Season Ended.

[Notts78]

Use the Plays offs as a 'Pre-season tournament'

How would that work? Replace normal pre season games with these? How would teams budget? Would you be happy paying League 2 price for a season ticket in advance of knowing what League we would be in?

[BanjoPie]

Use the Plays offs as a 'Pre-season tournament'

"You stupid boy Banjo"

[legs77]

I know what you mean, but I don't think we should be 'wasting' testing on footballers, or other sportsmen/women at present.

The NHS should really all be tested by the end of May if not then why not ?

Football is a big billion pound business it makes the Govt more money and if it is on tv everyday then people are likely to stay in.

As for its a good idea to cancel the season what happens to Barnet fans 7 games short how do they pay em back ?

[the_anticlough]

The NL have shown no leadership here. Why are they asking the clubs what they want to do when it's obvious that clubs with nothing to play for/fighting relegation will opt to end the season?
They should have waited to see what the EFL are planning to do then made an informed decision. It's also a huge kick in the teeth for the fans who have paid hundreds of pounds to follow their clubs for a load of glorified friendlies. Very unhappy with this decision.

This is the post I agree with the most.

If their competition is so worthless to them I'm going to think long and hard about investing my time and money in something that can be scrubbed out so casually. They're sports clubs first and businesses second. If they're not sure about that, they can ask the fans and nobody supports them as a business.
It was the 2019/20 season and we've still got 8 months 1 week of 2020 to go. We can already count the 2020/21 season out. There won't be a vaccine til deep into 2021, the last quarter of this year at the earliest.

They should have valued and honoured their season

[SwalePie]

This is the post I agree with the most.

If their competition is so worthless to them I'm going to think long and hard about investing my time and money in something that can be scrubbed out so casually. They're sports clubs first and businesses second. If they're not sure about that, they can ask the fans and nobody supports them as a business.
It was the 2019/20 season and we've still got 8 months 1 week of 2020 to go. We can already count the 2020/21 season out. There won't be a vaccine til deep into 2021, the last quarter of this year at the earliest.

They should have valued and honoured their season

Totally agree.

[BigFatPie]

This is the post I agree with the most.

If their competition is so worthless to them I'm going to think long and hard about investing my time and money in something that can be scrubbed out so casually. They're sports clubs first and businesses second. If they're not sure about that, they can ask the fans and nobody supports them as a business.
It was the 2019/20 season and we've still got 8 months 1 week of 2020 to go. We can already count the 2020/21 season out. There won't be a vaccine til deep into 2021, the last quarter of this year at the earliest.

They should have valued and honoured their season

Surely all that is a bit more relevant if/when the season is declared null and void?

[OP67]

I can't see the 20-21 season starting in August so I don't know why they don't just finish this season when it's safe to do so and scrapping the 20-21 season. However having said that players contracts run out end of June so how would that work? We all know that players agents are an evil bunch of money grabbing *******s no matter what league you're in!!

I worry for all clubs including us for the future and the economic disaster that will follow will mean many people just will not have the spare money for football anymore.

[legs77]

That is my point OP67 how can they just reset ?

One IF football us back in Sept it will be BCD so who will buy a ST and second what happens if there is another wave then the season gets suspended in Dec, what happens then ?

Clubs from league one down are screwed apart from ones with wealthy owners thats the reality who is going to buy clubs now after this.

[upthemaggies]

I worry for all clubs including us for the future and the economic disaster that will follow will mean many people just will not have the spare money for football anymore.

I'm still hopeful Notts can survive this crisis with our current owners, I'd like to think we're in a stronger position than most in the 3rd tier down, certainly 4th tier and below.
Many clubs struggling to survive lockdown who do make it through to the other side may not be able to limp on much further, we may find ourselves flying up the leagues because other teams can no longer afford to compete properly or go under.

[60YearsAPie]

Remaining matches have been cancelled!!