Coronavirus and football.

[Geoff Parkstone]

And they have awarded the title to their equivalent of Liverpool, who were 15 points clear with 1 game to go.

BUT in Belgium they have a playoff involving the top 6 finishers to determine the actual champion.

I would commend this as a way to finalise the PL title if ever our foreshortened season gets underway. Far less games to play. Same could be done to settle promotion and relegation with top and bottom 6 in the top leagues.

Home advantage to higher ranked teams:

1 and 2 get byes, 3v6, 4v5 etc. Reverse at bottom.

Home advantage might be limited by empty stadia, but PA systems could no doubt blare out pre home team chanting

[ramAnag]

And they have awarded the title to their equivalent of Liverpool, who were 15 points clear with 1 game to go.

BUT in Belgium they have a playoff involving the top 6 finishers to determine the actual champion.

I would commend this as a way to finalise the PL title if ever our foreshortened season gets underway. Far less games to play. Same could be done to settle promotion and relegation with top and bottom 6 in the top leagues.

Home advantage to higher ranked teams:

1 and 2 get byes, 3v6, 4v5 etc. Reverse at bottom.

Home advantage might be limited by empty stadia, but PA systems could no doubt blare out pre home team chanting

The Rugby League (and Union I think) model for you then GP. It’s a money spinner so I’d expect it to have your support.
Okay if everyone knows those are the rules beforehand, but when there’s a team that’s 25 points ahead with 30 left to play for it seems unfair to me.
To me a League is precisely that and the winners and losers are determined by the results over a season...it shouldn’t just be a lengthy prelude to a knockout competition imo.

[MadAmster]

And they have awarded the title to their equivalent of Liverpool, who were 15 points clear with 1 game to go.

BUT in Belgium they have a playoff involving the top 6 finishers to determine the actual champion.

I would commend this as a way to finalise the PL title if ever our foreshortened season gets underway. Far less games to play. Same could be done to settle promotion and relegation with top and bottom 6 in the top leagues.

Home advantage to higher ranked teams:

1 and 2 get byes, 3v6, 4v5 etc. Reverse at bottom.

Home advantage might be limited by empty stadia, but PA systems could no doubt blare out pre home team chanting

Belgium. The country with pretty harsh movement restrictions allowing "playoffs"? It is true that they have this 6 team playoff every season but I have not been able to find anywhere stating they are definitely going to hold them this season. If anybody can provide a link to a news story confirming this I would be grateful. My lad lives there. He is allowed out to do 3 things.....

1. shop for food
2. visit the chemist's should he require any medicine
3. to go to work, he is a pilot with a freight company and most of what they are moving at the moment are medical supplies.