Agendas on Premier League Chiefs’ meeting
- Premier League heads set for round of talk today
- Premier League set to resume on June 17
- Key issues set to be discussed
- Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Premier League heads set for another round of crunch talk today.
With top-flight football set for resumption on June 17 after an unprecedented three-month break due to the coronavirus pandemic, Premier League continues to prepare for the grand return.
The meeting today is set to discuss several major issues that need to be ironed out before the season resumes.
Among the top issues of discussion is the criteria that will be employed should the season be curtailed before resumption.
The league has been fronting a points-per-game system to determine how the league ends, with the three bottom clubs relegated to the Championship.
However, this idea is not unanimous, with several clubs opposing the formula.
With an idea of declaring season null and void not on the table, any decision to be adopted will have to be supported by at least 14 clubs.
While a decision on which mode to use continues to be used, a key factor of debate has been on relegation of teams.
Several clubs are of the idea that the relegation of the bottom three teams has to remain, other clubs (especially) those sitting on those bottom three positions have argued against being relegated on points-per-game system.
Another key point of discussion has been the issue with broadcasters.
There was some hope that the likes of Sky and BT Sport may be able to squeeze some extra perks out of the Premier League, given they have not been able to broadcast any action in three months.
Fans are likely to be able to hear the captains’ pre-match coin toss and there will be a fixed camera in the tunnel providing more pictures of the teams running out on to the pitch.
A suggestion of having cameras in dressing rooms, microphones in the technical area and player interviews at half-time, have all been rejected by clubs.
Having games in neutral venues have been a back and forth issue in Project Restart.
It was first thought that all the 92 remaining matches may have to be played at neutral grounds in a bid to appease police and shut down any safety concerns.
Clubs angrily refuted that proposition with some teams fearful that losing home advantage could be unfair during a relegation battle or a crunch game in the race for the top four.
