I’m delighted Aberdeen got on-board with the suggestion the SPFL refrain from making a quick decision to curtail the Premiership season. In a letter to the other 11 SPFL teams, the League and SFA, they want to explore every way possible to complete the remaining league and Scottish Cup fixtures, while keeping a full 2020-21 fixture programme.
There is no reason for the SPFL, or our governments, to act quickly to cancel the season, and every reason to monitor what happens in countries where plans to relax lockdown have been prepared.
Chairman Dave Cormack outlined objectives and concerns, including the health of players and their ability to perform during a heavy fixture burden without affecting the outcome of games. His optimism is commendable, but almost certainly misplaced.
Players are in a demographic considered among the safest from the worst consequences of virus, but playing football games will spread Covid among squads. Fixtures cannot be fulfilled if your squad is ill with Covid, or isolating because they have been exposed to the virus. Recuperation time from an illness with such consequences is also likely to be substantial for an athlete (this remains uncertain as no athlete has yet recuperated and returned to competition).
I would love to see the season end competitively. We will not be able to attend games, but we would be able to watch Celtic win the title on the field, see Hearts relegated the way nature intended and watch Newco play their home games in Paisley.
Instead of cramming lots of games into the available time, I suspect the first year football returns will see lots of fixture cancellations and competition overruns. We have yet to get our heads around where the world is right now, but there’s no reason Aberdeen cannot look into possibilities. Wait until June, realise what you should have known for months and call it then.
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Happy Friday eve from a much needed rain soaked Kentucky.
The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off
Says he’s got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off
HH!
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 23RD APRIL 2020 12:20 PM
TIMALOY29 on 23RD APRIL 2020 12:11 PM
Like the way you think.
Whisper it.
Time of opportunity.
P.L. is unlikely to ignore it .
Paul any comment on The Gaurdians Ewan Murrays demented ( now including the DUP ) campaign for an independent inquiry into the SPFL vote
SEAN THORNTON on 23RD APRIL 2020 12:16 PM
:-)
What Difference does it make?
It makes none.
Ephesians.
Corinthian Celtic.
It makes some.
Believe in Our Lord and Saviour.
Neil is a World Class Leader.
He will have his carefully nurtured Crew Ready 2 Go.
Republica.
Never Forget….noone Knows anything really.
I’m ready to go.
Respect to Everyone.
Timaloy- kind of agree with you,less money on transfers in and out,so after we all reset,we could be looking closer to home.
I agree don’t see anything wrong with the sheep’s statement, play it out if we can and we all agree to that. What I don’t understand is why the Huns are getting excited about it but then again they are thick😱
Everybody knows there are two Ewen/Ewan Murrays to avoid whenever possible.
There’s Ewen Murray the Hearts fan who waffles a lot about golf but is pretty sound on swing mechanics and there’s Ewan Murray the Hearts fan who writes rubbish in the Guardian.
You ‘n’ me would prefer to talk to Alisdair Maclean about why Ewan Henderson at Ross County couldn’t match the impact McCann made at St Johnstone. There’s only three months age difference between the two.
PETEC on 23RD APRIL 2020 12:32 PM
Aye , Peter .
:-)
“Big gatherings and events are likely to be off for some months to come.
So a return to normal as we knew it is not on the cards in the near future.”
So says wee Nicola the noo.
And it’s one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
To stop the Tims winning spree.
Next stop is admins door.
Paul 67,
Another poingnant article in a series of great ones. Thank you for your time and effort.
The huns playing home games I’m Paisley ? Interesting.
Our country has changed forever, most definitely in its values and mindset.
What do you think about a players wage cap. It’s inevitable this subject will arise as we re- evaluate just who is invaluable to our society.
Going forward I do not think public opinion will allow market forces to decide players renumeration.
HH to all and stay safe 🌈🌈🌈
Good afternoon from a sun soaked Costa del Moray. Hooray it’s almost the weekend, oh wait a minute.
SHUGGIEBHOY67 on 23RD APRIL 2020 9:12 AM
Some say love, it is a river
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e59YX9koW70
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger
An endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower
And you, its only seed
It’s the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It’s the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It’s the one who won’t be taking
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul, afraid of dyin’
That never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Lies the seed that with the sun’s love
In the spring becomes the rose
Frankie Miller
Legend
HH
When is payday for Sevco ?
And are they still trying to put pressure on FtSPFL for a loan meet that payment ??
So let’s hold off until after end of May and make the call on this season – just to ensure Sevco sink
PS – what’s the last date they can confirm an Admin to take a points hit for this season ??
And then after that date the hit would be 20/21 season, but hopefully they will be gone before then
https://www.facebook.com/bleacherreport/videos/900352937087099/
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https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=2641699.html
https://twitter.com/CelticLisboaa/status/1253295299818389510?s=20
This is brilliant Bhoys
Norrie
Huns have suffered wages for 3months then the bomb will go off end of june.
Ticktock
Macjay1,
Praise the Almighty.
He has been Good to us.
Robert Hood Djs with his Daughter. They Praise the Lord TOGETHER. Incredible.
Love is the Ki.
https://youtu.be/iC6sOXnBglE
!!BADA BING!!, MACJAY1& POR CIERTO
Further to that point…. other Scottish clubs might be so hard up for cash that they are willing to agree to purchase & loan back deals
We will see how hard up they all are.
Bamboo: from previous thread:
I’m with WITS. Those protesters at the Dublin court are complete nutters.
Suffered = deferred
Hardcore Uproar.
Ye couldnae make it up.
Mair Powwwwwwaaf.
https://youtu.be/0H9jQQVnU2g
Forgiveness is the Ki.
Dave whit ye talkin aboot.
FORGIVENESS is the Ki.
We wrestle not against…….
VOGUEPUNTER,1;16
Thank you for that vid,
HH
If and when football returns we should insist that 19/21 season completes. UEFA has implied they will accept nominated Champions from each member. This allows Celtic as provisional champions and qualifying for Champions League at whatever stage we have to start.
We should look at the effects on Sevco. They have no line of credit from any Bank. It may be that they don’t qualify for Government loans either. They have no commercial income and no Kit sponsor. If rumours are true then they cannot use any 20/21 season ticket money until the season has a start date. If the 19/20 season is to be played out then SPFL cannot pay out the final tranche until the 8/9 games are played out.
Now their players have deferred salaries for a short time. Can they defer till December 2020.
in fact they have no income from any where soon Their accounts said they needed £10m to finish the season what can they do about the 6 months of no income following the season end of May 20
Good article Paul
Sevco to play games in Paisley? Hope you know something here.
I still think there will be no games played until planet earth has been vaccinated against this cruel virus.
I do not know how Football clubs think holding off until June will somehow give an answer.
I do like keeping Sevco hanging by a thread and draining there DUP cash.
D. :)
UEFA/FIFA don’t impress me much.
Wan of my Favourite ever games. Because Win Lose or Draw.
We Won but we lost.
Wow – in the Jungle. The Mighty Jungle
https://youtu.be/UvZytVfKUjw
Nice work Pablo.
Important that some outlet projects the strategic, realistic view as an antidote to all the nonsense.
Loved the line about Sevco and Paisley.
:)
Tavernier says the club and the players have a winning mentality, problem is that mentality hasn’t produce a win in any competition.
Nice of sky to promote 15 laptops from them. If that was my club I would be embarrassed by that.
PETEC on 23RD APRIL 2020 1:34 PM
Glad you`re on here . Peter.
Because this is where you belong .
” Praise the Almighty ” .
With you on that.
Respect to those who are not .
Paul67
” I would love to see the season end competitively.”
Kick the can further down the road? – give Celtic our richly deserved title
and forget about football, till the world is a safer place.
The UK goverment unlike Germany made a mess with CV19.
HWG TIAR
Sevco donate (probably from a sponsor) 15 iPads to NHS,…….that and 2 tubs of hand sanitizer (which was from a sponsor)……totally embarrassing