Premier League's hopes for completion grow
At the moment sporting activity on the British Isle is banned, some claimed that this season is gone for and that Liverpool fans are yet in for another season without the coveted title that has been alluding them.
But recent encouraging news that is coming out from the British kingdom may keep the hope of Liverpool fans that they will indeed have their coveted moment and celebrate the ever deserving championship.
On Monday it became official by the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a green light was given to national professional sports to return to action starting at 11.6.
The Premiership is expected to grab this green light with both hands and get back to action. Teams have voted to get back to contact training on Wednesday.
Similar to the Bundesliga, Premier League matches will take place without a crowd and behind closed doors.
According to the Mirror, Matches will take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as well as on Saturdays and Sundays, fans can at least expect back to back matches on the weekend, with broadcasters hoping to broadcast five matches during the weekends.
Expected schedule might look something like this (All kick-off times are GMT):
Saturday
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12 noon
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2 pm
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4 pm
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6 pm
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8 pm
Sunday
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12 noon
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2 pm
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4 pm
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6 pm
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8 pm
Tuesday
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6 pm
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8 pm
Wednesday
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6 pm
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8 pm
The two main obstacles are the players' fear of returning to training and playing field, given that Britain is the country with the most corona patients in Europe - over 219,000 cases and over 30,000 dead - as well as the refusal of several lower-tier teams, notably Watford, Brighton and Aston Villa that are likely to be excluded from the hosting stadiums for the remainder of the season as only eight to ten stadiums are considered to host the remaining league games.
As mentioned, the matches will, of course, be held without a crowd, but playing at a neutral stadium up to the end of the season will further hamper the chances of the lower-tier clubs to survive in the league and avoid relegation.
Currently, there are still 92 games left for the 2019/20 season to be completed. The time table is tight and there is plenty of stress revolving the completion of the season, but when asked, most fans declared that they would like to see the season come to a conclusion and get back to normal.
An interesting trend that shows that even at the tremendous adversity the British island has suffered fans are already setting them self’s up for a brighter future, from data that was released by SeatPick, a ticket search engine for live events has shown a huge spike in interest from fans for next season's Premier League matches, SeatPick's CEO Gilad Zilberman added: "What we have seen in recent weeks came as quite a surprise to us, there is a tremendous increase in the number of signups for ticket updates for the major leagues in Europe, not just the Premier League but as a whole, and you have to take into account that there are barely any leagues going on, and the effects of the pandemic are still very vivid in peoples heads.
We believe that this behavior is a good indication for things to come, fans are ready to put this tragedy behind them, get back to normal and support their favorite teams, not behind a television but rather in a live stadium with their fellow fans screaming, cheering and experiencing a real connection with other people."
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