What would you do about the league season?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why are they so desperate to avoid calling it based on results as they stand? They won't be restarting. The insurance costs alone disqualifies that possibility. So why does the season have to be "lost" as opposed to ended prematurely due to unforeseeable and insurmountable circumstances?

It'd have to be because some clubs have games in hand.

Villa aren't going to accept going down to the Championship when they had a game in hand which could get them out of it.

Null and void is so much clearer for everyone. Unfair yes but everybody know where they stand.

Or if they call the league now, perhaps next season the matches that were never completed should be worth 6 points.

[Mac76]

Or if they call the league now, perhaps next season the matches that were never completed should be worth 6 points.

but again that's not much use to Villa

[Letters]

Why are they so desperate to avoid calling it based on results as they stand? They won't be restarting. The insurance costs alone disqualifies that possibility. So why does the season have to be "lost" as opposed to ended prematurely due to unforeseeable and insurmountable circumstances?

Liverpool can have the title.
But when it comes to CL places and relegation ones, you’re getting into a world of trouble.
It was all pretty close, they’ll be in a world of litigation if they try to just relegate the sides currently in the bottom 3

[Niall_Quinn]

Villa are shit, that's why they would be suffering an "unfair" outcome. Just because they have a game in hand, chances are they'd have lost it anyway given how shit they are (as demonstrated by their league position). The most unfair and unreasonable option would be to call it void. That's literally wiping out the history of thousands of games across the leagues of Europe. Put Villa's lawyers in a sack and throw them in a river. Just do that anyway, whether they complain or not.

[Marc Overmars]

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...s-say-11963905

Unless they’re going to finish the season behind closed doors, this is why resuming the season as it was should be a non-starter.

[Mac76]

I think the answer is to declare the season void but give Liverpool a head start next season, say 12 points, to appease the scouser lobby

That's fairer than just handing them the title when they haven't won it.

And image the fun if/when they start to drop points, their fans will be spontaneously combusting

[Niall_Quinn]

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...s-say-11963905

Unless they’re going to finish the season behind closed doors, this is why resuming the season as it was should be a non-starter.

I don't think there's any argument about whether it would be behind closed doors if it restarts. No way will crowds be allowed.

[Mac76]

. No way will crowds be allowed.

No need for closed doors at the Emirates then...

[Letters]

I think the answer is to declare the season void but give Liverpool a head start next season, say 12 points, to appease the scouser lobby

That's fairer than just handing them the title when they haven't won it.

And image the fun if/when they start to drop points, their fans will be spontaneously combusting

How is awarding them points they didn’t earn next season any fairer than declaring them champions (which effectively awards them points they didn’t earn this season).
At least if you do the latter you can do so knowing that they were definitely going to win it anyway.

[Mac76]

How is awarding them points they didn’t earn next season any fairer than declaring them champions (which effectively awards them points they didn’t earn this season).
At least if you do the latter you can do so knowing that they were definitely going to win it anyway.

I agree, but we all know the pro-liverpool crowd will be forcing the PL to do them a favour one way or the other and at least the 'head start' approach wouldn't gaurantee them the title - as we all know Keegan's newcastle were 12 points clear at Christmas back whenever it was...