I have heard from a reliable source that games will played behind closed doors from May until July and then will resume like normal from July So the Ashes tour can keep the RFL in profit

I'm not holding my breath.

And presumably a process will be enacted for continually testing all the players, the coaching and medical staff etc, and their families?

Otherwise, the danger they themselves will face will be enormous.

And what happenes with the people who have paid for a season ticket like myself do we get some kind of refund if we aren't allowed to attend the behind closed doors games???.

We will probably charge extra for it next season

In regards season ticket refunds, I think the club will have to offer something should games get played behind closed doors or cancelled but ultimately I hope they do it on the basis of people being offered a few options. Maybe some sort of pro rata refund as one, a discount on a season ticket for 2021 as two and writing any refund off as option three for people who financially feel able to do that and try to help the club. That clearly wouldn’t be an option for everyone but I think there’s a decent percentage of season ticket holders who’d be willing to do that. The club like the fans could never have envisaged this happening, so there’s no right or wrong option people would take and everyone needs to be afforded the option of doing what they can based on their circumstances.

I just don't see the ashes tour ever taking place, who knows when the NRL will get going again as even the Aussie PM says the 28th of may restart is ambitious.

I can't believe that 28th May thing. It seems the NRL have pulled that date out of the air, they have no structure in place, and they have not got an all-clear from the State and federal govts either as far as I know.

Scrap the magic weekend,the Ashes series and the challenge cup,that way we are not putting undue pressure and stress on the players because as far as I'm concerned the players welfare comes first,obviously uncle Gary over at Headingley doesn't really care about player welfare as he thinks they can play 3 times a week

Nobody knows how all this will all pan out, but if it turns out like this, sport would be in big, big trouble. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... n-pandemic

Nobody knows how all this will all pan out, but if it turns out like this, sport would be in big, big trouble. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... n-pandemic

Having medical staff at a sporting event when hospitals are full to the brim of seriously ill and dying patients seems daft. Any spare medics should be helping out the NHS, not strutting around a sports arena in a track suit.

What happens if someone needs hospitalisation as a result of a mistimed tackle?

Quote ="moto748"Nobody knows how all this will all pan out, but if it turns out like this, sport would be in big, big trouble. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... n-pandemic'" I will believe it when I hear it from the Government and not a newspaper!

Quote ="moto748"Nobody knows how all this will all pan out, but if it turns out like this, sport would be in big, big trouble. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... n-pandemic'" I will believe it when I hear it from the Government and not a newspaper!

It's supposition, and the piece doesn't claim it as anything else, but it doesn't seem implausible to me. Time will tell.

I certainly don't think that in 3 weeks we can all go back to how it was all linking arms as we gather by communal bonfires while a gig from Liam Gallagher is going on..I don't think that crowds will be allowed for a good while yet, now no doubt the great god football will be fine behind closed doors, as and when of course the government gives the go ahead for that to start..rugby though?thats going to be awhile, i doubt this season will ever get going again, maybe time to baton down and hope against hope for a next season.

Yes, I agree, and of course although there may be enough money in the top flight of football to carry on, it will be screwed at lower levels, as will all sports.

Several league 1 and 2 clubs have already said they don't have enough money to get through this. The landscape will look very different once the 2020/2021 season kicks off, and the blame lies with the clubs at the top cutting off the funding to those below.

Quote ="moto748"Nobody knows how all this will all pan out, but if it turns out like this, sport would be in big, big trouble. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... n-pandemic'" If The Guardian told me that night follows day I wouldnt believe it. From being probably the best newspaper in the country The Guardian is now a rag that I wouldnt use to wipe my arris on. Society will not accept nor can it afford a prolonged lockdown and I suspect a "rollback" of the lockdown will commence in 3 weeks.

Quote ="moto748"Nobody knows how all this will all pan out, but if it turns out like this, sport would be in big, big trouble. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... n-pandemic'" If The Guardian told me that night follows day I wouldnt believe it. From being probably the best newspaper in the country The Guardian is now a rag that I wouldnt use to wipe my arris on. Society will not accept nor can it afford a prolonged lockdown and I suspect a "rollback" of the lockdown will commence in 3 weeks.

Germany have started to rollback their lockdown measures, but have ruled out the return of mass gatherings until at least the 31st August, so we'll probably play most of the season behind closed doors.
Perhaps clubs could stream games online and charge fans to watch them (excluding season ticket holders)?

cant due to the sky contract

When we lift the lockdown could not only rely on science, but also political spin. My guess is that the next review is 7/5, the day prior to the moved May Day bank holiday which was done in order to celebrate VE day. BJ could put a spin on it that we have beat the virus like we beat the Nazis as we lift the lockdown in time for bank holiday weekend.

Other than that I can't see us relaxing the lockdown before June.

Quote ="Pieman"cant due to the sky contract'" Plans are a foot to do just that; https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-le ... d-21883022

Quote ="Pieman"cant due to the sky contract'" Plans are a foot to do just that; https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-le ... d-21883022

I should obviously be on the panelicon_biggrin.gif

Quote ="100% Warrior"Plans are a foot to do just that; https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-le ... d-21883022'" sky will never go for it

Quote ="100% Warrior"Plans are a foot to do just that; https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-le ... d-21883022'" sky will never go for it

I don’t know, it may be a decent earner for them. Remember if any live sport comes back thousands of people (me included) suddenly have to pay the extra for sport again

but that money is already budgeted for from sky, I cant see thousands more people getting sport who didnt have it before