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Post by sword65 on Mar 15, 2020 23:38:13 GMT
But what will they be training for? The biggest problem I think is that no one knows how long this virus will last for. Maybe the best solution will be to end the season now, have no relegations but promote the top two teams from each league and then next season have 2 extra relegation places to bring the leagues back to normality. But what the hell do I know. Can't see the premier league wanting that there are enough managers in the top six bitching and moaning about the amount of games they have to play and that would mean that they have an extra four can't see that being agreed to at all. As the premier league won't do it can't see the other leagues doing it and what do you do in the league one to league two issue where bury were expelled leaving league one with 23 and not 24 teams, if you promote two teams it will still be odd numbers so promote three, then promote three from the national league then 1 from each of the nls and nln and then who would be the third team you promote. As i said elsewhere some teams and fans will be majorly pissed off regardless of what happens and the ramifications will be felt in courtrooms as there is just not going to be a solution which will make everyone happy. I think we will have to wait and see how many clubs go under during this crisis before they can decide who is going up or down or staying where they are. My gut feeling is that,in non league football,many teams will cease to be if as is likely they have played their last game of the season. A number of EFL clubs could also go to the wall.
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Post by hongkongstone on Mar 16, 2020 2:49:43 GMT
Can't see the premier league wanting that there are enough managers in the top six bitching and moaning about the amount of games they have to play and that would mean that they have an extra four can't see that being agreed to at all. As the premier league won't do it can't see the other leagues doing it and what do you do in the league one to league two issue where bury were expelled leaving league one with 23 and not 24 teams, if you promote two teams it will still be odd numbers so promote three, then promote three from the national league then 1 from each of the nls and nln and then who would be the third team you promote. As i said elsewhere some teams and fans will be majorly pissed off regardless of what happens and the ramifications will be felt in courtrooms as there is just not going to be a solution which will make everyone happy. I think we will have to wait and see how many clubs go under during this crisis before they can decide who is going up or down or staying where they are. My gut feeling is that,in non league football,many teams will cease to be if as is likely they have played their last game of the season. A number of EFL clubs could also go to the wall. www.bbc.com/sport/football/51873519
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Post by jdl on Mar 16, 2020 9:38:28 GMT
I think we will have to wait and see how many clubs go under during this crisis before they can decide who is going up or down or staying where they are. My gut feeling is that,in non league football,many teams will cease to be if as is likely they have played their last game of the season. A number of EFL clubs could also go to the wall. www.bbc.com/sport/football/51873519If only there was one part of the football pyramid who were rolling in TV money - then they could spend some of their small change bailing out the smaller clubs for the rest of the season...
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Post by russc on Mar 16, 2020 9:52:14 GMT
All the leagues would be better off finishing this season whenever it's possible in the Summer, and either having only cup competitions, or a reduced season next year. A report from Public Health England reckon Coronavirus will die down in the Summer, but be back around November time and last until next Spring, so we have more of this disruption to come if they are right.
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Post by daveu on Mar 16, 2020 11:18:39 GMT
A lot of people are going to be affected by this crisis. How many pubs, bars, cafes etc are going to close permanently. Have noticed that Best Western hotels are offering themselves as emergency hospitals - good business methinks as they are not going to see many other guests. Airlines are likewise starting to look very vulnerable, so travel companies will be too. I suppose those who can still work might actually build up savings so holidays will be very popular again when it blows over. As for actual countries, who will likewise rapidly find themselves skint, where/who do they borrow from? Actually, regarding the curtailing of international travel and the probable knock on effect of reducing the number of airlines, isn't that a good thing? After all, it's a massive reduction in carbon emissions and can only be good for the environment. Maybe when the crisis is over we should keep the reductions in place.
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Post by sword65 on Mar 16, 2020 11:36:31 GMT
There are thousands of beautiful places in Britain to have a holiday,so why go abroad at all?
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Post by nws on Mar 16, 2020 12:46:54 GMT
There are thousands of beautiful places in Britain to have a holiday,so why go abroad at all? To experience different languages, culture and see things from different perspectives.
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Post by nws on Mar 16, 2020 12:52:32 GMT
A lot of people are going to be affected by this crisis. How many pubs, bars, cafes etc are going to close permanently. Have noticed that Best Western hotels are offering themselves as emergency hospitals - good business methinks as they are not going to see many other guests. Airlines are likewise starting to look very vulnerable, so travel companies will be too. I suppose those who can still work might actually build up savings so holidays will be very popular again when it blows over. As for actual countries, who will likewise rapidly find themselves skint, where/who do they borrow from? Actually, regarding the curtailing of international travel and the probable knock on effect of reducing the number of airlines, isn't that a good thing? After all, it's a massive reduction in carbon emissions and can only be good for the environment. Maybe when the crisis is over we should keep the reductions in place. Couldn't agree more. I'm sure I read somewhere that we only look good on carbon emissions because we don't include flights in our stats. Obviously, I may be in danger of spreading fake news here so am presenting this as something that might have occurred rather than fact. We could link things up better by train etc and, crucially, make fares something that people can afford. I admit that I haven't thought this through much (for instance do we just build a huge superhighway bridge across the Bering Straight to go to USA?) but if we could partially do things it would be a step in the right direction. It is also time for humanity to realise that it can't go on like this.
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Post by sword65 on Mar 16, 2020 12:57:33 GMT
There are thousands of beautiful places in Britain to have a holiday,so why go abroad at all? To experience different languages, culture and see things from different perspectives. You can do that in the North of England they talk different languages to the South as you should well know. Benidorm or St Bees I'll take St Bees every time.
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Post by jakeyboi on Mar 16, 2020 12:58:45 GMT
There are thousands of beautiful places in Britain to have a holiday,so why go abroad at all? Thats so true sword, in 2018 we had a holiday all around the UK drove up to Scotland for a few days round there, then headed down through the Lake District all through some beautiful little villages in Yorkshire, ended up down in Devon an Cornwall then headed home along the coastline it was really good just staying in random little B&B as we found them.
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Post by nws on Mar 16, 2020 13:29:38 GMT
To experience different languages, culture and see things from different perspectives. You can do that in the North of England they talk different languages to the South as you should well know. Benidorm or St Bees I'll take St Bees every time. I enjoyed the differences of living in the North. However, it couldn't give me experiences such as buddhism in a Thai temple, eating burgers in an American food bar, wandering round the street markets of Bangkok, scrambling over the religious buildings of Angkor Wat, spending a day in the Golan Heights, strolling the Great Wall of China (not all of it I hasten to add), experiencing the cool crisp air of Oslo, enjoying classical music while sat on the stairs of a Prague museum, being in ancient ruins of the Greek civilisation and many more.
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Post by nws on Mar 16, 2020 13:33:22 GMT
There are thousands of beautiful places in Britain to have a holiday,so why go abroad at all? Thats so true sword, in 2018 we had a holiday all around the UK drove up to Scotland for a few days round there, then headed down through the Lake District all through some beautiful little villages in Yorkshire, ended up down in Devon an Cornwall then headed home along the coastline it was really good just staying in random little B&B as we found them. Sounds great and I have enjoyed all of those places but I would suggest that to think you had enjoyed something equal, in terms of cultural and language differences, offered by the rest of the world, as Sword seems to be trying to imply, would be somewhat silly.
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Post by daveu on Mar 16, 2020 13:45:03 GMT
Well, we've only got enough bog rolls to last about 10 days, so it better be over by then! No pain killers in the shops either. Of all the things to not have emergency plans for when you've had over 2 months notice, that seems the daftest. Have you tried a pharmacy rather than a supermarket for painkillers. My daughter now has covid-19 and her partner was able to get some paracetamol from the local pharmacy.
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Post by jdl on Mar 16, 2020 14:19:19 GMT
Well, we've only got enough bog rolls to last about 10 days, so it better be over by then! No pain killers in the shops either. Of all the things to not have emergency plans for when you've had over 2 months notice, that seems the daftest. Have you tried a pharmacy rather than a supermarket for painkillers. My daughter now has covid-19 and her partner was able to get some paracetamol from the local pharmacy. Wow. Bad news dave, I hope she pulls through OK. I was thinking of trying pharmacies, but I've actually got quite a few paracetamol. After my last dose of flu cought me out (having to go out when I could barely stand), I stocked up a bit. (This was a year ago - I'm not resposible this time!).
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Post by daveu on Mar 16, 2020 14:38:44 GMT
Have you tried a pharmacy rather than a supermarket for painkillers. My daughter now has covid-19 and her partner was able to get some paracetamol from the local pharmacy. Wow. Bad news dave, I hope she pulls through OK. I was thinking of trying pharmacies, but I've actually got quite a few paracetamol. After my last dose of flu cought me out (having to go out when I could barely stand), I stocked up a bit. (This was a year ago - I'm not resposible this time!). She's pretty sick ATM but she's pretty robust so we're not too worried. I think her biggest worry is that she's a teacher in a special needs school and some of the kids problems are physical. She's been self isolating for over a week and it's only come out in the last few days, but she's naturally quite concerned about the kids.
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