Where will it end... 12th September as it happens

763 for today's hospital deaths figure. Another highish one but it still looks like part of a a slow downtrend from April 10th peak of 980.

If so, Spain deaths peaked about two weeks earlier than UK. Nissan is to restart car manufacture in Barcelona on May 4th. UK plant recalls 50 staff to make preparations.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nissan-resume-production-spanish-plant-130827828.html

Can we organise some closed doors football if people are preparing to go back to work?

 

the league have said they will come back with options so it sounds like the clubs will be getting some input even if not an official vote

 

It was just finishing as I started watching City, fans didn't have the transport/car as they have today so regional football was a blessing for most fans, I believe the likes of Wrexham/Crewe were in the Northern section and were about as far south as you went, it would make sense to discuss it after this pandemic.

 

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-spain-aims-to-ease-lockdown-in-second-half-of-may-11977020

If Spain is aiming for the second half of May, I'd estimate that we'll follow suit in early June. which is consistent with the briefings the industry I work in has been getting for a little while. Not sure what the implications are in terms of players returning to training. If they can't return until early June then they'll need 3-4 weeks for training, so would suggest it'll be July before any games could start.

 

How can you vote on it? Wouldn't be balanced.

They're just waiting on the EFL

 

Could lockdown kill more people than Covid-19?

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/04/22/charity-warns-2200-cancer-cases-going-undetected-each-week-due-to-covid-19/

 

Worth keeping in mind that the Premier League is worth over £7b to the UK economy - a significant enough number, but way behind agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, leisure and the services industries, which will presumably need to be the priorities in terms of restarting the economy.

 

That's strange. Spanish Parliament set to approve another 2 week lockdown today

 

not sure but why offer options if there is no input from the clubs

 

Automotive manufacturing makes up 9% of Spain's GDP. With the tourism hit they're going to get this year, they'll be desperate to get it going again.

 

Burnley boss Sean Dyche says his players will NOT need a long training camp to be ready for Premier League action and admits telling his squad 'there is a strong chance' the current season will be started again.

 

Good.. he's correct as well.

I can see the PL fu@king off the EFL and some useless clubs.

Closer to a super league in the future. Leagues getting together and forming the strongest in it.

 

Know what you mean Tony,but that would
mean this season never happened,strange
situation,it really is like cancelling football
like during the wars....

I agree with Fordy in that until a vaccine is
found most things will be difficult.

Let's hope Oxford uni people are successful
with the trials they are starting tomorrow.It
would be a proud moment of U.K. Were first
in the world to find one.

 

No games for 10-12 weeks, limited training facilities available, no ball work, but they won't need much training? Pretty sure he'll be in the minority on that.

 

Anyone else worried about the latest statement from Ryan Sparks?
Are we as safe financially as we are lead to believe?

 

the timescale for the vaccine is still another 12 months at best before mass immunisation could start even if everything goes well first time round

 

what has he said

 

It's a nothing statement, complete waste of time.

More to the point, why are we hearing from Ryan and not Julian or Stefan?

 

Only by the defeatist.. 2-4 weeks max.