West Brom Super Fans react as EFL suspend matches amid coronavirus pandemic
This is part of a regular series from our panel of West Brom Super Fans. Each week, our Super Fans will deliver their verdicts on the biggest talking points and news stories around The Hawthorns.
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West Brom will not play against until at least the start of April after the EFL confirmed that the Championship has been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Slaven Bilic’s side will occupy second place in the league throughout the duration of the suspension but no one really knows for sure what will happen and how football’s governing bodies will get things back on track once action can resume.
There has been a lot of talk about solutions on social media with people discussing the possibility of the whole 2019/20 season being voided or played through the summer with EURO 2020 being pushed back a year.
We asked our panel of West Brom Super Fans what they are hoping to see happen after the league was suspended for a few weeks.
Here is what they had to say:
Luke Pollard (@LukeyP_wba)
Jon W (@JonW1995)
Hayden Belgrave (@belgrave_hayden)
Sharon (@shazkee)
Jamie Rossiter (@Jay89R)
Dave Neale (@baggiedave70)
As you can see, no West Brom fans want to see the season voided – but you can guarantee that those who support clubs in the relegation places will be thinking differently (Aston Villa fans).
It wouldn’t be fair at all to void the season now.
West Brom and Leeds have worked so hard to get to where they are, as have the clubs who occupy good positions in other leagues in England.
Liverpool are on the cusp of their first-ever Premier League title, Sheffield United could qualify for Europe and, of course, Albion are nine games away from a possible return to the Premier League.
The most logical solution does seem to be putting back the European Championships but all of this depends on how long it takes for this pandemic to slow down.
Public health must be the priority here.
In other West Brom news, Luke Dowling has shared an update on Albion’s hunt for a new Under-23s boss.