What would be the most acceptable way to conclude this season?

[Onion]

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She mentioned 13 weeks yesterday at the news conference.

She will have been told not to do that again. No chance any government is going to say to a population that it'll likely be 13 weeks locked in the house ! Expect rolling reviews to be the norm.

[Lago]

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Was that the Scottish CMO? I didn't hear her say that at the lunchtime press conference. Just said the peak wouldn't be next week??

Yes Scottish CM, dropped it quietly during her statement.
Also EPL now suspended indefinitely.

[G B Young]

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Was that the Scottish CMO? I didn't hear her say that at the lunchtime press conference. Just said the peak wouldn't be next week??

From today's press conference:

Ms Sturgeon's view was echoed by Scotland's chief medical officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, who said it would be "many months" before the country is able to "get on top of this virus" without the risk of it re-emerging.
She said: "Each day we are announcing more people infected with the virus than the day before, more people being admitted to hospital and intensive care and more deaths day-on-day as we go through this epidemic.
"So at the moment we will not be able to give a clear date of when the peak would be.
"What we would look for first is a slowing in the rate of those people becoming positive, and we are not seeing that yet. In fact, the proportion of people being tested who are positive is increasing day by day and has done so for the past two to three weeks."

[SideBurns]

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From today's press conference:

Ms Sturgeon's view was echoed by Scotland's chief medical officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, who said it would be "many months" before the country is able to "get on top of this virus" without the risk of it re-emerging.
She said: "Each day we are announcing more people infected with the virus than the day before, more people being admitted to hospital and intensive care and more deaths day-on-day as we go through this epidemic.
"So at the moment we will not be able to give a clear date of when the peak would be.
"What we would look for first is a slowing in the rate of those people becoming positive, and we are not seeing that yet. In fact, the proportion of people being tested who are positive is increasing day by day and has done so for the past two to three weeks."

She was also asked whether people could expect to get away on their summer hols, and she replied that we shouldn't expect that our holidays this year would be like previous years. Calderwood & Sturgeon are being asked questions they can't answer with any degree of certainty because they just don't when we'll peak and be able to contemplate a relaxation of the restrictions.

Which makes any idea of restarting the fitba season appear ridiculous. Get it concluded and hope there isn't a significant delay to the beginning of next season.

[blackpoolhibs]

Obviously we have no real idea when football will start again, or when things will get back to what we call normal.

What i have just found a little worrying is, i have just driven someone to work, and i couldn't believe how busy the roads and pavements were.

I've done the same drive a few times recently, and maybe its the weather, but i was astonished at how busier it was today than previous days.

[Dibben]

Yeah agree with this.

I do the Blood bikes, whilst the hospitals are quiet, the Streets aren’t as quiet as they should be. Queens Park in particular were pretty busy last weekend. Understand that the weather was good and people ‘need’ to get out, but the amount of people walking around is not helping us end this lockdown early!!

[James Stephen]

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She will have been told not to do that again. No chance any government is going to say to a population that it'll likely be 13 weeks locked in the house ! Expect rolling reviews to be the norm.

Well ours did, and the FM was also at pains to point out (as she has been throughout) that this will not be quick, rhat we are in for the long haul and no lifting of restriction is imminent.

Agree they will be reviewing on an ongoing basis, but the 13 weeks (11 from now i took it as as we are 2 weeks in) is obviously their working assumption.

[Kavinho]

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Agreed. Fitba has a responsibility to respect the restrictions as much as every other industry and individual. There is no certainty whatsoever in the length of the lockdown though.

But if I walk through the turnstiles at Easter Road in August I'll be delighted; think that's the best scenario we can hope for at the moment.

Think of all the hundreds of hands pushing through the turnstiles before you..

[matty_f]

Having had a day or so to think it over, I reckon the best thing to do would be to relegate Hearts.


Toss a coin as to whatever happens to the rest of the teams.

[Zazu62]

Currently watching the Dinamo Minsk game live from Belarus.

[Zazu62]

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...virus-11965396

[Keith_M]

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Currently watching the Dinamo Minsk game live from Belarus.

Apparently the Belorussians have been told they can keep healthy with regular saunas and a daily intake of 20ml of Vodka.

[SideBurns]

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Think of all the hundreds of hands pushing through the turnstiles before you..

They'll be Hibbies - we're all suffering from the same lifelong affliction anyway 😁

[Billy Whizz]

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Apparently the Belorussians have been told they can keep healthy with regular saunas and a daily intake of 20ml of Vodka.

Is that 20ml per day or per hour

[matty_f]

https://bit.ly/2V0VUdC

Relegate Hearts!!!

[GreenCastle]

Regarding Premier League.

“ During Saturday's conference call, the Premier League warned that it faces a £762m financial penalty if the season does not resume, and broadcasters demanded refunds on games they could not show.

It added that hundreds of millions of pounds could be lost in sponsorship and matchday revenue because the season has been suspended, and that the campaign will almost certainly be played behind closed doors if it resumes.”

Quote from this BBC article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52168692

As discussed this is a minefield as TV contracts and sponsors want what they paid for.

Going to be very interesting to see the solution...as can’t see it being behind closed doors any time soon.

[chippy]

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Regarding Premier League.

“ During Saturday's conference call, the Premier League warned that it faces a £762m financial penalty if the season does not resume, and broadcasters demanded refunds on games they could not show.

It added that hundreds of millions of pounds could be lost in sponsorship and matchday revenue because the season has been suspended, and that the campaign will almost certainly be played behind closed doors if it resumes.”

Quote from this BBC article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52168692

As discussed this is a minefield as TV contracts and sponsors want what they paid for.

Going to be very interesting to see the solution...as can’t see it being behind closed doors any time soon.

contracts ripped up possibly for next season too. Not as damaging for Scotland though

[chippy]

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Regarding Premier League.

“ During Saturday's conference call, the Premier League warned that it faces a £762m financial penalty if the season does not resume, and broadcasters demanded refunds on games they could not show.

It added that hundreds of millions of pounds could be lost in sponsorship and matchday revenue because the season has been suspended, and that the campaign will almost certainly be played behind closed doors if it resumes.”

Quote from this BBC article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52168692

As discussed this is a minefield as TV contracts and sponsors want what they paid for.

Going to be very interesting to see the solution...as can’t see it being behind closed doors any time soon.

Probably TV deals slashed for future seasons if contracted already to compensate for loss of games this season

[plhibs]

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UEFA are locked in their little bubble with no grasp on the reality. After all the sacrifice, loss of lives among the population and brave health professionals who will have spent month battling this deadly disease, do they really think the likes of Spain, Italy and the UK governments are going to risk a second outbreak by allowing a few football matches to take place ? It would be utter madness.

We're getting the same feeling and messages over here, even health officers saying it could maybe hang around for 12/18 months. There's no vaccine for this and things will not be going back to anything like normal for the fear that we could be hit with a second wave. I think we have a very long road ahead of us, stay safe you guys.

[Sammy7nil]

I think two things will happen

1.The league's called as they stand money paid out.
2.Negotiations on reconstruction of all the league's will commence.

[Phil MaGlass]

So the english league lose a few hundred million from the billions they have already earned, whipty ****ing woo, who gives a ****, it will only effect them for 1 eeason, nae pity for them, they can handle it. As for UEFA been shown up for what they are,ostriches, time to change the whole face of football, including the SFA and SPFL.

[chippy]

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I think two things will happen

1.The league's called as they stand money paid out.
2.Negotiations on reconstruction of all the league's will commence.

That sounds the correct strategy for Scottish football. Even the new Sky deal will be up in the air. We could be in a state of serious restrictions until a vaccine is found. Who’s gonna sit at a stadium with thousands of others until then. Will we try closed door matches eventually or mothball the game?

[Del Boy]

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I think two things will happen

1.The league's called as they stand money paid out.
2.Negotiations on reconstruction of all the league's will commence.

That’s what was being suggested on sportsound yesterday

[JimBHibees]

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That’s what was being suggested on sportsound yesterday

No way imo would reconstruction be on the table if Hamilton were currently bottom.

[Sammy7nil]

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No way imo would reconstruction be on the table if Hamilton were currently bottom.

Probably true but it would be if Hibs or Aberdeen were.

[Eyrie]

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No way imo would reconstruction be on the table if Hamilton were currently bottom.

And Budge would have issued a couple of statements by now demanding that the current standings should be declared final so that prize money can be distributed to help clubs in financial difficulty.

[Eyrie]

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Probably true but it would be if Hibs or Aberdeen were.

It didn't happen when us, Hearts and Sevco were all in the second tier.

[Ozyhibby]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52190783


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[we are hibs]

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52190783


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Interesting last 2 paragraphs. Seems its inevitable now.

[JohnM1875]

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52190783


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What a weird final paragraph. 'Writing is on the wall' at the tail end of a piece that puts forward so many alternate options.

Absolutely chuffed if it is called as is though!