OBH
PESadvocate
- 6 March 2019
- Tottenham
I really, really wanted to know everyones opinion on what should be done about this season after games have been delayed into further notice. I appreciate everyone’s health and safety is of the utmost importance, but I find the discussion regarding how, or if, the PL will be finished to be absolutely fascinating:
Personally, I just don’t see how anything other than a null and void season is fair. If there was still a title race to be decided then this wouldn’t even be a debate. It’s such a mad situation to be in that It’s Liverpool dominance that actually makes this decision a hundred times more difficult. Yes, it’ll be criminal for Liverpool and their fans, I would fuming if it was my own team, but while it would be unfair to not crown Liverpool champions it would be equally unfair to relegate Bournemouth on goal difference, or even worse; to relegate Aston Villa despite having a game in hand & being only 2 points from safety.... Yes, the title may be only 6 points from being decided, but everything else is still up for grabs. To end the season now purely to benefit Liverpool is so bitterly unfair to everybody else (well, almost, I’m sure Leicester won’t mind).
If I had to guess what would happen, I’d say that the season finale will be delayed till August, then the following season (2021) would begin in February. This way we can still finish this season, and have managed to gain something from this episode by making sure we are already in sync for the Qatar World Cup which will be taking place during the rest of Europe’s winter break. Working out a way to restructure the tournament back to its original dates would be looked at in the future.
From a purely sporting perspective this dilemma does give European football the opportunity to sync timetables (regarding winter breaks, transfer windows etc), should leagues and broadcasters wish to do so. Of course everyone’s health is paramount, but again, purely focusing on football; there is something that can be gained from this, and set the sport up to be better and more secure going forwards.
I’d love to know your thoughts.
Personally, I just don’t see how anything other than a null and void season is fair. If there was still a title race to be decided then this wouldn’t even be a debate. It’s such a mad situation to be in that It’s Liverpool dominance that actually makes this decision a hundred times more difficult. Yes, it’ll be criminal for Liverpool and their fans, I would fuming if it was my own team, but while it would be unfair to not crown Liverpool champions it would be equally unfair to relegate Bournemouth on goal difference, or even worse; to relegate Aston Villa despite having a game in hand & being only 2 points from safety.... Yes, the title may be only 6 points from being decided, but everything else is still up for grabs. To end the season now purely to benefit Liverpool is so bitterly unfair to everybody else (well, almost, I’m sure Leicester won’t mind).
If I had to guess what would happen, I’d say that the season finale will be delayed till August, then the following season (2021) would begin in February. This way we can still finish this season, and have managed to gain something from this episode by making sure we are already in sync for the Qatar World Cup which will be taking place during the rest of Europe’s winter break. Working out a way to restructure the tournament back to its original dates would be looked at in the future.
From a purely sporting perspective this dilemma does give European football the opportunity to sync timetables (regarding winter breaks, transfer windows etc), should leagues and broadcasters wish to do so. Of course everyone’s health is paramount, but again, purely focusing on football; there is something that can be gained from this, and set the sport up to be better and more secure going forwards.
I’d love to know your thoughts.