Premier League chiefs MUST stand up and fight UEFA’S Euros agenda
back to work? I honestly believe that, if the Premier League does return, the players will be a far safer than we are as the general public. They will be in a full “biosphere bubble”, as Formula One has deemed it, with typical jargon b ****** t. What that means is they will be tested every few days, and won’t come into contact with anyone who isn’t also tested every three days. They won’t have to go on public transport, go into supermarkets, do all the things that everyone else has to do to put them at risk. And if they do contract the virus, it will be found incredibly early – because, apart from testing, they will have heart checks, oxygen checks, health checks every single day. It doesn’t half protect you when you wear a heart monitor in your daily job and have a team of fitness experts tracking your every heartbeat, your every bead of sweat. They will be a damn sight safer than anyone. They won’t be at risk like frontline NHS staff, care workers, bus drivers, shop workers and so many others. Who all get paid a ridiculously low wage to put their lives on the line every single day. They will only go back to work when it is safe to do so! I am not saying they need to put themselves on the line for the country. I’m saying, with all the resources the Premier League and clubs have to throw at it, safety will be paramount and relatively easy to deliver.
And one thing I know, if the Germans are coming back shortly to play football, then you can bet it is safe to do so there.
So don’t tell me the season has to be null and void. That is a ridiculous argument.
There is a second Covid-19 wave coming, so let’s finish this season and then see what hand we have to play with for next season. When I hear this null-and-void argument put forward, I always think one thing: will the virus respect null and void? Nope. It’s not going to suddenly disappear to allow next season to be played in full and without complication, just because this season has been scrapped.
No one is talking about a second wave in all the opinions wasted on what should and shouldn’t happen.
You can bet, though, that clubs are already factoring that into their financial and operational deliberations for the next 12 to 24 months.
So maybe we should start factoring it in too.