easier to defend a case against a club who hadn't gained the right to promotion than a case where a club is relegated when it hadn't formally been relegated
League wise... Easiest option for me is Liverpool to be awarded the title... Followed by No relegation from Premier league but yet the top two from championship to be promoted then the following season balance to be addressed by 5 teams then being relegated followed by the usual 3 up from the championship .... Same situation for the other leagues.... Top two league one teams come up for following season bottom 5 down season after Nobody could argue that's not fair... Everybody is happy... And knows the score... Wednesday if found guilty based on the above would either start on minus 21 or see their deduction at the end of next season.... I know which I'd prefer lol... I'd also like to see the FA bring in the rule that any club cheating from now on is automatically relegated to division 2 and fined any lost appeal (because some even though they've cheated will appeal) sees them relegated to non league.... Wages and bonus payments should be capped... Too.. Ticket prices should be also capped 20 is plenty Owners should be more accountable Clubs in debt should have transfer embargos... This seasons events are an opportunity to sort football out for the better... Transfer fees should belong to the club and not disappear when the club is soldinto directors pockets like they do.... All clubs each year should be audited throughly by the FA/ and not allowed to rack up massive debt without sanctions imposed..( system in place not working) . Hopefully avoid another Bury.... Agents of said players given a set fee instead of a percentage throughout all divisions which the player not the club pays... Players and clubs alike to honour full length of contracts unless both parties agree to terminate... Any player refusing to honour his contract pushing for transfer automatic 2 year suspension without pay. .. Points reduction and large fine for clubs failing to honour contracts ( it happens) I'm sure others either agree or disagree.. What do you think folks debate at will...
You say nobody could argue that's not fair, but I think you'd find Oxford, Pompey, Sunderland, Wycombe, Peterborough, Fleetwood, Fulham, Exeter, Cheltenham and possibly a few more wouldn't be best pleased. That's without looking at the clubs who could make the play-offs and get promoted through them. League One is a complete shitshow when you look at it, there's 3 points separating Rotherham in 2nd and Wycombe in 8th. I struggle to see how you can possibly promote Rotherham judging on that, especially when Wycombe in 8th have a game in hand which could take them level (albeit behind on goal difference).
One club I haven't seen mentioned in all this is Brentford who may have already played their latest ever Griffin Park match. An horrible feeling that we'd hate. Imagine from August we had a new ground waiting and Oakwell was no more. We knew we still had a few games left there including a last home game where everyone together gets sentimental visiting their second home for the last time. However because of the virus it's all over early and we won't see no more games there.
What's the other solution if season is cancelled wellsie...no matter which way you go about it somebody will find fault and claim hard done by but collectively less teams are punished.. Nobody can be accused of cheating or paying anybody off... To gain an advantage.. Unless they call you Arsenal... Lol and on that subject we Barnsley fans know only too well what the outcome of that was... Next season 20/21 based on my opinion would level it self out for 21/22.... To which no club could claim un fairness
Yeah it's horrible for them. Shame that NCEL games were cancelled at short notice. Clubs like Athersley and Penistone would have benefited from a spike in turnover from those after a Football fix.
I liked the idea that we basically scrap it but start next season based on how many points we’ve got this season. Anyhow, my point was more of you reference to nobody being able to complain. If the season can’t properly be finished, someone will have a complaint unfortunately.
Point taken... when I said about fair and no complaints I was referring more to the 5 down situation the following season.. My bad I didn't make it more clearly.. I accept your point about Wycombe but in fairness goal difference can and does decided both promotion and relegation at the best of times and if we were in that position I'd feel grieved but to be honest I can't see any other solution to the problem should the rest of the season be canceled
I think the only solution would be to increase number of teams into premier league by 3 then follow suit up the leagues but no relegation.2 automatic and 1 playoff. Then over the next couple of years add an extra relegation till quantities drop back to normal