Ways To End The Season Fairly

He is a muppet.

 

If they were offered 2 up 2 down, I think most of the bottom 6 would agree to that deal. Given that Norwich are dead it reduces our chances of being relegated by 50%. Completely offsets the negative aspects of neutral grounds.

 

Of course. It is all about the integrity of the bank balance, er, the league

 

Burnley are of course immune from the particular concerns of BAME players.

 

If he is a muppet and Im not for one minute suggesting he isn't, that would place him in the highest echelons of Burnley society. Can you imagine the fanfare on the streets of Lancashire: 'Burnley man reaches muppet level'. Personally, I think it's too soon. Evolution doesn't happen that fast.

 

I say recovene the Pools Panel and mark every Burnley game as a defeat, that seems fairer.

 

West Ham or Sheffield United fans may disagree with that.

 

Perhaps if the season was still played out at neutral grounds that could be mildly palatable. But absolutely can’t be an option of another ball isn’t kicked.

 

Personally I think the final standings should be done using reverse alphabetical order

 

I think this is a red herring from Scott tbh. Muff, Spam,Brighton and us all have 5 home games left. So we are all at a similar disadvantage. Villa with 6 home games, will probably be the worse off. Risk wise we are better off if the season is voided. If it’s played and we go down, it will leave a massive financial hole. The odds on us staying up must be around 50:50. There is an upside of more TV money, but no business would take the risk.

 

He says "Burnley have no jeopardy". Either he means that money is irrelevant, or he has forgotten that it's an issue.

 

One of your own people earlier on this thread said that Watford had no cash, no debtors, and owed £51m to other clubs. That hasn't arisen by signing free transfers.

 

All clubs will owe money to other clubs, it’s how transfers work. The fee is paid over an extended period.

 

Agents fees, transport costs, hotel reservations, stationary, it all adds up

 

If Burnley go bust there'll be one less relegatiion spot, its a win-win situation for WFC.

 

My current thinking of the fairest way forward.

Cancel the PL season now on a points per game basis but cancel relegation.

Finish the championship on a points per game basis with the top 3 clubs being promoted.

Televise the additional matches and hand them out for free to slightly appease broadcasters/ sell them to Amazon to partly pay for the loss of revenue.

Start the season earlier if possible, to stop fixture congestion, with 6 clubs being relegated next year.

 

I wouldn’t go straight for the 6 relegation spots but rather phase it in over a few seasons, could easy do two up four down the following season as an example

 

That's not in the article on the Watford website. So either it's been edited from the times or you're talking ********.

 

44 league games next season? With cups, Europe, international breaks etc and then an international tournament? Never going to happen.

 

You're right. It was hornetboy1 who said it in a post headed transcript of remarks by Duxbury, but he had stopped transcribing and was making his own comments by then. I should have realised Duxbury wouldn't be so inflammatory. Sorry.

 

The post you were referring to was somewhat tongue in cheek-in addition to the £52m owed to other clubs we also owe £107m to third parties and £4m to the owners

 

Bloody Watford.

 

Excellent so you agree to void the season then! Bravo!

Burnley are now onside.

 

Why have this having an effect on subsequent seasons when you don’t need to?

 

Typical from you.

 

Seems a bit extreme to have 6 teams relegated. Whenever leagues need to be adjusted it’s normally phased in with more teams going down than up, etc.

 

Sorry that’s not the point I was making. Even having it spill into next season is silly. Void it and there’s no need.

 

Well yes, that I agree with you on.

 

Tinpot.

 

How will Leicester react to no sound of hundreds of cardboard clappers behind closed doors? Your players will be cast adrift, unable to recognise the normal cue to attack.

 

This is why we can't play at the Vic. Lesta fans will come and stand outside our stadium and boo and point menacingly at the NHS staff next door

 

I make that 13-7 with Burnley onside - season voided!

 

I can hear the chants now... “31 thousand and you f*cked it up!”

 

Fashion the clappers into face masks, refuse to share them, stand back and laugh at the infected.

 

I would, but it'll very quickly become a bunch of meaningless friendlies. Made worst by the fact teams will play b teams and kids rather than risk star players (Klopp has apparently said he would do this the minute the title is confirmed) and no fans, it'll be a glorified preseason tournament.

I would predict that after 3/4 rounds relegation, the title and the top 4 would be all but confirmed and it'll be incredibly tedious to watch anyway.