and just one home win. Definitely making a big difference no crowds in my opinion. This weekend there was:
Home wins 1
Draws 6
Away wins 3
Only team to win at home was Man City, who beat Arsenal, and that was pretty well a given though, as Arsenal just don`t win at any of the so called big six anymore.
The question is, if assuming say more than half the season is played behind closed doors, wouldn`t it then be right to just finish the season, with no supporters, thus having a complete level playing field.
In any normal season, you would have to assume that most weeks, there would be at a minimum 50 per cent home wins, last weekend it was just 10 per cent. Be interesting to see how it pans out in the coming weeks.
Spurs for example have failed to win at home in three games, but have won both their away games, 5-2 and 6-1. I am 100 per cent sure, that with the crowd roaring them on Sunday, they would have gone on to win that match with West Ham, with just eight minutes left and the crowd in full voice, it is very doubtful whether West Ham would have come back. Of course I cannot prove that for sure. But definitely no crowds are favouring the away sides.
10 games in the Prem this weekend
posted on 20/10/20
2 home wins if we discount cheating
posted on 20/10/20
In which game was there cheating Taki ?
posted on 20/10/20
The point being that playing at home is supposed to give the home team an advantage, with the home crowd right behind them. So it would be totally unfair that two teams plays home and away, one without a home crowd and the other with a home crowd.
I want crowds back as much as the next supporter, but not at the expense of the integrity of the sport. It has to be a level playing field, no ifs, no buts.
One whole season without crowds will not be the end of the world.
posted on 20/10/20
comment by sandy (U20567)
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comment by Barefoot (U19770)
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comment by Bake 'em away toys (U7303)
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comment by Barefoot (U19770)
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IMO a percentage of fans should be back in the stadiums now, but that's a different story.
To answer you, no! If and when fans come back, it'll be the same for all parties as teams will have played the same amount of games
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It wouldn't be fair as teams would play reverse fixtures differently. For example, Liverpool played Everton at Goodison with no fans. But then would get to play at home with a crowd. Imagine if that was a title decider.
Completely unfair. The basic arguement of all teams having it the same is laughable.
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So no fans all season? Is that fair on the fans? Suck it up and get on with it is the way I see it, just like they did at the back of last season.
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Suck it up and get on with it
I can't compete with that arguement
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Just my opinion mate. Having no fans all season is imo wrong. Yes it may not be fair to some teams but hey, that's life.
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Nah you need a completely level playing field. Spurs had to go to Old Trafford with no fans, wouldn`t be fair for Spurs to play the reverse match in front of a big hostile WHL crowd, especially after winning the away game 6-1.
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Fair for who?
What makes you think you'd beat Utd at home in front of fans?
posted on 20/10/20
Nah I have quite enjoyed no fans it gives a different perspective of the game
posted on 20/10/20
comment by Bumble (U6465)
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comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 5 hours, 17 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by Bake 'em away toys (U7303)
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comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Bake 'em away toys (U7303)
posted 42 seconds ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 1 minute ago
IMO a percentage of fans should be back in the stadiums now, but that's a different story.
To answer you, no! If and when fans come back, it'll be the same for all parties as teams will have played the same amount of games
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It wouldn't be fair as teams would play reverse fixtures differently. For example, Liverpool played Everton at Goodison with no fans. But then would get to play at home with a crowd. Imagine if that was a title decider.
Completely unfair. The basic arguement of all teams having it the same is laughable.
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So no fans all season? Is that fair on the fans? Suck it up and get on with it is the way I see it, just like they did at the back of last season.
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Suck it up and get on with it
I can't compete with that arguement
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Just my opinion mate. Having no fans all season is imo wrong. Yes it may not be fair to some teams but hey, that's life.
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Nah you need a completely level playing field. Spurs had to go to Old Trafford with no fans, wouldn`t be fair for Spurs to play the reverse match in front of a big hostile WHL crowd, especially after winning the away game 6-1.
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Fair for who?
What makes you think you'd beat Utd at home in front of fans?
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I think we’d have a better chance, and I doubt we’d have beaten United 6-1 with their home crowd there.
posted on 20/10/20
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
comment by PawlBawron (U1055)
posted 2 minutes ago
If we all accept that crowds influence results then it follows that we should either have them for the entire season or not at all. It is beyond my comprehension why somebody would think bringing them back during a campaign is fair?
Everton beat us (for the first time in years) at the Lane with no crowd. So its only right that the stadium is empty when we go to their place.
Its not rocket science.
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But last season wasn’t “right” as you put it. The season changed halfway. I see no reason why I can’t this season. It’s better for everyone involved to get crowds back. This is financially for all clubs including the small boys in the lower leagues. I’m totally for getting fans back and couldn’t give a s** about the fairness of it. It didn’t matter last season, so why should it now ?
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It did matter last season, the only people who think it was fair, right and proper, and without compromise, are the fans of those clubs who had something to lose.
Everybody else sees a giant asterisk next to 2020*, and we don`t want that to happen in 2021 also. You should finish a season under the rules and conditions set out before it started, or not at all.
posted on 20/10/20
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 3 hours, 43 minutes ago
Well Nick ?
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I agree with you mate
posted on 20/10/20
I think completing the season how it started under the same conditions is fair for everyone. It's always going to be a bizarre/interesting/crazy season that has and will throw up surprises.
Nobody wants a 1 or 2 team league and everyone else fights for scraps scenario. It seems like any team now has a chance for a scalp and that will make for a great season.
posted on 21/10/20
Season is already tainted anyway, football with no fans just isn’t football.
So I say bring back the fans as soon as possible. The game is about fans and FOR fans. We should never ever forget that