Premiere League meeting on Project Restart delayed until next week

The prime minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, has postponed his speech on the nation’s COVID-19 recovery plans until Sunday. This means the next Premiere League meeting will be delayed until Monday at the earliest. Johnson was originally scheduled to speak on Thursday about how he plans to get the…

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Play, don’t play, or move to Australia?

I really believe the whole quandary over whether the Premier League should resume playing football comes down to one simple question. What is more important at this point in time, money or health? I see the argument both ways, I really do. The pros of resuming the Premier League includes…

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No decision yet…the Premier League remains in limbo

After a four hour video conference meeting today, the Premier League announced no decision was reached on the resumption the 2019-2020 season. The post-meeting statement read, “At a meeting of Premier League Shareholders today, clubs discussed possible steps towards planning to resume the 2019-2020 season, when it is safe and…

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Will we know more after today’s Premier League meeting, or will we remain in limbo?

Today (Friday) could be a pivotal day for a decision on whether or not the 2019-2020 Premier League season will be completed. According to the Daily Telegraph, “the Premier League faces a pivotal 24 hours with serious skepticism among some players and chief executives over the feasibility of new detailed…

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Premier League’s proposed training guidelines

The Premier League has released their proposed guidelines for “Project Restart,” otherwise know as training. Here they are as drafted by the Premier League’s director of football, Richard Garlick… Plans include testing all players and officials 48 hours before returning to training and they will also be tested for potential…

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We need more people like Cesc Fabregas

For a lot of reasons, former Gunners’ captain Cesc Fabregas is and always will remain one of my favorite Arsenal players. However, his most recent act will move him even further up my list. Here’s why… The former Arsenal, Barcelona and Spanish international star has offered to defer his salary…

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Football minus crowd noise = a strange experience

There is a very strong chance we will see football, and for that matter, all sports played without stadium spectators for quite awhile. I’ve been in almost empty stadiums in the past watching Major League baseball, and I must tell you, it is a strange experience. So, how will the…

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Arsenal’s first team returns to training, and a possible fixture list

Hello Gooners! Our players returned to London Colney today making Arsenal the first Premier League club to allow players to report for individual workouts. Also, the UK government’s DCMS Secretary Oliver Dowden said today, “I personally have been in talks with the Premier League, with a view to getting football…

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The Premier League reportedly has a plan to finish the season

The Premier League has reportedly laid out their plan to re-open, and then finish the 2019-2020 season. Here is their plan as reported by the Times… The season will resume playing matches on June 8th. All games will be played behind closed doors, with only 400 essential personnel allowed inside…

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