When do those opposed to the restart think the game should come back?
If a restart can only happen when covid is eradicated, then the greedy Premier League argument is, more than likely, merely a furphy, as many clubs further down the pyramid will not survive an indefinite closure.
If a restart can happen, but only in September or January and only if the current season is ended and a new one begun, then the likelihood is that covid cases will still be occurring, even in smaller numbers. And if this is the case, then the caring-about-the-ill/infected/bereaved argument becomes weaker too. How can anything begin again while there is still a risk of any more lives being lost? Or is the argument that at some, unspecified time, a limited number of infections and deaths is permissible? And if so, what is the cut off point, who decides it and who will spare a thought for those deemed unworthy?
And if football should have been indefinitely closed down, shouldn't the same apply to other places of large gatherings, specifically pubs and clubs? Or are you who oppose the restart as vociferous about pubs reopening? I, for one hope not. In my opinion, English pubs aren't what they once were (we adjusted to that new normal though), but they are better than nothing. I hate to imagine, however, how many would survive an even more protracted close down. Are landlords and breweries as guilty of greed as football clubs, for wanting to reopen, regardless of new covid cases.
I know that I have no right to question, being Anglo Australian and a Liverpool supporter, but I'm starved of football debate and the opinions on here do leave me curious.
I can't wait to see live (on telly) football again. I want us to be champions. I want to see you fight for the cups and the battle for European qualification (whatever that may mean). I want to see who goes down and who comes up. I feel sad for the lower leagues, but understand what was done and why. I hope leagues 1 and 2 and all of the others get to start again soon, even with the Liverpool women in the second tier. Eventually, everything has to start to move forward. Bring it on....