Lakenheath Old Boys

We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!

Friday, May 15, 2020

Championship to Return on June 6?

As you may have heard, footie authorities in the UK have been engaged in high level discussions all week about the possibility of bringing back footie in the next month in a desperate attempt to finish the 2019/2020 season. What appears to be emerging from those talks is a plan that would have the Championship back on Saturday, June 6 with the Premier League following suit a week later on Saturday, June 13.

I personally think that this is sheer madness, even if they take all of the precautions in the world (e.g., played "behind closed doors" without crowds of fans, socially isolating subs, etc.). I still prefer the idea of scrapping the current season, awarding Liverpool the title, promoting Leeds and WBA and going with a temporarily larger Prem for the 2020/2021 season.

Your thoughts, gents?

posted by The Blue Devil @ 11:24 AM 

4 Comments:

Blogger gooner71 said...

Exactly. Liverpool get awarded the tittle, Leeds and WBA promoted, and no relegation this year is the answer to finishing the season, but resuming play in June, even without fans in the stadia seems dangerous to players, and staff.

11:34 AM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

I agree with Bob and Steve.It's far too early , given the number of cases in the U.K. It is good for morale psychologically, but this could compromise safety for all people concerned.

11:37 AM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

The Bundesliga and the division below it resume tomorrow while MKLS resumes on June 13th. As of today . USL has postponed the entire season Here is the status on some other countries:

Belarus and Nicaragua :never stopped playing.
South Korea- Top two divisions resumed play on May 8th.
Faroe Islands -Resumed play on May 9th
Estonia- Resumes play on May 19th.
Costa Rica - Resumes play on May 20th
Hungary - Resumes play on May 23rd
Czech Republic and Poland - Resumes play on May 26th
Denmark - May 28th
Austria - May 29th
Croatia, Israel, and Serbia - May 30th
Indonesia and Venezuela - May 31st
Sweden- June 1st

11:50 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

So, here's an ethical question for you lot. Do you watch your team play, even if you disagree with the way that the football authorities have decided to return to match play? Does our watching justify our decision and should we boycott the matches?

2:59 PM  

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