Orient (Home Sat 14/3/2020 - MATCH OFF)

Think you'll find they've already paid for them

 

You taking about Sky.. not a broadcaster in India

It's a different contract

 

If there’s a world wide epidemic for 5-6 months there is no chance the contract between them will be broken, unless you somehow know the small print?!

Anything below 12 weeks and I’m sure they’ll finish the season fine. 16+ weeks and I highly doubt it, imaginary contract clauses or not.

 

What and lose all that income from friendly's in Asia .

And what about our pitch.

 

Good news for our pitch at least. Maybe rip it up and plant a new one before the season resumes

 

So you don't get to watch Leeds get promoted there will always be 2031.

 

Not actually a bad idea tbf, even if only said in jest. Only trouble would be financial.

 

Or how about next season starts almost immediately after this one finishes. 2-3 week break.
Never understood why there has to be such a long break.
Players won’t have any excuses about being unfit then.

 

Nah Rupp's got loads a money.

 

You're supposed to be a man of commerce Fordy! Any commercial contract worth its salt makes a provision for 'force majeure'. Certainly multi million pound contracts that underpin a global phenomenon like the premier league will. You need to face up to the idea that your beloved liverpool might not actually be winning a league title...

 

Dont player contracts typically expire in June?

I honestly think everything for this season will be voided

 

Imagine thinking some Indian TV company will be able to force the premier league, La liga etc who will have their respective governments behind them into playing all their games this season say 5/6 months down the line. Bizarre.

 

Honestly don't think this season will finish, they may either take the standings as they are or appoint the remaining games as draws and take those standings. This thing is going to last more than a month by the sound of things.

Imagine if we actually played how we should've this season and had been in the automatics, only for the season to be made null

 

Possibly, but who pays? Many lower league clubs live hand to mouth. Can they afford to extend contracts by a couple of months, particularly given the double whammy of having no gate receipts for a couple of months either? And from what I hear, severe restrictions across society are likely to be in place for at least 3-4 months. I dont think this season will finish.

 

We'll see. There are much bigger considerations than whether to 'deprive liverpool of a title'. And whatever is decided, they're going to have to apply a consistent approach. The more I think about it, the more I think all seasons across europe will be voided.

 

All over today's decent papers

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2020/03/13/liverpool-set-given-premier-league-title-amid-coronavirus-chaos/

 

I think the season should be voided, there are a number of benefits to this solution:

Liverpool won't win the Premier League title, that would be funny. Leeds won't get promoted, that would be even funnier. Swindon won't get promoted, this would also be funny.

Most of our supporters are season ticket or flexi card holders, so I would assume that the lost revenue wouldn't hit us as hard as it will hit some of our rivals. We now know which players/teams in this league are good, those same players will still be in league two next season unless someone from a higher league comes in for them. I think that makes our transfer window easier.