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#31
(21-05-2020, 19:50)drewks Wrote: I guess all the clubs that would either just miss out on the play offs, or be relegated, will always kick up a fuss about the season ending like this, which is understandable, IMO, to a large extent.

Hope they don't start legal action, a la Hearts, which - again IMO - is embarrassing in the extreme

I'll stick my neck out and predict that if the Prem gets ended as things stand, then West Ham are going to be the worst offenders for this.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley
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#32
Game abandoned after 65 minutes due to weather, result stands. DD Whistle Whistle
Ubique.
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#33
If some disaster happened and the Grand National had to be stopped after 3 miles 2 furlongs would they void the race or declare the leader the winner?

Wimbledon Final, it's two sets all, Federer and Murray. Some disaster happens. Federer won the first two sets 6-0 6-1 Andy has fought back 6-7 6-7 in two thrilling tie breaks. Federer is declared the winner 24-15 on games won ……….? Right …………. that'll go down well with gin and tonics.

Points Per Game is the only vaguely sensible way to decide a season once it has reached its end without resolution. It will show which were the best and worst teams over that amount of time. But that doesn't make it fair or right. Equally a football league season reaches an end. Games cannot be completed by any date even close to the season's natural end. The season is crying out to be declared void. Every other level of football in the country has been declared void. Why should the top bits be any different? It is one game, different as Jersey Bulls may seem from Leeds United.
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#34
(22-05-2020, 12:05)Devongone Wrote: If some disaster happened and the Grand National had to be stopped after 3 miles 2 furlongs would they void the race or declare the leader the winner?

Wimbledon Final, it's two sets all, Federer and Murray. Some disaster happens. Federer won the first two sets 6-0 6-1 Andy has fought back 6-7 6-7 in two thrilling tie breaks. Federer is declared the winner 24-15 on games won ……….? Right …………. that'll go down well with gin and tonics.

Points Per Game is the only vaguely sensible way to decide a season once it has reached its end without resolution. It will show which were the best and worst teams over that amount of time. But that doesn't make it fair or right. Equally a football league season reaches an end. Games cannot be completed by any date even close to the season's natural end. The season is crying out to be declared void. Every other level of football in the country has been declared void. Why should the top bits be any different? It is one game, different as Jersey Bulls may seem from Leeds United.

Devongone, I respect different opinions but I'm firmly in Ska'd 's camp here, in that IMO as - what, 90% of the season has been played, that would seem to be a good yardstick of a team's abilities.

(League 2 clubs have accepted the season is over, and also the positions which have been projected.)

And I'm not just saying that because of our league position, and it would end up with us swapping with Villa!
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#35
(22-05-2020, 12:05)Devongone Wrote: If some disaster happened and the Grand National had to be stopped after 3 miles 2 furlongs would they void the race or declare the leader the winner?

Wimbledon Final, it's two sets all, Federer and Murray. Some disaster happens. Federer won the first two sets 6-0 6-1 Andy has fought back 6-7 6-7 in two thrilling tie breaks. Federer is declared the winner 24-15 on games won ……….? Right …………. that'll go down well with gin and tonics.

Points Per Game is the only vaguely sensible way to decide a season once it has reached its end without resolution. It will show which were the best and worst teams over that amount of time. But that doesn't make it fair or right. Equally a football league season reaches an end. Games cannot be completed by any date even close to the season's natural end. The season is crying out to be declared void. Every other level of football in the country has been declared void. Why should the top bits be any different? It is one game, different as Jersey Bulls may seem from Leeds United.

If a cricket match gets rained off after ninety overs played, with only ten overs left to go, do they decide that the entire day's cricket has been a pointless endeavour, or do they calculate the winner mathematically using the Duckworth-Lewis Method, based on how the game has been going up to that point?

I think you know the answer.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley
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#36
We can all think what we like about auto promotion in the event of a curtailment of the season, but the rumours come out of the Hawthornes is that we shall vote to play on . Good on them I say, if the vote does go in favour of us going up it will note be our vote that decided it. We have been nothing but respectful al the way though this virus and I believe we have shown the true spirit of what our great club is about.
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