Season start date

[Adam29]

EFL have today confirmed that the 2020/21 Football League season will start on the 12th September
And will run until the 8th/9th May

[ssgtfoster]

Weekend of 12 September. Full details, including fixtures, to be released in due course.

Bring it on j

[LCBAFC40]

Does this mean we are likely to miss 3 - 4 games before we are allowed in the grounds again? (October was mentioned) If so I really hope its not Carlisle, Morecambe or Bolton at Home !!!!

[A.B.]

Does this mean we are likely to miss 3 - 4 games before we are allowed in the grounds again? (October was mentioned) If so I really hope its not Carlisle, Morecambe or Bolton at Home !!!!

Yes - going off current timescales proposed by the Government, it’ll be October before we will be able to set foot back into Holker Street.

[Steeley]

Does this mean we are likely to miss 3 - 4 games before we are allowed in the grounds again? (October was mentioned) If so I really hope its not Carlisle, Morecambe or Bolton at Home !!!!

Yes - going off current timescales proposed by the Government, it’ll be October before we will be able to set foot back into Holker Street.

Be surprised if that's the case. Most football League clubs will struggle without ticket revenue even for a month.
Can rock up to Asda or go to a wetherspoons with hundreds of people right now so reckon we'll be in football grounds by September easy.

[Walneywanderer1979]

Hope so as we could get a decent league cup draw that could bring in decent money that's normally in first week of the season

[A.B.]

Yes - going off current timescales proposed by the Government, it’ll be October before we will be able to set foot back into Holker Street.

Be surprised if that's the case. Most football League clubs will struggle without ticket revenue even for a month.
Can rock up to Asda or go to a wetherspoons with hundreds of people right now so reckon we'll be in football grounds by September easy.

No dramas, Steels.

[Steeley]

Be surprised if that's the case. Most football League clubs will struggle without ticket revenue even for a month.
Can rock up to Asda or go to a wetherspoons with hundreds of people right now so reckon we'll be in football grounds by September easy.

No dramas, Steels.

You're right as the guidance at the moment is saying October but cash is king and the gov are gagging to get things back to normal so that's my prediction

[Scrube]

Why start in September if fans can’t go? If fans can’t go till October, why not start then? We’ve waited long enough to start again, another month won’t make much difference. Are the govt or FA going to pay clubs the money they’ll lose playing behind closed doors? Don’t think so.

[Jim]

If people can go into crowded shops and other indoor venues if they are wearing a mask, I can't see any reason why we can't have two or three thousand in the outdoors at Holker Street as long as everyone is wearing a mask.

[+[ [[Kris]] ]+]

It's about phasing the reopenings and not just flicking a switch and everything is open again. There's maybe a debate to be had about the order things have been reopened in England, but maybe not the method. I'm surprised pubs opened before schools and gyms (trying to keep this apolitical) but given that a lot of early cases were traced back to horseracing, football and music events, probably not surprising they are last to get the green light. The R rate is still close to 1, imagine it'll need to drop a bit. Will be interesting to see what financial help football clubs will get, if any. Would like to think it will be more than just goodwill of fans donating the cost of a ticket. I imagine it's a headache budgeting for next season given the current lack of clarity. And then throw possible local lockdowns on top of that. Dang.

[alvin]

I can go in the pub gym shops bae get my eye lashes and hair done ,but can't stand outside in a open ground doesn't make sense .

[Lancaster Branch]

Why start in September if fans can’t go? If fans can’t go till October, why not start then? We’ve waited long enough to start again, another month won’t make much difference. Are the govt or FA going to pay clubs the money they’ll lose playing behind closed doors? Don’t think so.

Aye, I thought that. I don’t see why they couldn’t wait til Oct 1st so fans could be in the ground. Start on that Thursday, then play Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday etc until they’ve caught up.

Play the Rumbelows Cup opening round behind closed doors if needs be.

Maybe they’ve been tipped the wink that limited capacities will be allowed?

[Walneywanderer1979]

Scrap the efl trophy no one is interested in that gives more free midweeks for games to catch up and start in October when fans can go into stadiums

[GTBLUE]

Why start in September if fans can’t go? If fans can’t go till October, why not start then? We’ve waited long enough to start again, another month won’t make much difference. Are the govt or FA going to pay clubs the money they’ll lose playing behind closed doors? Don’t think so.

Aye, I thought that. I don’t see why they couldn’t wait til Oct 1st so fans could be in the ground. Start on that Thursday, then play Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday etc until they’ve caught up.

Or until they are totally knackered !

Play the Rumbelows Cup opening round behind closed doors if needs be.

Maybe they’ve been tipped the wink that limited capacities will be allowed?