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Premier League's Potential Return: Neutral Grounds, Wide Testing But No Rash Decision

Another meeting, and another decision to have another meeting. After four hours of talks on Friday, the 20 Premier League clubs will meet again next Friday to discuss whether and how the 2019-20 season can be brought to a conclusion. This is an entirely reasonable position to hold: it is a fluid situation, and in the absence of firm guidelines from the government, formulating plans and waiting to see if and when they can be put in to action is pretty much all they can do.

If anything, the past couple of weeks have only brought additional confusion.