"Neutral venues will be the only way to complete the season, Premier League clubs were told during a video conference on Friday.
"Up to 10 stadiums" would be used to resume the 2019-20 campaign.
The Premier League would also need up to 40,000 tests for players and staff if plans to play the 92 outstanding games behind closed doors are pursued."
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52500593
apparently the vast majority of the league oppose these plans outside of the top 6 according to the press.
"Friday's Premier League meeting featured a robust but polite exchange of views over Project Restart.
League bosses will be pleased that the clubs agreed to reconfirm the core objective of playing out the remainder of the season if government deemed it safe to do so.
But I understand there are clubs that harbour misgivings about playing matches at neutral stadia over a period of just a few weeks and whether that is distorting the format and integrity of the competition too much.
Take a club like Brighton for example. Rather than playing Liverpool, Man City and Man Utd at home in the run-in, as scheduled, it would now have to face these top teams somewhere else. What if they then ended up being relegated by a point?"
I have to say if the only way to finish it is at neutral stadiums then its null and void. you are completely biasing results for teams who played away and were going to have home field advantage.
teams have different sized pitches to each other, they have different exposure to the elements all things that are part of their advantage for home field.
you cant suddenly take that away from them and say the league was fair, for relegation battlers this will no doubt be a cause for concern same for the guys at the top chasing European football.
behind closed doors is one thing because that only removes fans, but making them play at neutral grounds etc just makes this a farce.
either the fixtures go ahead as scheduled in terms of locations or the season should be scrapped. It is now not the finishing of the league, its creating something else and pretending its the finishing of the league.
fairness and integrity gone.
Neutral venues a must
posted on 3/5/20
Yes Mamba, it's the main reason people are coming up with such ridiculous ideas.
posted on 3/5/20
Boris, if its the only option then I think City will vote for it.
Also, coming from City it would boggle the mind as it just throws a spanner in the works for no reason. City won't be winning the league and will for sure be in next season's CL. They are also a superior team that whoops ass home and away. Nothing to fear really.
Also, behind closed doors needs to work or next season is in danger too. I've just read that the SPL has quietly considered the possibility of canceling next season. City will want to win back that title at some point soon, no?
posted on 3/5/20
My love for football was waning anyway because of the way VAR has been used.
If they cancel this season then so what. If they cancel next season, not that arrrsed.
Neutral venues, behind closed doors, different countries or whatever isn't for me.
posted on 4/5/20
Binky
Football will follow it's progression inevitably towards becoming just a another TV programme. PL clubs don't really need the income from stadium ticket sales any more.
Reading forums like this one show you that the 'live football experience' is for the old skool generation posters to lament about 'when football was great'.
This pandemic will just accelerate the shift. To watch games broadcast on TV or on dodgy internet streams on your phone taking place in empty neutral stadiums isn't even a starter for me. I have no interest in it whatsoever. United or not.
posted on 4/5/20
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posted 12 minutes ago
Binky
Football will follow it's progression inevitably towards becoming just a another TV programme. PL clubs don't really need the income from stadium ticket sales any more.
Reading forums like this one show you that the 'live football experience' is for the old skool generation posters to lament about 'when football was great'.
This pandemic will just accelerate the shift. To watch games broadcast on TV or on dodgy internet streams on your phone taking place in empty neutral stadiums isn't even a starter for me. I have no interest in it whatsoever. United or not.
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Totally disagree, all the top clubs have increased their capacities over the last 15 years, non of them have downsized.
posted on 5/5/20
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posted on 5/5/20
comment by GTWI4T- some people deserve to get trolled (U6008)
posted 13 minutes ago
The Premier League has said if they're allowed to play then they will be in a position to talk to us about support for the lower leagues," he added.
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This is why the Prem needs to carry on if possible. Literally can help save clubs.
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Been saying it for 6 weeks or so now.
posted on 5/5/20
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posted on 5/5/20
I'm sure helping clubs in the lower leagues is what's driving many clubs to restart football as soon as possible.
posted on 5/5/20
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