The decision to postpone last weekend’s football fixtures caused a huge backlash against the Premier League, EFL and Football Association.
And it also came as something of a shock to other sports who were on a DCMS conference call last Friday morning when Government officials tried to give the different bodies advice after the death of the Queen. It is understood that several participants on the call - which started at 9.20am - left thinking that the Premier League would definitely play on and play their games last weekend.
Perhaps that even influenced the thinking of other sports and why the likes of cricket, rugby and golf all played last weekend, albeit the ECB had the benefit of being able to postpone Friday’s play and then continue with the South Africa Test match the following day. But there was genuine shock in other sports and among other participants when just over an hour later the Premier League announced all games were off!
