Hetherington Suggests CC 6th Round Played Behind Closed Doors

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2 hours ago, MyMrsWouldPreferSinfield said:

In the context of returning to playing quickly they were - ie before most workers are allowed to go back to work.

We must not forget that people are currently permitted to go to work unless they cannot work from home - it is not much of a stretch that in a few weeks once the wave has been through the sport starts quickly behind closed doors....

I am not sure he actually means three games every week but rather he is preempting the PC brigade that come out each year regarding the Easter schedule. The gist of what he is saying is the sport must do what it can to return quickly and complete the season - if that means overrunning the calendar and/or playing some midweek games to catch up, so be it.

It is a squad sport and all the teams would be in the same position in the end anyway.

At the end of the day it is simply not an enviable position to be in whichever way you cut it up. It is not about lining his pockets.

If the players are given the option to sacrifice some off season and a condensed fixture list to include midweek games on the basis the sport/their employer survives I am confident they would take it as the lessor of two evils.

You have to remember, we are coming out at the other side of this in a horrendous recession. Many many businesses will have gone bust or will have to hugely tighten their belts.

Yes you are correct , but it isn't going to be " you can play tomorrow " , it will be " you can play in 3/4 weeks " , and even then , International travel will be an issue for us , it's not the worst idea in the world to use up the CC as a ' warm up ' , but right now , it's slightly too early given we aren't near the summit yet 

[M j M]

The Premier League expects to play behind closed doors if their season resumes:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52168692

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52168692

SKY Will Claw Back £762 Million from The Premier League in respect of unplayed and therefore unbroadcast Matches.

What, if anything, does that signify for sports like Rugby League, Rugby Union etc?