| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? 11:40 - Mar 13 with 9708 views | itfcjoe |
Personally I'd cancel all summer football this year, and move everything back 1 year going forwards forever
i.e. Euro 2020 goes to Euro 2021
Nations League and FIFA World Club Cup in 2021 go to 2022
World Cup in 2022 (admittedly in the winter) goes to 23 etc.
It's basically just international football that occurs then |  |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:33 - Mar 13 with 2191 views | portmanking |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:28 - Mar 13 by positivity |
what if there was one game to go, we were one goal behind, had one game in hand and it was home to bolton?
our opponents had already taken 3 points off bolton, but they go up because they were fortunate enough to play it earlier
the league has to be a level playing field, or it loses all credibility. if the football cancellations go on until october/november, we'll not get in a full season anyway, so might as well bring this season to a conclusion first... |
Again, you're talking in complete hypotheticals.
Just promote the teams that have been most consistent and find themselves in the top 2 after 35-36 games rather than elongate this campaign longer than it has to. This is an entirely unprecedented situation, but this solution could get things back on track very quickly by Aug/Sept. |  | | |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:37 - Mar 13 with 2179 views | Radlett_blue |
Euros are already pretty much certain to go to 2021 anyway.
Scrap the silly Nations' League and the World Club Cup.
Don't get me started on the sheer lunacy of having a World Cup in Qatar. The only good thing that might emerge from the mayhem is that some people might realise that we need a smaller football fixture list but the battle between FIFA, UEFA & the clubs means this isn't going to happen. |  |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:45 - Mar 13 with 2144 views | positivity |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:33 - Mar 13 by portmanking |
Again, you're talking in complete hypotheticals.
Just promote the teams that have been most consistent and find themselves in the top 2 after 35-36 games rather than elongate this campaign longer than it has to. This is an entirely unprecedented situation, but this solution could get things back on track very quickly by Aug/Sept. |
if you promote the teams who've been "most consistent", you'd have to go on points per game which promotes wycombe over oxford, either way there's going to be teams losing money over an arbitarary decision.
the chances of things being right as rain by august/early september are very unlikely.
the chances of the legal challenges being completed by then are nil! | |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:46 - Mar 13 with 2139 views | Herbivore |
This could drag on for months. Euros definitely need to move to next summer for starters. I think this season won't finish until during the time when next season should have started. Definitely scrap the league cup and EFL trophy next season and just play a shortened version of the FA Cup.
For the league, I'd propose playing a shortened season in 20/21. You could do something along the lines of only playing each team once either home or away, but playing one side (maybe using seedings based on league position this season, e.g. Liverpool play City twice) twice so that everyone ends up playing home and away an equal number of times. That way you should be able to end the season on time to accommodate the Euros next summer. |  |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:55 - Mar 13 with 2111 views | Radlett_blue |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:46 - Mar 13 by Herbivore |
This could drag on for months. Euros definitely need to move to next summer for starters. I think this season won't finish until during the time when next season should have started. Definitely scrap the league cup and EFL trophy next season and just play a shortened version of the FA Cup.
For the league, I'd propose playing a shortened season in 20/21. You could do something along the lines of only playing each team once either home or away, but playing one side (maybe using seedings based on league position this season, e.g. Liverpool play City twice) twice so that everyone ends up playing home and away an equal number of times. That way you should be able to end the season on time to accommodate the Euros next summer. |
If the Euros are to move to 2021, all you need to do is get the play offs done & then scrap all international friendly games for next season. That will free up the calendar, although there is no way UEFA will do it. | |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:57 - Mar 13 with 2109 views | Darth_Koont |
Sad to say, but as an Ipswich and Scotland supporter (and even with Hibernian in midtable pointlessness) I'm so bored and detached from football that I don't really care much anymore. And as a middle-aged fan who finds the 24-hour football coverage and obscene money chip away at the essence of the game and true competition there's even fewer f@cks to give. 
Clearly I sympathise greatly with those whose teams have something to play for (and this is the best time ever for their club) or those who are far more active in their support so that it's part of their lifestyle.
But I wonder if this enforced interruption might see a long-term drop-off in interest when people stop getting their fix? Nothing massive but I'm guessing that even if only 10% go cold turkey and manage to replace football with something else then that might have a big effect. |  |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:02 - Mar 13 with 2091 views | Durovigutum |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:55 - Mar 13 by Radlett_blue |
If the Euros are to move to 2021, all you need to do is get the play offs done & then scrap all international friendly games for next season. That will free up the calendar, although there is no way UEFA will do it. |
Good point - no need for internationals as there are no qualifiers as the tournaments you are qualifying for are moved.
The FA Cup aspect ignores that this tournament starts in August at step 7, kill the FA Vase first. |  | | |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:05 - Mar 13 with 2079 views | The_Last_Baron |
Cancel the football season. 2019-20 null and void. Start afresh next season.
Euro 2020 becomes Euro 2021
Postpone the Champions League and Europa League until the summer - if things are still bad cancel them, null and void.
Move the Nations League to 2022.
World Cup remains in 2022 but rejig the qualifying format to accommodate less games.Perhaps a knock out format. |  |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:06 - Mar 13 with 2075 views | Herbivore |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:05 - Mar 13 by The_Last_Baron |
Cancel the football season. 2019-20 null and void. Start afresh next season.
Euro 2020 becomes Euro 2021
Postpone the Champions League and Europa League until the summer - if things are still bad cancel them, null and void.
Move the Nations League to 2022.
World Cup remains in 2022 but rejig the qualifying format to accommodate less games.Perhaps a knock out format. |
You can't just cancel a season where more than three quarters of the season has been played. | |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:08 - Mar 13 with 2068 views | itfcjoe |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:46 - Mar 13 by Herbivore |
This could drag on for months. Euros definitely need to move to next summer for starters. I think this season won't finish until during the time when next season should have started. Definitely scrap the league cup and EFL trophy next season and just play a shortened version of the FA Cup.
For the league, I'd propose playing a shortened season in 20/21. You could do something along the lines of only playing each team once either home or away, but playing one side (maybe using seedings based on league position this season, e.g. Liverpool play City twice) twice so that everyone ends up playing home and away an equal number of times. That way you should be able to end the season on time to accommodate the Euros next summer. |
You could play every team once and then split it to top 12 and bottom 12 and then play the reverse fixture with each other team in your 'group'
That shaves 12 games off the schedule
I'd love to be involved in all the discussions with regards to this, would be absolutely fascinating | |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:19 - Mar 13 with 2043 views | tractordownsouth |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:00 - Mar 13 by tractorboy1978 |
That's a legal minefield. Players will be within their rights to walk I imagine. |
Players can't join another club on a free outside a transfer window if they've been registered at a club since the last transfer window. So if the transfer window is pushed back then there'd be no point players walking out as they wouldn't be able to join anyone till the next season anyway. |  |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:19 - Mar 13 with 2044 views | Herbivore |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:08 - Mar 13 by itfcjoe |
You could play every team once and then split it to top 12 and bottom 12 and then play the reverse fixture with each other team in your 'group'
That shaves 12 games off the schedule
I'd love to be involved in all the discussions with regards to this, would be absolutely fascinating |
That's not a bad shout. I guess it depends just how much this season ends up eating into next season really and how much time will be left in the schedule.
I'm struggling to see how this season gets completed and a full season still takes place next season. The only way I can see it happening is if all football clubs essentially go into lockdown and self isolate over the next few weeks and then the remaining fixtures take place behind closed doors and the season gets extended by a few weeks. I'm not really sure how possible that would be though. Hard to see the Euros not moving now, there's no way this season gets finished in time. | |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:23 - Mar 13 with 2037 views | portmanking |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:19 - Mar 13 by Herbivore |
That's not a bad shout. I guess it depends just how much this season ends up eating into next season really and how much time will be left in the schedule.
I'm struggling to see how this season gets completed and a full season still takes place next season. The only way I can see it happening is if all football clubs essentially go into lockdown and self isolate over the next few weeks and then the remaining fixtures take place behind closed doors and the season gets extended by a few weeks. I'm not really sure how possible that would be though. Hard to see the Euros not moving now, there's no way this season gets finished in time. |
Surely the alternative to having to come up with a half-baked 2020/21 campaign is bring 2019/20 to an end now? However unnatural that end may be.
It makes far more sense than voiding it in its entirety surely?
Then we could have a normal 2020/21 schedule - providing the pandemic has peaked by July. | | | |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:28 - Mar 13 with 2024 views | Herbivore |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:23 - Mar 13 by portmanking |
Surely the alternative to having to come up with a half-baked 2020/21 campaign is bring 2019/20 to an end now? However unnatural that end may be.
It makes far more sense than voiding it in its entirety surely?
Then we could have a normal 2020/21 schedule - providing the pandemic has peaked by July. |
I disagree. Ending the season now without warning impacts the integrity of the competition massively. Sides have played different numbers of games, loads of teams have a shot at promotion or the play offs, or avoiding relegation, or getting into the Champions League. Some sides will have more favourable remaining fixtures than others and will be able to make a strong case that they've been unfairly treated. If you have a truncated 20/21 season at least everyone knows in advance and can plan accordingly. It's a much fairer way of handling it. | |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:31 - Mar 13 with 2026 views | clive_baker |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 12:57 - Mar 13 by Darth_Koont |
Sad to say, but as an Ipswich and Scotland supporter (and even with Hibernian in midtable pointlessness) I'm so bored and detached from football that I don't really care much anymore. And as a middle-aged fan who finds the 24-hour football coverage and obscene money chip away at the essence of the game and true competition there's even fewer f@cks to give.
Clearly I sympathise greatly with those whose teams have something to play for (and this is the best time ever for their club) or those who are far more active in their support so that it's part of their lifestyle.
But I wonder if this enforced interruption might see a long-term drop-off in interest when people stop getting their fix? Nothing massive but I'm guessing that even if only 10% go cold turkey and manage to replace football with something else then that might have a big effect. |
This.
I cancelled SKY out of principle when they ran an 'extinction countdown' clock on the deadline for Bury to save themselves. Jim White standing in front of it with a raging boner at the 'drama', while helpless Bury fans were outside the ground crying and saying goodbye to what had in some cases been a part of their lives for 70+ years.
I've never missed or regretted it since. F*** modern football. |  |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:43 - Mar 13 with 2007 views | TheBoyBlue |
Euro 2020 has to be postponed for a start, as the season has to finish if possible. It would be inconceivable that Liverpool could be denied the title, nor would it be fair to Leeds and WBA or indeed Coventry that they have mount promotion bids all over again.
Players may have to join the real world at some point and play 2 or maybe even 3 games a week.
In England I'd also be tempted to scrap the League Cup next season and start the league a few weeks later.
However, of course that may end up not being possible depending on how this all goes. | |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 15:03 - Mar 13 with 1972 views | portmanroadblue |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:43 - Mar 13 by TheBoyBlue |
Euro 2020 has to be postponed for a start, as the season has to finish if possible. It would be inconceivable that Liverpool could be denied the title, nor would it be fair to Leeds and WBA or indeed Coventry that they have mount promotion bids all over again.
Players may have to join the real world at some point and play 2 or maybe even 3 games a week.
In England I'd also be tempted to scrap the League Cup next season and start the league a few weeks later.
However, of course that may end up not being possible depending on how this all goes. |
Personally think we just cancel this season and start again from scratch next season. No one could foresee this happening, share all prize money equally to those still in the cups and all domestic leagues also get an even share. |  | | |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 15:17 - Mar 13 with 1953 views | Darth_Koont |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:31 - Mar 13 by clive_baker |
This.
I cancelled SKY out of principle when they ran an 'extinction countdown' clock on the deadline for Bury to save themselves. Jim White standing in front of it with a raging boner at the 'drama', while helpless Bury fans were outside the ground crying and saying goodbye to what had in some cases been a part of their lives for 70+ years.
I've never missed or regretted it since. F*** modern football. |
Glad I missed that. Sounds pretty ghoulish. | |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 15:18 - Mar 13 with 1950 views | Herbivore |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 15:03 - Mar 13 by portmanroadblue |
Personally think we just cancel this season and start again from scratch next season. No one could foresee this happening, share all prize money equally to those still in the cups and all domestic leagues also get an even share. |
You can't just cancel a season when it's over three quarters of the way through. | |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 16:10 - Mar 13 with 1907 views | ITFC_Forever |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:08 - Mar 13 by itfcjoe |
You could play every team once and then split it to top 12 and bottom 12 and then play the reverse fixture with each other team in your 'group'
That shaves 12 games off the schedule
I'd love to be involved in all the discussions with regards to this, would be absolutely fascinating |
Those with the biggest mouths with money to protect would dominate what would otherwise be an intriguing discussion. |  |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 16:29 - Mar 13 with 1894 views | Radlett_blue |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:31 - Mar 13 by clive_baker |
This.
I cancelled SKY out of principle when they ran an 'extinction countdown' clock on the deadline for Bury to save themselves. Jim White standing in front of it with a raging boner at the 'drama', while helpless Bury fans were outside the ground crying and saying goodbye to what had in some cases been a part of their lives for 70+ years.
I've never missed or regretted it since. F*** modern football. |
I cancelled Sky sports today. I've had it since inception so I know they'll let me have it back at a much lower price once sporting fixtures re-start, which could be months away.
BT Sport have already stated that they aren't going to offer customers any discounts, but will fill their schedules with old content & hope that real sport starts again soon. [Post edited 13 Mar 2020 17:12]
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 16:36 - Mar 13 with 1880 views | BlueBadger |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 13:05 - Mar 13 by The_Last_Baron |
Cancel the football season. 2019-20 null and void. Start afresh next season.
Euro 2020 becomes Euro 2021
Postpone the Champions League and Europa League until the summer - if things are still bad cancel them, null and void.
Move the Nations League to 2022.
World Cup remains in 2022 but rejig the qualifying format to accommodate less games.Perhaps a knock out format. |
Nah, let's cancel 2018/19... |  |
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 17:19 - Mar 13 with 1854 views | monty_radio |
This probably wouldn't be acceptable to most clubs with anything to fight for or against, but, as for Town, I suggest that we play all our remaining 8 fixtures on the same day, rotating all the players after each game, meanwhile experimenting to see if we can achieve 8 different formations in the same day.
After each game a different player should be deputed to reflect on the match using only multiple-choice cliches, then employing a second list of hope-for-the-rest-of -the-season cliches that must ensure that hope is always kept alive long after promotion is mathematically impossible. [Post edited 14 Mar 2020 10:58]
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| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 17:33 - Mar 13 with 1833 views | BloomBlue |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 15:18 - Mar 13 by Herbivore |
You can't just cancel a season when it's over three quarters of the way through. |
Yes you can it's only a sport it's not life critical. Null and void the season, ok it is unfair on teams like Leeds and Coventry but these things happen |  | | |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 17:40 - Mar 13 with 1828 views | Herbivore |
| How would you solve the upcoming fixture scheduling crisis? on 17:33 - Mar 13 by BloomBlue |
Yes you can it's only a sport it's not life critical. Null and void the season, ok it is unfair on teams like Leeds and Coventry but these things happen |
Nope. | |
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