Wolves / Covid-19

[lemonjelly]

I'm struggling to see how they anticipate starting again in three weeks. The Chief Medical Officer said only yesterday that they believe the peak will be in 10-14 weeks. If conditions aren't right now then I don't see how they can be until we've passed that point.

I'm no scientician though.

I think they're just kicking the can down the road. They hope to be able to resume in april, but no one really knows.
Whether we restart will be decided in discussions across the next 2 weeks.
They're essentially buying themselves time.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yeah, I agree. Was just responding to John saying it's only two games (plus Olympiacos at home for us)...if that does turn out to be the case then it's no real problem. But I think it's going to go beyond that.

 

[pacamac]

Why does the football authorities stance seem to be different than the governments.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Shares in sky plumetted yet? seeing as there is fuck all to watch on there now, expect folks to start asking for refunds.

Oh brilliant reruns of Premier League seasons for over a month.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Why does the football authorities stance seem to be different than the governments.

I think because it's now within the game itself. When you have entire squads having to self-isolate you can't really have a viable tournament, who would Chelsea or Arsenal send out to play this weekend, even the youth team are probably in the same boat.

 

[The Bear]

Who do we think will be the first in our squad to get it?

I'm going Jota

(Delete this if it's in poor taste)

Doherty. He looks manky as it is.

 

[Paul]

when you can meet the greatest Mexican footballer

Bella in Chapel Ash, usualy Monday nights

 

[PuntsWolf]

They can’t scrap the league, they can’t go with the positions now. The only option is finish it. When that will be, I don’t know. If it has to be July, so be it. Will just have to modify the season after, scrap the league cup and JPT and get the missed fixtures in before Christmas.

Delaying until after break buys everything time. Teams can’t play anyway due to the isolation, so nothing has really been lost.

 

[The Bear]

Move Euros to next summer, and play the season out as soon as is possible this summer. Two games a week for everyone. Sat-Tue, Wed-Sun for those in Europe.

Then a month off for everyone, and straight back at it with the League Cup binned for extra breaks.

 

[playtheace]

Cheeky git, my first ever job was at Pets At Home (or Pet City as it was known then). Its a high class establishment.

Really! never knew its was called Pet City.
Cant ever remember seeing one.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Move Euros to next summer, and play the season out as soon as is possible this summer. Two games a week for everyone. Sat-Tue, Wed-Sun for those in Europe.

Then a month off for everyone, and straight back at it with the League Cup binned for extra breaks.

Makes the most sense to me but it still requires some fiddling to do it - you need to get FIFA to cancel their stupid 24 team World Club Cup, and there's supposed to be the Nations League concluding in summer 2021 (which feeds into World Cup qualification as it stands)

 

[playtheace]

Yeah, or make the League cup just for the 2 lower divisions instead.

Winners:

Man City
Man City
Man City
Accrington Stanley

 

[lemonjelly]

Yeah, I agree. Was just responding to John saying it's only two games (plus Olympiacos at home for us)...if that does turn out to be the case then it's no real problem. But I think it's going to go beyond that.

Got ya!
I think this is a holding move in the hope the euros are moved to 2021 as has been mooted. This means they can then plan times to fit in remaining games, as well as gaps to complete europa and champions league.

Makes the most sense to me but it still requires some fiddling to do it - you need to get FIFA to cancel their stupid 24 team World Club Cup, and there's supposed to be the Nations League concluding in summer 2021 (which feeds into World Cup qualification as it stands)

I hadn't considered this (didn't really know about them tbh!)It also occurred to me that qualification stages for EL & CL will be delayed whilst seasons are being finished.

 

[sycophantia]

The peak is due in 10-14 weeks but as they're trying to flatten the curve, won't it take at least the same time for infection rates to get back to what they are now.....or is that too simplistic?

 

[Norman Deeley]

So what happens now with the players? I'd give the first team a break and tell them to get some sun in Portugal. But hwat about players like Matheson and Sanderson? Do we bring them back to Compton for training/development? Obviously it depends on the medical situation, but can't see Dion will gain much from sitting in a Cardiff hotel room for a month

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Young Luke still has school to go to!

I'd bring Sanderson back.

 

[Norman Deeley]

Another exciting complication in all this is the good old transfer window...

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Plus what if a player is out of contract on 1 July, and the season over runs past that date?

 

[Parkins left foot]

Be surprised if they can restart by Apr 3 rd so that's 2 hotels I'm going to have to try and extricate money from to cancel (at least 1 of the bookings was on a non cancellable basis so may have to suck up that cost)

Right decision though - in reality the Govt should have taken this step anyway rather than leaving it to individual organisers which will merely give a confused picture as some will & some won't.

 

[AndyWolves]

So what happens now with the players? I'd give the first team a break and tell them to get some sun in Portugal. But hwat about players like Matheson and Sanderson? Do we bring them back to Compton for training/development? Obviously it depends on the medical situation, but can't see Dion will gain much from sitting in a Cardiff hotel room for a month

Get them licking handrails in the mander centre so they can all get the virus and recover

I'm not quite sure where I stand on forcing people to get the virus but the quicker they get it the quicker they'll recover.

If I could get it now I would (even though I may have already had it and not known)