Supporters of Wolverhampton Wanderers have been slating one of the latest ideas for how the Premier League season could be concluded.
After it was suggested by the Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor that halves of under 45 minutes should be considered to finish the Premier League season (per BBC), Wolves fans aired their hate for the idea after a Nathan Judah tweet.
Gordon Taylor: Looking at potentially making halves less than 45 mins?!
I mean come on?!!!! Seriously!! Are we that desperate to get this started again?
Paper, scissors, rock for coin toss? #wwfc #joke pic.twitter.com/c6vZNjARAF
— Nathan Judah (@NathanJudah) May 5, 2020
It’s a joke. Problem is that non league has been cancelled, which already affects the pyramid.
Cancelling is the only option left surely?
Why risk players/management/staff/their families at all?
— Martin Brown /\_/\ (@mabr82) May 5, 2020
I’ve seen some nonsense but this is next level. We should wait until it’s properly safe then finish the season. Scrap next season if necessary but this season is 75% done so must be completed. #bbcfootball
— Chris Jones (@jonesy_wolves) May 5, 2020
The way this is going might as well just play the remaining fixtures out on FIFA!
— James (@James_1975_) May 5, 2020
Would you mind if the Premier League returned with halves shorter than 45 minutes?Yes, it's a terrible idea
No, it could work
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According to the BBC, the shortened halves was suggested by Taylor to ‘combat player fatigue’ due to Premier League clubs needing to play so many games in a short space of time.
However, following the suggestion being relayed to social media (via @NathanJudah), supporters continued airing their disapproval for the idea.
— Mike Nunn (@Manunn) May 5, 2020
The man is not in this planet
— timbowwfc (@timbowwfc) May 5, 2020
Next it will be penalty shootouts to decide the rest of the games.just end season as everyone stands now.Any team left in Europe gets paid out and automatically put back in for next year
— Neil Pugh (@NeilPugh10) May 5, 2020
Mans a clown
— Wayne Brown (@browna0784) May 5, 2020
What do we think?
As can be seen in the responses from Wolves supporters, they hate the suggestion that the Premier League may return to action with halves shorter than 45 minutes.
However, Taylor’s idea is merely a suggestion, and the Premier League have stated that the suggestion of under-45 minute halves is “not on the table” (per BBC).