Bryan Swanson

It's not something that is currently up for discussion that we're aware of.

Clearly, we all want the cake to return.

We want to be back talking about football on the pitch when it is safe to do so.

But at the moment, I think it's tempting to jump five steps ahead when at the moment we still just need the government to give a green light, particularly in terms of potential social distancing, who can come into contact with each other first.

That then allows players to return to group training sessions if they're comfortable.

Only then can that conversation continue about a possible return on the pitch.

There's still time to come up with a plan.

UEFA has asked all top leagues in Europe, including the Premier League and the Scottish Premiership, to tell them their plan by May the 25th.

That plan should include a return date and the format.

So will it remain the same format as before?

Again, the Premier League has given no indication it will change its format.

Technically, it's nothing to do with UEFA, how the Premier League finishes the season.

They have no control or say over them.

But what they do have control over is European qualification.

So the Champions League and Europa League.

lucrative popular well-supported competitions by british clubs so it's clearly in their interests to support uefa and give them what they need uefa remember is attempting to finalize its own plans the remainder of this season in europe completed in august that's the aim that affects seven british clubs in the knockout stages think tottenham liverpool manchester city chelsea

in the Champions League and then Manchester United, Wolves, Rangers in the Europa League.

So clearly, UEFA wants to try to have clarity for its own competitions.

But then there is that big issue of player contracts.

Those players who are out of contract at the end of June, what do they do?