View: Three-word Piers Morgan solution to PL Coronavirus debate would be unfair on West Brom
The worst thing that could happen to West Brom right now would be for the EFL and the Premier League to take the decision to void their respective campaigns.
The Baggies may not guaranteed promotion, but they are in a very strong position to ensure a return to the top flight this term.
And while EFL chairman Rick Parry has previously stated that he still expects three sides to be promoted from the second tier regardless of whether or not the Championship is played to completion, there is bound to be some anxiety over the prospect of all our hard work being undone until the moment that a concrete decision is made by the relevant governing bodies.
Nerves are only likely to be heightened by Piers Morgan’s latest input on the matter too.
The outspoken journalist, who has been a vocal critic of the government’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic, took to Twitter to react to a story confirming that a third Brighton and Hove Albion player has tested positive for Covid-19.
Writing on his personal account, the Good Morning Britain presenter simply said: “Cancel. The. Season.”
Morgan has previously stated that he believes voiding the season, in line with measures taken by Dutch football authorities, is the fairest way of resolving the ongoing crisis.
But whether or not that is the case is a matter of huge debate that essentially boils down to one key question – what is more important, a season that has nine games left to play, or a season in which a ball is yet to be kicked?
The answer surely has to be the former.
And there are vocal defenders of that stance too.
Sky Sports pundit Stephen Warnock, for example, has made it very clear that he believes the only way to uphold the sporting integrity of the professional game is to enforce promotion and relegation as normal.
And he’s absolutely right.
Preferably, we would see a return to action behind closed doors in the very near future, and West Brom would win promotion the proper way, on the pitch.
But even if the season does have to be curtailed early, Albion must not be punished for months and months of hard work by denying them a top flight comeback.
Morgan is right to be concerned about the threat of the virus, but his solution to the crisis facing football is not a fair one.
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