June 19, 20206 yr I’m buzzing for next season. Not missed football at all but once the new manager is in, players signed/kept on, friendlies arranged etc I’ll be all over it
June 19, 20206 yr 19 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Following Barrow's promotion, more good news....https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53028810 I bet Stevenage are fuming. I'm pleased for Macc fans after all the crap they've put up with this season, and another local game for us. Great news. Inevitably it’ll end up midweek but early dart from work and plenty of time for a few beers.
June 19, 20206 yr 16 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said: Decent mix of travelling next season i've said it before ,no away fans next season
June 19, 20206 yr 13 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said: I’m buzzing for next season. Not missed football at all but once the new manager is in, players signed/kept on, friendlies arranged etc I’ll be all over it Good point that. An exciting appointment, and a level(ish) playing field next season might start to build some enthusiasm. Some players in and some pre season wins wouldn't go amiss either.
June 19, 20206 yr 2 minutes ago, victor meldrew said: i've said it before ,no away fans next season Good job we’ll be staying up
June 19, 20206 yr Agreed, we need a vaccine for away fans standing on terraces at Macclesfield. But small steps, June is going better than any of us expected so far, for BW and the Covid situation, so bring on some more progress next few months.
June 21, 20206 yr Its 9 days before we will know the retained list of players plus we would normally be looking forward to the start of friendlies in July leading to the season starting in six weeks time. They should be announcing the dates for the start of next season now so clubs can get prepared; I reckon it will be 1st or 2nd Saturday of September
June 21, 20206 yr 3 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: Its 9 days before we will know the retained list of players plus we would normally be looking forward to the start of friendlies in July leading to the season starting in six weeks time. They should be announcing the dates for the start of next season now so clubs can get prepared; I reckon it will be 1st or 2nd Saturday of September Pencilled in for 2nd Saturday
June 21, 20206 yr 1 hour ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: Its 9 days before we will know the retained list of players plus we would normally be looking forward to the start of friendlies in July leading to the season starting in six weeks time. They should be announcing the dates for the start of next season now so clubs can get prepared; I reckon it will be 1st or 2nd Saturday of September Could be a long while before fixture lists come out, wont be before PL finishes anyway. I wish they'd come out with a concrete date for next season starting though Im stalling over committing to a weekend away in last weekend of August or first weekend in September and it's going to get awkward stalling much longer! No way I want to be missing opening game.
June 21, 20206 yr 25 minutes ago, Casino said: Last weekend in August is bank holiday Do you think that makes it more or less likely they'll use it as opening weekend? EFL can probably start 1-2 weekends before PL does
June 21, 20206 yr There's no way its starting in August. The play off final isnt till 4th August. So no fixtures till mid August minimum. Presumably players will want a few weeks off before "pre-season training" (and clubs to recruit players for the division they're in). Also need government to allow some fans back in before Divs 1 and 2 can afford to host matches. As much as I want the season to start, my thinking is the longer we wait the better chance of going to away games and/or sitting where we want at matches.
June 21, 20206 yr #Yeah I did see that. Just making the point that Marc505 is safe going away in August! But 'pencilled in' is the key phrase, they cant be definite for games below championship until confirmation that we can attend games. So fixtures cant even come out till that day unless fixtures are 'subject to change' etc.
June 21, 20206 yr 51 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: #Yeah I did see that. Just making the point that Marc505 is safe going away in August! But 'pencilled in' is the key phrase, they cant be definite for games below championship until confirmation that we can attend games. So fixtures cant even come out till that day unless fixtures are 'subject to change' etc. I'm thinking last weekend in August now although it was the plan to go and see some mates in Berlin. It has all been fully open for a few weeks and looked sound but word is now there's a lot of people really uneasy there about the lack of care about the disease and cases slowly rising. So we'll see.
June 22, 20206 yr Has to be delayed as long as possible so that we can get fans in. Think how far things have changed since March 20th - In the pub Pubs shut Lockdown Pretend Lockdown Shops open To be followed by - 1 metre social distancing Barbers open Pubs/restaurants open 0.5 metre social distancing Then football league starts mid September/or early October.....
July 1, 20206 yr 2 dates have been tabled at the EFL meeting: Weekend of 29 August Weekend of 12 September Theres an international break on the weekend between that (!) apparently no fans expected at start.
July 1, 20206 yr I'd expect 12th if there's no fans I suppose no fans is a reason they can't make many decisions on ST'S Also, theres gonna be some very clausey contracts being issued if we have to pay players with no crowds til who knows when Edited July 1, 20206 yr by Casino
July 1, 20206 yr 3 minutes ago, Casino said: I'd expect 12th if there's no fans I suppose no fans is a reason they can't make many decisions on ST'S Also, theres gonna be some very clausey contracts being issued if we have to pay players with no crowds til who knows when They say 12 September is plan B but I agree and think August start is pretty optimistic
July 1, 20206 yr Its a head scratcher for me this. How are Macclesfield and Forest Green going to pay 20 players, a load of backroom staff and a load of admin staff in 2 months, with no fans? Surely the EFL are cutting the throats of there clubs going for a quick restart, I'd rather wait till October if it increased the chances of fans being allowed in.
July 1, 20206 yr Can will be kicked far enough down the road that we’ll be playing in front of fans in some form by the start. Pretty much every Scottish club have had their season tickets on sale for months and have been pretty up front about having streaming options etc if fans aren’t allowed in. Weird that it doesn’t seem to have caught on down here.
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