Football And Coronavirus

[35artillery38]

What with all the different suggestions on how to complete the football season the one that flummoxes me is "play the matches on neutral grounds" What is the thinking behind this?Thanks.

[Ken4155]

It is believed that if games are held at home grounds, fans will mass outside during the game. Thereby not self isolating. Neutral ground would probably deter most fans from doing this and the police could easily deal with the number of those that don't abide by the guidelines. At least, that's the reasoning behind it as far as I can see.

[woofgang]

"What is the thinking behind this?"

None so far as I can see.

[weecalf]

It’s to do with diving .If you dive at an empty. Stadium only the player laugh at you unless you are the said diver that is . I thinks

[Roddyspidercreat]

To keep fans away from the ground, so Newcastle to play at Exeter
Liverpool at Plymouth
And Man Utd
at Old Trafford

[Maydup]

A logistical challenge but a reasonable solution. For example a London team v a Manchester team could play at Nottingham. Is it far enough away to deter fans? possibly? But what to do with derby matches where fans will struggle to resist cheering the team along from outside the ground while listening on their radios.

Personally I'd draw a line under the season and leave the current league positions unchanged. But I know thats not ideal because not all teams have played each other.

[Arksided]

As stated above, also some teams have actually played better away from home in the ghost season so a neutral ground would be better for them. So many variations and reasons but still Too! soon IMO. In any shape or form.

£££££££££££££££££££££££.....

[Denton]

Hit the nail on the head,Arky ££££.

[Ken4155]

Of course £££££££ comes into it. If the season is ended without another ball being kicked, clubs will have to pay back money to Sky and BT. Which is only right, but there will be teams - my lot, for instance, for whom this could spell disaster. We took quite a while to recover from the plug being pulled a few years back on the television deal for the Football League.

[Arksided]

I understand that teams like Claret and blues would struggle and the Bigger clubs could sustain it obviously. There really is no solution I can see, but behind closed doors at a neautral stadia how would that benefit anyone?

[Ken4155]

It would get the season finished Arky. Surely that's what most want - except those facing relegation and, dare I say, Man Utd fans who would love nothing more than for this season to end now and be declared null and void.

[Arksided]

Actually Ken, United were on a better run with Bruno Fernandez being introduced under Ole' Quarter finals of FA Cup... still in Europa... in the league fifith not great but playing better football. Littlepool catching United up one notch to 19 against our 20...league titles I accepted way back in November.

[Peter Pedant]

oh god it is about fans
I thought it was about players gobbing over each other

[35artillery38]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

[Arksided]

OP, We're all in limbo and non the wiser.... but they're the experts.

[Ken4155]

^^^
That may be so, Arky, but I do recall you saying - and on more than one occasion - that you'd love it if Liverpool were denied the title because of the virus. Just not cricket, old chap :-))