Season Ended.

[Oldstripy]

From bbcrnstwitter.

VIDEO: #Notts manager Neal Ardley speaks with
@CharlieSlater15
and says the National League play-offs should still go-ahead when it is safe to do so.

Full interview on the link below...

https://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08b8qhj

[legs77]

I see Slater mentioned the Jan 2021 start date I posted earlier looks like guesswork to me.

The interesting part I took notice of is Ardley saying August start with fans is unlikely but maybe October.

As I keep my eyes on the music world I have noticed that a few big acts L.Gallagher & Fatboy Slim have announced free NHS gigs in October and they are at big venues makes me wonder if they have been given a hopeful start date ?

[Notts78]

I see Slater mentioned the Jan 2021 start date I posted earlier looks like guesswork to me.

The interesting part I took notice of is Ardley saying August start with fans is unlikely but maybe October.

As I keep my eyes on the music world I have noticed that a few big acts L.Gallagher & Fatboy Slim have announced free NHS gigs in October and they are at big venues makes me wonder if they have been given a hopeful start date ?

Looking at the BBC update Re. Bundasliga football it was mentioned in that report that mass gatherings would be allowed from October at the earliest.

[nw6pie]

Looking at the BBC update Re. Bundasliga football it was mentioned in that report that mass gatherings would be allowed from October at the earliest.

The one thing everyone seems to agree on is that we’ll get a second Covid-19 wave in the winter months. If that happens, I can’t see football coming back until March-April time - when they could have finished this season if they hadn’t been in such a rush/blind panic to cancel everything.

[Notts78]

The one thing everyone seems to agree on is that we’ll get a second Covid-19 wave in the winter months. If that happens, I can’t see football coming back until March-April time - when they could have finished this season if they hadn’t been in such a rush/blind panic to cancel everything.

I know what you are saying but I simply can’t agree. The integrity of the League would be shot. The players in squads now wouldn’t be the the same players in squads in a year. As much as it pains me ending the regular season was the only viable option. Maybe they could have waited a month or so but let’s be honest all the signs are that it’s not looking likely that things will change.
Can you imagine the fury on here if a side say in 9th at the moment we’re taken over and had a huge windfall that they could chuck at a squad to play the final 9/10 games and then won the playoffs.

[magpie_mania]

I know what you are saying but I simply can’t agree. The integrity of the League would be shot. The players in squads now wouldn’t be the the same players in squads in a year. As much as it pains me ending the regular season was the only viable option. Maybe they could have waited a month or so but let’s be honest all the signs are that it’s not looking likely that things will change.
Can you imagine the fury on here if a side say in 9th at the moment we’re taken over and had a huge windfall that they could chuck at a squad to play the final 9/10 games and then won the playoffs.

They haven't ended the season. They have cancelled the remainder of the regular fixtures.

Were they to work on PPG, out of the 11 teams in promotion, play-offs and relegation positions, 10 of them would be in exactly the same position as they are now. Only difference is that Barnet would take 7th place, the final play-off spot.

I don't really think there is a problem with the integrity of the league, no-one could have foreseen this coming. Whatever they decide, someone will be unhappy.

[LEPiePie]

IMO, if they are going to promote anyone it has to be Barrow, no one else.
If they talk about also promoting Harrogate then there is a big problem there as a lot of teams would be saying they could have been caught.

Yes Harrogate had Barrow to play at home, so in theory they could push Barrow for top spot. But over the season they have been top the longest etc. The saying goes its a marathon not a sprint, but the finishing line has been taken away which generally starts the "sprint" faze of the race.

[ncfcog]

IMO, if they are going to promote anyone it has to be Barrow, no one else.
If they talk about also promoting Harrogate then there is a big problem there as a lot of teams would be saying they could have been caught.

Yes Harrogate had Barrow to play at home, so in theory they could push Barrow for top spot. But over the season they have been top the longest etc. The saying goes its a marathon not a sprint, but the finishing line has been taken away which generally starts the "sprint" faze of the race.

Barrow were on their worst run since hitting top spot, just 7 points from their last 15 available, they still had Harrogate to play and their leading goal scorer had been suspended for the next 3 games following his sending off against us, they might have points in the bag but wouldn’t say they were guaranteed to finish top with 9 games still to play.

[the_anticlough]

I know what you are saying but I simply can’t agree. The integrity of the League would be shot. The players in squads now wouldn’t be the the same players in squads in a year. As much as it pains me ending the regular season was the only viable option. Maybe they could have waited a month or so but let’s be honest all the signs are that it’s not looking likely that things will change.
Can you imagine the fury on here if a side say in 9th at the moment we’re taken over and had a huge windfall that they could chuck at a squad to play the final 9/10 games and then won the playoffs.

That's a very unlikely scenario.

There's nothing more damaging to 'the integrity of the league' than scrubbing a season that is 80% complete.
I agree with those that say the NL is going to look very foolish when play with fans resumes well beyond August 2020.
It looks like the Bundesliga will restart this season's play behind closed doors in May, and the Premiership could very well follow suit. What will the EFL do then?

It's not inconceivable that the weak and fickle NL will have to reverse its hasty decision.

[magpie_mania]

That's a very unlikely scenario.

There's nothing more damaging to 'the integrity of the league' than scrubbing a season that is 80% complete.
I agree with those that say the NL is going to look very foolish when play with fans resumes well beyond August 2020.
It looks like the Bundesliga will restart this season's play behind closed doors in May, and the Premiership could very well follow suit. What will the EFL do then?

It's not inconceivable that the weak and fickle NL will have to reverse its hasty decision.

This integrity of the league stuff is rubbish in my opinion. We are in unprecedented times. Of course the Premiership will get going again, it's all about the £££s.