Lads, it's the Premier League thread - EPL 2019/20

it's the 1993 Grand National all over again, i'm sure Liverpudlians will be familiar with the situation

throw an asterisk on the shirt, sher

if you squint im sure itll look enough like a star

One interesting problem is how the hell you keep your squad match fit without any games at all

So glad I didn't get the 30-day pass when I got nowTV for the match last weekend. I was *that* close

NOW will you filthy non-hand-washers take this seriously? https://t.co/Fbkjm9EJbA

— Kelly Cates (@KellyCates) March 13, 2020

ooof

throw an asterisk on the shirt, sher

if you squint im sure itll look enough like a star

― BSC Joan Baez (darraghmac), Friday, March 13, 2020 11:04 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

there's every chance the coming season won't be able to start on time. just cancel that too?

keep em peeled!

impossible to say in fairness.

As much as I dislike Liverpool, Klopp seems like such a class act

Yes, saying Atletico Madrid don't play proper football, that was classy.

“Our primary concern, as always, is to protect the financial stability of our 62 clubs. This means playing as many games as we can, so long as clubs wish to do so. This is not contrary to the League’s and clubs’ duty of care considerations to players, officials or supporters but, in a season where clubs have been severely impacted by weather-related postponements, the NPL board believes that pausing the season right now would prove disastrous for many clubs.

lol the fucking lower leagues still smarting from that game against Brodsworth Colliery that was called off because of a waterlogged pitch last month rather than looking at the fucking big picture here!

Yep. Top of the table clash for FC Utd at South Shields tomorrow is apparently still going ahead, but what the fuck for I have no idea. There seems zero chance of them finishing the season. The question is more how many clubs will go under over the next 6, 9, 12 or however many months it takes.

The only way to keep the clubs solvent is to suspend all rents & mortgages for the duration of the epidemic. In fact, abolish money for a while. I'm sure everyone'll be happy to go back to the old ways once we're covid-clear.

Wait if the season is nullified does that mean the whole Mourinho thing was just a bad dream?

No, he'll still be there waiting for you if/when we get through this

Liverpudlians have the bluest of balls

i'm guessing bookie wagers on Premiership winner are gonna be in limbo for a while.

So many of them must've paid out already

based on current standings?

Yeah some bookies will pay out early when the thing's a foregone conclusion, more for a bit of publicity than anything

oh yeah I do remember some bookies did that for the Hillary Clinton wagers and wound up having to pay the Trump wagers too on Election Day.

Alderweireld on the radio just now came across as a real mensch

by all accounts

otm. was it about his ipad donations?

that was talked about, but then general chat about being with his family, how the players were interacting during the lockdown, he just seemed like the kind of guy you'd want around you in a crisis

Like when Mourinho is appointed your manager.

is that a crisis or a lingering infection?

I'm sure that even sourfaced mou would appreciate hearing of tobe et le rona

always good to see your players forming those neat interconnecting triangles amirite

hey I'm here all year

stop, i ate my last chocolate last night

levy came back with a big twin peaks bar said that'll fuckin do u

Jack Grealish: Police investigation launched after Aston Villa captain pictured at car crash site https://t.co/fihm371DNu

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 30, 2020

oops

ahem

england's jack grealish, please

Premier League exploring possibility of finishing season with ‘World Cup-style’ camps in June and up to five matches a day

Stoked for the madness!

liverpool winning the premier league? not essential

Five-a-side and rush goalies the only possible solution

we haven't the fuckin squad

The English Premier League's head has come off and its body hasn't realised yet

was gonna do a "finishing the season behind closed doors is shit and wrong y/n?" poll but we might as well have it out here

y btw

They're in a tough bind because like, obviously normally they would need to kill some of their workers in order to continue to make some money, but their workers are like actually worth a lot of money? So if they die it's bad??

Not like Glenn Murray or whatever but my god imagine if it was Pogba

Pogba is the virus iirc

where is he

where is he

a ravaged, tormented souness raves as he staggers around his ruined mansion

RIP MSK Zilina, first club to fold "due to coronavirus outbreak"

Let's hope Newcastle's next!

still hoping for Leeds, i'd take Bielsa when Nuno gets bribed away by one of the wrong'uns

not only is Bielsa a brilliant maverick manager he is also a committed socialist, it's horrible that he rocked up at that ugly oversized skip on Elland Rd.

Otm. Bielsa's one of the good ones; I wouldn't ever wish him on bloody Leeds.

a combination of Leeds friends and Bielsa has softened me over the last couple of years. I kinda love the idea that he'd rather play his way than take a lazy promotion tho.