A mixed mailbag: When will Loons supporters again feel free to be a face in the crowd?

To our readers: Thank you for taking part in our Mailbag Monday this week. Star Tribune beat writers received questions about the teams and leagues we cover, and each writer selected a couple of questions to answer.

This week's Minnesota United mailbag is a mixed bag, with one question from a Twitter follower and two of my own to my followers. They come after MLS on Tuesday announced it's "extremely unlikely" games will resume in mid-May – its original target date – but still hope to play as many of its 34-game regular season as possible.

Mailbag in reserve

My questions to my Twitter followers:

Q. When do you think MLS and the Loons will play again?

I think there is a chance they go to a 24-game season, home and away against each team in conference, then playoffs a few weeks later than originally planned. Assuming mid-July start or August start. -- @alfvebe

Wild guess...July? We might have widespread testing by then. -- @csmoney1980

When we'll feel comfortable and when we're allowed to go back are probably two different things. I can't say when we'll feel comfortable again. We bought tickets for our 5-year-old this year and I can't begin to guess how he is going to react to large crowds again. -- @dan0play

When the MN Department of Health give us the (thumbs up emoji) -- @JCAnton0710

When there's a vaccine. -- @anthony_xvx

Probably after me and my family have already had the virus... -- @auggies8

Honestly for me comfort will only come when a reliable vaccine exists. --@dillonJyoung

The minute the doors open, I'm in. -- @ScaryG513

Three things: 1. An effective treatment that doesn't require hospitalization. This could be a vaccine, drug cocktail, etc. 2. Fast and available testing to determine if someone has it. 3. The ability for people who do have it to quarantine: this means a payment to quarantine. -- @collinsolberg

From a follower

Q. What sort of relief will they give season-ticket holders? Will they be able to get refunded? -- @AdamTweet96