Oldham Athletic’s stand in manager Alan Maybury with Alfie McCalmont after the Sky Bet League 2 [] game between Oldham Athletic and Carlise United at Boundary Park, Oldham on Tuesday October 20, 2020 (Photo by Eddie Garvey / MI News / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Covid-19 has wreaked havoc around the world, and certainly when it comes to football Football has been going without supporters for months now – it is almost becoming the new normal In March, entire competitions have been closed Now , they run, but Covid-19 is not gone
Indeed, here in England it is very widespread in the north-west of England, and also in the north-east, but less in the south-east Less in the far north-west also The locks -all are now local and major political events
To what extent do they affect daily results? While we naturally care more about how Covid-19 may partially (or fully) close local schools or affect the delivery of healthcare, these are aspects of economic activity that aren’t as well measured as the sport Football goes on and on across England, and in fact most of the world Can we use this to take a closer look at how Covid-19 is affecting economic activity even without any foreclosure measures?
UK Covid-19 cases, 7-day moving average as of October 15 Dark green 51-100 cases, clear [] blue 101-200, dark blue 201-400 and purple above 400, all out of 100,000
Last night saw a peculiarity of Covid-19 At kick-off, Oldham welcomed Carlisle, a team they had sent comfortably, 3-0, in early September, in the League Cup Last night was a league game, and at kickoff it looked like this:
The last decimal odds available before kick-off was 215 for Carlisle – implying a 465% chance of winning the game. Huge favorites, especially since they were on the away side The night before, j collected the odds and posted them here:
How important was that really? Carlisle seems to have been the better team, but the game ended 1-1 last night
Oldham Athletic’s Zak Dearnley scores his team’s equalizer goal in the Sky Bet League 2 [] match between Oldham Athletic and Carlise United at Boundary Park, Oldham on Tuesday October 20, 2020 (Photo by Eddie Garvey / MI News / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Is the head coach so important that the news of a Covid-19 test involves such a huge move in betting prices? Or is it the ripple effects – other likely exposed players, not yet tested, likely affect performance?
It also raises broader questions about the pursuit of football, given that football clubs are in areas with more or less Covid-19 Carlisle has less, Oldham has more, no fault of either side Has Carlisle changed his season thanks to the absence of Covid-19 in their region, relatively speaking?
With so many weird results this season, how many of them are linked to Covid-19? This is a good research question
I am professor of economics at the University of Reading, I teach sports economics and I do research I have published many journal articles, book chapters and others
I am a professor of economics at the University of Reading teaching sports economics and researching I have published numerous journal articles, book chapters and other articles online on how which we can learn more about the economics of sport and how the economy can be used to help decision making in sport
Harry Kewell, Oldham Athletic AFC, Coronavirus, Australia National Football Team, Carlisle United FC
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