Project Restart: What to keep and what to discard
Project Restart? Keep the five subs, lose the drinks break. And definitely lose the whole of Tottenham 1 Everton 0.
Project Restart
Wenger explains why Prem will be ‘most handicapped’ league
Premier League football is set to return on June 17 after a two-month suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Premier League clubs agree in principle to neutral venues
Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to the use of neutral venues where necessary…
Spurs v Arsenal could still be moved to neutral ground
There is still a chance that Tottenham v Arsenal and other London games are moved.
Fixture list will shape Metropolitan Police’s thoughts on neutral venues
Tottenham’s match against north London rivals Arsenal is one of the games still to be played.
Let this new football be sterile and strange….
…because the alternative is artificial crowd noise. And we don’t know where that will lead…
Premier League confirm ‘provisional restart date’, TV plans
The Premier League have confirmed plans to restart on June 17 with two fixtures. And BBC will show games live.
Report reveals plans to stage inter-PL friendlies before restart
Premier League clubs plan to stage friendlies against other teams in the division at training grounds…
Premier League clubs unanimously back resuming contact training
“Premier League shareholders today voted unanimously to resume contact training.”
Wilder desperate for return to contact training
The Sheffield United boss has been very vocal about getting back to full training.
Premier League clubs given ‘incursion’ statistics
The Premier League will vote on a return to contact training today after reassuring statistics.
Mails on Project Restart risks, Chadwick’s grief and CGI ultras…
The Mailbox warns that we will all have to start being more open to risk. Also: how about CGI fans at BCD games?
It’s okay to be conflicted about Project Restart…
We envy you if you hold a clear opinion about football’s return; Project Restart divides us.
Rose claims PL players are being treated like ‘guinea pigs or lab rats’
Danny Rose says Premier League players are being treated like “guinea pigs or lab rats” over the return of football.
Man Utd urge fans to stay away from behind closed doors matches
Man Utd have urged fans to stay away from matches played behind closed doors.
Football and coronavirus – what the f*** is going on?
It’s hard to keep track of the implications of Covid-19 on the beautiful game. So here’s how things stand…
Premier League boss wants to give trophy to Liverpool
Premier League boss Richard Masters hopes Liverpool can have a trophy presentation.
Deeney refusing to return to training this week
Troy Deeney is the first Premier League footballer to publicly say he will not return this week.
Premier League agree step one of return to training protocols
The Premier League announcement will see clubs return to “small-group training from tomorrow afternoon”.
Dowden hints at free-to-air games when Premier League resumes
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden says “good progress” is being made as football looks to return by mid-June.
Ghost games will lead to one of three scenarios…
Ghost games are okay – but is this sustainable? One of three things will happen…
Premier League vote on training return as players tested
Premier League clubs will vote on a return to training on Monday. Not everyone is sure.
Government ‘opening door’ to football’s return in June
“There is combined goodwill to achieve this for their fans, the football community and the nation as a whole.”
Mails on salary caps, PL all-stars, and defending Danny Rose…
The morning Mailbox also discusses time travel, furloughing footballers, and why Project Restart is a go-er…
Premier League suffers blow as two captains explain concerns
The Premier League had a pretty tough meeting with captains and PFA representatives. Push it back another week.
Mourinho vocal during PL managers’ meeting; Klopp ‘reassured’
Jose Mourinho was ‘vocal’ about having enough time to train. Jurgen Klopp was ‘reassured’. Bless.
Should footballers stop moaning and get back to work?
‘Get back to work’ like everyone else. Plus, did Stevie G’s slip save Liverpool?
Police soften on idea of home and away fixtures
The Premier League might still be played home and away after the police softened on neutral venues.
Testing, disinfecting, no tackling: Football’s new training rules
Premier League players will have new training rules and it means no tackling for now.
‘No-look tackling’? No advice at all would be more absurd…
It’s easy to scoff at new Premier League guidance, but no advice at all would be ridiculous.