The Belgian league put the cat amongst the waffles yesterday by declaring the Jupiler League over and Bruges champions. They sorted out their TV and other commercial arrangements and can start next season as soon as it is safe to do so.
There are very few calls to cut seasons short. Tight leagues, such as in Italy and Spain, would forever have questions hanging over them, while those assured of winning the title, as in Scotland and England, want to do so on the field, not at a league meeting. Still, it was nice to see panic among the Null and Voiders, who would rather everyone lost than anyone (Celtic) won.
The Belgians have been pragmatic but premature, football is finished for the season, their champions are assured without controversy and they will accommodate those threatened with relegation. The rest of Europe still clings to the hope that competition can start behind closed doors in the summer. It will next month before we know if this is possible, there is no reason to make decisions before then.
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new article posted.
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The huns will be working with their brothers at Hampden, to try and go into Administration, keep the prize money, try and take the 15/25 points this season, but most importantly, if you go into admin,you are banned from European football for 3 seasons.
Greenpinata,
my point was, to save the economy after 2007/8 severe austerity cuts were justified and applied most stringently to the poorest, massive numbers of working people were forced to take pay cuts to keep their employers in business.
Since then we were told by govt statistics, inflation is/was at an all time low approx 2.7% per year while fundamentals increased greater than the published inflation figures. For example electricity prices have doubled, gas slightly less than double since 2006.
Govt statistics show inflation since then totals 45.7% yet the numbers above show real inflation based on fuel only is approx 100%, does that help clear up my point.