the taxpayer can pay for people that REALLY need government assistance. A club with billions bankrolling it isn't in need of a government handout. Of course they're not but I don't think any business owner wants to be in the situation of paying staff for no reason. People making the comparison to players is quite dumb in my opinion as Liverpool were hardly going to furlough the pay of players... would've been ridiculous if they did. I'm sure they just thought this would be a way for everyone to still get paid and they take less of a hit. As I said though, it's not worth the bad PR and Liverpool seem to have come round to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Sunderland have furloughed their first team. Promising to pay difference in salaries so no one takes a pay cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, 6666 said: Of course they're not but I don't think any business owner wants to be in the situation of paying staff for no reason. People making the comparison to players is quite dumb in my opinion as Liverpool were hardly going to furlough the pay of players... would've been ridiculous if they did. I'm sure they just thought this would be a way for everyone to still get paid and they take less of a hit. As I said though, it's not worth the bad PR and Liverpool seem to have come round to that. I mean I understand why the owners tried it - the same reason they’ve tried doing a lot of other pro-corporate moves that have rubbed the fan base the wrong way. They’re American business owners, they own other sports sides in America where it’s very normal for these expensive teams owned by the ultra wealthy getting a government handout. But they try to play up the whole “This Means More” shite and you big up a club’s socialist ethos and then pull something like this, where a billionaire can afford to look after his own and let the community have the taxpayer assistance. At the end of the day, it’s worth more to FSG that the supporters view them as “the good guys” and that’s why when they’ve faced strong opposition from our fans they’ve backed down. But it is strange that they keep trying shite like this, probably trying to see what they can get away with without getting stick for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted April 7, 2020 Administrator Share Posted April 7, 2020 Season extended, including contracts and a different transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrator Stan Posted April 9, 2020 Administrator Share Posted April 9, 2020 EFL season can be finished in 56 days... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52230105 Quote The English Football League season can be completed in 56 days when it is safe to resume amid the coronavirus pandemic, clubs have been told. But it is assumed that matches will be played behind closed doors. A letter sent to all 72 EFL clubs by chairman Rick Parry said no training should resume until at least 16 May. The EFL said it was hopeful the campaign could finish in the summer, but there is still no indication of when it might begin again. All 24 sides in the Championship still had nine matches to play when the league was suspended on 13 March, while some clubs in League One have 12 games remaining. But the EFL estimates it can finish all fixtures within two months, including the play-offs. "How and when we return (including training) is clearly subject to change and any decisions will be taken in conjunction with the government and relevant health authorities," the letter said. "It is our working assumption at this stage that matches will be played behind closed doors when we eventually return and as part of our contingency planning we are absolutely mindful of the need to try and mitigate the cost of this to clubs as best we can." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 07/04/2020 at 07:58, tlr said: We could just permanently move to February - November seasons Would love that tbh, more football in the sun. A great thing about Australian sport is that it’s always hot, suns out, beers on a hill etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted April 9, 2020 Administrator Share Posted April 9, 2020 FA have ratified decision to end the season for divisions below National League level. National League has asked clubs to vote in favour of ending regular season up to 25th April and then discuss outcome of season after that. Scottish season suspended until 10th June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlr Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 5 hours ago, Danny said: Would love that tbh, more football in the sun. A great thing about Australian sport is that it’s always hot, suns out, beers on a hill etc. I'm a bit of a traditionalist in football but I am certainly open to it. On a practical level for one it gets rid of the problem of dismal British winters ruining pitches for half the year, and as a fan matches in decent weather are a just better than playing in the freezing cold and rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Stan said: FA have ratified decision to end the season for divisions below National League level. National League has asked clubs to vote in favour of ending regular season up to 25th April and then discuss outcome of season after that. Scottish season suspended until 10th June. I wasnt really paying attention but on Talksport they mentioned something like all Scottish leagues are below SPL and they're figuring out teams expected point averages based on teams still to play? If West Ham drop in the bottom three I'm all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 hours ago, The Palace Fan said: I wasnt really paying attention but on Talksport they mentioned something like all Scottish leagues are below SPL and they're figuring out teams expected point averages based on teams still to play? If West Ham drop in the bottom three I'm all for it. Yeah, they’re voting in Scotland to end the season now and go off teams’ average points per game to decide it, which means relegation for Hearts, Partick and Stranraer, but not Brechin and league wins for Dundee United, Raith and Cove. They need 9/12 votes in favour from the Scottish Prem, 8/10 from the Championship sides and 15/20 of L1 and L2 clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted April 10, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted April 10, 2020 https://www.lcfc.com/news/1654826/lcfc-statement-players-committed-to-future-vision/press-release We've basically nailed it. Glad to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted April 10, 2020 Administrator Share Posted April 10, 2020 35 minutes ago, Dan said: https://www.lcfc.com/news/1654826/lcfc-statement-players-committed-to-future-vision/press-release We've basically nailed it. Glad to see. Never in doubt. Our owners are one of the best around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I'd be surprised if we didnt do something similar. Absolute no long term planning with the first team but they still strive to be representative of the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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