The Premier League continues to ponder what is undoubtedly a difficult decision for those at the top. For the small number of executives who decide whether top flight football returns this weekend, the answer is simple: It must.
Her Majesty The Queen's sad passing on Thursday brought life across the country to a halt. In the days since, respects have been paid in the correct way - from the rolling TV coverage on our screens to the mass gatherings on display outside Buckingham Palace and beyond.
The one decision that came under more scrutiny than most was the one to scrap all football in England last weekend. The Premier League announcement that dropped on Friday felt, in some ways, like the easy way out. Opting to cancel games was always going to bring less backlash as opposed to continuing with the proposed schedule - and it was always going to take a brave call to go against what was seen as convention.
