Premier league players ready to go against decision to complete the season behind closed doors

Players are ready to revolt over plans to 

stage games behind-closed-doors.

Whatsupblog9ja understands players from all levels of the game are against games being resumed without any fans because of the coronavirus.

They have voiced major concerns to the Professional Footballers’ Association after both the Premier League and EFL raised it as a strong possibility last week.

The Premier League have even mapped out a plan to return behind closed doors as early as May 2/3 to get football underway again as they are under pressure from TV companies to fulfil their fixtures or risk losing hundreds of millions in multi-billion pound TV contracts.

• Extra strain would be placed on emergency services with ambulances, paramedics and security would be needed at a time when they are already being stretched to the limit
• They do not want to play in empty stadiums with loyal fans being locked out

The concerns are being passed on by the PFA to football’s authorities with players adamant they are against the whole notion in principle. 

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "Players do have concerns and understandably so. It would not be our preferred option but everything has to be considered at the moment."

There is a realisation among the players that the leagues depend on TV cash so, as the crisis deepens and if the lay-off goes beyond the summer, they will be put under greater pressure with clubs struggling to survive.