yes, but if the majority in Prem agree to freeze the league table

then I don't think we would get all that far in court. Villa on the other hand would have a stupendously strong case, given they got to play fewer games than the teams above them.

West Brom could be an issue though, but again, I don't think there is such a strong legal case for not being promoted, compared with being relegated, if a season is cancelled.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on April 16th 2020 at 14:32:51

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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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