14 out of 20 agreeing to freeze the table feels unlikely to me.

Those likely to disagree:

- the 3 clubs currently in the relegation spots
- clubs trying to secure a European place not currently in one of the spots (at least Wolves, Sheff Utd, Tottenham Arsenal, maybe Man Utd if they think Champions League is viable).

So that's 7 or 8 clubs right there.

Those that would prefer to stop i would guess are the current top 4 (maybe 5) and those between mid table and the relegation zone, who will be glad to remove the residual risk of relegation.

I suppose it's possible some of those clubs towards the top of the table that would just miss out if we freeze may accept having Europe denied in order to achieve an orderly end to the season. But it's far from a foregone conclusion that such a proposal would get 14 clubs to support it. Combine a freeze with no relegation and that would definitely get 14 votes i would say.

Posted By: Under soil heating on April 16th 2020 at 14:12:05

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14 out of 20 agreeing to freeze the table feels unlikely to me. (Coronavirus) - Under soil heating, Apr 16, 14:12:05
- As our folks told us growing up, "finish what you start". (Coronavirus) - SeattleSounders, Apr 16, 14:52:49
  - LOL If english teams want to play in europe then we will be inline with them (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Apr 16, 15:39:50
    - Not sure why playing in Europe would be a prime (Coronavirus) - SeattleSounders, Apr 16, 16:42:19
      - Playing in europe is the reward for doing well in the top flight domestic leagues (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Apr 16, 17:38:34
        
        But in this difficult scenario, playing in Europe falls way (Coronavirus) - SeattleSounders, Apr 16, 18:01:15
        
        playing in Europe might fall way down the pecking order of importance for you but it won't (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Apr 16, 19:25:41
      - Even those it will cripple? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 16, 17:05:56
  - Could be over a year before fans are let back (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 16, 15:16:09
    - Doubt it (Coronavirus) - mr carra, Apr 16, 15:24:44
      - But this wouldn’t be a lockdown (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 16, 15:31:01
        
        The reason they had to impose a lockdown... (Coronavirus) - mr carra, Apr 16, 15:36:31
        
        That's er balls.it's meant to starve the virus of a host so it does out. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 16, 18:36:26
        
        Social distancing alone doesn’t suppress the virus (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 16, 15:58:27
        
        it does otherwise they wouldn't ban groups over a certain size (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Apr 16, 15:41:17
    - Vmt. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 16, 15:17:43
      - Can’t see the Euros happening next year (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 16, 15:23:37
        
        It's hard to see tbf,loosening of restrictions in 2/3 months time,second wave etc,anot (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 16, 15:48:48
  - Trouble is with this strategy multiple clubs go bust (n/m) (Coronavirus) - loz, Apr 16, 15:00:28
- Depends how 'bigger picture' people choose to look at it (Coronavirus) - CWC, Apr 16, 14:28:23
  - "an unplanned and legally very messy conclusion" (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Apr 16, 15:29:23
    - far too much hard work (n/m) (Coronavirus) - CWC, Apr 16, 15:52:08
  - Money talks... (Coronavirus) - usacanary, Apr 16, 14:51:49
    - What about the champions league and europa league? (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Apr 16, 17:31:24
    - You definitely can’t be 100% sure given... (Coronavirus) - loz, Apr 16, 15:06:08
  - it couldn't be voted on in that way - it's majority oppression of a minority (n/m) (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 16, 14:33:25
    - isn't that what democracy is? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Apr 16, 14:35:32
      - it can certainly seem that way - but in companies eg, there are limits to majority powers (n/m) (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 16, 14:38:18
- I struggle to see any justification for r (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Apr 16, 14:28:08
  - Villa being relegated (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Apr 16, 14:29:27
    - Villa's remaining fixtures are horrendous (Coronavirus) - mr carra, Apr 16, 14:40:29
      - their fixtures may be harder, but that's still all speculative and based (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Apr 16, 14:43:30
        
        well on that basis you couldn't relegate anyone, even us (n/m) (Coronavirus) - mr carra, Apr 16, 15:04:48
        
        of course you could (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Apr 16, 15:10:26
        
        lolf (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Apr 16, 20:22:08
      - Add in our favourable fixtures I don’t thing relegating anyone would be fair... (Coronavirus) - loz, Apr 16, 14:41:35
    - That wouldn’t solve anything as you’d then have us and West Brom... (Coronavirus) - loz, Apr 16, 14:30:14
      - yes, but if the majority in Prem agree to freeze the league table (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Apr 16, 14:32:51
        
        they're averaging less than a point a game (Coronavirus) - mr carra, Apr 16, 15:09:21
        
        well, the prem clubs can decide whatever they want if enough of them agree (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Apr 16, 15:13:02
        
        yes - but that's precisely why I suspect they can't (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 16, 15:21:07
        
        they'd lose (Coronavirus) - mr carra, Apr 16, 15:20:42
        
        I think you need to take off your yellow-tinted glasses (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Apr 16, 15:30:49
        
        Why? (Coronavirus) - mr carra, Apr 16, 15:44:21
        
        Not sure about that... (Coronavirus) - loz, Apr 16, 14:37:26
        
        I think the "right" answer is to void the season (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 16, 14:41:29

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