Bryan Swanson

This is all about accepting the least worst case option.

There's no perfect solution here.

And that's something that clubs will be mindful of.

It has been telling that after every major meeting,

there has been a statement that says the clubs unanimously agree that they want to finish the season.

So everyone, certainly in private within the Premier League, is saying, yes, we need to finish the season.

The issue of how is ultimately still up for discussion.

That's something that everyone is aware of.

The Premier League was suspended back in mid-March following two positive tests, Mikel Arteta and Callum Hudson-Odoi.

The Premier League is a hugely successful competition, well aware of their own brand and their own reputation.

They know what's at stake here and they know that players' health has to be the number one priority.

And all I keep hearing is that they will only push forwards with resuming the season when it is safe to do so.

In terms of votes, I don't think there's going to be one master vote on everything.

I don't think it's as simple as that.

Baroness Brady at West Ham said over the weekend that it was all about a phased return.

You've got a return to individual training, then group training, then matches, then ultimately internationals far further down the line.

The last major Premier League vote was in 2017 in deciding to close the transfer window before the opening game of the season.

Interesting to see Steve Parrish, the Crystal Palace chairman, warn over the weekend that if they can't make it work, the game might never fully recover again.

And that is the thing I keep hearing is that nobody likes the idea of behind closed doors.

Nobody likes the idea of mutual venues, but they know they have to give something if they're going to try to make this work.